M. Brian
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How to see everything you've watched on Netflix and other streaming services
The ultimate guide to finding everything you've ever watched on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock and other streaming services.. → Read More
EU charges Apple over NFC payment restrictions on iOS devices
Apple has been accused of limiting developer access to NFC technology on iPhone and iPad, which is against EU antitrust rules.. → Read More
Samsung confirms hackers compromised its systems and stole Galaxy source code
South American hacking group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility last week, sharing a 190GB torrent file via its Telegram account.. → Read More
Valorant's latest Agent is a robot with an ability that lets anyone revive him
Valorant's new hero, KAY/O, is perfect for fraggers who love grenades and often die first.. → Read More
CD Projekt Red promises to fix 'Cyberpunk 2077' on consoles
Today’s statement should go some way towards assuring Cyberpunk 2077 players that the game will continue to see improvements both before and after the holiday period. → Read More
The Raspberry Pi 400 is a $70 keyboard that's also a computer
In the eight and a bit years since the first model launched, the Raspberry Pi has traditionally been sold as a modular computer. The Foundation watched as third-parties — including Kano — built their own all-in-one PC solutions around the Raspberry Pi, leading it to create its own Desktop Kit, which bundled all of the necessary tech to deploy a fully-functional desktop or coding workstation.… → Read More
There's a lot to look forward to in 'Apex Legends' season seven
With season seven less than a week away, EA and Respawn are finally detailing the new content and features that we can expect from the latest update to the popular battle royale game Apex Legends. Thanks to a series of previews, it’s now common knowledge that Apex will soon host a third map, Olympus, plus a new “charmingly eccentric” Scottish astrophysicist called Horizon who comes complete with… → Read More
Valorant's new healer agent will change the game
With Valorant’s second competitive season almost at an end, Riot Games has begun detailing what’s coming to its 5v5 tactical shooter on October 13th. Instead of teleports or climbing ropes, found in two of the game’s other maps, Icebox will encourage players to utilize ziplines to retain the high ground. “Icebox was designed to emphasize skirmishes, sharp aim and adaptive play,” notes Salvatore… → Read More
An Excel error may have led England to under-report COVID-19 cases
A day after the UK government announced its highest number of new coronavirus cases in England, the reason behind the drastic rise has reportedly been revealed. According to multiple sources, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing laboratory results reached its maximum size, meaning that as many as 15,841 cases between September 25th and October 2nd were not uploaded to the UK government’s… → Read More
Twitch Drops expansion rewards viewers when streamers play well
Thanks to streaming services, watching people play video games can often be as fun as taking part. Game studios have paid close attention, often enlisting big name streamers to generate buzz for their upcoming titles via reward systems like Twitch’s Drops platform. Riot Games set Twitch records when it allowed viewers to grab a beta key for its new 5v5 shooter, Valorant, simply by asking that… → Read More
Amazon officially delays Prime Day until 'later this year'
Amazon’s own shopping holiday — Prime Day — will still go ahead this year, but it won’t be for a while, the company announced on Tuesday. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect operations worldwide, a spokesperson confirmed “we’ll be holding Prime Day later than usual,” while promising to share “more details soon.” Prime Day 2019 ran for two days from July 15th, and on July 16th the year… → Read More
Amazon's smart shopping cart knows what you're buying
In its bid to further automate grocery shopping, Amazon today unveiled a smart shopping cart that can automatically detect products placed inside it and let customers pay for shopping without visiting a cashier. The “Dash Cart” — the company calls it — looks like any other grocery cart, but uses a mix of cameras, sensors and a built-in scale to work out a person’s purchases and then deducts the… → Read More
'Watch Dogs: Legion' lets you be anyone, if you put in the work
London has fallen. At least, that’s what you’re told when you first visit the dystopian future of England’s capital city in Legion, the third instalment of Ubisoft’s action-adventure series Watch Dogs. Navigating the underground corridors of the Houses of Parliament as an MI-5 agent in the game’s prologue, you quickly understand that DedSec — the subversive hacking group at the center of Watch… → Read More
Samsung is selling a wireless charger that also sterilizes your phone
In a bid to give its customers an phone-cleaning option that doesn’t involve an antibacterial wipe, Samsung has begun selling a wireless UV charger that promises to “kill up to 99 percent of bacteria within 10 minutes.” The ITFIT UV Sterilizer is a very unremarkable white box that Samsung says is spacious enough to fit a Galaxy S20 Ultra. The embedded 10-watt Qi charger will deliver power while… → Read More
'Fortnite' Chapter 2 Season 3 features Aquaman and rideable sharks
After weeks of delays, the new Fortnite season is finally here and it’s very....wet? → Read More
Riot's first official ‘Valorant’ esports tournaments begin this week
It’s been just over two months since Riot Games debuted its tactical first-person shooter, Valorant. → Read More
The best gifts for dad under $50
It's easy to spend a lot of money when buying gifts for loved ones, especially tech gifts. But it doesn't have to be that way: Here are the best tech gifts for Dad under $50. → Read More
Virgin Media and O2 announce £31 billion UK merger
The £31 billion puts BT, Sky and Vodafone on notice -- if it's approved. → Read More
‘Valorant’ is harvesting talent from stagnating esports
From a Fortnite World Cup runner-up to Overwatch League's MVP, Valorant is luring in some of the world's best shooter esports pros. → Read More
Disney+ will limit video quality for its wider European launch
"In line with Disney's longstanding commitment to act responsibly, we are responding to the request of European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton to work together to ensure the smooth functioning of the broadband infrastructure. In anticipation of high consumer demand for Disney+, we are proactively instituting measures to lower our overall bandwidth utilisation by at least 25% in… → Read More