'Apex Legends' comes to Nintendo Switch on March 9th
'Apex Legends' for Nintendo Switch will launch on March 9th.
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'FIFA 21' comes to Google Stadia on March 17th
EA is bringing more than one football game to Stadia. Today, the publisher announced that FIFA 21, the latest entry in 'the beautiful game' franchise, will available to stream from March 17th. It will join Madden NFL 21, a very different kind of football game, which was added to the service on January 28th.
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The Nintendo Switch just had its best quarter yet
The extra units mean the Switch has now surpassed the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS family, which currently stand at 75.94 million units. If the Switch has a normal spring quarter — selling at least 2.5 million consoles — it will pass the Game Boy Advance, which managed 81.51 million sales. After that, the Switch only has three pieces of Nintendo hardware to overcome: the Wii, Game Boy and DS family.
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Disney releases interactive short 'Baymax Dreams' on GeForce Now
Sundance Film Festival isn't happening this year — not in person, anyway — so creators are finding new ways to showcase their creations. The folks at Disney, for instance, are offering an interactive short through NVIDIA's GeForce Now, a streaming service that's usually focused on blockbuster games. Any user can search for Baymax Dreams of Fred's Glitch and experience the charming but all-too-brief adventure, which focuses on the cast from Big Hero 6.
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Rovio gives up on its mobile game streaming service
Angry Birds developer Rovio has quietly wound down its mobile game streaming service. First spotted by Gamasutra, the official Hatch website now has a message explaining that the platform was retired on December 31st, 2020. Rovio hasn't provided a reason for the closure, but it's safe to assume that the concept simply never took off.
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The smartphone market is growing again
IDC (International Data Corporation) has announced that handset shipments reached 385.9 million in the final quarter of 2020, up 16 million year-over-year. Apple took pole position with 90.1 million smartphone shipments throughout the quarter. Samsung ranked second, with 73.9 million shipments and 19.1 percent market share, followed by Xiaomi and Oppo with 43.3 million and 33.8 million respectively.
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'Serial' season three is being turned into a HBO series
The third season of Serial is being turned into a TV series.
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Lime begins trialing shared electric mopeds
It will also support the company's ambition to become a transportation platform.
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Tweetbot 6 arrives for iPhone and iPad with a subscription model
It also clarified that Tweetbot 5 owners can use Tweetbot 6 for a year without paying the subscription.
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Verizon's latest prepaid service offers mmWave 5G for $75 per month
You can now access Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband service with a prepaid plan. The company has launched Verizon Prepaid Unlimited, a $75 per month option that includes access to its mmWave network. If you need a refresher, Verizon effectively offers two forms of 5G — basic 5G Nationwide, which is only slightly faster than 4G/LTE, and mmWave, which is harder to find but offers dramatically higher speeds.
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Twitter jumps into newsletters with Revue acquisition
Twitter wants a piece of the fast-growing newsletter industry. Today, the company announced that it's acquired Revue for an undisclosed sum. In a blog post, Twitter argued that newsletters were a natural expansion of its platform.
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Europe created more energy from renewables than fossil fuels last year
Europe is slowly reducing its dependancy on fossil fuels. A report co-published by Ember and Agora Energiewende, two think tanks focused on clean energy, has revealed that the continent generated more electricity from renewables than fossil fuels in 2020.
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Grimes and Endel bring their AI-powered sleep sounds to Android
Last October, Endel announced that it had partnered with Grimes for a special 'soundscape' inside its music app, which is meant to help you focus, relax or fall asleep. The collaboration was called AI Lullaby and, as you might have guessed from the name, combined artificial intelligence with Grimes' original music and vocals. The slumber sounds have now disappeared for iPhone users and, as promised, hopped over to Endel's Android application.
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Google unions around the world form Alpha Global alliance
Various Alphabet unions have joined forces and created a global alliance called Alpha Global. It was created with some help from UNI Global, a federation of unions that represents 20 million workers from a variety of fields including the technology industry. According to The Verge, 13 different unions are part of Alpha Global, spanning 10 different countries including the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.
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Bloodhound needs another new owner to break the land speed record
The team behind Bloodhound, a British car designed to beat the the world land speed record, is looking for a new benefactor. The current owner, Ian Warhurst, saved the project from financial ruin in December 2018. In a press release, the Bloodhound team explained that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, combined with the turbulent UK economy, has "severely impacted the search for fundraising" and, as a consequence, the timeline for completing the world record attempt.
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Formula One champion Jenson Button will compete in Extreme E
Former Formula One champion Jenson Button is joining Extreme E. Lewis Hamilton, the current Formula One title holder, and Nico Rosberg, the 2016 champion, have created their own teams for the electric motorsport.
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Apple's next MacBook Air could be even thinner and lighter
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple was planning a redesigned MacBook Air.
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Tucows closes its once-popular software download site
"Tucows Downloads is old," Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows said.
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Apple's VR headset may include a fan and support prescription lenses
Apple is pushing ahead with two devices focused on VR and AR respectively, according to a Bloomberg report. The company has long been rumored to be working on an augmented reality headset similar to the much-hyped Magic Leap One. According to Bloomberg, the company is planning a "mostly virtual reality device" that could launch as early as 2022.
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Ford begins sharing its driver-collected accident data with other car makers
That's why Ford has started sharing its own car data, which includes airbag activations, emergency braking and fog light usage, with other manufacturers.
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Samsung Display to make 90Hz OLED screens for laptops
What would you prefer in your next gaming laptop? An OLED panel with excellent contrast and deep black levels, or a different display technology that can surpass 60Hz? Samsung Display has announced plans to manufacture "the world's first" 90Hz OLED panels destined for laptops and notebooks.
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Opera now has a game engine to go with its gamer-focused browser
It's not often that a browser company acquires a game development platform. The latter is a hugely popular platform for novice game developers with little programming experience. It works well with 2D projects and has an approachable drag-and-drop interface, along with its own scripting language that can be used to build more advanced titles.
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Porsche brings its cheaper rear-wheel-drive Taycan to the US
The entry-level Taycan comes in two flavors, Performance Battery and Performance Battery Plus, which offer 79.2 kWh and 93.4 kWh capacity respectively.
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Chrome 88 makes it easier to manage and change passwords
Google has released another Chrome update for Windows, Mac and Linux, adding some personal security features that should keep users a little safer online. If you use Chrome's built-in password manager — which isn't our recommendation, but it's better than using the same password everywhere — you'll now have some extra options. You can check if you have any weak passwords, for instance, by selecting your profile picture in the browser, followed by the key icon.
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'Fortnite' gets soccer skins from major clubs and a Pelé emote
American football has been part of the Fortnite experience for years. On January 23rd, however the ludicrously-successful battle royale will be embracing club soccer, too. Here's the full list of compatible teams: Manchester City, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United, Los Angeles FC, Santos FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Sevilla, Sporting CP, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Schalke 04, VFL Wolfsburg, Rangers, Celtic, Cerezo Osaka, Melbourne City FC, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and EC Bahia.
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8BitDo's second arcade stick is moddable, stylish and versatile
That's right — 8BitDo's Arcade Stick can be used wirelessly. The 8BitDo Arcade Stick is another brilliant blend of Nintendo heritage and modern video game sensibilities. The Arcade Stick is heavy, too. It's been awhile since I used a fight stick.
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Disney will release 'Nomadland' simultaneously in theaters and on Hulu
It's no surprise that Disney has chosen Hulu over Disney+ for Nomadland's streaming release.
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