WASHINGTON — The world’s two largest defense companies have joined a growing number of American industrial titans pausing their political donations after Lockheed Martin and Boeing announced Wednesday they would halt contributions following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. capitol.
A third major defense contractor, BAE Systems, also announced Wednesday that it was pausing political spending in…
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game Complete Edition is now available on Google Stadia
January 14, 2021
The classic arcade-style multiplayer fighting game Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game has returned and is available now for Google Stadia.
Originally released in 2010 as a tie-in to the movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game follows the basic plot of the Scott…
Steam customers purchased 21.4% more games in 2020 than in 2019
January 14, 2021
Last year was a big one for Valve Software’s Steam. The PC game-distribution platform had a massive audience that engaged even more with gaming during the ongoing global pandemic. That led to an increase in game purchases of 21.4% year-over-year in 2021. Valve summed up…
Ubisoft is making the Star Wars game that EA couldn’t
January 14, 2021
Ubisoft is making an open-world . Lucasfilm Limited and Ubisoft made the announcement this morning, and you can read all of the known details in our story right here. Electronic Arts, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order publisher, is continuing to make Star Wars games as well. But it is not renewing its exclusivity agreement with Walt Disney. So what’s happening here? The simplest explanation is…
Google today launched Guest Mode, a new way to use Google Assistant on smart devices like Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max without having to sign into a Google account. First announced last fall, Guest Mode allows users to use Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and smart…
The AI arms race comes to enterprise content management
January 14, 2021
Enterprise content management (ECM) platforms that have historically been employed to manage files are, thanks to the rise of AI, about to evolve into central repositories for keeping track of relationships between a much wider range of types of data.
Fresh off raising an…
LG is well-known for its short-throw CineBeam projectors, but it also builds standard long-throw models, too. To wit, the company just unveiled the CineBeam HU810P 4K laser projector with some interesting features. To start with, it can pump out 2,700 ANSI lumens of brightness, covering 97 percent of the cinema-standard DCI-P3 color space. Better still, the “Adaptive Picture Pro” mode…
HTC is still making phones?
January 14, 2021
One day before Samsung’s big Unpacked event, HTC has announced a new phone, the Desire 21 Pro 5G. Yes, the company that was once a powerhouse in the Android space is still alive and kicking, and releasing new devices no less.
All things considered, the Desire 21 Pro 5G…
Apple releases iOS 14.4 beta 2 and more for developers
January 14, 2021
Almost a month after releasing the first beta, Apple today is releasing iOS 14.4 beta 2 to developer beta testers. iOS 14.4 includes new features for the Handoff experience with HomePod mini, among a few other changes to VoiceOver and Shortcuts.
Update: Now available to…
macOS beta code suggests Apple will block users from sideloading unsupported iOS apps on M1 Macs [U]
January 14, 2021
Apple today released the second beta of iOS 14.4 and macOS Big Sur 11.2 for developers — and although the updates have no significant changes, they come as bad news for some M1 Mac users. 9to5Mac has found that Apple may stop users from sideloading unsupported iOS apps on Apple Silicon Macs.
Based on internal code that is shared between recent iOS 14.4 beta versions and macOS Big Sur 11.2…
