Month: May 2020
How to Set Up Your Echo Dot (and Get the Most From It)
What does an Amazon Echo do, exactly? Here’s all the tips and tricks you need to get going. Source
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US video game sales have record quarter, as consumers stay at home
New numbers from NPD confirm what we’ve known for a while: the first quarter of 2020 was a very good one for gaming companies. The new report notes that sales hit a record $10.86 billion in the States between January and March of this year, marking a 9% increase over…
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Can’t decide which PC game to play next? Steam’s AI will choose a game from your library
Steam will now analyze your existing library of games and tell you which title you might want to play next based on your past gaming history on the platform. This feature is called Play Next, rather appropriately, and it uses machine learning to try to discern which games you might…
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Engadget Podcast: Dell’s new XPS laptops and Zocdoc’s telehealth play
We’re back to a somewhat regular week of news on this episode of the Engadget Podcast. Devindra and Cherlynn tackle the good and bad of Dell’s new XPS and Alienware laptops, before diving into Zocdoc’s telehealth play and what that could mean for our… Source
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Microsoft strengthens 5G cloud offering with Metaswitch Networks purchase
Microsoft has strengthened the 5G credentials of its Azure public cloud platform through the acquisition of Metaswitch Networks. Metaswitch Networks is a specialist in virtualised network software and voice, data and communications services for operators. Its technology and expertise will be used to expand Microsoft Azure’s telecoms portfolio as demand…
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Discord adds drop-in, drop-out video chats
Discord has already taken steps to make its platform more helpful to those affected by coronavirus lockdown, now it’s added a new video call feature to help keep its users connected to friends and family. Today, Server Video chat rolls out to everyon… Source
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