The Episode 4 expansion also lands on the same day. Phantasy Star Online 2 finally made its way to the US earlier this year as a free-to-play title on the Xbox One and Windows Store for PCs. But despite being an 8-year-old game, the launch was surprisingly buggy for Windows users, who reported installation trouble, as well as … Continue reading ‘Phantasy Star Online 2’ heads to Steam August 5th Continue Reading
Visit the Experiments menu to enable the feature. Stadia now allows you to stream games over 4G and 5G connections, provided you’re willing to try the functionality out as part of Google’s latest experiment. You can enable the feature by launching the Stadia app on your phone, tapping on your avatar, and navigating to the Experiments … Continue reading Stadia users can now try the service over cellular Continue Reading
The two say they’ll also share PVOD revenue. In a pact that is likely to change the film industry, Universal and AMC have agreed to allow the studio’s movies to make their way to premium video-on-demand (PVOD) platforms after only 17 days of play at theaters. The agreement is a significant change from the status quo. Traditionally, … Continue reading Universal’s deal with AMC shortens theatrical exclusivity to 17 days Continue Reading
Repeat offenders could be suspended. Twitter is closing a loophole in its rules to make it harder for users to spread hate speech and violent content. The company is updating its policies to ban links to content that promotes violence and hateful conduct. Twitter already had rules in place barring hateful conduct and violence in … Continue reading Twitter will block links promoting hate speech and violence Continue Reading
Repeat offenders could be suspended. Twitter is closing a loophole in its rules to make it harder for users to spread hate speech and violent content. The company is updating its policies to ban links to content that promotes violence and hateful conduct. Twitter already had rules in place barring hateful conduct and violence in … Continue reading Twitter will block links promoting hate speech and violence Continue Reading
They attempt to make their case. The big tech antitrust hearing with the House Judiciary Committee is set to occur tomorrow, July 29th at 12PM ET. But all four CEOs — Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook — have released their opening statements early. In all of them, the CEOs attempted to make the case that as … Continue reading Big tech CEOs release opening statements before antitrust hearing Continue Reading
Space Camp and its home, the US Space and Rocket Center museum in Alabama, are in danger of shutting down permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic. To save both, center officials have launched a “Save Space Camp” campaign that’s seeking to raise $1.5 million. They’ve already collected $250,000 in donations in the campaign’s first 10 hours, and people can … Continue reading Space Camp needs to raise $1.5 million to survive the pandemic Continue Reading
You’ll need a smartwatch for some featurs. Form’s Smart Swim Goggles are now useful for more than tracking laps in the pool. The company has updated the goggles’ firmware to add support for open water data. Any swimmer can see their stroke rate, elapsed time and other vital info while swimming outdoors. However, you’ll be missing … Continue reading Form’s smart swim goggles now track open water excursions Continue Reading
It now has 299 million users across the world, too. Spotify’s second-quarter earnings report doesn’t just tell us how many people are using the service, and how much money it lost. The documents also reveal how far people have gone back to living their normal lives after some of the COVID-19 lockdowns were relaxed. According to the streaming company, … Continue reading Spotify says listener habits are almost back to pre-pandemic levels Continue Reading
Google wants Samsung to retreat from its voice AI and app strategy, according to reports. Google is reportedly in the midst of convincing Samsung to prioritize Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and the Korean company’s own app store. According to Bloomberg and Reuters, the tech giants are discussing a new global revenue-sharing deal that would give … Continue reading Google reportedly offers Samsung a lucrative deal to prioritize Assistant and Play Store Continue Reading