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Amazon's next offices in Virginia will include a spiraling rooftop forest

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 08:35 AM PST

Amazon has unveiled plans for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters, and it's patently clear the environment will play a central role. The three 22-story buildings will not only focus on sustainability (more on that in a moment), b...

Jabra adds Elite 85t earbud fit test to its Sound+ app

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 08:15 AM PST

When it comes to active noise cancelling (ANC) earbuds, proper fit is essential to create a good seal in your ear. Without that, ANC won't be nearly as effective, so selecting the best size of ear tips determines how well your earbuds will work. To h...

'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' doesn't add same-sex romance to the originals

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 08:01 AM PST

This article contains spoilers for romance options across all three Mass Effect games.Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a comprehensive overhaul of Commander Shepard's interstellar exploits across three iconic games, the first of which landed on store...

'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' hits PC and consoles on May 14th

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 08:00 AM PST

Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a revamped version of BioWare's iconic sci-fi trilogy, is set to come out on May 14th and it's available for pre-order right now. The game is heading to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and it'll also hit PS5 and Xbox Se...

Boston Dynamics trains Spot the robot dog to charge itself

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 07:39 AM PST

Boston Dynamics is expanding its lineup of robotic dogs with a model that can self-charge. Spot Enterprise comes with a charging dock that allows the robot to replenish its batteries without the help of humans. As such, it can operate in remote or da...

Comcast doubles the speed of its $10 Internet Essentials package

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 07:00 AM PST

Comcast is doubling the speed of its Internet Essentials package, its $10-a-month product to connect low-income families to the internet. From March 1st, new and existing users will automatically be able to receive download speeds of up to 50 Mbps, a...

Uber is buying alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1 billion

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:59 AM PST

Uber's food deliveries have been vital to its bottom line during the pandemic, and it's making an acquisition that reflects this change in priorities. CNBC notes that Uber has bought Drizly, billed as the largest alcohol delivery service in the US, f...

Tesla recalls almost 135,000 vehicles over touchscreen failures

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:25 AM PST

Tesla is acting on the NHTSA's pressure to recall cars over touchscreen failures, if begrudgingly. The Wall Street Journal reports the EV maker will recall just under 135,000 cars, including 2012-2018 Model S sedans and 2016-2018 Model X SUVs, over p...

Vizio OLED TVs are up to 25 percent off at Best Buy

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:13 AM PST

Display aficionados know the benefits to investing in an OLED TV, but you have to be willing to drop a decent amount of money on one. Right now you can get a few of the latest OLED sets from Vizio for less — Best Buy has the 55-inch and the 65-inch V...

Game+’s real-money esports platform launches on shaky ground

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST

Game+ comes to the Android and iOS app stores today, offering a platform for users to win (and lose) real money by playing popular video games against friends and strangers. It's not a new idea, but it represents a collision of heavily regulated mark...

Nanit launches a Pro version of its smart baby monitor

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST

Nanit is launching its third-generation smart baby monitor, the Nanit Pro, as well as new bed linen which helps the camera track your baby's height. The biggest change, compared to the earlier versions, is a new slimmer design and a better 1080p came...

Microsoft's mobile 365 apps are getting conversational Cortana AI tech

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 05:25 AM PST

Microsoft has unveiled a raft of new updates for its 365 mobile apps, with new AI and natural language features in Outlook, Teams, Office Lens (now Microsoft Lens) and Office mobile, the company announced. It also introduced a new feature called "mic...

'FIFA 21' comes to Google Stadia on March 17th

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 05:12 AM PST

EA is bringing more than one football game to Stadia. Today, the publisher announced that FIFA 21, the latest entry in 'the beautiful game' franchise, will available to stream from March 17th. It will join Madden NFL 21, a very different kind of foot...

NASA astronauts complete multi-year project to upgrade batteries on the ISS

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 04:50 AM PST

When NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover went on a spacewalk on February 1st, they wrapped up a multi-year effort to replace the aging nickel hydrogen batteries on the ISS with new lithium-ion models. The International Space Station Progra...

The Morning After: Apple tests iPhone face unlocking that works with a mask

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 04:30 AM PST

If you bought the newest iPhone last year, you might have struggled with unlocking it on the go. Yes, like all iPhones since the iPhone X, there's Face ID, but when half your face is covered with a mask, it doesn't work. (And some of us might have wi...

Apple's M1 MacBooks are heavily discounted on Amazon

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 03:12 AM PST

With power to spare and long battery life, the M1-powered MacBooks proved that Apple could build a laptop with no need for Intel chips. If you've been thinking of getting one but have balked at the price so far, Amazon is selling the 256 GB MacBook P...

SpaceX's second high-altitude Starship test flight could happen today

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 01:41 AM PST

SpaceX considered its first high-altitude Starship launch test a success despite the explode-y landing, but the FAA was reportedly not amused. It said that SpaceX violated the terms of its launch license, triggering an investigation and delaying the...

A Wakanda series is coming to Disney+

Posted: 02 Feb 2021 01:04 AM PST

Ryan Coogler is set to expand the Black Panther universe with a new Disney+ series based in the Kingdom of Wakanda. Disney has signed a five-year exclusive TV deal with Coogler's Proximity Media, and the series is one of the projects the Black Panthe...

What's on TV this week: Super Bowl LV and 'Control Ultimate Edition'

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:56 PM PST

This week the Super Bowl dominates the weekend TV schedule, but before we get there we have a few other option. Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing is available on Ultra HD Blu-ray, while for gamers Control Ultimate Edition upgrades the experience for new...

Google will pay $3.8 million to settle hiring discrimination accusations

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 09:15 PM PST

Google has agreed to spend $3.8 million — a negligible amount for a company worth over $1 trillion — to settle systemic compensation and hiring discrimination allegations by the US Department of Labor. The agency's Office of Federal Contract Complian...

Capcom confirms fan favorite 'Resident Evil' vampire is over nine feet tall

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:05 PM PST

Ever since Capcom revealed the release date for its latest Resident Evil game, many of the questions have focused on four characters featured in the trailer and an early PS5-only "Maiden" demo. Resident Evil: Village arrives May 7th, but if you just...

Nike's latest FlyEase shoe slips on without zippers, laces or straps

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 05:04 PM PST

Since 2015, Nike has released accessible performance shoes under its FlyEase line, and the new Go FlyEase takes things even further. This one doesn't just replace laces with a zipper and strap, and unlike the shoe designed for Seattle LB Shaquem Grif...

'Judgment' hits PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia on April 23rd

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:00 PM PST

Detective saga Judgment is making its way to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Google Stadia. Japanese developer Ryu ga Gotoku (perhaps best known for its work on the Yakuza series) is promising upgraded visuals at 60 frames per second, along with s...

SpaceX will fly four civilians into space later this year

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:52 PM PST

Later this year, SpaceX will put four private individuals into space aboard one of its Crew Dragon craft. The company is calling the upcoming mission, dubbed, Inspiration4, "the world's first all-civilian mission," and it's currently scheduled to lau...

'God of War' gets a 60 fps and 4K patch for PS5 tomorrow

Posted: 01 Feb 2021 01:43 PM PST

One of the PlayStation 4's best exclusives is finally getting a next-gen upgrade. Sony will release a free PS5 optimization patch for 2018's God of War tomorrow, giving you an excuse to replay the game before its sequel comes out later this year. Wit...
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