Month: August 2022
Watch out, someone wants to turn Pac-Man into a live-action movie
As Hollywood looks ever further afield for IP to turn into new film franchises, the classic arcade game Pac-Man has emerged as the next potential basis for a live-action adaptation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is currently under development at Wayfarer (the studio behind Disney Plus’s Clouds) with…
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Xbox Elite 2 white controller leaked in unboxing video
Microsoft appears to be working on a new white version of the Xbox Elite 2 controller. Video of the unannounced Xbox Elite 2 controller has appeared on YouTube, sporting a white face plate and black grips. The video comes months after a white Xbox Elite 2 controller was reportedly spotted…
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WhatsApp’s new update makes it easier to avoid your friends
WhatsApp is rolling out a way to hide your “last seen” status from specific contacts, as well as the ability to leave a group without notifying other users. Last December, WhatsApp started hiding users’ online status from strangers by default. While this was a step in the right direction, it…
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Burger King just emailed everyone a blank receipt in a whopper of a mistake
Burger King has just emailed thousands or millions of customers with a blank order email receipt. The blank emails started appearing at around 12:15AM ET, leaving Burger King customers confused whether the company has been breached by a hungry hacker attempting a midnight feast, or if the emails are simply…
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Boost Mobile returns as Boost Infinite and it might make your phone plan cheaper
Audio player loading… The new Boost Mobile network, called Boost Infinite, will be launching this fall and a source inside the company tells us to expect pricing that is “materially less than the Big 3,” indicating the new network will try to undercut Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. The company had…
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Snapchat to let parents see who their kids are chatting with in app
As part of Snap’s child safety efforts, Snapchat is launching a new supervision tool on Tuesday that the company says mimics how parents and teenagers interact in the real world. Snapchat’s new “Family Center” hub allows parents and guardians to keep tabs on who their teens message with on the…
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