Author: Randall

FanDuel applies a $3 inactivity fee to your old daily fantasy account

[ad_1] A section about the inactivity fee is a part of its latest TOU, which is dated August 23rd, 2018. It also mentions that after 36 – 60 months, depending on state law, an abandoned account will have its funds transferred to the appropriate state agency as unclaimed funds. Interestingly, its competitor DraftKings used to […]

Qualcomm expects to make $4.5 billion from Apple settlement

[ad_1] Outside of that payment, Qualcomm estimated that it would make $4.7 billion to $5.5 billion in revenue in the next quarter, roughly $1.23 billion of which would come from patent licenses that include Apple’s. It’s not certain how much Apple is paying in ongoing fees, but that could become more apparent when Apple resumes […]

Epic buys Psyonix, will halt sales of ‘Rocket League’ on Steam

[ad_1] Psyonix says the deal will help it expand the game in ways it “couldn’t do on [its] own before.” Epic’s help “significantly increases” the scope of its esports efforts, for instance. The studio has also been a partner with Epic since the Unreal Tournament era (it helped with Unreal Tournament 2004, Gears of War […]

Putin signs Russian internet isolation bill into law

[ad_1] Russian officials first submitted the measure back in December as a response to US cyber strategy following the 2016 presidential election. The bill drew fierce criticism from civil liberty groups and Russian citizens due to fears it would only increase government censorship. “Free Internet” rallies held in Moscow were some of the biggest the […]

UK sacks Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson over Huawei leaks

[ad_1] To be fair, it’s the fact that Williamson released any confidential information that got him fired. In a letter to Williamson, May wrote that she needs to be able to trust the people in her cabinet so that she can have frank, private conversations. May also revealed that she was concerned with the way […]

Hulu’s latest ‘Veronica Mars’ trailer reveals part of the story

[ad_1] The teaser released last month promised means drunks, derelicts, flashers and frat boys. Now, we know a crime wave will bring at least one massive explosion, and Mars will be responsible for finding the culprit. We knew longtime cast members Jason Dohring and Enrico Colantoni would appear, but in the new trailer, we get […]

‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ adds free story missions starring Jon Bernthal

[ad_1] Operation Oracle starts out as a rescue mission for an engineer held hostage by Unidad, an antagonist special operations unit in Bolivia’s military. The engineer is said to have knowledge of US industrial secrets that you’ll have to help protect. Along the way, you’ll meet Bernthal’s character, Cole D. Walker, who is a Ghost […]

Tesla sneaks past Canada EV incentive law with cheap 93-mile-range Model 3

[ad_1] The workaround allows customers to take advantage of the $5,000 EV incentive.The Tesla Model 3 has been too expensive to qualify for the federal EV incentive in Canada due to the restrictions the Canadian government has in place. In order for a consumer to take advantage of the $5,000 rebate up for grabs, a […]

UK mulls security warnings for smart home devices

[ad_1] If adopted, the mandates might also require unique IoT device passwords that can’t be reset to universal factory settings. They could demand that manufacturers offer a point of contact as part of a vulnerability disclosure and that manufacturers state the minimum length of time a device will receive security updates. Following the government’s consultation […]

This guy built his own smartwatch and so can you

[ad_1] Smarchbme, who calls his stunning creation the “Smarch Watch,” said it took him a few weeks to build the fully-functional, self-coded device, which boasts a battery life of seven days and takes just 2.5 hours to fully recharge (because of course he went the whole hog and built a charging cradle, too). The watch […]