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Host your next Zoom call from the Death Star with these fun Star Wars backgrounds

Being stuck in an endless Zoom or Skype call can often feel like you’re trapped in an Imperial holding cell, but thanks to the official Star Wars website, you can make your next conference call actually look like you’re traveling to a galaxy far, far away. The backgrounds are pulled from across the Star Wars universe, letting you pretend that you’re taking your weekly staff meeting from the Emperor’s throne […]

todayApril 24, 2020

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How to be a Video Call Pro

People all over the country are discovering the highs and lows of video conferencing.  It helps you connect with friends and family, you feel less alone, and you can keep in touch with your co-workers and to-do lists while working from home.  But things like Zoom and Microsoft Teams are new to a lot of us.  Letting people into our homes, trying to look refreshed and presentable at a conference […]

todayApril 23, 2020

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San Diego Comic-Con is canceled for the first time in 50 years

San Diego Comic-Con, one of the world’s biggest comic book conventions, is officially canceled. The convention will instead run next year, from July 22nd through July 25th, 2021. Comic-Con, often referred to as SDCC, was scheduled to run from July 23rd through July 26th. People who have already purchased badges for the convention will have the opportunity to either request a full refund or transfer their badges to Comic-Con 2021, […]

todayApril 22, 2020

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How to buy the new iPhone SE 2

Preorders have begun for the iPhone SE 2, and the phone will be available on Friday, April 24th. Since Apple Stores around the US are closed, your only option at the moment to purchase directly through Apple is to order it online and have it delivered to you. However, other retailers are offering delivery and in-store or curbside pickup.   If you missed the original announcement a few days ago, […]

todayApril 21, 2020

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Android phones will get the COVID-19 tracking updates via Google Play

Google has confirmed that it will use the Google Play Services infrastructure to update Android phones with the upcoming COVID-19 contact tracing system it is building in collaboration with Apple. It should ensure that more Android phones will actually get the updates, and also ensure that they become available on phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or above. Until today, it was an open question, but one that was vital for […]

todayApril 17, 2020

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Epic Games collaborates with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Games to give you Spyjinx

Fortnite creator Epic has revealed a new mobile game developed in collaboration with J.J. Abrams’ game development company Bad Robot Games, a spinoff of his production studio Bad Robot that was formed back in 2018 with funding from Epic investor Tencent. Abrams previously collaborated with Epic to debut a trailer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker within Fortnite.   The title, called Spyjinx, is an espionage and secret agent-themed […]

todayApril 16, 2020

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What is Contact Tracing?

Friday, Google and Apple joined together for an ambitious emergency project, laying out a new protocol for tracking the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. It’s an urgent, complex project, with huge implications for privacy and public health. Similar projects have been successful in Singapore and other countries, but it remains to be seen whether US public health agencies would be able to manage such a project — even with the biggest tech […]

todayApril 15, 2020

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‘Reimagined’ E3 2021 scheduled for next June

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has notified partners that E3 2021 will be held June 15th to 17th, 2021, according to GamesIndustry.biz. The ESA canceled E3 2020 last month due to concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak but is reportedly working on a “reimagined” event for 2021.   There’s still no word on whether North America’s biggest annual gaming conference, held annually since 1995, will return in some other form in […]

todayApril 14, 2020

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Deadpool has arrived in Fortnite

When the current season of Fortnite debuted, one of the most curious elements was the appearance of Deadpool. The Marvel anti-hero was present in various elements of the game — you could find him hidden away in a bathroom in the main battle pass menu — but you couldn’t actually play as him. That has all changed now, with the debut of a new Deadpool skin.   The skin is […]

todayApril 10, 2020

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