September, 2017

• 21 September

  Move over, PUBG; Divinity: Original Sin 2, a PC

  

  “I intend to rule an empire one day, not a tiny outcropping in the sea,” says the Red Prince when I ask him what our band of adventurers should do next. True to his name, he’s both red and a prince. And also a giant anthropomorphic lizard man, possibly with delusions of grandeur. No more …

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• 21 September

  Opera’s latest developer update adds support for VR playback

  

  Opera is jumping onto the VR bandwagon. Opera Developer 49, the browser’s latest developer update, lets you watch all videos online using an embedded feature called the VR 360 player, the company said in a blogpost today. It works for VR headsets compatible with OpenVR, including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and will even work with 2D videos. More …

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• 21 September

  Face ID can protect iPhone X from thieves, but not the law

  

  For the police, unlocking your iPhone X could be the same as taking your mugshot, thanks to Face ID. One of the marquee features of Apple’s latest flagship phone, Face ID uses multiple scanners for facial recognition. That’s great for preventing people from snooping, but as its Touch ID counterpart has shown, biometric technology doesn’t hold up in court as …

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• 21 September

  Instagram brings face filters to live video

  

  The Snapchat-ification of Instagram rolls on. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned photo site said it’s bringing face filters, which superimpose digital graphics like sunglasses or a dog nose on your face, to its live video feature. The filters were already available for photos and Instagram Stories, which lets people post strings of videos and photos that disappear after 24 hours. Both …

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• 21 September

  Hide the annoying app dock in iOS 11’s Messages app

  

  One of the new features in Messages on iOS 11 is a dedicated app dock for your iMessage apps. You’ve undoubtedly seen it since updating earlier this week — it’s a row of app icons at the bottom of the screen each and every time you open a conversation. I’ve seen a lot of complaints on Twitter, and have been …

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• 21 September

  Google’s deal with HTC is good for the Pixel, bad for me

  

  It isn’t fun watching an old love suffer. On Wednesday, Google announced it’s casually dropping $1.1 billion on a deal with HTC that will allow it to hire some of the beleaguered company’s staff, as well as license some of its intellectual property. Rumours of a tie-up had circulated for a while, but the deal turned out to be different than what we …

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• 21 September

  Is the Apple TV 4K for you? (The 3:59, Ep. 288)

  

  Apple, Apple, Apple.  Yes, we’re capping off the week with yet another show about Apple. This time, we break down the pros and cons of the Apple TV with our own expert, David Katzmaier, in a pre-recorded segment. Special guest Carrier Milhalcik is also on hand to weigh in.  Apple TV was the other announcement to land alongside the new …

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• 21 September

  Star Trek meets Alexa: Amazon Echo beams up new skills

  

  Alexa just wants to live long and prosper. To mark the premiere of CBS’ “Star Trek: Discovery” on Sept. 24, the Amazon Echo has decided to boldly go where no smart speaker has gone before, adding a spaceship full of Trek-inspired skills. (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company.)  Not all of these skills are new, but they’re all fun to …

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• 21 September

  Behind the seams of Teddy Ruxpin’s return

  

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• 21 September

  This security robot can detect weapons

  

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