Category: author_name|Kris Holt
Transit app Moovit rolls out more personalized trip-planning features
Transit app Moovit is aiming to be more helpful when it comes to helping users get to their destination. Starting today, the app is rolling out more personalized trip-planning features in 3,500 cities across 112 countries to build on its existing route suggestions. One of new functions is called Smart…
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Lego celebrates 50 years of Atari with an elaborate 2600 set
The Atari brand recently turned 50 and the latest way that its current owner, Atari Interactive, is marking the occasion is with a Lego kit for its most popular console. The Atari 2600 set will be available on August 1st and it costs $240/€240. The Atari 2600 debuted in 1977…
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Razer takes on Elgato’s Stream Deck with its Stream Controller
Many creators use a control pad like Elgato’s Stream Deck to help them manage livestreams and create art. Razer is looking to make moves in the space with its own control pad, the Stream Controller. The company is working with Loupedeck on the device, which seems to be a rebadged…
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Instagram creators can now lock photos and Reels behind a paywall
Instagram has been building out its creator subscription program this year and now it’s slotting a couple of key pieces into place. Creators can now share subscriber-only feed posts. Those Reels and photos will have a purple badge with a crown symbol to make them stand out. Instagram head Adam…
Read MoreA single-player Aliens game is in the works for PC, consoles and VR
Between Alien: Isolation, Aliens: Fireteam Elite and the upcoming Aliens: Dark Descent, fans of Aliens games already have a number of titles to enjoy or look forward to. Now, Survios is adding another one to the mix. The studio is working with 20th Century Games on an untitled Aliens game…
Read MoreReddit won’t make you pay to comment in GIF form anymore
More Reddit users will have the option to add GIFs directly in comments starting today. Until now, the feature was only available for Powerups subscribers. But with Reddit winding down Powerups, it's making some of the previously paywalled features available to everyone. Inline GIFs in comments is one of those.…
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