I place my thumb on the display of a dummy smartphone. A tiny, imperceptible wave of pressure shoots out of the device and maps the ridges and valleys of my finger, verifying my identity. In an instant, another phone that’s connected to the dummy flickers to life as the home page appears. It’s a sunny …
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Intrigued by Pokemon Go’s location-based gameplay but desire a bit more action in your experience? The Walking Dead: Our World mobile game might be up your alley. AMC and developer Next Games, made up of folks who helped make Angry Birds and Clash of Clans, launched the game on iOS and Android on July 12, but made its big promotional …
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I’m going to be 50 this year (the horror, the horror), which means, among other things, I don’t “get” Snapchat. But the kids these days? Oh, yeah. And they’re just the intended audience for Snapchat Spectacles, which debuted in early 2017 and became an overnight Next Big Thing sensation. After that… well, mostly crickets. Maybe everyone realized $130 was a …
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Cher has landed, the glitter cannons are primed and Australia is getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras — and you can live-stream the whole thing. Twitter and Facebook are set to broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday (through the SBS Twitter and Facebook pages), taking one of the world’s biggest LGBTQI events beyond the streets …
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Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned, Amazon said Tuesday, following allegations he sexually harassed a female producer. “I can confirm Roy Price resigned from Amazon,” a company spokeswoman said in an emailed statement, without providing any additional information. Albert Cheng, the studio’s chief operating officer, will run Amazon Studios on an interim basis. Amazon last week suspended Price, the …
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Here’s our weekly notifier on what to watch online. Amazon brings 10 episodes featuring the exploits of the nigh-invulnerable one (read what we learned about “The Tick” at Comic-Con here) to its streaming service on August 25. You can also catch the Fox version of “The Tick” on Crackle.com for free. On August 27, it’s time for the season finale …
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Winter is coming! Wait, wrong series! The “Planet of the Apes” franchise isn’t “Game of Thrones,” but apparently winter plays a role there as well. Fans got a first look at the third film in the current “Planet of the Apes” series, “War for the Planet of the Apes,” on Thursday morning when a brief teaser (see above) came out. …
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