iOS game sale offers discounts on ‘Journey,’ ‘Flower’ and ‘Donut Country’

You can save on a bunch of Annapurna Interactive titles. Publisher Annapurna Interactive has been involved with some of the most memorable games of recent years, and you can score several of those titles on the cheap on iOS right now. It’s running a sale in which you can snag some Annapurna games for around 40 percent off (via @Wario64). … Continue reading iOS game sale offers discounts on ‘Journey,’ ‘Flower’ and ‘Donut Country’ Continue Reading →

Mark and Jay Duplass are making podcasts for Spotify

The Duplass brothers will create both scripted and unscripted shows. Spotify’s ever-growing podcast empire got another boost today: The company announced that Mark and Jay Duplass have signed on with the company to create exclusive podcasts. If you don’t know them, the Duplass brothers are actors, writers and producers who’ve had their hands in many … Continue reading Mark and Jay Duplass are making podcasts for Spotify Continue Reading →

Garmin confirms a cyber attack took its systems offline

It’ll still be a few days before everything is back to normal. Garmin is finally giving its users more information about the system outage the company has been dealing with since the morning of July 23rd. The company has just confirmed earlier reports that it was the victim of an external cyber attack that encrypted some of the company’s systems. This … Continue reading Garmin confirms a cyber attack took its systems offline Continue Reading →

Intel debuts slightly slower, slightly cheaper version of its 10-core 10900K chip

The i9-10850K is 100MHz slower but is otherwise largely the same. Intel has unveiled a new member to its Comet Lake family today, with the arrival of the i9-10850K. According to PC World, it’s essentially a slightly slower, but also slightly more affordable version of the company’s flagship 10-core i9-10900K processor. It’s clocked at 100MHz slower … Continue reading Intel debuts slightly slower, slightly cheaper version of its 10-core 10900K chip Continue Reading →

Fox Sports’ virtual baseball fans are just plain weird

They were a little too much. After a pandemic-forced hiatus, baseball is back. Well, sort of. This is baseball like you’ve never seen it, with 60 games instead of 162 and a slew of rule changes that include a ban on spitting. And then there’s the lack of fans. Stadiums and ball parks that were once filled … Continue reading Fox Sports’ virtual baseball fans are just plain weird Continue Reading →

‘Tenet’ will debut internationally a week before some US cities

Select US theaters will start showing the movie on September 3rd. After multiple delays, Tenet will premiere in international theaters on August 26th. About a week later, Christopher Nolan‘s spy thriller will then make its way to theaters in select cities across the US over the Labor Day weekend on September 3rd.  When it delayed the movie indefinitely on … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ will debut internationally a week before some US cities Continue Reading →

Lollapalooza 2020 will be online with new and old performances

A good way for music fans to enjoy festival season in the era of social distancing. Not surprisingly, the massive weekend-long music festival Lollapalooza isn’t happening in Chicago this year. Perhaps also unsurprising is the fact that there will be a massive Lollapalooza livestream in its place. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Lolla2020 will take place … Continue reading Lollapalooza 2020 will be online with new and old performances Continue Reading →

Amazon’s redesigned Alexa app puts your most-used features up front

It promises a more personalized experience. Amazon’s Alexa app is finally getting a much-needed revamp. Starting today, the Alexa app will have a whole new home screen with updated navigation that highlights Alexa-centric skills and a more personalized experience. Third-party skills have also been moved off the main screen in favor of more first-party features.  … Continue reading Amazon’s redesigned Alexa app puts your most-used features up front Continue Reading →

Microsoft used hydrogen fuel cells to power a data center for two days straight

This will help Microsoft’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2030. Microsoft announced Monday that hydrogen fuel cells powered a row of its datacenter servers for 48 consecutive hours, bringing the company one step closer toward its goal of becoming “carbon negative” by 2030. Microsoft is exploring how the clean technology could be used to fuel more … Continue reading Microsoft used hydrogen fuel cells to power a data center for two days straight Continue Reading →

Google’s latest local news effort is a dedicated sports hub

One subscription will give you access to content from newspapers across the US. With its latest local news initiative, Google wants to give sports fans the chance to read coverage from all of the best reporters who cover professional and college teams at local news publications across the US and Canada. To that end, the … Continue reading Google’s latest local news effort is a dedicated sports hub Continue Reading →