| '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...  |
| The COVID Tracking Project will stop collecting data on March 7th Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:50 PM PST  The COVID Tracking Project is coming to an end. On March 7th, the one-year anniversary of the initiative, it will publish its final daily update and stop collecting new data. Documentation and archival work will continue, but soon after the project w...  |
| Google is shutting down its Stadia game studios Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:18 PM PST  Google is shifting away from making its own games for Stadia. It's shutting down studios in Montreal and Los Angeles, and industry veteran Jade Raymond, who Google tapped to lead the game development division, is leaving the company. Stadia vice pres...  |
| Google search results can tell you more about a site before you visit it Posted: 01 Feb 2021 11:32 AM PST  Google is introducing a new feature to help you find out more information about the websites that show up when you use its search engine. Provided you live in the US, as of today, you'll start to see a three dots icon next to each search result. Tapp...  |
| iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:27 AM PST  While the full release won't arrive for some time, Apple just released the first iOS 14.5 developer beta today, and one change may be more immediately useful than all the rest. Once installed, the update will allow users to unlock their iPhones via F...  |
| US invests $232 million in at-home, phone-based COVID-19 tests Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:08 AM PST  The US government is investing $231.8 million to increase production of an at-home COVID-19 test. Australian manufacturer Ellume will deliver 8.5 million tests for federal use as part of the deal. The company will open a factory in the US, where it p...  |
| Samsung cuts $250 off the price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST  Samsung has slashed the price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G by $250. You can now buy the unlocked version of the foldable phone for $1,200 before trade-in incentives from Samsung's website. First announced in February 2020, Samsung updated the Galaxy Z F...  |
| Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes Posted: 01 Feb 2021 09:11 AM PST  Starting today, some iOS users will see a new notification when they launch the Facebook app on their iPhones and iPads. The message (seen above) prompts individuals to allow the company to track their activity across websites and apps. According to...  |
| Ford vehicles will run on Android Auto starting in 2023 Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST  Google and Ford have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership "that promises to transform both Ford and the auto industry," Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Monday."We both believe that the relatio...  |
| First commercial biofuel booster rocket launches in Maine Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:13 AM PST  It's no longer strange to see rocket startups, but one company just broke new ground for environmentally responsible launches. Space.com reports that BluShift Aerospace has tested what it says is the first commercial booster rocket powered by biofuel...  |
| Sony's MLB The Show comes to Xbox for the first time on April 20th Posted: 01 Feb 2021 08:05 AM PST  MLB The Show is stepping up to the plate on Xbox for the first time. This year's edition, MLB The Show 21, will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on April 20th. Better yet, the game will have cross-play and cr...  |
| Netflix re-confirms new 3D-animated Sonic series is coming in 2022 Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:40 AM PST  Back in December, Netflix tweeted (and then deleted) info about an upcoming 3D animated Sonic the Hedgehog series. We haven't heard anything since then, but today Netflix, Sega and WildBrain officially announced Sonic Prime, which is set to arrive in...  |
| Virgin Galactic plans next rocket-powered test flight for February 13th Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:25 AM PST  Virgin Galactic is ready to give SpaceShipTwo another shot after its last flight ended with a motor failure. The private spaceflight firm now expects to conduct its next rocket-powered test flight as soon as February 13th, with chances later in the m...  |
| Apple's iPad mini drops to all-time low of $335 Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:15 AM PST  The iPad mini remains a favorite among those who like compact tablets for their portability, versatility as e-readers and more. Now you can grab the iPad mini for its lowest price ever at Amazon — the silver and space gray models are down to $335, wh...  |
| Wallbox's versatile home EV charger is now available in North America Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST  Wallbox is looking to make inroads in North America with its first home electric vehicle charger for the region. It created a new version of the Pulsar Plus, which the company has been selling in Europe, for the market. Wallbox says the charger works...  |
| The best Apple Watch accessories you can buy Posted: 01 Feb 2021 05:30 AM PST  It only took a couple of years for the Apple Watch to become perhaps the most ubiquitous wearable. Even more so than the iPhone, the Apple Watch is a device you can truly make your own with the right accessories. It is, after all, a watch, and like t...  |
| Apple's AirPods Pro are back down to $190 on Woot Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:53 AM PST  Apple's AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earphones available, but at $250, they're certainly not the cheapest. They have gone on sale from time to time, most recently just ahead of Black Friday last year. If you missed that sale, however, fret...  |
| The Morning After: Nintendo Switch surpasses lifetime sales of the 3DS Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:20 AM PST  Last week, Facebook and Apple announced another quarter of profits (while at each other's throats), and we start this week with Nintendo doing incredibly well. Despite lacking any major game launches in the last few months, the company's Switch conso...  |
| More Amazon Go stores are getting contactless One palm readers Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:38 AM PST  Last September Amazon introduced a touchless payment system called One that literally reads your palm to authenticate purchases in Amazon's retail stores. That's apparently going so well that the company has decided to expand it, at least at its home...  |
| Apple releases an iCloud password extension for Chrome Posted: 01 Feb 2021 01:27 AM PST  Following a leak last week, Apple has released a Chrome extension for Windows that lets you use passwords stored with iCloud, as spotted by 9to5Google. "iCloud Passwords allows you to use the same strong Safari passwords you create on your Apple devi...  |
| The Nintendo Switch just had its best quarter yet Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:03 AM PST  Nintendo sold 11.57 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 79.87 million. That's a seven percent increase on the same period last year, and, more impressively, the Switch's best quarter to date. Not bad for a console that's...  |
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