Today, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) will be formally introducing his bill to ban the sale of loot boxes to children, and two of his Democratic colleagues have signed on in support of the legislation. Hawley’s Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act would, if approved, prohibit video game companies from selling loot boxes to children under …
23/05/2019Google Duplex – the AI-powered service that can call restaurants to place a booking on your behalf – remains heavily reliant on human beings. The free service from Google is available to iPhone and Android users, and the idea – if not the technology – is a simple one. Rather than calling a restaurant yourself …
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If you’re trying to install Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) on a device running incompatible Intel drivers, there’s a chance that the update won’t show up and Update Assistant will render a warning of incompatible software. The upgrade block could be placed on some devices due to compatibility problems. This could be associated with …
23/05/2019With every update, Windows 10 gains a lot of new features, but Microsoft also gives the elbow to some functionality, and highlights features which will no longer be developed. So, the list of features being ditched with the freshly launched May 2019 Update has just been published by Microsoft, and the good news is that …
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In a recent address by the currently residing Trump administration, US government has added Huawei (world’s 2nd largest smartphone manufacturer) to their ‘entity list’. This is basically a blacklist tag on the company which establishes a number of sanctions on it. US and China have been active participant in the ongoing Trade War as of …
23/05/2019The only way to beat laziness is with guilt, and so that’s what Future sells. It assigns you an actual human trainer who builds personalized workout plans and message you throughout the day to make sure you’re doing them. It even gives you an Apple Watch to track your activity and ensure you’re not lying. …
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Measuring just 74mm × 76mm × 9mm and sporting a 2.7-inch black and white display, the bright yellow Playdate is the work of Panic, which makes web development apps for smartphones and publishes games such as Firewatch and the upcoming Untitled Goose Game.
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Ford has developed a robot to help deliver parcels. Called Digit, the robot is two-legged machine which looks similar to Boston Dynamics’ creations, and was built in collaboration with Agility Robotics. The aim of Digit is to complete the last leg of automated delivery, with the robot working in conjunction with a self-driving vehicle – …
23/05/2019Dixons Carphone has confirmed it will not stock Huawei’s 5G handsets following the decision of EE and Vodafone to suspend all pre-orders. The Huawei Mate X was expected to be one of the first 5G smartphones to be available in the UK, forming part of both EE and Vodafone’s launch line-up. However last week, the …
23/05/2019There’s little question that Apple has iPhone 11 models in the works for later this year, but if there was any doubt, the appearance of eleven unannounced handsets on a regulatory database should quell it. The smartphones were spotted on the Eurasian Economic Commission’s regulatory database by 9to5Mac, but the listings don’t tell us much. …
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Navigating the swarms of cheap laptop deals can be a bit overwhelming with so many options to choose from here in the UK. Luckily for you, we’re checking through the net’s laptop sales throughout the year, so we know how to spot a bargain. With such a competitive scene in the UK for laptop deals, …
23/05/2019Mozilla this week shipped Firefox 67 for Windows, macOS and Linux with performance improvements that – when added to improvements that over the past year – make the browser 80% faster, according to the company. Other changes to Firefox that surfaced in version 66 ranged from customized private browsing sessions – such as letting a …
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