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'Minecraft Dungeons' is delayed until May 26th
Engadget - 31 Mar 2020 19:57
Minecraft Dungeons is on the way to consoles and PC, albeit a bit later than expected. Mojang says the Minecraft dungeon-crawler spin-off will drop May 26th on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation 4 and, as revealed...
Trump EPA slashes vehicle fuel economy and pollution rules
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 19:04
The EPA has finalized its new vehicle emissions regulations, completing the Trump Administration’s long-sought overturning of Obama-era green standards for fuel economy. Dubbed the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE...
NASA offers renderings of the X-57 Maxwell electric airplane
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 14:26
NASA has rolled out the first concept art images that show off its all-electric X-plane called the X-57 Maxwell. The renderings show the aircraft in several phases of operation at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Cente...
FDA approves Battelle tech for decontaminating N95 respirators
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 00:10
An important type of face mask called an N95 respirator is in critically short supply at the moment, putting medical workers in many countries at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. Unlike surgical masks and ordin...
iPad Pro teardown basically finds 2018's iPad Pro with a lidar sensor
Ars Technica - 31 Mar 2020 00:03
Plus a peek at what the 3D sensor's projected dots look like, thanks to infrared.
Amazon Fires Worker Who Organized Strike Over Conditions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 17:30
Amazon has fired an employee at its Staten Island facility who organized a strike against his employer over conditions in the company's warehouses amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Bring the Movie Theater Home: Resounding Vizio Deals Fit for Any Living Room
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 15:48
Eager to upgrade your home entertainment setup? Now's the time: these are the best Vizio TV and soundbar deals for March 2020.
Fitbit Charge 4 adds GPS and more focused fitness tracking
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 15:34
Fitbit has officially revealed the new Charge 4 fitness band, and as expected it’s a case of new tech hiding inside a familiar wearable. While it may look like the old Charge, the new version adds onboard GPS along wit...
Facebook, Instagram download data now include how they personalize experiences
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 04:15
It shouldn’t really be a surprise these days that Internet services accumulate a wealth of data from each and every user, especially those that offer said services for free. More often than not, this data collection ac...
Telegram update adds chat folders, archiving, and coronavirus emoji
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 02:47
Popular messaging service Telegram has been updated with new features that’ll be particularly useful for users and groups that have experienced an uptick in messaging frequency. As of Monday, March 30, Telegram now sup...
Microsoft disables custom Xbox gamerpics amid record numbers
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 01:51
In a brief notice today, Microsoft revealed that it has temporarily disabled the ability to upload customer club pics, gamerpics, and club backgrounds. The company cites its ‘record numbers’ as the reason for the tem...
Steam limits game auto-updates to manage peak demand
Engadget - 31 Mar 2020 00:52
Console makers aren't the only ones managing game service bandwidth to keep traffic flowing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Valve is scaling back game auto-updates in Steam to "spread out" the load and prevent its servers ...
SiriusXM Premier is now free, but only until May 15
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 23:50
SiriusXM, the company best known for its satellite radio service, is the latest to offer extended free access to its product for people stuck home in quarantine. The company has made its streaming service available for f...
The entire Overwatch League regular season will be online-only
Engadget - 31 Mar 2020 23:35
The Overwatch League has canceled all of its live events for the remainder of the 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matches will take place in an entirely online format until August at the very least.
An Anti-Gay Charity Is Running a Coronavirus Tent Hospital in Central Park
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 23:33
A charity group is stepping in to help New York City, facing the worst outbreak of covid-19 in the country, by building an emergency field hospital in the middle of Central Park to handle overflow patients. But the group...
A new iPhone in April? Features and details to expect from Apple
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 23:19
The iPhone 9, or iPhone SE 2, or just “new iPhone” could be launched (or just announced) by Apple as early as April 15. That’s a Friday, a day over 2 weeks into April. Clues have been stacking up – here’s what ...
Twitch's Mod View puts all of its moderation tools in one place
Engadget - 31 Mar 2020 23:00
Behind every successful Twitch channel, there's at least one person who's there to moderate chat. The best mods create a safe space where everyone in a community can express themselves. It's not an easy job, but in an at...
Get a Jump on Spring Cleaning Without Cleaning Out Your Wallet With These Dyson Deals
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 23:00
The best Dyson deals on vacuums, car vacs, and air purifiers for April 2020 are here.
Roku OS 9.3 revealed with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant support
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 22:58
Popular home entertainment company Roku has announced its latest Roku OS update, bringing the software to version 9.3. With this, users get access to new and enhanced features, the most notable being ‘Works with’ sup...
Florida's Ancient Calusa Kingdom Was Powered by Ingenious Fish Corrals
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 22:30
Despite having no agriculture, the Calusa managed to dominate southwest Florida for centuries. New research suggests this inventive Native American civilization built "watercourts" to capture and store live fish, resulti...
Tales From the Loop's Showrunner on How Sci-Fi Can Bring Us Comfort in Uncertain Times
Gizmodo - 31 Mar 2020 22:30
Amazon's new series Tales From the Loop was a unique creative challenge. Instead of adapting a book like Game of Thrones or His Dark Materials, showrunner Nathaniel Halpern was making a series out of paintings. Specifica...
COVID-19 could've ended Pokemon GO; Instead, it's exploding
Slash Gear - 31 Mar 2020 22:27
At the dawn of pandemic here in the year 2020, Niantic enacted changes to their GPS-centric games, starting with Pokemon GO. COVID-19 quarantine could have ended the reign of the most popular location-based game in the w...