Author: Randall

Endgame’ footage leaks on Reddit, YouTube and Twitter

[ad_1] Given the level of anticipation and hype surrounding Avengers: Endgame, Disney has trodden very carefully when it comes to revealing information about the movie. Press and critics have yet to see the film and you can bet everyone involved with the production has had to sign iron-clad non-disclosure agreements. However, Disney has shown critics […]

Google Pay can find your tickets and loyalty cards in Gmail

[ad_1] Don’t be surprised if the feature isn’t available yet on your phone. It was when we tried it, but Google’s rollouts can take days or weeks. The company also cautions that deleting the root email messages will also eliminate the Google Pay entries, so this isn’t quite like Apple’s Wallet (where tickets are separate […]

Facebook cuts its Portal smart display to $99 for Mother’s Day

[ad_1] Mother’s Day is less than a month away, and it seems Facebook is hoping you’ll consider giving your Mom a Portal or Portal+ to keep in touch with you — it’s running a Mother’s Day sale on the smart displays. Until May 12th, Portal will set you back $99 instead of $199. If you […]

Sony becomes Uber’s newest rival in Japan

[ad_1] Sony’s app only works in Tokyo at this time, but its partners have a combined fleet of over 10,000 cabs operating in the sprawling metropolis. JapanTaxi, one of the most popular taxi-hailing apps in Japan, has access to 60,000 cabs, but that number’s for all over the country and not just Tokyo. The “S” […]

Facebook will scrap Messenger payments in the UK and France

[ad_1] The news, first spotted and posted on Twitter by James Whatley, means that Facebook might shift to its own crypto-currency, a type of stablecoin, for money transfers. Reportedly in development for WhatsApp, the blockchain-based currency is tied to the US dollar and supposed to be more resistant to the extreme volatility that has rocked […]

Netflix’s next Mark Millar comic book is upbeat sci-fi ‘Space Bandits’

[ad_1] Based on how Millar described the title, we’re in for a fun ride filled with exciting capers: “I… love writing big, fun sci-fi things. In a world with a billion superhero properties and gloomy, rain-soaked dystopian sci-fi, there’s a gap in the market for sci-fi that’s upbeat and fun and I wanted to combine […]

Aston Martin’s all-electric Rapide E is a 604HP leap into the future

[ad_1] The battery pack is sitting directly in place of the usual fuel engine, and can charge at a rate of up to 300 range-miles per hour when connected to an outlet that can deliver 100kW or higher. According to Aston Martin, this performance vehicle is built to deliver in a “repeatable” way and not […]

Lotus teases the Type 130, ‘the world’s first electric British hypercar’

[ad_1] Lotus said that the Type 130 will be unveiled in London later this year, but other than a stylized drawing and video (below), offered no details or specifications. Lotus said it will follow in the footsteps of other famous “Type” cars like the Type 78 and Type 88, respectively the world’s first ground effect […]

Lyft adds New York’s Citi Bikes to its app

[ad_1] This isn’t entirely surprising given that Lyft acquired Citi Bike’s parent company, Motivate, last year and immediately struck a deal to invest $100 million in New York City’s fleet. In a blog post, the company says it will expand this new feature to other cities soon — though there’s no estimated timeline for that. […]