Month: August 2020
Facebook pilot program linking its users’ news subscriptions could cut down on password fatigue
It’s a mildly annoying problem: when you’re reading the snippet of a news article on Facebook and you click through to read the full article, even if you’re subscribed to the news publication, you hit its paywall and have to manually log in. Facebook says it’s now testing a feature…
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Activision is giving out Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta codes this weekend Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
This weekend Activision is giving Call of Duty fans the chance to win access to the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War open beta, which will take place ahead of the game’s November 13 release date. As with previous Call of Duty titles, early access to the open beta…
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Google pulls ‘fediverse’ Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech
Google has stepped up its fight against hate speech, but there are concerns that it might be too aggressive. As Private Internet Access reports, Google has pulled or threatened to pull multiple “fediverse” apps (groups of interconnected servers used… Source
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This Game Boy Color is actually a portable Nintendo Wii and it’s so damn clean
Transforming classic video game consoles into on-the-go gadget gaming goodness is practically a time-honored tradition — I remember writing about Bacteria’s bulbous portable Nintendo 64 a decade ago. But @GingerOfMods new “Wii Boy Color” (via NintendoLife) is so clean, so compact, I just have to share it with you. OK,…
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The dual-display LG Wing gets a price in the latest leak LG Velvet
We’re intrigued by what we’ve seen of the LG Wing so far – an innovative-looking smartphone with a flip-out second display – and we’ve now got some more pricing details, courtesy of sources close to LG. As per XDA Developers, people with connections at LG say the phone will sell…
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Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail
Google took five days to review several ads with misleading information about voting by mail before opting to approve them, The Washington Post reported. The ads were created by Protect My Vote— a group the Post refers to as “shadowy”— and appeared to target people in several US states, including…
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