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- Facebook is making a reality show with a former 'Ninja Warrior' producer
- Nintendo is releasing Amiibo for a 'Legend of Zelda' add-on
- Compete with Xbox friends when 'Rocket League' arrives on Switch
- 'Super Mario Odyssey' comes to the Switch October 27th
- A new 'Kirby' game is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018
- Nintendo's 'Yoshi' platformer is coming to Switch in 2018
- GM begins mass-producing self-driving Bolt EVs
- A bonafide 'Pokémon' game is coming to the Switch
- 'Metroid' is really, truly back
- Twitter DM buttons let brands help (or sell to) users
- Peter Thiel-backed bed sensor company Hello is put to sleep
- Russia is targeting US military personnel with online propaganda
- Verizon now officially owns Yahoo (minus Marissa Mayer)
- Vizio's color-rich M- and P-series 4K TVs go on sale
- This worm grew a second head after a trip to space
- McDonald's uses Snapchat to hire millennials
- Logitech's human-spotting Nest cam rival works outdoors
- Eero upgrades its mesh WiFi system with more power
- Seagate’s new PS4 hard drive tacks on 2TB of extra storage
- Tim Cook says Apple is working on 'autonomous systems'
- Waymo bids its self-driving bubble cars farewell
- Report: Russia hacked election systems in 39 US states
- The Morning After: Tuesday, June 13th 2017
- Amazon allows Echo call-blocking a month after it should have
- Tech Hunters: The PlayStation and the rise of 3D gaming
Facebook is making a reality show with a former 'Ninja Warrior' producer Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:45 AM PDT Facebook has added a second show to its original TV programming lineup. The reality competition series Last State Standing has been greenlit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. |
Nintendo is releasing Amiibo for a 'Legend of Zelda' add-on Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:38 AM PDT Nintendo doesn't just want you to download add-on content for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild... it wants you to snap up more figurines, too. The gaming giant has unveiled four Amiibo designed with the DLC (most notably The Champion's Ballad)... |
Compete with Xbox friends when 'Rocket League' arrives on Switch Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:29 AM PDT Rocket League is coming to the Nintendo Switch. That alone is big news, but bigger yet? When it's released this holiday, you'll be able to play against folks on Steam and Xbox One. That's right: when developer Psyonix said that they had cross-platfor... |
'Super Mario Odyssey' comes to the Switch October 27th Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:26 AM PDT When Nintendo announced Super Mario Odyssey alongside the Nintendo Switch reveal, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Sure, the Wii U had New Super Mario Bros U, Mario Maker and the excellent platforming of Super Mario 3D world -- but the open-world... |
A new 'Kirby' game is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:23 AM PDT Nintendo wasn't going to let E3 pass without making some announcements of its own and today the company is doing just that. One of those revelations is that everyone's favorite wobbling round hero is coming to Nintendo Switch in a new game. That's ri... |
Nintendo's 'Yoshi' platformer is coming to Switch in 2018 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:19 AM PDT There's a new art style coming to the Yoshi franchise in its latest game, as the title character trundles around a diorama-styled 2.5-D setup collecting items, defeating enemies and solving puzzles. As shown in the trailer below, it will feature co-o... |
GM begins mass-producing self-driving Bolt EVs Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:19 AM PDT The Chevy Bolt EV is an affordable, long-range electric car that's garnered positive reviews, but GM wasn't willing to stop there. They've just completed production on 130 self-driving test Bolt EVs. These aren't the first autonomous Chevy Bolt EVs... |
A bonafide 'Pokémon' game is coming to the Switch Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:18 AM PDT For months, Pokémon fans have been speculating about a possible Sun and Moon port for the Nintendo Switch. A version called "Stars" has been rumored since November, promising new creatures and high-resolution graphics. Is it actually happening... |
'Metroid' is really, truly back Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:10 AM PDT Oh boy. We thought Nintendo's E3 showing would center entirely around Super Mario Odyssey, but it had another bombshell for us in its Direct livestream showcase. A decade later, Metroid is truly coming back -- and we're not talking Freedom Force. We'... |
Twitter DM buttons let brands help (or sell to) users Posted: 13 Jun 2017 09:00 AM PDT If you open a Messaging window with Focus Features' account on Twitter, you'll get greeted by a menu with a few choices to pick from. Those are the platform's new Direct Messaging Buttons, which you can click to perform tasks outside the DM window. A... |
