Category: Tech

Starship’s delivery robots now serve Purdue University

[ad_1] The bot maker is in the early stages of an expansion that will have thousands of machines serving campuses within the next two years. Students at George Mason University and Northern Arizona University already have access to the robotic couriers, while the University of Pittsburgh should have access later in September. There’s a fairly […]

LG plugs NVIDIA G-Sync into its 2019 OLED TVs

[ad_1] At CES in January NVIDIA promised more big-screen G-Sync-compatible displays were coming and now LG says they’re already here. A firmware update for its 2019 OLED TVs will roll out soon adding support for the feature promising “smooth, tear-free immersion” with compatible PC games. That should make them an ideal setup for gamers seeking […]

EA’s Project Atlas cloud gaming launches tonight in closed beta

[ad_1] In addition to testing this progression, the trial will also gauge how well EA’s streaming works in real-life situations where jitter, lag and other obstacles can sour the experience. EA is betting that it can minimize these issues by using Amazon Web Services and the “public cloud” to place servers closer to gamers and […]

More ‘The Last of Us Part II’ details will emerge on September 24th

[ad_1] Naughty Dog has been fairly quiet about The Last of Us Part II since E3 2018. You’re about to hear a lot more, though. The studio has sent invitations for a media event that will discuss the post-apocalyptic action game in greater detail. While details aren’t forthcoming at this stage, it won’t be surprising […]

‘PES 2020’ isn’t perfect, but it’s good enough to rival ‘FIFA 20’

[ad_1] Another new feature in eFootball PES 2020 is “Matchday,” a mode that lets players choose their favorite team and synchronize games to the schedule from professional leagues. This is similar to FIFA’s Match Day Live, which is also designed to make the game feel more in-line with what’s happening out in the real world. […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold will have support from ‘hundreds’ of apps

[ad_1] The news also comes alongside details of how Android 10 improves foldable phone support. It’s better at resizing apps and resuming them across screens, while developers have a new emulator to help them test multi-display switching. You should see more apps that work with foldable phones as a matter of course, even if there […]

New prosthetic legs let amputees feel their foot and knee in real-time

[ad_1] The researchers worked with two patients with above-the-knee, or transfemoral, amputations. They used an Ă–ssur prosthetic leg, which comes with a microprocessor and an angle sensor in the knee joint, IEEE Spectrum explains. The team then added an insole with seven sensors to the foot. Those sensors transmit signals in real-time, via Bluetooth to […]

FCC wants to fine CBS for using fake emergency alert in ‘Young Sheldon’

[ad_1] To avoid confusion and to make sure viewers and listeners don’t brush off alerts as false alarms, the agency doesn’t allow EAS tones or simulations of them to be broadcast outside of public service announcements, official tests or genuine emergencies. “CBS’s modifications to the EAS tones did not make broadcasting such tones permissible because […]

Google faces antitrust investigation from 50 state attorneys general

[ad_1] If Google is found to have acted in a way that broke the US’s antitrust rules, the company could be forced to divest itself of parts of its business, including YouTube. Alternatively, the company could be forced to change how its key money-making algorithms work. We’ve reached out to Google for comment on the […]