| SteamVR now supports the OpenXR standard Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:20 AM PST  SteamVR's latest update for Windows officially adds support for OpenXR, the standard meant to make cross-platform AR and VR apps more common. The Khronos Group launched the OpenXR specification in 2019 to provide developers a way to build a singl... |
| Valve pushes developers to consider controller support in Steam games Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:25 AM PST  Valve has released a ton of data encouraging PC developers to consider adding gamepad support to their Steam games. We already knew that PC gamers like using controllers despite some of the competitive merits of a keyboard and mouse combo, but their... |
| 'PUBG: New State' is a mobile-first battle royale set in 2051 Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:37 AM PST  Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG, is expanding into the future. Developer Krafton has unveiled PUBG: New State for iOS and Android, taking the battle royale game into the year 2051 to a place called Troi. Unlike PUBG Mobile, whi... |
| Zoom's automatic closed captions will roll out to everyone in the fall Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:16 AM PST  Closed captions will soon be widely available on Zoom. The video conferencing app has announced that it's working towards making automatic closed captioning available to all of its users by the fall of 2021. Currently, the built-in AI-powered fea... |
| Australian Parliament passes law that requires Google, Facebook to pay for news Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:21 PM PST  The Australian law that makes it mandatory for companies like Google and Facebook to pay for news they use is ready to be enforced. Australia's Parliament has passed the final amendments to the News Media Bargaining Code, and according to AP, the... |
| 'Cyberpunk 2077' patch delayed as developers reportedly can't access their VPN Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:47 PM PST  Earlier today, CD Projekt Red announced that the second major patch for Cyberpunk 2077 will be delayed until late March, and it cited a recent ransomware attack as well as the patch's extensive scope as reasons why. The company didn't go into... |
| Nickelodeon builds on Aang's adventures with Avatar Studios project Posted: 24 Feb 2021 04:06 PM PST  Fans of award-winning animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel, The Legend of Korra, are in for a treat. ViacomCBS execs announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Nickelodeon, will launch a new production studio dedicated to expand... |
| 'Star Trek: Prodigy' will debut on Paramount+ before airing on Nickelodeon Posted: 24 Feb 2021 03:34 PM PST  When CBS first shared details on Star Trek: Prodigy last year, it should it would premiere on Nickelodeon. That's no longer the case. The computer-animated series for kids will now instead debut on Paramount+ later this year. Only once it completes i... |
| Paramount+ snags long-awaited 'Halo' TV series from Showtime Posted: 24 Feb 2021 03:06 PM PST  First announced all the way back in 2013, the highly anticipated Halo television series, based on the megahit Xbox game franchise is finally set to premiere in the first quarter of 2022. But don't go signing up for a Showtime subscription just ye... |
| Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile spent $78 billion on C-band spectrum for 5G Posted: 24 Feb 2021 02:55 PM PST  The Federal Communications Commission has shared the results of its long-awaited C-band spectrum auction. A company called Cellco Partnership, better known as Verizon (Engadget's parent company), came away from the proceedings the clear winner. I... |
| Paramount+ will cost $5 per month with ads, or $10 without Posted: 24 Feb 2021 02:42 PM PST  On March 4th, ViacomCBS will transform CBS All Access into Paramount+, but first it's telling investors all the details about its new streaming plans, similar to events we saw before Disney, HBO and Comcast all launched their respective internet... |
| AMD will announce its next Radeon RX 6000 GPU on March 3rd Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:51 PM PST  Excited to learn about more GPUs you probably won't be able to buy anytime soon? Us too. And thankfully AMD is about to oblige. After promising at CES it had more desktop GPUs on the way for the first half of the year, the company announced today it... |
| Survival game 'Valheim' sold four million copies in three weeks of early access Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:14 PM PST  It's only been three weeks since Iron Gate Studio, a five-person team in Sweden, released Valheim and it already has a massive hit on its hands. The co-op Viking survival game has sold over four million copies even though it's still in early... |
| Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponents Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:04 PM PST  When Turkey launched its Afrin offensive in early 2018 to dislodge Kurdish minorities from Northern Syria, the country ordered Facebook to block the page of a prominent militia group in the area known as the People's Protection Units or YPG. Forced t... |
| EA cancels 'Anthem Next' Posted: 24 Feb 2021 11:41 AM PST  Anthem Next, the retooled version of BioWare's jetpack-fueled sci-fi action game, has been canceled. BioWare will continue running the Anthem live service as it stands. "While we continue to make progress against all our game projects at Bio... |
| 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' debuts on Disney+ on May 4th Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:42 AM PST  Alongside a slew of other Disney+ premiere dates, including one for Marvel's Loki show, Disney has revealed when you'll get to check out Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The first episode of the animated series will arrive on Star Wars Day, May the... |
| Eufy's two-cam baby monitor kit is cheaper than ever on Amazon Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:36 AM PST  A reliable, clear baby monitor is a must-have for every household with young 'uns in it. Parents depend on having a view of their kids while they're sleeping, or even while they play, and Eufy's line of monitors has won fans for being eas... |
| Xbox classic 'Star Wars: Republic Commando' is coming to PS4 and Switch Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:10 AM PST  Almost exactly 16 years after coming out on Xbox and PC, Star Wars: Republic Commando is heading to two new systems. PlayStation 4 and Switch owners will be able to play the one-time Microsoft exclusive on April 6th when it becomes available on the P... |
| Marvel series 'Loki' will premiere on Disney+ on June 11th Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:56 AM PST  The God of Mischief is making his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe slightly later than planned. Disney previously said its Loki series would premiere in May, but it has delayed the release date by a few weeks. The show will instead premiere on... |
| ZTE shows off an under-display facial recognition system Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:32 AM PST  At MWC Shanghai, ZTE revealed an under-display 3D structured light system that will support Face ID-style facial recognition. The company, which was the first manufacturer to include an under-display selfie camera in a mass-produced smartphone, may h... |
| CD Projekt Red delays the 'Cyberpunk 2077' 1.2 patch until March Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:24 AM PST  You'll have to wait until the second half of March for the next big Cyberpunk 2077 patch, CD Projekt Red announced on Twitter today. The developer cites its recent ransomware hack as the major culprit — it initially planned to launch the 1.2 patc... |
| Samsung will reportedly release an Exynos laptop with AMD graphics this year Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:10 AM PST  In 2019, Samsung started working with AMD on a mobile GPU. Last month, the company provided an update on the partnership, saying the component would make its way into its next "flagship product." At the time, the assumption was Samsung would integrat... |
| YouTube will expand parental controls for tweens and teens Posted: 24 Feb 2021 08:00 AM PST  YouTube has announced expanded parental controls for tweens and teens. The upcoming feature is aimed at those who've perhaps outgrown the confines of YouTube Kids. YouTube will open a public beta for the supervised accounts feature in the coming... |
| Biden will review tech supply chains to reduce dependence on China Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:45 AM PST  The US is still heavily dependent on other countries for technology manufacturing (among other products), and President Biden is looking for ways to reduce that dependence. The LA Times has learned that Biden is ordering a review of US supply chains... |
| What's going on at Google AI? Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:30 AM PST  AI and ML systems have advanced in both sophistication and capability at a staggering rate in recent years. They can now model protein structures based only on the molecule's amino-acid sequence, create poetry and text on par with human writers — eve... |
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