Category: Tech

‘World of Warcraft’ keeps players indoors with a 100 percent XP bonus

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In av, blizzard, coronavirus, covid-19, Games, Gaming, mmo, mmorpg, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech, Video Games, world of warcraft, world of warcraft classic

[ad_1] If the world of Azeroth has been the place you’ve turned to find some time away from all the news about the coronavirus pandemic, Blizzard has something that should make your stay more productive. From now until April 20th, your World of Warcraft character will receive a bonus called “Winds of Wisdom,” which will […]

New York orders Craigslist to remove ads for fake COVID-19 treatments

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In attorney general, coronavirus, covid-19, craigslist, domain, domain name, fake, gear, godaddy, health, Internet, medicine, New York, Politics, registrar, Scam, Tech, web

[ad_1] On top of this, James has sent letters to GoDaddy and five other internet registrars asking them to halt the registration of domain names for virus-related scams, and to delist those names that are already in use. While this wasn’t an order, the Attorney General warned that these sites are likely to be violating […]

NTSB criticizes Tesla Autopilot design in Model 3 crash report

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In Autopilot, crash, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, gear, Model 3, Nhtsa, ntsb, Safety, Tech, Tesla, Transportation

[ad_1] The report says one of the contributing factors to the crash was that Tesla’s Autopilot software wasn’t designed to handle the type of road conditions it encountered the night of the collision. The five-mile stretch of highway where the Delray Beach crash occurred has approximately 34 intersections and private driveways where cars can join […]

GameStop closes California stores despite earlier defiance

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In business, coronavirus, covid-19, Games, gamestop, Gaming, gear, health, medicine, retail, shopping, Tech, Video Games

[ad_1] We’ve asked GameStop for comment. The retailer had maintained that it was an “essential business” as it improved the quality of life for people working from home. It reportedly went so far as to instruct stores on how to respond if police attempted to enforce closures. The company has effectively been setting up a […]

Google won’t hold a virtual I/O this year

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, gear, Google, i/o, Internet, Mobile, Tech

[ad_1] When Google announced its first change of plans earlier this month, the company said it would “explore other ways to evolve Google I/O to best connect with our developer community.” At the time, it seemed like the company would host online presentations and workshops, much like Apple announced it would do at WWDC later […]

WhatsApp and WHO create a chatbot to share reliable coronavirus info

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In chatbot, coronavirus, covid-19, Facebook, gear, Internet, medicine, misinformation, Mobile, Security, Tech, whatsapp, who, world health organization

[ad_1] Yesterday, WhatsApp unveiled a coronavirus fact-checking hub in partnership with the WHO, UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme. That’s intended to share the latest news and advice related to COVID-19. The chatbot will go one step further and let users ask questions directly. WhatsApp also donated $1 million to support fact-checking organizations. To […]

‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ hits 30 million players in 10 days

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In activision, activision blizzard, activisionblizzard, av, battle royale, battleroyale, call of duty, call of duty warzone, callofduty, callofdutywarzone, Gaming, Tech

[ad_1] Over 30 million of you have dropped in to play #Warzone. Thank you to this amazing community . Jump in and play for free now. #FreeCallofDuty pic.twitter.com/KFKhb8CNNK — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) March 20, 2020 The growth has slowed a bit since launch — Warzone had three million players after 24 hours and 15 […]

The best deals we found this week: ‘The Sims 4,’ Fire TV Sticks and more

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In commerce, engadgetdeals, firetvstick, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, moog, pixel 3a, pixel 3a xl, Tech, thebuyersguide, thesims

[ad_1] Fire TV Stick Amazon continues to run a good sale on its Fire TV Sticks for Prime members. Use the code 4KFIRETV to get a Fire TV Stick 4K for $25, which is 50 percent off its normal price. The regular Fire TV Stick is down to $23, which is the lowest price we’ve […]

Sony says the ‘overwhelming majority’ of PS4 titles will work on PS5

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In av, backwards compatibility, backwardscompatibility, Gaming, playstation 4, playstation 5, playstation4, playstation5, ps4, ps5, Sony, Tech

[ad_1] The company says it expects “backwards compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from higher or more stable frame rates and potentially higher resolutions. We’re currently evaluating games on a title-by-title basis to spot any issues that need adjustment from the original software developers.” It has […]

Windows 10 UI updates have been spotted in a Microsoft promo video

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2020
Categories In Design, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, gui, leak, Microsoft, panos panay, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech, ui, user interface, windows, windows 10, windows 10 gui

[ad_1] The video depicts a File Explorer window that looks noticeably different than the one Windows 10 users are accustomed to, and there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it peak at a new calendar interface. Additionally, the tiles that pop up in the start menu have a more unified, monochromatic look that seems to jive with the user’s chosen […]