| GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:25 PM PST  The Senate Committee on Banking will hold a hearing "on the current state of the stock market," after Reddit's GameStop squeeze ignited a fiery debate that pitted retail investors against hedge funds."American workers have known for years the Wall St...  |
| This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify Posted: 28 Jan 2021 02:51 PM PST  While it went on to be eclipsed in importance by the iPhone, it's fair to say most people have a special place in their hearts for the iPod. It is in many ways the defining gadget of the mid-aughts. So what better way to honor its legacy than by givi...  |
| G4 teases the return of 'Attack of the Show!' and 'X-Play' Posted: 28 Jan 2021 01:16 PM PST  In the lead up to its return later this year, G4 plans to bring back both Attack of the Show! and X-Play. The two will return this summer alongside the network, according to a teaser shared by the official G4TV Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/OnZ...  |
| Ninja Theory is done updating multiplayer brawler 'Bleeding Edge' Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:54 AM PST  Ninja Theory is no longer developing Bleeding Edge, a 4 vs. 4 brawler that arrived on PC and Xbox One less than a year ago. The game will remain playable on both platforms, but there won't be any more content updates. With the studio now focusing...  |
| Super Bowl LV comes to 'Rocket League' with gridiron mode Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:37 AM PST  With Super Bowl LV coming up next month, Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced a new celebration event that'll let you play a new limited-time gameplay mode. Dubbed Gridiron and only available between February 2nd and 8th, it's a four-on-four...  |
| Robinhood hit with class action lawsuit after it restricts GameStop stock Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:17 AM PST  Robinhood can now add a class action lawsuit to its growing list of headaches after it said it would restrict users from trading GameStop and other stocks. A class action lawsuit was filed in New York Thursday, alleging that Robinhood "deprived their...  |
| Sony pushes PS5 exclusive Returnal's release date to April 30th Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:57 AM PST  Returnal, the upcoming PS5 exclusive from Resogun studio Housemarque, will arrive a little later than expected. The studio and Sony have pushed back the release date from March 19th to April 30th to give Housemarque more time to "polish the game to t...  |
| Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conference Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:43 AM PST  In a wide-ranging keynote delivered at the (online-only) 2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for greater scrutiny of businesses "built on misleading users" and data exploitation."The fact is...  |
| Razer claims the Viper 8K is its most responsive mouse ever Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:19 AM PST  In the constant arms race that is the PC gaming peripheral market, Razer believes it's obtained an edge against its competitors with its latest mouse, the Viper 8K. The peripheral features the company's second-generation optical switches and 20,000 D...  |
| YouTube is testing its own version of Twitch clips Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:47 AM PST  YouTube is finally allowing users to create and share clips from videos. A small number of creators will have access to the clipping tool during the initial test, including some gaming channels. The feature is now available on desktop and Android and...  |
| Facebook is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:05 AM PST  Facebook has reportedly been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for months, centering around an allegation that the company is forcing developers to follow App Store rules that its own apps don't have to abide by. According to The Informati...  |
| GM plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2035 Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:44 AM PST  GM isn't just planning to electrify many of its cars in the years ahead — it's ditching combustion engines entirely. As CNBC reports, GM has unveiled plans to completely eliminate tailpipe emissions from new "light-duty vehicles" (read: everyday cars...  |
| Microsoft's sustainability report is a lot more interesting as a 'Minecraft' map Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:46 AM PST  Let's face it: sustainability reports are important, but they're usually quite dry reads. Microsoft might have a way to reel you in, however. According to The Verge, Microsoft has released a free Minecraft map that brings the goals of its latest sust...  |
| ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ update fixes game-breaking bug from the last patch Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:22 AM PST  CD Projekt Red has whacked the latest mole it inadvertently added to Cyberpunk 2077. Following last week's major update, some players found that they were unable to progress past a certain point. Six days later, CDPR has rolled out a fix for that gam...  |
| Telegram makes it easier to import your WhatsApp chat history Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:28 AM PST  Telegram is still dealing with a influx of WhatsApp users upset over a new privacy policy, and it's making sure those converts will feel more at home. WABetaInfo has noticed that the latest version of Telegram for iOS (Android users had to wait as of...  |
| Apple's latest 27-inch iMac is $200 off at Amazon Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:26 AM PST  While the new M1 MacBooks are getting all of the attention as of late, Apple's still producing machines with Intel chips, with one of them being a recently updated iMac. That new 27-inch desktop is on sale at Amazon right now, coming in at $1,799 for...  |
| Facebook's oversight board's first judgments overturn four moderation decisions Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:13 AM PST  Facebook's Oversight Board has issued its first five judgments on cases it selected to rule upon on December 1st. The topics cover hate speech, misinformation around COVID-19, and the right of uses to post non-sexual images of breasts without falling...  |
| The best Pixel 4a 5G accessories Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:00 AM PST  Google turned out three new phones this past year, and we were particularly fond of the $459 Pixel 4a 5G. It has nearly all the same features as the budget-friendly Pixel 4a, but packs in a bigger screen, a second wide-angle camera and a 5G radio, ma...  |
| Spotify gives NYU students the chance to learn how to podcast like a pro Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:00 AM PST  There's no doubt podcasts are having a moment. They have been for a while, and it started before we were all stuck at home. Music services, production companies and more are betting big on the format, by either snapping up platforms and high-profile...  |
| The Morning After: Tesla revamped the Model S and Model X Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:28 AM PST  Tesla notched its first full year of profitability and said it delivered nearly 500,000 cars, but right now, I'm going to talk about that steering wheel. As previously seen on prototypes for the Cybertruck and Roadster, Tesla is rolling out a "steeri...  |
| Baidu secures license for full driverless road tests in California Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:10 AM PST  The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Baidu permission to test its autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. It's had authority to test its vehicles in California since 2016, but up until now, it could only do so with a...  |
| Rovio gives up on its mobile game streaming service Posted: 28 Jan 2021 03:22 AM PST  Angry Birds developer Rovio has quietly wound down its mobile game streaming service. First spotted by Gamasutra, the official Hatch website now has a message explaining that the platform was retired on December 31st, 2020. Rovio hasn't provided a re...  |
| The smartphone market is growing again Posted: 28 Jan 2021 02:05 AM PST  It's taken a while but the smartphone market appears to be growing once again. IDC (International Data Corporation) has announced that handset shipments reached 385.9 million in the final quarter of 2020, up 16 million year-over-year. It's an impress...  |
| Samsung boosts profits despite a drop in smartphone sales Posted: 28 Jan 2021 01:20 AM PST  Samsung boosted profits by 26.4 percent for its fourth-quarter despite an 11 percent drop in smartphone sales over last year, the company announced. For the entire 2020 fiscal year, in the midst of a pandemic, it saw revenue and profits both rise to...  |
| WhatsApp now requires biometric authentication for PC and web access Posted: 28 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST  You'll now have to confirm your identity using your biometric information to link a WhatsApp account to the PC or the web. The Facebook—owned company has added a layer of protection to its apps in order to limit the chances of somebody else linking t...  |
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