[ad_1] The Call of Duty League holds tournament-style events across the country hosted by participating teams in their cities. It’s clear that changes have to be made to ensure both the players’ and the spectators’ safety. The good news is that the online-only matches will still be livestreamed — if you’ll recall, the company teamed […]
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Microsoft’s Build conference will be a ‘digital’ online-only event for 2020
[ad_1] Microsoft’s big event for developers in Seattle is traditionally where it shows off a lot of things that also impact us as consumers using Windows, Office or its other products, but this year it will be an exclusively virtual one. The company revealed in a statement to The Verge that “…we will deliver our […]
The Morning After: BMW will end production of the i8 soon
[ad_1] Cross-platform play from day one is impressive.‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ is a serious contender to Fortnite’s throne Now that Call of Duty Modern Warfare has a free-to-play battle royale add-on, is it really ready to compete with the champs of the genre? According to Matt Brian, yes. With innovative tweaks on the formula like […]
Magic Leap is reportedly trying to find a buyer
[ad_1] Facebook took a meeting with Magic Leap but reportedly isn’t interested in buying it right now, as the social network is still trying to make its Oculus investment work. Johnson & Johnson declined to comment. The company’s other investors include NTT Docomo, AT&T and investment funds in Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Led by CEO […]
‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ racks up 6 million players in 24 hours
[ad_1] The new battle royale mode for Call of Duty Modern Warfare has been popular, and not just with Engadget editors. According to Activision, after 24 hours the game has already seen some 6 million players across various platforms. We’ll have to wait a few days to see if that number keeps growing, as it […]
Microsoft appoints its first-ever chief scientific officer
[ad_1] Before the promotion, Horvitz had been a technical fellow and director at Microsoft’s Research Labs. He joined Microsoft in 1993 and spent the better part of 16 years as a principal researcher at the company. He also co-chairs the company’s Artificial Intelligence and Ethics in Engineering and Research (AETHER) committee. According to Microsoft, Horvitz […]
EU plans to introduce sweeping ‘right to repair’ legislation for electronics
[ad_1] If the European Parliament were to pass legislation, it would extend its eco-design law to cover phones, tablets and computers, and likely force tech companies to completely rethink the designs of their products. The legislation would also require those same companies to provide easy to access information related to the repairability and durability of […]
UK to levy additional tax on big tech companies beginning April 1st
[ad_1] The UK first announced the “digital services tax” in 2018, and after a couple rounds of review, it’s ready to be enacted. The new legislation will levy a two-percent tax on the revenue from search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users. It will only apply when companies […]
Sharp sues Vizio over display tech in 70-inch TVs
[ad_1] Sharp filed the lawsuit in a US District Court in California yesterday, but says it tried to settle the issue through negotiations with one of the other companies named, Xianyang CaiHong Optoelectronics Technology Co (CHOT). Sharp holds over 10,000 display patents in China, Japan and the US, and the company says those patents cover […]
Yahoo launches its own unlimited data plan for $40 a month
[ad_1] The service will use Verizon‘s network (Verizon is the parent company of both Yahoo and Engadget, but that has no bearing on this report), and comes with the usual “unlimited” caveats. Times of high congestion will result in a slower connection, and tethering is limited to 5Mbits, with one tethered device permitted at time. […]