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Twitter instituted its policy of refusing to ban politicians in response to President Trump, but the leader won’t enjoy that protection once he’s out of office. Twitter has clarified that their “approach to world leaders, candidates, and public officials is based on the principle that people should be able to choose to see what their […]
Netflix is testing a programmed linear content channel in France, Variety reported. The channel, called Netflix Direct, will be available to Netflix streaming subscribers and will provide content from its existing streaming library in a linear format, much like cable and broadcast TV stations do. “Maybe you’re not in the mood to decide, or you’re […]
As The Verge reports, Epic is launching a promotion that gives you two months of free Disney+ service if you spend real money in Fortnite, including purchases for but not using V-Bucks. The offer covers any outlays you’ve made between November 6th at 10AM Eastern through the end of 2020, although you’ll have to wait […]
Spotify appears to be interested in launching a subscription podcast service that would offer access to original shows or exclusive episodes for a monthly fee. The potential service was described in a survey sent out through Spotify’s app, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein, president of Variety’s Intelligence Platform. The survey describes at least […]
The Medium, the next horror game from Blair Witch developer Bloober Team, has been delayed. The studio had planned to release the Xbox Series X and Series S console exclusive on December 10th. “Bloober Team remains committed to delivering our biggest, most ambitious, fear-inducing experience to date,” the company said. “The additional development time will […]
Apple has revealed the price of its MagSafe Duo charger, which works with compatible iPhones, Apple Watch, the AirPods wireless charging case and other Qi-certified devices. The device costs $129, though it doesn’t include a power adaptor to plug it into a wall outlet. For that, Apple recommends a 20W USB-C adaptor, which it’s selling […]
Apple has released iOS 14.2 today. It includes multiple new features as well as some important bug fixes and security updates. Among other things, this release introduces over 100 new emojis. You’ll find a transgender flag, a smiling face with tear, pinched fingers, two people hugging, some insects and animals, a disguised face and more. […]
With the launch of the iPhone 12 family of flagships almost fully underway the iPhone 12 Mini ships tomorrow, Pro Max on November 13, Apple is geared up for a demanding holiday season. However, insiders say that production could hit a bottleneck due to shortages of the silicon used to manage the iPhone 12’s power […]
Google Stadia players can share games with other members of their Google family group starting today. If you bought a game or claimed it through Stadia Pro, other members of the group can play it on their own Stadia account. You can switch on sharing through the Family settings menu. There’s an option to automatically […]
If you haven’t been able to lock in a PlayStation 5 pre-order, don’t plan to line up at a local retailer in the hopes of snagging the console on launch day. All day-one PS5 sales will be online-only via Sony’s retail partners. Sid Shuman, senior director of global content communications with Sony Interactive Entertainment, said […]
New reports claim that the company has sold off an 85.1 percent stake in its Japanese arcade business. That still leaves Sega with a small 15 percent chunk of the business, but that’s hardly enough to control its operations. No, from here on out, Sega has essentially washed its hands of its arcades, which might […]
T-Mobile on Wednesday agreed to pay a $200 million fine to settle an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) into Sprint’s compliance with the Lifeline program for low-income consumers. The FCC said the $200 million penalty is the largest fixed-amount settlement it has ever received to resolve an investigation. In September 2019, the FCC […]
Facebook and Instagram have been displaying a notice at the top of their apps reminding US users that the winner of the 2020 election has yet to be decided. “Votes are being counted,” the message declares, with a link to Facebook’s elections update page at the bottom of the notification. The notice also includes a […]
Microsoft’s cheaper all-digital console might only have 364GB of available storage space for games. This information comes courtesy of Redditor spead20, who took to the XboxSeriesX subreddit to show off their brand-new Xbox Series S. In the comments of his Reddit post which shows an image of the Series S’ box, one user asked spead20 […]
Spotify has announced that it is rolling out standalone streaming on the Apple Watch. Now users can listen to music or podcasts straight from their wrist without being tethered to their phone. With Siri voice control, which it introduced back in April, it should be easy and convenient to operate the app while exercising. There […]