| The Morning After: Mario Kart Live and a Surface Laptop Go surprise Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:21 AM PDT  It has only been one month since Intel rebranded Project Athena as Intel Evo, and the list of certified ultrabooks just keeps growing. If you've forgotten the details, Devindra Hardawar explained that all laptops you see with the tag have been tested... |
| Ubisoft's plan to save 'Hyper Scape' starts next week Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:01 AM PDT  The battle royale market is a tough one. Between Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends, players have plenty of free-to-play options to choose from. It's no surprise, therefore, to hear that Ubisoft's Hyper Scape has been struggling since l... |
| Apple AirPods with wireless charging case drop to $151 on Amazon Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:55 AM PDT  If you've been looking to buy a pair of Apple's AirPods with wireless charging case and can't wait for this year's holiday deals to start popping up, here's your chance to get one from Amazon for only $151. A pair currently goes for $199 on Apple's w... |
| YouTube now does AI noise cancellation for Stories on iOS Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:35 AM PDT  You may notice a marked improvement in the audio quality of some YouTube Stories going forward, thanks to a new speech enhancement feature Google rolled out. A couple of years ago, the tech giant debuted the "Looking to Listen" AI technology that can... |
| Honda will quit Formula 1 to focus on fuel cell and EV technology Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:47 AM PDT  Honda is ending its participation in Formula 1 in order to focus its research and development on fuel cells and battery EV technologies, the company announced. It currently builds the turbocharged hybrid power units for Red Bull Racing, which sits in... |
| Google's Stadia controller now works with USB-C headphones Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:25 AM PDT  The Stadia controller's USB-C port is no longer just for charging. In a blog post, Google announced that the jack now supports USB-C headphones while you're playing on a Chromecast or via a web browser. (It's not really necessary on an Android device... |
| NFL teams are using drones and robots to limit virus spread Posted: 02 Oct 2020 01:37 AM PDT  Despite a recent COVID-19 outbreak in the NFL that resulted in cancelled games, some teams are planning to welcome back fans over the next few weeks. The Atlanta Falcons are one of those, and to reduce the risks, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS)... |
| HP's new 14-inch Spectre x360 flexible laptop is Evo-certified Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT  HP has announced a list of Intel Evo-certified laptops today, led by a 14-inch entry to the Spectre x360 lineup. With a 13.5-inch display, the new flexible, convertible PC is slightly larger than the other devices in the series. It's the first Spectr... |
| New York and New Jersey launch COVID Alert apps for Android and iOS Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:15 PM PDT  Back in May, Apple and Google released technology to enable COVID-19 exposure notifications via their mobile platforms and now more people in the US can opt-in to programs based on the technology. Virginia was the first state in the US to release an... |
| Twitter is working on a fix for its automated image cropping Posted: 01 Oct 2020 06:06 PM PDT  Twitter will change its automated image cropping feature after users complained that it was biased. The company says it's working to "decrease our reliance" on automatic cropping so users can ultimately control how their images appear in a tweet. "We... |
| We now know a lot more about 'Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit' Posted: 01 Oct 2020 06:00 PM PDT  Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit was actually announced last month, but today Nintendo revealed new details about the "mixed reality" game ahead of its launch on October 16th. The software is free to download but it won't work without one of the camera-... |
| Amazon reveals 19,816 employees have had COVID-19 Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:25 PM PDT  One day after a report by NBC News dug into Amazon's lack of transparency around COVID-19 outbreaks in its facilities, the company has released data on how many employees tested or were presumed positive. This kind of information has largely not been... |
| WoW's 'Shadowlands' expansion is delayed until later this year Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:37 PM PDT  World of Warcraft Shadowlands won't make its October 26th release date. Blizzard announced on Thursday it's delaying the expansion until sometime later this year to give itself more time to polish the title. The studio says it's still deciding on a n... |
| Nintendo agrees to $2 million settlement in Switch hacking lawsuit Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:25 PM PDT  Nintendo has agreed to a $2 million settlement in its intellectual property lawsuit against a site called UberChips, according to court documents obtained by Torrent Freak. Nintendo had filed a lawsuit against UberChips earlier this year in an Ohio c... |
| Netflix will only stream in 4K to Macs that have a T2 security chip Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:59 PM PDT  When Apple releases macOS Big Sur later this year, Mac users will finally have the chance to start streaming Netflix in 4K HDR on their computer. But you'll need more than a 4K-capable display to do so. In a support document spotted by Apple Terminal... |
| Google Maps' 'Live View' AR feature gets landmarks and improved accuracy Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:39 PM PDT  Google Maps is continuing to update and improve its "Live View" AR feature, with new capabilities like showing the relative location of landmarks and more accurate locations for pins, according to an announcement on the Google blog. Live View origina... |
| GOG will sell Epic Games Store titles through its Galaxy app Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:06 PM PDT  When CD Projekt started testing GOG Galaxy 2.0 last year, it said its goal was to create a launcher where you could have all your PC games in one place. The company is taking a significant step toward fulfilling that promise with a new beta feature t... |
| Snapchat helped register a million voters ahead of 2020 election Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:49 AM PDT  Earlier this summer, Snapchat launched a suite of in-app tools to help its users register to vote and learn about the upcoming 2020 election. Now, Snap says those efforts have paid off. Snapchat has so far helped more than a million people register t... |
| Facebook bans ads supporting QAnon Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:29 AM PDT  Facebook is taking new steps to limit QAnon's influence on its platform. The social network said that it was banning ads that "praise, support or represent" QAnon or "militarized social movements," and that it had begun to down-rank posts from QAnon... |
| Xfinity's new mesh networking pods are twice as fast as the old ones Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:00 AM PDT  Over the last few years, mesh networks have become probably the most popular way to make sure your entire home is blanketed with fast, reliable WiFi. A few years ago, Comcast and its Xfinity brand partnered with Plume to offer xFi Pods, small mesh ne... |
| Build your business online with Sellful Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:55 AM PDT  It should go without saying that if you're interested in starting or growing a business, you need to have an online presence that's both professional and engaging. And the good news is that you don't need to invest an exorbitant amount of time or mon... |
| Facebook will start surfacing public group posts in News Feeds Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:49 AM PDT  Facebook has announced a string of features it's bringing to Groups. The company says that, every month, more than 1.8 billion people use Groups, which debuted a decade ago. One of the more intriguing updates Facebook revealed is that it will surface... |
| Alexa’s Auto Mode turns your phone into a ‘driver-friendly’ display Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT  Amazon wants to make it safer and easier to use your phone while you're in the car. Today, it's introducing Auto Mode in the Alexa App. The feature turns your phone into a "driver-friendly" display with large touch targets and easy-to-read visuals. A... |
| 'Super Mario Bros. 35': Iconic platformer, so-so battle royale Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:00 AM PDT  There are plenty of Mario games that let you compete with other people. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Party and Mario Tennis Aces are just a few that you can pick up today for the Nintendo Switch. The original Super Mario Bros., though? Until now,... |
| Best Buy slashes 50 percent off TCL's 75-inch 8-series Roku TV Posted: 01 Oct 2020 09:41 AM PDT  If you're on the market for a massive smart TV, you're in luck. Best Buy has TCL's 75-inch 8-series Roku TV for half off today, bringing it down to $1,500. This is the best deal we've seen on this TV and the last time it dropped this low was at the e... |
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