[ad_1] When Sony finally allowed PSN Online ID changes, it mentioned that you could revert to your old ID as long as it didn’t “violate the Terms of Service.” But what if your existing name runs afoul of the rules? We now know what will happen. If you choose an ID that Sony deems offensive, […]
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Fame, infamy and incarceration: The Julian Assange story
[ad_1] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was removed yesterday from the Ecuadorian embassy in London after having his asylum revoked; he was then immediately arrested. Talk of extradition to the US began immediately. But if you haven’t been paying extremely close attention over the last decade or so, you might not quite recall exactly how Assange […]
Coachella built an AR experience for festival-goers
[ad_1] While attending shows in the Sahara Tent, show-goers see a countdown clock on a major screen that will alert them when the AR experience is available. At that point, they will able to pull up Coachella Cameras from within the Coachella app, point their phones at the screen and see the AR action. Attendees […]
Bird’s big European expansion brings scooters to 50 cities
[ad_1] This also marks the European debut of the company’s latest scooter, the Bird Zero, which packs both 60 percent more battery life, better GPS and (most importantly) improved safety and durability. Bird is somewhat behind the curve: its arch-rival Lime already has a presence in several European cities, including in multiple major French, German […]
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang will use 3D holograms for remote rallies
[ad_1] Me trying out being a hologram with hologram Tupac 👍 pic.twitter.com/IclQvAa27z — Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) April 11, 2019 Somewhat surprisingly, Yang didn’t get ratioed off of Twitter for toying with Tupac’s legacy. Instead, the candidate received a considerable amount of positive feedback for the concept, suggesting there just might be an audience out there […]
Netflix should certainly feel threatened by Disney+
[ad_1] Disney+ will be the biggest competition Netflix has seen since Amazon Prime. Disney’s strategy seems fairly simple, though: Catch Netflix in a pincer maneuver. Disney+ will hosts family-friendly and educational content parents will love, while Hulu, like Buena Vista and Miramax before it, will become Disney’s repository for material it doesn’t want its name […]
Silk Road 2 founder sentenced five years after the site was shut down
[ad_1] In 2013, the FBI seized Silk Road, a notorious online marketplace that offered anonymous drug and gun sales. Its creator Ross Ulbricht was later sentenced to life in prison. White reportedly launched Silk Road 2 almost immediately after the original site came down, but by the time the feds shut it down, he had […]
'Pokémon Go' challenges you to photograph its AR creatures
[ad_1] Now that Pokémon Go has a photo mode, Niantic is encouraging you to use it the best way it knows how: the promise of goodies. It's launching a Go Snapshot Challenge that rewards you for taking photos that include the game's augmented reality… [ad_2] Source link
Watch the first ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ trailer here
[ad_1] Director JJ Abrams said Episode 9 doesn’t continue immediately after the events of The Last Jedi. He described it as “an adventure that the group goes on together.” He also addressed the late Carrie Fisher’s appearance in the film using footage cut from The Force Awakens. “The idea of having [Princess Leia as] a […]
FCC announces 5G airwave auction and $20 billion rural broadband fund
[ad_1] Tens of millions of Americans don’t have access to broadband speeds, and the FCC has announced a series of measures to help connect them to faster internet speeds. With its latest measure, the agency is repurposing funds create the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. It seeks to connect up to four million rural homes and […]