Category: Entertainment

Things are looking up for ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2020’

[ad_1] For starters, Konami has finally listened to players’ feedback and redesigned its entire menu system, making it more modern and easier to browse. If you’ve been playing PES for a while, you know how tedious and cumbersome the menus have been. Konami says it has enhanced its lighting engine, too, which will make stadiums, […]

Volkswagen ends deal with self-driving startup Aurora

[ad_1] The news of VW’s departure comes only a couple of days after Aurora signed with Fiat Chrysler to build platforms for self-driving vans. Along with Fiat, the Amazon-backed Aurora has partnerships with Hyundai and China’s Byton. “Volkswagen Group has been a wonderful partner to Aurora since the early days of development of the Aurora […]

Netflix renews ‘Russian’ Doll for a second season

[ad_1] Natasha Lyonne’s time-looping Netflix series Russian Doll is getting a second season. The streaming service hasn’t revealed the new season’s plot yet, though The Hollywood Reporter says it will follow the same format in eight episodes. In the first season, Lyonne’s character (Nadia Vulvokov) was forced to re-do her 36th birthday again and again […]

La Liga fined €250k for using its app to catch illegal soccer streams

[ad_1] La Liga in a statement to El País (translated from Spanish) expressed disappointment in the decision and accused regulators of not properly understanding the technology involved. The soccer league argued that users were asked twice by the app for their consent to access their phone’s microphone, and did not store any actual audio from […]

DJI’s first educational robot is a $500 drone tank for kids

[ad_1] I had the chance to play with a RoboMaster S1 and I can tell you that this thing is rugged and can definitely take a hit, so you don’t have to be afraid to smash it against other robots, walls or objects you put in front of it. According to DJI, the S1 has […]

BET is reportedly launching its own TV streaming service

[ad_1] According to Variety, a channel insider has said the service will launch later this year and will feature shows like First Wives Club, an upcoming series based on the 1996 movie, and original content from Tyler Perry. The streaming service will not only include content from the BET channel but also from other channels […]

Shazam can now ID tracks played through your headphones

[ad_1] But, as The Verge reports, the app has now been updated to detect music played through your headphones as well. When you turn on the Pop-up Shazam feature, it adds a persistent notification to your Android notification drawer. You can hit the notification to bring up a floating Shazam icon which sits on top […]

Xbox Live ID numbers let you choose a Gamertag that’s already taken

[ad_1] As Microsoft makes Xbox Live an entertainment service that spreads across more platforms (including Switch, Android and iOS), it’s also relaxing the naming scheme. Since it’s been in operation since 2002, many commonly-requested aliases are already taken, but now users can grab pretty much any name they want, even if someone else already has […]

Streaming ‘Dune’ TV series will accompany the new movie

[ad_1] There’s no set release date for The Sisterhood or any initial cast choices, although it’s clearly not going to make the WarnerMedia service’s late 2019 debut. The series could be a coup for WarnerMedia. While it has been lining up original shows, the AT&T-owned media behemoth has so far talked mostly about taking advantage […]

‘Love, Death and Robots’ gets a second season on Netflix with a new director

[ad_1] ❤️❤️💀💀🤖🤖 pic.twitter.com/5U6JMY8IbL — NX (@NXOnNetflix) June 10, 2019 If you missed the first run of Love, Death and Robots, there’s still plenty of time to catch up on what the show has to offer. Season one features 18 episodes that showcase a wide array of styles and genres created by animation teams from around […]