I don’t really want to spend most of my So I won’t. Suffice it to say, But that bar couldn’t be lower if the person holding the bar got stabbed in the gut by EA, fell down a conveniently placed flight of stairs into a basement, and then carried the bar six feet further down into a freshly-dug grave.
Here's another fresh selection of Android apps and games to check out this week.
Sometimes even Android need to release some fluid, and Google’s iconic green man is doing just that in a hilarious Google Maps easter egg—all over an apple.
Some weeks, Friday rolls around and it’s time for our weekly gaming digest Missing Pieces and I panic because I’m left scraping the bottom of the barrel after a bunch of slow news days. And then sometimes (okay, John Cena raps about the Commodore 64, a man shoots his blue-screened computer (like with a gun), Polygon shows off an
Microsoft won’t sell its first flagship Windows 10 phone until at least this summer, but maybe we’ll hear about it sooner. AdDuplex, a company that serves cross-promotional ads on Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps, says it’s detected recent activity from a Normally, we’d take this kind of report with a hefty grain of salt, but AdDuplex has proven capable of sniffing out unannounced Windows Phones in the past. In February, the firm detected
Ikea’s The report, from IHS Technology, didn’t include the additional potential for “styled” stand-alone transmitters such as charging bowls, or the transmitters in the form of DIY (do-it-yourself) kits for retrofitting into existing furniture. Ikea’s furniture line uses wireless power semiconductors from Integrated Device Technology Inc. (IDT), whose product adheres to the Qi wireless charging specification—one of three specifications that has seen industry adoption.
Netflix has a great roster of TV shows, but its movie catalog sucks, to put it bluntly. Sure, there are a few gems now and then, but for the most part it's a weak selection. There's a way to counter the ho-hum selection, however: If you're tired of what Netflix USA has available, just pick-up and move to another country where Netflix offers its service. That may sound extreme, but the best part is you never have to pack a box or hire a moving company. You only need to fire up a VPN. I'll give you an example. The other day someone I know was in the mood for a baseball movie, but have you seen Netflix’s baseball movie selection right now? It's not great. The best choices were either
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Lost your phone? Here’s the next week of your life.
It’s movie night, 2016. A crop of teens streams through the kitchen, snagging chips and drinks as they head downstairs to watch the latest blockbuster on the new 4K monitor. There’s excited chatter as the movie begins to play, then— “Dad?! What’s going on? Why do we have to watch this movie in crappy standard-def?” The name of the movie might as well be Microsoft is also dangling promises for consumers: Buy a Windows 10 system with PlayReady, Microsoft says, and you’ll be able to view Hollywood’s latest movies in all their 4K glory. Without Microsoft’s hardware DRM technology—pay attention, those of you with older PCs—you may only be able to view a lower-quality version of the film.
Let's start with the simple stuff—settings that are pretty standard for saving battery life on any computer, though this may be the first time you’re learning where they're at on a Chromebook.
