Month: January 2020
Samsung is pushing for the Xbox Series X to support ultrawide monitors
One of the most exciting things about PC gaming in 2020 is the wide swath of choices in the way you play your games, and it sounds like Samsung is pushing Microsoft to bring at least one aspect of that over to the Xbox Series X. Samsung recently talked to…
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Every smart device you love will die — starting with Sonos
Every smart device you own will die — Sonos was just the start. When the company announced it would retire a slew of 10-year-old devices, like the original Play 5, the consumer backlash was swift. And you could see why people were angry: Hardcor… Source
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Antivirus company shuts down its data-harvesting arm after getting caught red-handed
Just days after Avast’s popular antivirus software was revealed to be harvesting browsing data and selling it to advertisers, the company has said that it’s shutting down the subsidiary that made it possible. Writing in a blog post, company CEO Ondrej Vlcek says Avast is terminating its Jumpshot subsidiary’s data…
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Watch the first episode of Picard for free on YouTube
The pilot episode of the new Star Trek: Picard series, which streams on CBS All Access, is available to view for free right now on YouTube, which we first learned about via Slashfilm. The intro credits say the episode is free “for a limited time,” so if you want to…
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GM is bringing back the Hummer as an electric ‘super truck’ with 1,000 horsepower
GM is bringing back the Hummer in a new electric form. The automaker confirmed Thursday plans to produce an all-electric Hummer with 1,000 horsepower and the ability to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds. This ‘super truck,’ which GM teased in a several videos, will…
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AWS partners with sports leagues to change how we watch games
Since the inception of professional sports, fans have sought statistics about how their favorite teams and players are performing. Until recently, these stats were generated from basic counting, like batting averages, home runs or touchdowns. Today, sports leagues are looking to learn more about players and find a competitive edge…
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