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Apple extends olive branch to cloud gaming, but Microsoft isn’t impressed

Apple issued new App Store rules last Friday, permitting game streaming services like xCloud or Stadia to exist on iOS or iPadOS with a big catch. Apple wants companies like Microsoft to individually submit their games as separate apps using its streaming tech. Microsoft and Google are free to create a “catalog”-style app that collects and links out to all of these individual apps as well. Let's just say, Microsoft isn’t impressed. […]

todaySeptember 14, 2020

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T-Mobile ready to launch “Project 10Million” to close the “Homework Gap” for low-income students

Last year, T-Mobile announced a plan to provide 10 million low-income households free broadband internet to close what then-CEO John Legere called “the homework gap,” pitching it as one of the reasons that the company should be allowed to merge with Sprint. The company has now revealed that it has allocated $10.7 billion for that “Project 10Million” program over the next decade, with the goal of making it available to K-12 students […]

todaySeptember 10, 2020

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The new Engage Game Boy is an experiment in “Sustainable Gaming”

The original Game Boy from 1989 was an iconic handheld console but, as anyone who owned one will tell you, it required a steady stream of batteries to keep running. Now, a team of researchers at Northwestern University and Delft University of Technology have developed a new take on the classic console, replacing its array of four AA batteries with a set of five rows of solar panels and buttons that harvest power […]

todaySeptember 9, 2020

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New test lets some people view Instagram stories directly through Facebook

Some Facebook users have recently noticed that they can now watch their Instagram stories right from within the main social network app. Facebook has long allowed (and encouraged) cross-posting of Instagram stories to Facebook to help build momentum for its own version of the format — but this new test brings Instagram stories right into Facebook for direct viewing. You’ll know whether you’re looking at a Facebook or Instagram story […]

todaySeptember 8, 2020

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Star Trek cast members reunite virtually to celebrate the 54th Anniversary of the original series debut

On September 8th, CBS All Access is holding an all-day streaming event to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the premiere of the original Star Trek television show. Patrick Stewart aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard will be part of the Star Trek panel discussions and will even reunite with Jonathan Frakes aka William Riker aka Number One.  In addition to Star Trek TNG, these two recently had great success with season one of the CBS All […]

todaySeptember 7, 2020

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New Google Assistant feature makes it easier to donate directly to important causes

Google Assistant is getting a new feature that makes it easier to donate money to important humanitarian and nonprofit organizations, starting with the Center for Policing Equity, an organization that works to promote police transparency and accountability.   The news was announced Friday to coincide with the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. The new donation shortcut can only be accessed on mobile phones for now, either by saying […]

todaySeptember 3, 2020

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Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail

Google took five days to review several ads with misleading information about voting by mail before opting to approve them, The Washington Post reported. The ads were created by Protect My Vote— a group the Post refers to as “shadowy”— and appeared to target people in several US states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Texas, showing up in response to searches for “mail-in voting.” One of the ads […]

todaySeptember 2, 2020

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Post Malone is now a co-owner of Texas’ biggest esports teams

Post Malone is the latest celebrity to jump into the world of competitive gaming. Today, Envy Gaming announced that the pop star had joined as a co-owner, acquiring “an undisclosed equity stake” in the company. Envy operates teams in multiple games, and it owns the Dallas Empire of the Call of Duty League and Overwatch League team Dallas Fuel, which hosted OWL’s first home game in 2019. “I grew up […]

todaySeptember 1, 2020

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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid Trump ban fallout

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has quit the company after only being in the role for 100 days. Mayer’s resignation comes as tensions soar between US president Donald Trump’s administration and China due to the fallout over the Chinese-owned social media video platform.   In a letter to staff, Mayer said that the “political environment has sharply changed” in recent weeks. “Against this backdrop, and as we expect to reach a […]

todayAugust 31, 2020

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