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Google will replace Nest thermostats affected by ‘w5’ WiFi error
[ad_1] Google is very much aware that some Nest thermostats are suffering from a “w5 error” that prevents them from connecting to WiFi, according to Android Police. In a statement sent to the publication, the tech giant called the problem “a known issue” with the thermostats’ WiFi chip. It also promised to issue replacement devices […]
Apple TV+ acquires Werner Herzog’s meteorite documentary ‘Fireball’
[ad_1] When Apple TV+ launched, the space drama For All Mankind was immediately well-received, and now Apple has acquired a space documentary. Directed by Werner Herzog — taking a break from his Mandalorian duties — and professor Clive Oppenheimer, Fireball promises to help viewers “discover how shooting stars, meteorites and deep impacts have focused the […]
Rockstar previews major updates for Red Dead Online and GTA V Online
[ad_1] Sometime later this year, Rockstar will release another set of patches for both GTA Online and Red Dead Online. In the former case, the studio claims the update for GTA Online will be its biggest ever and will see the company revisit heists as well as add a new location to the game. Meanwhile, […]
Comcast is bringing back G4TV in some form
[ad_1] Long defunct cable television network G4 is returning sometime in 2021, according to a teaser posted on Friday afternoon (via Variety). The one-minute video doesn’t provide many details of what we can expect from the network moving forward. We never stopped playing. pic.twitter.com/fKJSvL9uaZ — G4TV (@G4TV) July 24, 2020 The CG teaser pans across […]
Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store ‘monopoly’
[ad_1] “They [Apple] are preventing an entire category of businesses and applications from being engulfed in their ecosystem by virtue of excluding competitors from each aspect of their business that they’re protecting,” Sweeney said. Epic previously made Fortnite available to Android devices not by offering it on the Google Play Store, but instead through a […]
The big tech antitrust hearing with Google and Apple has been delayed
[ad_1] The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee has postponed the July 27th hearing that would have seen the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google testify before Congress. In a notice posted online, the panel did not provide a reason for the delay, nor did it say when the event will eventually take place. However, the […]
The NBA will use Microsoft Teams to virtually seat fans courtside
[ad_1] When the National Basketball Association (NBA) restarts its season on July 30th, it will use Microsoft Teams to recreate the atmosphere of a packed arena without any fans physically present. As part of its ongoing partnership with Microsoft, the league plans to use the software’s recently released Together Mode to put more than 300 fans in the stands […]
How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic
[ad_1] If RSA’s attendees were even able to score an Airbnb, it was second to the tech companies who’d, for years, packed employees into expensive rentals that once were on the normal-person market. Companies whose fat salaries also pushed rents out of reach for locals. Both had ensured a steady flow of evictions among artists, […]
Beebo is basically a modular synth in guitar pedal form
[ad_1] Under the hood is a 64bit ARM CPU, 2GB or RAM and 16GB of flash storage. So, in short, it’s a computer, but focused exclusively on processing audio. There’s at ton of pretty traditional effects here, like delay, reverb, chorus, a phaser and flanger. But there’s also more exotic modules like a granular processor, […]