[ad_1] If you were disappointed at being left out of the initial Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launch, don’t worry — there’s a good chance you can play now. Niantic’s augmented reality sorcery is now available on Android and iOS in 25 more countries. This includes Canada and Mexico in the Americas as well as several […]
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Curiosity rover finds gas levels on Mars hinting at possibility of life
[ad_1] Just what would produce the methane isn’t clear. It could represent recent or even current microbial life (possibly underground), but it could also geothermal reactions or ages-old methane finally escaping to the surface. The one certainty is that any gas will have appeared relatively recently — reactions with sunlight and chemicals would split the […]
Windows 10’s redesigned Terminal is available in preview
[ad_1] The preview still has “many usability issues,” including the absence of assistive technology. This isn’t something you’d want to rely on for work until there’s a polished copy. It’s better than compiling the code for Terminal yourself, though, and it’s a good peek at how Microsoft is courting some of its most demanding users. […]
Watch Games Done Quick’s summer charity event starting June 23rd
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Nintendo will be well represented this year with speedruns for multiple games from the Legend of Zelda series (including Breath of the Wild), Super Mario, Kirby, Metroid and even Punch-Out. However, you can also expect races through oddball titles like Catlateral Damage, Clustertruck and Divekick, not to mention newer games like Prey […]
The problem with the PlayStation Classic
[ad_1] Users who found value in the system were collectors or had low expectations going in. Why is the PlayStation Classic so unpopular? Readers tell us why they liked it even less than we did. ‘Beach Buggy Racing 2’ is playable with the car’s steering wheel and pedal.Control a fake Tesla while charging your real […]
Watch Volkswagen’s ID.R set an electric record at Nürburgring
[ad_1] Earlier this month, after lots of planning and testing, Volkswagen’s electric ID.R racer set a record for “the fastest lap ever driven in an emission-free racing car” at the famed Nürburgring-Nordschleife. An in-car video proving the record was released then, but now Volkswagen has put together a short behind the scenes video showing all […]
A Firefox update fixes yet another zero-day vulnerability
[ad_1] Apparently, the attackers sent spear-phishing emails to the cryptocurrency exchange’s personnel to lure them to a website designed to automatically download and run an info-stealer if it’s loaded on Firefox. The malware they used worked on both Mac and Windows and could collect passwords and other data. A Google Project Zero researcher reported the […]
‘Dota Underlords’ has more people playing now than ‘Artifact’ ever did
[ad_1] The free-to-play turn-based strategy game is Valve’s version of the mod Dota Auto Chess, and making a game that’s much easier to play without spending money on new pieces is clearly working out. The maker of Dota Auto Chess is working on a standalone game that will be exclusive to Epic’s Game Store on […]
Toys ‘R’ Us could come back with six stores and a website
[ad_1] Following the custom of well-known retailers that went under as a result of leveraged investments and business moving online, Toys R Us is reportedly close to a comeback. According to Bloomberg, a former executive is pitching plans for a chain with locations that are a third of the size of the stores you remember […]
Cloudflare wants to protect the internet from quantum computing
[ad_1] While Cloudflare hasn’t solved the problems that cryptography raises for encryption, it’s been trying to “quantum-proof” TLS, the encryption technology formerly called SSL, which protects connections between web browsers and servers. Cloudflare plans to continue this work, and it hopes that by sharing CIRCL, it will help other researchers prepare for a post-quantum world. […]