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Streamers Are Misusing Twitch's 'Just Chatting' Section, But It's A Symptom Of A Larger Problem
Gizmodo - 31 Jul 2020 00:50
Of all of Twitch's non-gaming categories, "Just Chatting" seems to have the most clearly defined purpose. It's for chatting. That's it. And yet, after the platform dissolved its ill-defined "IRL" section into 13 differen...
Spotify Is Testing a New Podcasting Tool to Share Quotes in Other Apps
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2020 02:21
Spotify is demoing a new tool that will allow some users to share quotes from episodes of podcasts from its platform to messaging and social apps.
Jeff Bezos Tells Congress He 'Can't Guarantee' Amazon Isn't Violating Its Own Policies to Undercut Sellers
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2020 06:00
At Wednesday's major tech antitrust hearing in the House Judiciary Committee--featuring the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google--Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he couldn't promise that the company hasn't violated its...
OnePlus phones could get Always-on Display in Oxygen 11
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 04:30
Perhaps more than any other smartphone maker in the market, OnePlus has really taken to heart its philosophy of involving its customers in the development of its products, both hardware and software. It isn’t just thro...
Apple net sales grow for all product categories: iPhone, Mac, iPad, Services
Slash Gear - 31 Jul 2020 01:30
Today Apple announced that they’d had some significant success over the past three months with sales of… basically everything. They had net sales growth (compared to the same period last year) for every one of their ...
The EU Is Chucking Yet Another Hurdle at That Google-Fitbit Deal
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2020 18:24
At the end of last year, Google decided to plop down $2.1 billion and buy Fitbit. Almost immediately after, there were questions whether the deal counted as a data monopoly, and now Reuters is reporting that the European...
Tesla's Model 3 under investigation in South Korean safety probe
Engadget - 30 Jul 2020 18:18
South Korea has launched a safety probe into Tesla, focusing on braking and steering systems including Autopilot, according to Reuters. The transport ministry is specifically looking at the the Model 3 in an investigatio...
Surface Neo is officially not coming this holiday
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 16:59
If the rumors are correct, the Android-powered Surface Duo might finally be arriving on August 24. Initially slated for “late 2020” and then to July, Microsoft may finally be launching one of two incarnations of the ...
5G iPhone 12 delays hinted in Qualcomm earnings report
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 05:13
Despite the general decline of figures in the smartphone market, Apple has so far remained seemingly impervious to the effects of COVID-19. Products are not only launching on schedule but also selling well in contrast to...
2K's upcoming NFL games will feature real pro players
Engadget - 31 Jul 2020 01:28
2K's forthcoming football games will feature real NFL pros thanks to a new deal the publisher signed with the NFL Players Association. The agreement allows the company to use the names, numbers, images and likenesses of ...
Even Apple Gives Amazon Tax Breaks
Gizmodo - 31 Jul 2020 00:56
A couple of years back, Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, was nowhere to be found on Apple's streaming devices--that is, until late 2017, when the company announced that Amazon's Prime Video app would finally debu...
Read the Fine-Print on Verizon's New 4G Home Internet
Gizmodo - 31 Jul 2020 00:28
Verizon announced today that it has launched a brand new 4G LTE home internet option for residents in parts of Savannah, Georgia, Springfield, Missouri, and the Tri-Cities of both Tennessee and Virginia. In a statement t...
Apple's cut from App Store subscriptions could have been 40%
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 07:11
Many users, developers, and content publishers have criticized the almost arbitrary but industry-wide practice of splitting revenues at 70% for developers and 30% for the store owner but it could have actually been worse...
Epic will give Fortnite players Hulk gear for playing Avengers beta game
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 03:36
Epic’s hit battle royale game has received another superhero tie-in, this one in the form of a new pickaxe and style related to a different game: Marvel’s Avengers from Square Enix. The game itself isn’t launching ...
Apple achieves a quarterly record amid iPhone launch uncertainty
Engadget - 31 Jul 2020 01:09
It seems like Apple's steady cadence of product releases in the midst of a pandemic has seriously paid off. The company released its Q3 2020 earnings this afternoon, in which it reported $59.7 billion in quarterly revenu...
Alphabet saw its revenue dip due to the pandemic
Engadget - 31 Jul 2020 01:04
It hasn't been a good quarter for most people and Google parent company Alphabet is no exception. After sitting through a grueling five-hour grilling yesterday, CEO Sundar Pichai said today in the company's earnings rele...
Niantic won't make its own Pokemon GO smart glasses
Slash Gear - 31 Jul 2020 00:37
Pokemon GO developer Niantic may be creating a set of augmented reality smart glasses, but it has no intention of building them itself, the company has confirmed. Niantic had announced last December that it would be work...
Google Pixel 4a "Lorem Ipsum" puzzle reveals the fun
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 23:31Apple confirms its new iPhones will be delayed by a 'few weeks'
Engadget - 31 Jul 2020 01:39
For years, people have been buying brand new iPhones in September, typically weeks after a splashy press conference at Apple's ring-shaped headquarters. Not so, this year. During a customary post-earnings conference call...
Twitch is helping to create an esports league for HBCUs
Engadget - 30 Jul 2020 18:00
Twitch has announced that it is partnering with Cxmmunity, an organization that encourages participation of minorities in esports and the video game industry, to create the first-ever Historically Black Colleges and Univ...
Surface Duo might finally fulfill Courier dreams next month
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2020 05:43
August could be an auspicious month for Android, and not just because Samsung will be dumping a whole lot of devices next week. Although it seems to have flip-flopped on the exact dates, it seems that the years-long wait...
The recent ad boycott hasn't slowed down Facebook
Engadget - 31 Jul 2020 01:23
We just got our best look yet at how much the massive advertiser boycott has affected Facebook's bottom line: not very much at all. Facebook reported earnings for the second quarter of 2020, and the results confirmed tha...