During a recent earnings call, Microsoft boss Satya Nadella revealed that Xbox Live is now more than 100 million monthly active users strong, which is an impressive milestone. Additionally, Nadella noted that Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service grew to 18 million users. versus 15 million from the previous quarter, and 10 million
Source: Hot Hardware – Xbox Live Surpasses 100 Million Active Monthly Users As Game Pass Adoption Soars
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Genre Movies to Chase Those Cobra Kai Highs
Science fiction is about the unbelievable. The impossible. Things most people wouldn’t equate with a show about aging karate champions and their students. And yet, that Cobra Kai not only exists, but is so freaking good, is unbelievable. It is impossible. And that, along with the mountains of nostalgia the show…
Source: io9 – Genre Movies to Chase Those Cobra Kai Highs
Modding Breakthrough Allows Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword To Be Recreated In Breath Of The Wild
Breath of the Wild modder Waikuteru is on a roll. Last week, they salvaged the glorified storage unit that is Link’s house. Now they’ve taken full control of the giant house that houses Link’s house, by which I mean Hyrule.
Source: Kotaku – Modding Breakthrough Allows Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword To Be Recreated In Breath Of The Wild
Luxury and Comfort Can Be Yours Thanks to Crane & Canopy's Sleep Set, Now 40% off [Exclusive]
Layla Pajama Sleep Set | $77 | Crane & Canopy | Use Code KINJA40
Source: LifeHacker – Luxury and Comfort Can Be Yours Thanks to Crane & Canopy’s Sleep Set, Now 40% off [Exclusive]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Dried Meat Hearts and Neon Pink Cheese Slime
The first capitalism-boosting holiday of the year is almost upon us but due to the ongoing pandemic, an intimate meal in a quiet bistro isn’t an option for Valentine’s Day 2021. There are alternatives, thankfully, but why waste your money on roses when beef jerky conversation hearts and neon pink mac and cheese do…
Source: Gizmodo – Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Dried Meat Hearts and Neon Pink Cheese Slime
The first official modding tools for 'Cyberpunk 2077' have arrived
Intrepid gamers haven’t wasted any time deploying Cyberpunk 2077 mods — you could, for example, turn Night City into a smog-covered wasteland like Blade Runner. But now CD Projekt Red is offering its own tools for tweaking the game, which should make…
Source: Engadget – The first official modding tools for ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ have arrived
The EU wants an investigation of the Switch's Joy-Con 'drift' issues
The European Union’s joint consumer program has urged an investigation into the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift issue after it received almost 25,000 complaints from across the continent. Drift occurs when the Joy-Cons don’t communicate properly with t…
Source: Engadget – The EU wants an investigation of the Switch’s Joy-Con ‘drift’ issues
Defeat Maskne With Rescue Detox Pads, Now 25% Off [Exclusive]
Mask Rescue Detox Pads (3-pack)| $41 | Kiss My Face | Promo code KINJA25
Source: Gizmodo – Defeat Maskne With Rescue Detox Pads, Now 25% Off [Exclusive]
Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
Amazon-owned Ring is today launching its cheapest smart doorbell, the Ring Video Doorbell Wired, for just $60. The device has an all-new body, which takes design cues from the pricier Video Doorbell Pro, albeit in a much shorter body. Despite the low…
Source: Engadget – Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
Delete 'Sent From My Mobile Device' From Your Work Email
In the United States, many are beholden to an “always on” work standard, where emails, texts, calls, Slack messages and even meetings follow you home well after the workday should have ended. Some jobs even require workers to answer emails and messages when they’re otherwise busy with doctors appointments or tending…
Source: LifeHacker – Delete ‘Sent From My Mobile Device’ From Your Work Email
International law enforcement disrupts the notorious Emotet botnet
The international community has once again taken down a major botnet. Law enforcement and courts in the US, Canada and several European countries have disrupted the infrastructure for Emotet, billed as one of the world’s “most dangerous” botnets. Whi…
Source: Engadget – International law enforcement disrupts the notorious Emotet botnet
iOS 14.4 Is Out For Apple iPhones, Here's Why You Should Update Immediately
When Apple launches new point releases for iOS and iPadOS, we usually ignore them as they typically have just a few minor improvements or feature additions. This time around, however, there’s really a very good reason to shine a light on iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. Apple announced that the new software updates address three zero-day security
