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Sony’s MLB The Show game series, long a beloved PlayStation exclusive among sports fans, is going multi-platform. Sony Interactive Entertainment made the announcement tonight alongside the MLB and MLB Player’s Association. The Show will arrive on “additional console platforms” as early as 2021 — so we might be talking next …
Read More »You can now email your emails in Gmail
Email chain hell on Gmail is getting an upgrade. The mailing system will soon allow its users to send emails as attachments without having to forward or download them first. Or as Google puts it, “You can now attach emails to other emails in Gmail.” Emailception, yo dawg we heard …
Read More »Instagram influencer sentenced to 14 years for violent plot to steal domain name
A social media influencer has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for concocting a scheme to violently coerce a stranger into giving up a web domain name, the US Department of Justice announced today. The influencer, Rossi Lorathio Adams II, went by the name “Polo,” and he ran …
Read More »Jaguar I-Pace gains 12 miles of range in new software update
Jaguar is issuing a software update to its first electric car, the I-Pace, which will gift the SUV 12 extra miles of range. The British automaker says it was able to squeeze the extra range out of the electric SUV’s 90kWh battery pack in part because of lessons learned in …
Read More »The Choose Your Own Adventure publishers are trying to get the phrase banned from Itch.io
Chooseco, which publishes the famous Choose Your Own Adventure series, is apparently trying to stop indie game developers from using the phrase “choose your own adventure.” It’s sending trademark infringement notices to the Itch.io gaming storefront, and so far, they’ve resulted in four game pages being suspended. Itch.io founder Leaf …
Read More »Google says it won’t grant Fortnite an exemption to the Play Store’s 30 percent cut
Google has publicly rebuffed game developer Epic over its reported attempt to distribute its popular battle royale hit Fortnite through the Play Store without paying the company’s standard 30 percent fee. In a statement to The Verge, Google says the Android platform is dependent on the existing Play Store terms …
Read More »The Oculus Quest is getting controller-free hand tracking this week
Oculus is rolling out native hand tracking to the Quest, its standalone virtual reality headset, starting this week. Previously expected to arrive sometime in 2020, hand tracking will be available as an experimental feature in software version “v12” in the coming days. Once this update is installed, you can turn …
Read More »Amazon’s Ring is making its first smart light bulb, FCC documents reveal
Amazon-owned smart home security company Ring makes a variety of smart lighting products. According to FCC documentation, the company is about to enter the replaceable bulb market dominated by companies like Philips Hue with a floodlight-style bulb, as spotted by tech writer Dave Zatz on Twitter. There are not a …
Read More »Microsoft to kill off Wunderlist in favor of To Do in May 2020
Microsoft is planning to kill off its Wunderlist app on May 6th, 2020. The software giant originally acquired Wunderlist more than four years ago, and has spent the past two years building out its To Do app as a replacement. “We’ve been working tirelessly to ensure our new app, Microsoft …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz and Bosch are testing self-driving taxis in San Jose
A new self-driving taxi service is coming to San Jose, CA, from two of Germany’s biggest companies: Mercedes-Benz and Tier 1 auto supplier Bosch. Autonomous S-Class vehicles will ferry passengers between West San Jose and the city’s downtown area, the companies announced Monday. To be sure, this is not a …
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