Gaming
Crisis on the Planet of the Apes (PSVR) – Review | SquareXO
Rob Pitt writes: Crisis on the Planet of the Apes (Crisis from now on), is a new VR game from IMAGINATI and FoxNext where you play the role of a captured ape in a story […]
Month: April 2018
Gadgets
Luminar puts its lidar tech into production through acquisitions and smart engineering – TechCrunch
When Luminar came out of stealth last year with its built-from-scratch lidar system, it seemed to beat established players like Velodyne at their own game — but at great expense and with no capability to […]
Cars
Ford to ramp up Lincoln rollout in China in bid to catch rivals
DETROIT/BEIJING — Ford Motor Co.’s premium Lincoln brand plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, according to two U.S. sources, in a move to expand sales in the world’s […]
Android
LG opens Software Upgrade Center for faster updates
LG has opened a facility devoted to speeding up software updates. The center’s first job is to deliver Oreo to the G6, but it also hopes to spread updates to more models. LG hasn’t disclosed […]
Sci-Fi
Climate scientists fight false polar bear narrative pushed by bloggers
Most polar bear populations are in okay shape today, and this comes with a problem: Climate change deniers, often in the form of bloggers, employ this fleeting reality to promote skepticism about the idea that […]
Mobile
GIF search is coming to LinkedIn messaging through Google’s GIF engine Tenor – TechCrunch
Tenor is now going to exclusively power GIF searches in LinkedIn messaging after Google a few weeks ago, adding yet another service to its already pretty large portfolio of messaging platforms. Tenor has long positioned […]
Internet
Facebook could introduce a paid subscription service
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified to the US Congress in response to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, and although the bulk of his speech was published well in advance, the following Q&A session with […]
Gaming
The Second ‘Destiny 2’ Expansion, ‘Warmind’, Arrives May 8
Bungie revealed the name and release date for Destiny 2‘s second paid expansion. Dubbed Warmind, the expansion arrives May 8, coinciding with the start of Destiny 2‘s third season. The expansion was announced in Bungie’s […]
Gadgets
It’s time for Google to retire Chromecast for Android TV
The Chromecast is one of the best products Google has ever made. It’s low price, small size, and reliability help make streaming video to your TV commonplace, rather than a party trick for the techies […]
Cars
Key Safety Systems secures funding to close deal for Takata assets
Key Safety Systems secured funding to acquire nearly all of airbag maker Takata Corp.’s assets from a group led by its parent Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. The $1.59 billion deal, which is also funded by […]