[ad_1] Here’s another game you can download for free and sink your teeth into: NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. have made Injustice: Gods Among Us available at no cost until June 25th. The fighting video game that lets you pit DC Comics characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman against each other was originally released […]
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Twitter apologizes for lack of accessibility in voice notes
[ad_1] Hey Matthew, this is an early version of this feature and we’re exploring ways to make these types of Tweets accessible to everyone. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) June 17, 2020 “This is an early version of this feature and we’re exploring ways to make these types of Tweets accessible to everyone,” Twitter responded from […]
Apple releases Mac version of its developer app just before WWDC
[ad_1] WWDC 2020 is looming, and Apple wants to be sure developers can keep track of new developments even though they’re stuck at home. It just released a Mac version (first spotted by The Verge) of its normally iPhone- and iPad-focused Apple Developer app to provide news, developer stories and educational videos from the same […]
Disney+ no longer offers a free trial period
[ad_1] Disney+ has pulled the plug on a promotion allowing new users a week-long free trial of the streaming service. The development comes weeks ahead of megahit musical Hamilton’s July 3rd debut on the platform. “The service was set at an attractive price-to-value proposition that we believe delivers a compelling entertainment offering on its own,” […]
BMW and Mercedes call it quits on their self-driving car partnership
[ad_1] BMW and Mercedes may have also been too ambitious. When they announced the collaboration last July, they said their goal was to start selling Level 4 self-driving cars, with the ability to handle freeway driving and parking on their own, by 2024. Automotive executives like Ford CEO Jim Hackett have said companies have “overestimated” […]
If hindsight is 20/20, how would you rate the original Surface today?
[ad_1] It was eight years ago that Steve Ballmer stepped onto a stage in Los Angeles to announce Microsoft’s latest offering: the Surface tablet with Windows RT (aka the Surface RT). The first PC to be designed in-house by Microsoft, the Surface stood out for its kickstand, ARM architecture and USB port (which the iPad […]
This week’s best deals: 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 5 and more
[ad_1] Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Amazon – $250 Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Best Buy – $250 Apple Watch Series 5 Engadget The Apple Watch Series 5 remains at its lowest price ever, only $300 for the GPS-only, 40mm model. The GPS + Cellular model is also $100 off, dropping it down to $400. These sales […]
Germany’s updated hate speech law requires sites to report users to police
[ad_1] As you might imagine, privacy advocates aren’t thrilled with this latest revision, either. One concern is that it will force private companies to help police build a database of people’s personal information. Particularly worrisome is the fact the law obligates companies to transfer someone’s data before there’s suspicion of criminal wrongdoing. Another issue is […]
Snapchat releases and then deletes its latest insensitive filter
[ad_1] Snapchat has a history of creating insensitive, and sometimes downright racist, content. Today, users were presented with a filter to “celebrate” Juneteenth — a remembrance of slaves being informed they were free years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed — but they were quick to call out Snap for yet another case of thoughtlessness. […]
Comcast’s public WiFi hotspots will remain free for the rest of 2020
[ad_1] According to Comcast, hundreds of thousands of non-Xfinity customers have taken advantage of the free hotspots. Last month, Senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and Ron Wyden urged Comcast to make all of its WiFi hotspots (including Xfinity customers’ routers) open to students who don’t have internet access at home. In response to Engadget’s inquiry […]