[ad_1] If you’re planning on watching Super Bowl LIV using a streaming app, then you might not be able to use Roku hardware. While the platform has had a number of Fox apps available for years, their distribution agreement is set to expire after tomorrow, ahead of the big game. Roku is sending out emails […]
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IBM CEO Virginia Rometty is retiring
[ad_1] Rometty said in a statement: “Arvind has grown IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive Software business and led the largest acquisition in the company’s history. Through his multiple experiences running businesses in IBM, Arvind has built an outstanding track record of bold transformations and proven business results, and is an authentic, values-driven leader. He is well-positioned […]
Nintendo’s special ‘Animal Crossing’ Switch is coming March 13th
[ad_1] The first new Animal Crossing game on consoles in several years is almost here, and Nintendo is rolling out a special edition of its Switch to mark the occasion. This $300 Switch will arrive on March 13th, a week before the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s covered in pastel colors, with two-toned […]
The next ‘Apex Legends’ character is a cyborg assassin named Revenant
[ad_1] As leaks indicated, the cyborg assassin’s name is Revenant. Respawn hasn’t explained his abilities just yet, other than to say they’re “unnatural” and that he uses them to “haunt his enemies and defy death.” It won’t be long before more details about Revenant emerge, however: he’ll hit the game when Apex Legends Season 4 […]
FCC wants to fine one man almost $13 million for making 6,000 robocalls
[ad_1] The FCC says the man wanted to gain “notoriety” and “publicity” for their website and personal brand. To that end, all their calls had some political angle. In one campaign, for instance, the person made 827 calls to people in the town of Brooklyn, Iowa, “following the murder of a local college student and […]
Amazon has 150 million Prime members now
[ad_1] “We’ve made Prime delivery faster — the number of items delivered to U.S. customers with Prime’s free one-day and same-day delivery more than quadrupled this quarter compared to last year,” said CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. “Members now have free two-hour grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market in more than […]
Ninja’s management agency is ‘actively seeking to diversify’ its talent pool
[ad_1] Just as the debut LCS tournament was playing out in June 2011, the streaming site Justin.tv launched Twitch, a live-video platform dedicated to gaming. Today, Amazon owns Twitch and streaming is mainstream, with popular personalities regularly commanding multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals. While Twitch has dominated this space for the past half decade, competitors like Mixer […]
Sega Europe is moving to recycled packaging for PC games
[ad_1] Sega Europe says that this transition comes at a price to the company, but that the lighter packaging means cheaper distribution, helping to offset the higher manufacturing costs. “We’d like…entertainment industries to investigate similar packaging solutions, across movies, games and music so we can collectively observe a drastic reduction in the production of plastic […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $50 on a 7th-gen Apple iPad
[ad_1] NVIDIA Shield TV (2019) Street price: $150; deal price: $125 w/ on-page coupon The NVIDIA Shield TV (2019) is down to a new low price of $125 from $150 when you clip the on-page coupon to get an extra $5 off. Since its recent release, this is the first notable drop we’ve seen on […]
FCC commits $20.4 billion to help close the rural digital divide
[ad_1] In the first phase, beginning later this year, the FCC will make up to $16 billion available to areas that are “wholly unserved.” It will demand broadband speeds of at least 25 Mbps, and the funding will be made available through reverse-auction, a practice meant to drive competition. An estimated six million rural homes […]