Month: July 2020
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit acquisition is getting closer scrutiny from EU regulators
Antitrust regulators and consumer advocacy groups are increasing their scrutiny of Google’s planned acquisition of fitness tracker firm Fitbit. Google announced it was buying Fitbit last year for $2.1 billion and said it hoped to complete the deal some time in 2020. But it’s possible the acquisition will be delayed…
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Noise Cancelling podcast episode 18: iPhone 12, Harry Potter RPG and Facebook boycott Noise Cancelling podcast
Can’t find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Global Editor…
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Evo Online canceled after co-founder accused of sexual misconduct
Fighting game tournament organizer Evo has canceled Evo Online and removed its co-founder and president from the company after serious allegations surfaced about his past behavior. The long-running esports event had previously been scheduled to take place in a new online-only format starting July 4th due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Amped Studio offers ‘experimental’ VST plugin support for its online DAW
Online digital audio workstation (DAW) music production apps are popular because, unlike local apps, they can run on machines that aren’t necessarily super-powerful. However, a downside is that you can’t use powerful VST plugins that do functions lik… Source
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Amazon Prime Video app comes to Windows 10, but there’s a catch Amazon Prime Video
An Amazon Prime Video app has finally arrived on Windows 10, allowing PC users to stream and download Amazon Prime shows and movies on their desktop. It’s a belated arrival, given the app was already on iOS platforms, but a welcome addition for PC users nonetheless. While anyone can still…
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Lime is relaunching Jump’s electric bikes in London
Lime is relaunching Jump’s electric bike-share service in London in its first move since acquiring the struggling bike brand from Uber. To start out, the bikes will be available to rent in the Uber app only — they will added to the Lime app at a later date “following further…
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