Lego finally adds Princess Peach to its Super Mario sets
Lego's Super Mario sets have been around for roughly two years, but there's been a conspicuous omission: namely, any of the leading women from the video games. The company is rectifying that soon,...
View ArticleGoogle is rolling out air raid alerts on Android phones in Ukraine
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, Google is rolling out an Android feature it hopes will help people in the country stay safe. Ukraine's government asked Google to deploy an air raid alert system...
View ArticleMicrosoft outlines Steam Deck support for its first-party games
You don't have to lean on a special tool to know whether or not a Microsoft game will play properly on your Steam Deck. The Vergenotes Microsoft has published a list of the Xbox Game Studios titles you...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter remove Russian embassy posts denying Mariupol hospital...
Major social networks aren't done cracking down on Russian misinformation following that country's invasion of Ukraine. As CNN's Donie O'Sullivan and CNBC report, Facebook and Twitter have both removed...
View Article'Call of Duty: Warzone' is coming to mobile
Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royale game, will soon have a mobile version. In a tweet, the game’s publisher Activision announced it was hiring for a slate of new mobile roles. The...
View ArticleFacebook will ‘temporarily’ allow Ukrainians to call for the death of Putin...
Facebook is changing a rule that prohibits users from calling for violence in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The change, which was first reported byReuters, allows people in Ukraine and a...
View ArticleDuckDuckGo reverses course, will demote Russian propaganda in search results
The search engine DuckDuckGo will be down-ranking sites that spread Russian propaganda and disinformation. In a tweet, founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg wrote that the privacy-focused search engine...
View ArticleTwitter is also labeling tweets from state media outlets in Belarus
Twitter is now also adding labels to accounts and tweets sharing links from Belarusian state-affiliated media outlets "after detailed reporting about their role in the war in Ukraine." The website...
View ArticleDenon's Home Subwoofer lets you create a wireless 5.1 surround sound system
High-end HiFi manufacturer Denon has unveiled the wireless Denon Home Subwoofer that adds a big bass boost to its wireless Home speaker lineup. When paired with those devices, you can get a true...
View Article'Elite Dangerous' developer cancels all future console content updates
Frontier Developments has cancelled further development of Elite Dangerous on Xbox and PlayStation and will no longer release a console version of its Odyssey expansion. "We have been wrestling with...
View ArticleGoogle pauses Play Store and YouTube payments in Russia
Users in Russia won't be able to buy apps and games or pay for subscriptions and in-app purchases at the moment. Google has suspended the Play store billing system as of March 10th due to "payment...
View ArticleEU and UK are investigating whether Google and Meta colluded over ads
The European Commission and UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched an antitrust investigation into the advertising deal between Google and Meta (formerly Facebook) codenamed "Jedi...
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The Morning After: Nintendo’s Super Mario theme park is coming to the US
The Nintendo theme park experience is headed to the US. Universal Studios Hollywood announced Super Nintendo World — a ride and interactive area in the style of the Super Mario game series — will debut...
View ArticleUK's financial regulator orders shutdown of all Bitcoin ATMs
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned operators of cryptocurrency ATMs in the UK to shut down their machines or else face enforcement action. In its announcement, the financial watchdog said...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast: Apple goes Super Ultra
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into all of the news from Apple’s first 2022 event. What’s so great about the revamped iPhone SE? Is the new iPad Air better than the iPad Mini? And who really...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy Watch 4 LTE falls to an all-time low price at Woot
Now's a good moment to get a cellular Galaxy Watch 4. Woot is offering the 44m LTE version in green at an all-time low price of $225. That's better than we saw in February, and a whopping $105 below...
View ArticleFeast your eyes on the new green iPhone 13 and 13 Pro
It's Apple pre-order day, and not just for the M1-powered iPad Air or the latest iPhone SE. At its "Peek Performance" event this week, Apple unveiled new green versions of the iPhone 13 series,...
View ArticleCameo CEO favorably compares Web3 boom to the colonization of the Americas
Last Thursday to celebrate the closing of a new $400 million round, the venture capital firm M13 held an invite-only schmoozing opportunity in the former offices of Musical.ly, opening with a...
View ArticleCNN+ will start streaming on March 29th
CNN has revealed exactly when its dedicated streaming service will debut. CNN+, which costs $6 per month or $60 per year, will arrive on March 29th. Those who sign up in the first four weeks and...
View ArticleClassic Dungeons & Dragons 'Gold Box' games are coming to Steam
If you played PC role-playing games in the previous century, there's a good chance you have fond memories of SSI's Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" titles — and now you'll have an easy way to play...
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