[ad_1] After the first teaser and gameplay trailers for Rage 2 earlier this week showed what we can expect from the post-apocalyptic sequel, we now have confirmation of at least one other cool bit of info: It reportedly does not have loot boxes. Speaking with German publication GameStar, id Software ...
Read More »Watch a laser-powered RoboFly flap its tiny wings
[ad_1] Making something fly involves a lot of trade-offs. Bigger stuff can hold more fuel or batteries, but too big and the lift required is too much. Small stuff takes less lift to fly but might not hold a battery with enough energy to do so. Insect-sized drones have had ...
Read More »To make Stories global, Facebook adds Archive and audio posts
[ad_1] Facebook’s future rests on convincing the developing world to adopt Stories. But just because the slideshow format will soon surpass feed sharing doesn’t mean people use them the same way everywhere. So late last year, Facebook sent a team to India to learn what features they’d need to embrace ...
Read More »Trump reverses course on ZTE, citing job losses in China
[ad_1] Trump signs an executive order earlier this year. (Image: file photo) United States President Donald Trump has characteristically taken to Twitter to announce that he has directed the US Department of Commerce to allow ZTE to operate again. “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give ...
Read More »Tencent profit jumps 61% to $3.7B as its mobile gaming business surges
[ad_1] Warnings that Tencent, Asia’s highest-valued tech company, might suffer a rare poor quarter of business proved unwarranted after the company smashed analyst expectations for its latest earnings thanks to its fast-growing mobile games business. The company reported a net profit of 23.29 billion CNY ($3.7 billion) on revenue of 73.53 billion ...
Read More »Fortnite Rubber Duckies Locations, Map, and Week 3 Challenges
[ad_1] Week 3 Challenges for Fortnite Battle Royale’s Season 4 are almost here and this page lists tips and tricks to completing each and every one, including the elusive Rubber Duck (Duckies?) locations and map. Clear at least four of the seven challenges to earn 5000XP. This set will be ...
Read More »Tesla Autopilot was engaged during 60 MPH crash, driver tells police
[ad_1] When interviewed by police, the Tesla’s 28-year-old driver “said that she had been using the ‘Autopilot’ feature,” and was looking at her phone shortly before the accident in South Jordan, near Salt Lake City, according to a statement Monday from South Jordan Police Sgt. Sam Winkler. Winkler told The ...
Read More »Here’s everything we know about the HTC Exodus smartphone
[ad_1] Nowadays, it seems tough to escape blockchain technology — especially with the rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As part of what HTC claims is its “effort to expand the blockchain ecosystem,” the company introduced its latest blockchain phone known as the HTC Exodus. The announcement comes almost one ...
Read More »Kickstarter just rolled out a new feature that makes crowdfunding less sketchy
[ad_1] Hero Images If you browse through Kickstarter today, you might notice something different. On certain projects, you’ll see a little black badge in the lower left, just below the pitch video. These badges say “Hardware Studio,” and while they’re fairly easy to overlook and seemingly insignificant, they’re actually a ...
Read More »This functional pinball machine is built entirely of LEGO
[ad_1] I’ve spent a good chunk of my life piecing together various LEGO projects… but even the craziest stuff I’ve built pales in comparison to this. It’s a fully functioning pinball machine built entirely out of official LEGO parts, from the obstacles on the playfield, to the electronic brains behind ...
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