Category: Internet

We’re all kinda fine with DRM now

[ad_1] In heated Twitter threads and editorials about the newest and most controversial gaming platforms around, the DRM-free bit of NVIDIA’s news seemed to barely register with fans. A feature that would’ve made headlines in 2010 is often relegated to a single sentence at the base of the inverted pyramid, or not mentioned at all. […]

‘Harriet’ star Cynthia Erivo’s sci-fi podcast is becoming a movie

[ad_1] Blank is writing and directing the movie. There’s no mention of when Carrier might arrive, or whether it’s destined for theaters or streaming services. Still, it could go a long way toward raising the profile of podcasts if it’s successful. While podcasts are big deals in their own right, a movie with a famous […]

The Morning After: Samsung announces four new phones in one day

[ad_1] The foldable future starts now.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on: Razr who? Now that Samsung has announced its Galaxy Z Flip will go on sale Friday, Chris Velazco couldn’t help but compare it to the just-launched Motorola Razr. The Z Flip has more powerful specs, with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, plus 8GB of RAM and […]

Nintendo is adding more SNES and NES games to Switch Online

[ad_1] The gaming giant is also adding two NES titles to the service this month: Shadow of the Ninja, a classic side-scrolling action platformer, and the powerboat racing game Eliminator Boat Duel. Nintendo first added SNES games to Switch Online in September, starting with its most famous titles such as Super Mario Kart, Super Mario […]

BlueMail is back in the App Store after it called out Apple

[ad_1] Hurray!! After Eight Months, Apple Restores BlueMail to the Mac App Store 🕊 Read more: https://t.co/cVCZBNeqZb#fairness2020 #apple #macos #appstore #developer #email — BlueMail (@BlueMail) February 11, 2020 Last year, the developer wrote an open letter to Tim Cook, asking him to “treat small developers with fairness and empathy.” And, on February 4th, Blix addressed […]

SiriusXM invests $75 million to play a bigger role in SoundCloud

[ad_1] The circumstances surrounding this latest investment couldn’t be more different than the last time SoundCloud raised money. By its own admission, the company was close to running out of runway in 2017. That July, it cut 40 percent of its workforce, laying off 173 people and closing down its San Francisco and London offices […]

US claims Huawei can secretly access carrier backdoors

[ad_1] Huawei is unique in having this kind of access and doesn’t tell national security agencies, one unnamed official said. The US apparently didn’t start sharing these claims until late 2019, having changed its mind after previously insisting that it didn’t need to provide tangible evidence. It partly declassified some of those assertions, but those […]

Virtual pet site Neopets is being rebooted into a TV show

[ad_1] This is part of a larger overhaul for Neopets due this year that will include a reworked site, another mobile game and “licensed merchandise.” Whether or not this works isn’t certain. The companies are quick to brag that Neopets still has 75 million users and 350 million page views per month, but that won’t […]

All Nest accounts will require extra sign-in security this spring

[ad_1] Nest still recommends that users migrate to Google accounts if they want to stay secure, although there is a caveat: you can’t currently link a Nest account if you have Google’s Advanced Protection turned on. Google is fixing this, but doesn’t have an estimate for when that solution will be ready. It’s not hard […]

Spotify’s Kids app is coming to all Premium Family subscribers

[ad_1] From today, anyone with a Spotify Premium Family subscription in the UK and Australia will be able to download the app for free onto any iOS or Android device. Kids can access a simplified and ad-free Spotify interface and listen to age-appropriate singalongs, soundtracks and stories, based on whether parents have selected “Audio for […]