[ad_1] Following a full-day livestream, we now have a better idea of when and where the next game in Ubisoft’s long-running Assassin’s Creed franchise will take place. In Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, you’ll play an assassin at some point during the Viking Age, which took place between 793 and 1066 CE. Publisher and developer Ubisoft picked […]
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Twitter unlocks tools to help researchers study COVID-19 tweets
[ad_1] The new COVID-19 stream endpoint will allow researchers and developers to access the millions of tweets about the coronavirus in real-time. Though use of the API is free, interested developers will need to apply in order to gain access. Twitter says it will screen applicants, who must have experience working with Twitter data, as […]
Windows 10 preview adds COVID-19 info to the search box
[ad_1] This preview build isn’t all about coronavirus, though. Another new feature will allow you to control your music and audio apps with the Your Phone app. You’ll be able to play, pause and skip the songs playing on your phone through your desktop, and tracks will remain synced across your phone and PC. You […]
Save $300 on the Roomba i7+ vacuum robot at Best Buy
[ad_1] Buy iRobot Roomba i7+ at iRobot – $700 The i7+ is iRobot’s top-of-the-line vacuum robot. In addition to including the company’s Imprint Smart Mapping technology, which allows the robot to classify and remember all the rooms in your home, the i7+ comes with a charging station that automatically empties its dust container into a […]
iRobot suspends plans to launch its robotic lawn mower
[ad_1] The company originally committed to launches in Germany and the US, but it hadn’t set a date or a price. Based on the competition (Husqvarna’s Automower 435X costs £4,400, or around $5,500), it probably would have been pretty pricey. Now, we may never know. In its first-quarter financial report, iRobot revealed that its revenue […]
Why Facebook redesigned Facebook.com | Engadget
[ad_1] The changes were widespread and dramatic. Facebook’s iconic shade of blue was stripped from the top navigation bar, for instance, and an overhauled Groups tab made it easier to find and keep up with communities that were relevant to you. Facebook started rolling out the mobile version immediately and promised that the desktop equivalent […]
Minecraft Earth adds new season challenges
[ad_1] If you like tracking your accomplishments, the latest update now includes a player journal and collections. The player journal tracks everything you’ve collected, including blocks, items and mobs, letting completionists fill out their collections and tick them off the list. Finally, the update includes ten new mob variants for chickens, cows, pigs, sheep and […]
Spotify users are flocking to ‘chill’ playlists during COVID-19
[ad_1] And Spotify’s big-budget gamble on podcasts and podcasting appears to be paying dividends in the new normal we find ourselves in. Almost a fifth of Spotify’s users engage with podcasts on the platform, of which there are now more than 1 million shows on the service. And, most importantly, more than 60 percent of […]
Apple will pay $18 million to settle broken FaceTime suit
[ad_1] Apple has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a case accusing the company of intentionally breaking FaceTime on iOS 6. The class action lawsuit, which was filed in 2017, argued that the tech giant disabled the video-calling applicationn on the iPhone 4 and 4S as a cost-saving measure. See, Apple uses peer-to-peer direct […]
Universal’s plans for more ‘premium VOD’ push AMC to drop its movies
[ad_1] For NBCUniversal, being locked out of the company’s theaters worldwide may be an acceptable trade, it has many ways to get customers its movies, with Comcast boxes, Peacock, Vudu and more. However the letter is very clearly written as a threat to others who might follow in its footsteps (Warner Bros. will release Scoob! […]