Activision Blizzard’s latest anti-harassment effort is a ‘responsibility...
Activision Blizzard is facing increasing scrutiny from the government and the games industry over its handling of the ongoing sexual harassment scandal, and its latest effort might not help. As...
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The best deals on subscription services we found for Black Friday
If you're anything like us, you probably pay for quite a few subscription services each month. Everything from music and TV streaming to guided meditations to password management has a service that you...
View ArticleGame Boy Advance 'hacked' to run PlayStation games using a Raspberry Pi
The Game Boy Advance is useful in the modern era for more than watching Christopher Nolan blockbusters. Gizmodonotes that tinkerer Rodrigo Alfonso has Nintendo's 20-year-old handheld running...
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Animoog Z ushers the landmark iOS synth into the modern age
Ten years ago Moog released Animoog — a strange departure for a company best known for its old-school analog synths. The company had dabbled in the app world before with the Filtatron, which was an...
View ArticleNintendo of America head responds to 'distressing' situation at Activision...
Add Nintendo to the list of major gaming companies that say they're disappointed with Activision Blizzard following last week's bombshell Wall Street Journal report on the publisher and CEO Bobby...
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Android 12 review: Living in a Material (You) world
Android is forked. There are so many versions of it around: From stock Android to Google’s own Pixel-first edition to Samsung’s One UI 4 overlay, there are enough variants to overrun the Time Variance...
View ArticleApple sues NSO Group over state-backed spyware
Apple is more than a little angry at NSO Group for developing spyware tools. The iPhone maker has filed a lawsuit against NSO to "hold it accountable" for governments spying on and targeting Apple...
View ArticleThe Smithsonian Air and Space Museum will close for at least six months in 2022
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hasn't been open much since the pandemic started, but it's already poised to shut its doors again — if for more positive reasons. The Washington Postreports the...
View ArticleEpic Games buys Harmonix to create 'musical journeys' in 'Fortnite'
Epic Games has acquired Harmonix, the studio behind titles like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Central and more recently Fuser. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Epic’s vision for Harmonix...
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Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' is everything wrong with nostalgia reboots
Cowboy Bebop was like nothing else when it premiered twenty years ago. It was a neo-Western set in space; a noir thriller alongside the spectacle of martial arts action and John Woo-esque shootouts; an...
View Article'Fall Guys' season six features a party theme and a 'Ghost of Tsushima'...
The next season of Fall Guys starts on November 30th and the beans are getting into the party spirit. Developer Mediatonic took inspiration from festivals, carnivals and the circus for season six. New...
View ArticleApple delays release of digital ID cards to 2022
Apple has delayed the release of a feature that will eventually allow you to store your ID in the company’s Wallet app. In an update to the official iOS 15 website that was spotted by MacRumors, Apple...
View ArticleReddit will shut down Dubsmash on February 22nd
Reddit will shut down Dubsmash on February 22nd, 2022. The announcement comes less than a year after Reddit acquired the TikTok-like video platform for an undisclosed sum in December 2020. Following...
View ArticleRussia demands large tech companies set up local offices by 2022
Russia is getting serious with demands that foreign tech companies set up shop within its borders. Reuterssays the country's telecom regulator Roskomnadzor has called on 13 foreign and mostly American...
View ArticleWatch NASA’s asteroid-bound DART launch at 1:20AM Wednesday
In mere hours, NASA will attempt to launch one of its most interesting missions in recent memory. At approximately 1:21AM ET, a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg...
View ArticleT-Mobile will pay $19.5 million settlement for 12-hour 911 outage
T-Mobile is once again on the hook for a 911 outage. The carrier has agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle an FCC investigation of a 12-hour service outage in June 2020 that led to 911 call failures....
View ArticleAmazon delays Comixology integration to early 2022
Amazon has delayed its plan to integrate Comixology purchases and the platform itself into its broader ecosystem. In a FAQ the company posted this week, it said the updated Comixology app, which is...
View ArticleSamsung will build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas
Samsung has committed to build a chip-making factory in Texas, just as the US starts to push for the expansion in semiconductor production within the country. The Korean tech giant will be investing...
View ArticleTesla requires Full Self Driving testers to allow video collection in case of...
With Tesla's latest FSD ("Full Self-Driving") release, it's asking drivers to consent to allowing it to collect video taken by a car's exterior and interior cameras in case of an accident or "serious...
View ArticleGMC will begin Hummer EV deliveries in December
The first electric Hummers will be making their way to their new owners this holiday season. According to Autoblog, GMC boss Duncan Aldred has announced that deliveries of the Hummer Edition 1 — the...
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