USA Today: Tech
- Pokémon turns 25: Remakes of handheld games 'Diamond' and 'Pearl' coming to Nintendo Switch
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 12:03 PMThe Pokémon Company unveiled new games on Friday as part of the celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What is NBA Top Shot and why is a LeBron highlight worth $208K? 'This is a real market,' Mark Cuban says
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 11:47 AMNBA Top Shot: Is it a fad or a reliable place for fans to buy collector's items of their favorite players?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Like Disneyland': Fans of Fry's mourn electronics giant after its shutdown
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 11:30 AMFry's Electronics is closing its doors after 36 years. Fans of the quirky electronics chain shared what made it a fun place to shop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Deep Nostalgia uses video reenactment technology to animate faces in still photos
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:56 PMThe genealogy platform MyHeritage released a feature that animates faces in still photos using video reenactment technology.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zoom will launch automatic closed captioning for all free accounts
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:54 AMZoom will make the live transcription setting available to all users of the video conferencing tool by fall of 2021.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Paramount+: New streamer plots 'Frasier,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Rugrats' revivals and new 'Halo' series
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:55 PMParamount+ is the latest, if not the last, major streaming service, a revamped version of CBS All Access that plans dozens of movie and TV remakes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID exposure warnings for iPhone, Android phones: Apps still await widespread adoption
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 02:36 PMFewer than half of U.S. states offer Android and iOS tools for the "exposure notification" system the two firms announced last April.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Facebook says it cracked down on climate change lies. Then came false power outage claims during Texas winter storm
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:02 PMMisleading claims by prominent conservatives including Fox News personalities that wind turbines caused Texas power outages whipped through Facebook.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - West Coast chain Fry's Electronics is going out of business after 36 years
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:45 AMFry's Electronics announced it has shut down operations and closed all 31 of its stores, citing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Postal Service has new delivery vehicles in the works
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 06:07 PMThe U.S. Postal Service has new Next Generation Delivery Vehicles in the works. The high-tech vehicles are due to begin appearing on routes in 2023.
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- Ever have 'Zoom fatigue?' These are the causes and how to fix them, researchers say
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 10:27 AMEver feel worn out after wrapping up a series of video meetings? You may be dealing with what's called "Zoom fatigue."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Xbox Live, Game Pass cloud gaming access down for players for more than two hours
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:58 PMXbox Live, Microsoft's online video game service, and Xbox Game Pass, its cloud gaming service, were down for an extended time on Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Robotic dogs serve beer to bar patrons in Spain to prevent spread of COVID-19
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 11:38 AMRobotic dogs are helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Seville, Spain.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Newegg Shuffle targets bots and scalpers buying PS5, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, other hot tech items
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 01:43 PMThe online electronics retailer announced NewEgg Shuffle, where consumers interested in hot tech devices are chosen at random to make a purchase.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - BioWare's Anthem revamp canceled: 'Game development is hard,' says executive producer
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 06:53 PMThe revamp of Anthem comes after creators spent the past year touting major redevelopment of the struggling video game.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Paramount+ to launch next week starting at $4.99 with ads
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:51 PMViacomCBS announced Paramount+ will arrive in the U.S. in two forms this June: a basic tier for $4.99 and a premium tier without ads for $9.99.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Drunk' Roombas? Software update trips up models of robot vacuums
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:41 PMSome i7 and s9 models of the robot vacuums have been experiencing issues due to a recent software update, iRobot said in a statement.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - T-Mobile extends new lower-priced 5G unlimited wireless smartphone plan to those 55 and older
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:40 AMT-Mobile's new 5G unlimited wireless plan for customers aged 55 and older, has no data throttling, free Netflix streaming, plus more hot spot data.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The future of USPS trucks is electric: The new fleet will replace, expand more than 230K vehicles
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 08:30 PMThe USPS awarded a 10-year multi-billion dollar contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to replace it's aging fleet of vehicles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump wants back on Facebook and Instagram, appeals suspension to Facebook Oversight Board
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 05:52 PMThe Facebook Oversight Board, which will decide whether Donald Trump's suspension should be lifted, received an appeal on behalf of the former president.
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- Bid on this unique Star Wars toy: A floating Baby Yoda from Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian'
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 12:59 PMBidding for a collector's Baby Yoda toy has already topped $2,100. The toy shows The Child from "The Mandalorian" floating in his carriage or pram.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How much does that tweet cost? Twitter's new Super Followers feature to give users a chance to a make profit
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 06:11 PMTwitter announced a new feature called "Super Follows," which will let users charge for extra, exclusive material not shown to regular followers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tesla reportedly cuts production of Model 3 electric car at California factory amid semiconductor shortage
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 11:30 AMTesla reportedly has temporarily reduced production of its Model 3 compact car amid a global semiconductor shortage that has hurt auto manufacturing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump allies banned from Twitter still spreading QAnon, election fraud conspiracies there
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 02:02 PMKey allies of Donald Trump – Lin Wood, Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn – are still spreading QAnon, election lies on Twitter after Capitol Riot bans.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Target to open 'mini Apple shops' in select stores, offer more products online. Will your location get an upgrade?
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:56 AMTarget is rolling out a new Apple shopping experience at 17 stores with additional locations scheduled to open by the end of fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ring's next video doorbell uses radar and includes a bird's-eye view
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 12:52 PMRing unveiled a new advanced model of its video doorbell that uses radar to better detect object and a bird's-eye view.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The latest Apple iPad Air is our all-time favorite tablet—and it's on sale now
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 03:53 PMSnag an Apple iPad Air for less at Amazon with this limited-time discount—find the savings here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - YouTube to launch supervised accounts for kids under 13 years old
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:08 AMYouTube will launch a new setting that allows children under the age of 13 to access YouTube through a supervised Google account.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Samsung wants to give you 100 days to try its foldable devices, the Z Flip 5G and Z Fold2 5G smartphones
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 03:16 AMSamsung cut $250 off the prices of its foldable Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Z Fold2 5G smartphones as part of a new 100-day "Buy and Try" promotion.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sony unveils first details on PlayStation 5 VR, but it won't launch this year
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 10:50 AMSony has revealed the first details on its plans to introduce virtual reality to the PlayStation 5, but says don't expect any new hardware this year.
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