Fortnite appears to be conquering more than just the video game world. Hasbro and Epic Games, the developer of the wildly popular battle royale game, have teamed up for a new spin on an old tabletop game. Your game night could soon include Jenga: Fortnite Edition. Jenga: Fortnite Edition adds a couple of twists to …
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Amid a steady stream of leaks related to its upcoming Pixel 4 phone, Google released a “leak” of its own in July. The search giant posted a 22-second YouTube video of a woman in front of the new phone, waving her hands in the air to control the device from a few inches away. The video was accompanied by a …
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A shooting Wednesday that killed two people outside a German synagogue during one of the most important Jewish holidays was livestreamed for 35 minutes on Twitch. The video has since been removed from the streaming platform, but it was uploaded to other video sites. The shooter failed to enter the synagogue in Halle, Germany, but wreaked havoc before driving away, …
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Donald Trump is spreading his social media wings with the launch of a channel on Twitch. Trump is at least the third candidate for president to create a presence on the video game streaming service. Trump’s account, which has a verification check mark, counts about 7,000 followers but hasn’t posted any content as of this writing, but the move suggests …
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Samsung’s The Frame is pretty damn cool. It’s a smart TV built to look like a picture frame. It comes with a black bezel (other colors are available separately), a no-gap wall mount and a collection of 100 works of art, which will show onscreen when the TV isn’t doing TV things. You can also upload your own photos (giant digital photo-frame!) …
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When it was released just over a year ago, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play had a $499 list price. Sure, that included a battery pack, one of various Moto Mods that would magnetically snap onto the backside to enhance the phone’s capabilities, but many still felt it was overpriced. Okay, how about this price: For a limited time, Motorola is …
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Tile took the wraps off a variety of new and updated trackers on Tuesday — perhaps getting out in front of Apple, which is rumored to start offering its own line of such devices. And even though it’s barely a day old, the new Tile Sticker already has a deal designed to drive home its “smart” capabilities: For a limited time, …
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When Microsoft announced the Surface Duo last week, offering its first take on smartphones since its $7 billion purchase of Nokia went up in smoke four years ago, some folks may have been shocked. But Microsoft has been building up to this for years. When you first see the Surface Duo, the thing that sets it apart is its dual 5.6-inch screens and its …
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Facebook markets its video chat device Portal as a way to keep in touch with family and friends. Now the social media giant is making a play to get you to use the video chat device when you’re at work. Facebook said Tuesday it’s launching a new app that lets people who use an enterprise version of the social network …
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Amazon announced a heap of devices last month, including five new Echo smart speakers, more Ring smart home security, new Alexa commands and a “smart ring” it’s calling Echo Loop. But the new Echo Frames smart glasses ($180) with always-on Alexa voice control are what’s drawing the most attention from gadget lovers and privacy advocates alike. Echo Frames put Amazon’s digital Alexa assistant …
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