Month: March 2023
Fortnite now shows how many people are playing Battle Royale — and every other island
Fortnite’s Discover tab, which lets you pick from Epic Games-made modes like Battle Royale or experiences from non-Epic creators, now show how many players are currently participating in any given experience. The change was officially rolled out on Wednesday, and it could be an important tool for creators to benchmark…
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iPhone users on Google Fi can finally use 5G
If you’re one of the people brave enough to use Google Fi with an iPhone, your experience is about to get a lot better, as Google announced on Wednesday that you can finally use 5G instead of being stuck with LTE (via 9to5Google). According to Google’s documentation, using 5G with…
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Sen. Rand Paul becomes latest lawmaker opposing TikTok ban
On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) came out in opposition to a bipartisan effort to ban TikTok, condemning Republicans and Democrats for a move he said could chill First Amendment-protected speech. “I hope saner minds will reflect on which is more dangerous: videos of teenagers dancing, or the precedent of…
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Instagram now lets you save posts into collections shared with friends
Instagram is building off of its existing collections feature by allowing you to create libraries of posts that you share with friends. In an announcement on Twitter, Instagram says that you can now save content into “collaborative collections” that both you and your friends can view and contribute to, as…
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Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2S is finally getting an upgrade
Microsoft has announced a second generation of its Surface Hub 2S interactive whiteboard will be arriving later this year, equipped with new features built around Microsoft’s Teams conferencing software. The updated enterprise device features the same 50-inch and 85-inch design as the current Surface Hub 2S, and will be the…
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EA is laying off 6 percent of its workers
“As we drive greater focus across our portfolio, we are moving away from projects that do not contribute to our strategy, reviewing our real estate footprint, and restructuring some of our teams,” Wilson states. “These decisions are expected to impact approximately six percent of our company’s workforce.” While Wilson doesn’t…
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