Month: April 2020
Comcast struggles as theme parks, movies, and sports suddenly disappear
With theme parks and movie theaters closed and major sports events canceled, there were few parts of Comcast’s business that didn’t feel the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. And company executives said on Thursday that they don’t expect to see a whole lot…
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Facebook lets users in the US and Canada move media to Google Photos
Facebook users in the US and Canada can now transfer their photos and videos to Google Photos thanks to a new data portability tool. The feature is part of the Data Transfer Project, an agreement between Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter to sim… Source
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Is the Connect Smart Grilling Hub a great tool for outdoor cooking?
There are a lot of devices that tack on a bit of tech and connect to an app in order to enter the ‘smart’ market, whether or not there’s any value in doing so. However, Weber’s Connect Smart Grilling Hub isn’t one of those. When Senior Editor Billy S… Source
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Oculus sales spiked in the lead-up to Half-Life: Alyx
Despite pandemic-related hardware shortages, Facebook’s virtual reality business exploded at the start of 2020. The company revealed yesterday that it made $297 million in non-advertising revenue during the first quarter of 2020. That was “driven largely by sales of Oculus products,” rather than other products like Portal. The number is…
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Facebook now allows users in the U.S. & Canada to export photos and videos to Google Photos
Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced in Ireland in December, and has since been made available to other international markets. To use the…
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Watch the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft is adding Vikings to its Assassin series. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, revealed yesterday, is adopting a Norse-inspired setting. Assassin’s Creed has long been built around open-world parkour, but additions like 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey have moved the series into new territory. It placed a bigger focus on roleplaying elements and…
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