Month: April 2020
ESPN will air 12 hours of esports including Rocket League, NBA 2K, and Madden
ESPN is set to air 12 hours of esports coverage on April 5th, turning to NBA 2K, Madden NFL 20, and Rocket League tournaments to fill the programming void left behind by traditional sports leagues going on hiatus. “ESPN Esports Day” is a marathon of live events and taped esports…
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Pandemic puts the brakes on micromobility
As of this writing, nearly a million people globally have been infected with the novel coronavirus and 50,322 have died. Healthcare systems are overwhelmed, consumers and profiteers are hoarding supplies and some service workers have launched strikes while many others have been let go. In the world of micromobility, we’ve…
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Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing
Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly-shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, since these may be guessed or reused. Meanwhile, it will change virtual waiting rooms to be on by default so hosts…
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Black Widow gets November 2020 release date as Disney resets its theatrical calendar
Marvel’s Black Widow is finally coming to theaters in November 2020, Mulan is coming in July 2020, and Jungle Cruise has been delayed until midyear 2021 as Disney has officially reset its cinematic release calendar for its most eagerly-anticipated films. In response to the coronavirus outbreak and government bans on…
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GoToMeeting adds more features
LogMeIn has announced a number of new updates to GoToMeeting which include new integrations, updates to the desktop and mobile experience, audio enhancements, security improvements and more. The new updates bring additional partnerships and integrations to the company’s recently launched GoToMarketplace with the first of which being a new integration…
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Why Zoom became so popular
Seemingly everyone knows about Zoom now: parents, co-workers, friends, grandparents, and neighbors. The videoconferencing software company that went public last year is having a moment during the pandemic. People have flocked to the service to keep up with friends, build digital clubs, and even host weddings. However, in this time…
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