[ad_1] The event also resurrected some gear. Players got to jump into the newly opened vault and chip away until one of Fortnite‘s numerous “vaulted” (read: removed) games was unlocked and brought back to the game — in this case, the notorious drum gun. Epic has vowed that this won’t be part of Fortnite World […]
Category: personalcomputing
Microsoft announces its first ‘real’ laptop
[ad_1] It’s hard to believe that only two years have passed since Microsoft first announced the Surface Laptop. That’s probably because the company had already built up a reputation with the Surface line of convertible tablets. Those computers tried to marry the portability and touch-screen convenience of the iPad with accessories, software and specs that […]
Firefox extensions stopped working for a while
[ad_1] Add-onmageddon 2.0Firefox disabled all add-ons because a certificate expired If you use Firefox or Tor, you may have noticed a weird error message and a sudden lack of working extensions. That’s because on Friday evening ET (midnight UTC/GMT) a certificate necessary to sign add-ons for the browser expired, making them suddenly invalid for use. […]
Dell’s pre-installed software left PCs open to hijacking
[ad_1] In another example of a problem that is sadly familiar, Bill Demirkapi found a vulnerability in the support software that Dell installs on most of its new PCs. His method tricks the SupportAssist software — intended as a way to easily update drivers, adjust settings and clean out unused files — into allowing an […]
Chrome OS unifies Google Assistant and device searches
[ad_1] You don’t have to be quite so picky when you start a search on your Chromebook. Google has released Chrome OS 74, whose cornerstone is a reworked search experience that unifies Google Assistant, on-device and web search. Tap the search box and you just have to enter whatever you’re looking for, whether it’s an […]
A closer look at the redesigned Facebook app
[ad_1] As mentioned earlier, a big focus of this version is on making Groups more ubiquitous inside the app. An overhauled Groups tab (pictured above) will show you a feed of activity from communities you’re subscribed to, while a new discovery feature is going to recommend you Groups you might be interested in. The Events […]
Apple Aperture won’t run in macOS after Mojave
[ad_1] While albums, labels and the images themselves will make the cut, they won’t always have one-for-one equivalents. Color labels may pop up as keywords or tags, for example. Aperture’s non-destructive editing also won’t carry over properly — the Photos app will preserve the changes, but you can’t tweak them short of reverting to the […]
The Morning After: Samsung’s Snapchat-ready TV
[ad_1] Cozmo and Vector couldn’t save it.Anki is closing the doors on its toy-robot business Anki, the startup responsible for adorable robotics, is closing its doors and will terminate nearly 200 employees Wednesday. Recode reported CEO Boris Sofman broke the news to staff Monday. In a statement provided to Engadget, the company said, “A significant […]
Black Ops 4′ season adds a sword-wielding specialist
[ad_1] You’ll also see the return of Prop Hunt (hide and seek where you disguise yourself as an object) as well as a trio of new maps, a new light machine gun and a new melee weapon. In Blackout, map updates are the stars of the show — a Wetworks change on the original map […]
Epic pulled the Siphon from ‘Fortnite’ after it frustrated most players
[ad_1] Siphon is still around in the Arena mode. The company also explained other choices, such as its decision against including a field-of-view slider. A wide field of view could give some players an unfair advantage, Epic said. It also acknowledged that the weekly online tournament pacing meant that it couldn’t stabilize gameplay for every […]