Following an unsuccessful first attempt at paid account verification, Twitter will start rolling out its revamped Blue subscription on December 12th, the company announced on Saturday. Twitter originally launched Blue verification for iOS devices in early November for $8 per month, but the company paused the rollout after the platform was overrun by verified trolls. On Saturday, the company also…
November 2022 NPD: God of War, Sonic and Pokémon chart high
December 10, 2022
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Several of November’s game releases have shot to the top — well, close to the top — of the charts, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD…
Practice Makes Perfect for Student Inventions at JPL Competition
December 10, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Invention Challenge made a lively return to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Friday. Now in its 23rd year, the long-running tradition brings together students and professional engineers to compete…
These apps support Material You’s themed icons on Android 13
December 10, 2022
Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of themed icons; here’s an ongoing list of apps that support the functionality.
Themed icons are designed to create a uniform look for homescreen icons that match the system theme. Available in Android 12…
Have you ever thought up an idea for a movie or play that you just know will be a smash hit, but haven’t gotten around to writing the script? Alphabet’s DeepMind has built an AI tool that can help get you started. Dramatron is a so-called “co-writing”…
Water-Tracking SWOT Satellite Encapsulated in Rocket Payload Fairing
December 10, 2022
The SWOT satellite, or the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, is now encapsulated in its payload fairing in preparation for launch. Technicians at the SpaceX processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California completed the operation and will soon mate…
Bayonetta Origins revealed, launches on March 17 on Switch
December 10, 2022
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In what is perhaps penance for making fans wait so long for Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed it’s making a new Bayonetta title. Called Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, it launches on Nintendo Switch on March 17.
Origins is a puzzle game, in stark contrast to…
Google Keep for Wear OS rolling out richer notes feed
December 10, 2022
Following two new tiles for sunset/sunrise and favorite contacts, Google Keep for Wear OS is beginning to roll out its updated notes feed.
Keep saw a Wear OS 3/Material You redesign in September that greatly modernized the app’s look. Google is now building on that by…
Google Slides now lets you ‘Follow’ people through a deck
December 10, 2022
Google wants to improve the real-time editing experience in Slides with a “Follow” feature that lets you jump to whatever page a specific user is viewing.
Tapping another person’s avatar in the Google Slides top bar will let you follow and “move with them as they…
Review: Acer Chromebook 516 GE brings out the best of cloud gaming
December 10, 2022
One of the first “gaming” ChromeOS devices, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE is the definitive device for cloud gaming, even if that’s an oxymoron.
Why buy a gaming Chromebook?
Thanks to services like Xbox Game Pass, Nvidia GeForce Now, and (for a brief time) Stadia, Chromebooks became surprisingly competent gaming devices almost overnight. Using the same affordable ChromeOS laptop/tablet you…
