Atari partners with LGBT Media to make more inclusive games There are clear incentives on both sides of the deal. For Atari, this is about cornering a relatively untapped market. Witeck Communications estimated in 2013 that the LGBTQ community would have $830 billion in buying power, and Atari hopes to profit while other software companies leave …
AltspaceVR is keeping its virtual hangout open We have good news! AltspaceVR is going to live on thanks to you. https://t.co/MlYimlKSYu — AltspaceVR (@AltspaceVR) August 16, 2017 If you’re not familiar, AltspaceVR is sort of like Second Lifefor virtual reality that works with the Gear VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. It announced its shutdown in …
Best tablet 2017: The 10 top tabs ranked UPDATE: After a long Android tablet drought, we now have a new addition to our list of the Best tablets of 2017 with the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, successor to the might Tab S2. On top of this, we’ve also added Microsoft’s newest and best …
Privacy advocates advise Supreme Court to protect phone location data under the 4th Amendment Among the Supreme Court’s many upcoming cases is Carpenter v. United States, which will settle the question of whether your location and movements, as determined by the ordinary interactions of your phone with the network, are protected by the Fourth Amendment. Dozens …
‘Hamilton’ battles ticket bots with a hand from Ticketmaster Registration runs from August 15th through 18th, and you’ll know if you’re cleared to buy a ticket when pre-sales start on August 21st. This concept isn’t completely new — we’ve seen concerts do this before, for example. However, the Hamiltonrun is easily one of the tougher tests …
Ghost, the open source blogging system, is ready for prime time Four long years ago John O’Nolan released a content management system for bloggers that was as elegant as it was spooky. Called Ghost, the original app was a promising Kickstarter product with little pizazz. Now the app is ready to take on your toughest blogs. …
Reliance JioPhone beta testing begins on August 15 The Reliance JioPhone will be available to a limited number of users for beta testing. The beta testing commences just three weeks after it was announced at the Reliance Industries Annual General Meeting. Currently, the JioPhone is not available for regular users. It is being tested by Reliance …
Google Allo arrives on web, only pairs with Android phones at launch Google’s consumer-facing chat application Allo, a successor of sorts to Gchat, is today available on the web for desktop users. The service, which lets you chat with friends while taking advantage of features like stickers, “smart replies” for one-tap responses, and Google Assistant integration, …
James Damore’s Google Memo Gets Science All Wrong In early August, a Google engineer named James Damore posted a document titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” to an internal online discussion group. His memo was a calm attempt to point out all the ways Google has gone wrong in making gender representation among its employees a corporate …
The best cheap laptop deals in August 2017 A great cheap laptop deal can be hard to find with so many options on the net. That’s where we come in. Our team of dedicated deal hunters are on the lookout every day to find the best laptop deals from the most reliable retailers on the net. …