Peter Thiel-backed bed sensor company Hello is put to sleep Posted: 13 Jun 2017 08:43 AM PDT In an announcement posted yesterday on Medium, Hello's founder James Proud said that his company would be shutting down. And Hello's product, the sleep monitor Sense, will be shutting down along with it. |
Russia is targeting US military personnel with online propaganda Posted: 13 Jun 2017 08:25 AM PDT Russia is going to great lengths to undermine the US military by not just spying on it, but trying to influence its members, according to a report from Politico. Operatives have been friending soldiers and veterans on social media, posting on popular... |
Verizon now officially owns Yahoo (minus Marissa Mayer) Posted: 13 Jun 2017 07:45 AM PDT Last July, Verizon announced that it planned to buy the bulk of Yahoo's internet business. Today, Verizon announced that the $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo is now complete. As a part of the completed deal, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will step down. |
Vizio's color-rich M- and P-series 4K TVs go on sale Posted: 13 Jun 2017 07:19 AM PDT Vizio's 2017 M-series TVs were intriguing when we saw them in April. In some ways, you're getting better image quality than far more expensive sets. And now, you can give them a try -- the company has started shipping its latest M- and P-series TVs i... |
This worm grew a second head after a trip to space Posted: 13 Jun 2017 06:21 AM PDT There are all kinds of experiments going on aboard the International Space Station, but they all probably don't produce results as strange as this one. An article published today in the journal Regeneration details a recent experiment in which an amp... |
McDonald's uses Snapchat to hire millennials Posted: 13 Jun 2017 05:55 AM PDT Snapchat isn't just meant for sending ephemeral messages anymore. If you want to watch some shows, just check out its Discovery platform. In fact, you can even use it to apply for a grueling and thankless fast food job now that McDonald's has teamed... |
Logitech's human-spotting Nest cam rival works outdoors Posted: 13 Jun 2017 05:33 AM PDT Back in 2015, Logitech took one look at Dropcam / Nest's home security cameras and thought it could do better. It released Circle, a cute ball that could monitor your dwelling and even stream video for three hours untethered from the socket. Two year... |
Eero upgrades its mesh WiFi system with more power Posted: 13 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT Last year, Eero launched an all-in-one WiFi solution that aims to rid your house of dead spots forever. Each Eero hub combines the functions of a router, a range extender and a repeater, and once you combine two or more together, you essentially crea... |
Seagate’s new PS4 hard drive tacks on 2TB of extra storage Posted: 13 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT Back in March, Sony released a PS4 update that finally let owners use external hard drives of up to 8TB with their consoles -- and any extra space is great when the average installed game takes up 40 to 50GB. Hot on the heels of its new Xbox One exte... |
Tim Cook says Apple is working on 'autonomous systems' Posted: 13 Jun 2017 04:37 AM PDT Has Tim Cook made the first public admission that Apple is indeed working on self-driving car technology? Bloomberg seems to think so, based on comments made by the CEO in an interview at WWDC earlier this month. After remarking on the exciting autom... |
Waymo bids its self-driving bubble cars farewell Posted: 13 Jun 2017 04:02 AM PDT Say goodbye to Waymo's quirky bubble-shaped autonomous cars. Google's former self-driving car division is retiring its fleet of "Fireflies" -- also known as "koalas" and "gumdrops," among many other nicknames -- to focus on integrating its technology... |
Report: Russia hacked election systems in 39 US states Posted: 13 Jun 2017 03:42 AM PDT Russia's US election meddling was much more widespread than the public has been told, according to a report from Bloomberg. Hackers attacked vote systems in 39 states, accessed campaign finance databases in one state and tried to delete or alter vote... |
The Morning After: Tuesday, June 13th 2017 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It's Tuesday morning, and we've got a whole lot of PlayStation news to share. Yep, it was Sony's turn to wow gamers. Did it? Well, maybe. It depends on what you were after. Oh, and did we mention that we've revi... |
Amazon allows Echo call-blocking a month after it should have Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:31 AM PDT Last month, Amazon introduced Alexa calling and messaging, features tailor-made for the Echo and its all-hearing microphone, letting you do busywork while chatting with friends. However, it neglected to add call-blocking for specific contacts, making... |
Tech Hunters: The PlayStation and the rise of 3D gaming Posted: 13 Jun 2017 01:00 AM PDT In the early nineties, the console market was rising to prominence. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Sega Mega Drive were popular but were largely dismissed as kid's toys because they featured tiny red and green plumbers and spiky b... |
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