Source: Hot Hardware – iOS 14.4 Is Out For Apple iPhones, Here’s Why You Should Update Immediately
AMD Smashes Records With FY2020 Earnings Thanks To Booming CPU, GPU Sales
This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one who has been paying attention to the tech sector, but AMD is coming off a record quarter of earnings, which contributed to a record year. AMD capped off 2020 with $3.24 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter, up 16 percent sequentially and 53 percent year-over-year, and raked in $9.76
Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Smashes Records With FY2020 Earnings Thanks To Booming CPU, GPU Sales
Bring Your Tunes Anywhere With the Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Speaker, Now $28
Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Speaker | $28 | Amazon | Clip coupon
Source: LifeHacker – Bring Your Tunes Anywhere With the Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Speaker, Now
TikTok To Shed Hundreds of India Workers After National Security Ban
TikTok has announced that it will lay off hundreds of workers in India, [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source] seven months after the Chinese-owned video app was banned from what was once its biggest international market on national security grounds. From a report: The company, whose parent is Chinese tech group ByteDance, said in a statement on Wednesday that it would reduce its current headcount of 2,000 after its efforts to restore the app in India failed. “We have not been given a clear direction on how and when our apps could be reinstated,” said TikTok. TikTok and other Chinese apps have been banned since June following a rise in tensions between New Delhi and Beijing.
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Source: Slashdot – TikTok To Shed Hundreds of India Workers After National Security Ban
The Trump administration left Biden with a rocket dilemma
Enlarge / And the day that was comes to a close at NASA’s Stennis Space Center after the SLS rocket fired up for the Green Run test on January 16, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann)
Nearly two years ago, then Vice President Mike Pence delivered the most consequential space policy speech of his tenure in office. During a National Space Council meeting at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, Pence laid out the Trump administration’s plans to land humans on the Moon by the year 2024.
“We must redouble our efforts here in Huntsville and throughout this program,” said Pence, speaking to engineers leading development of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. “We must accelerate the SLS program to meet this objective. But know this: The President has directed NASA and Administrator Jim Bridenstine to accomplish this goal by any means necessary.”
At the time, NASA engineers at Marshall told Pence they were confident the SLS rocket would make its debut flight in 2020, setting up a schedule to allow astronauts to return to the Moon by 2024. Even so, Pence maintained he was not committed to any single rocket, or contractor. The Moon was the goal—not the means of reaching it.
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Source: Ars Technica – The Trump administration left Biden with a rocket dilemma
I Love The New Bose Frames Even If I Look Like an Absolute Jabroni
I liked the original Bose Frames. They were stylish sunglasses that featured audio-based augmented reality, which actually seemed like a clever workaround for the technological challenges of smart glasses. But alas, Bose AR wasn’t meant to be. Last summer, the company shuttered that division and as a result, Bose…
Source: Gizmodo – I Love The New Bose Frames Even If I Look Like an Absolute Jabroni
Set Up Alexa to Turn off Your Smart Devices Automatically
Amazon’s digital assistant can now control some of your smart devices for you—without any prompting needed. But before you start dreaming about a day when Alexa will have your coffee ready for you in the morning and your car already warming up in the garage for your commute, know that her powers have been slightly…
Source: LifeHacker – Set Up Alexa to Turn off Your Smart Devices Automatically
Roku's Streambar is the cheapest it's been since the holidays
It’s easy to drop hundreds on home theater equipment, but you don’t have to spend a fortune to make your existing setup feel new again. Roku’s Streambar is one such device that can upgrade your TV’s sound quality, while also giving you the power of R…
Source: Engadget – Roku’s Streambar is the cheapest it’s been since the holidays
I Hope Bowser's Fury Is The Future Of Mario
Bundled with the enhanced port of 2013’s Super Mario 3D World coming to the Switch on February 12, Bowser’s Fury is an open-world side-story that pits Mario against the scariest damn Bowser ever. So far it’s the most fun I’ve had with Mario since Odyssey.
Source: Kotaku – I Hope Bowser’s Fury Is The Future Of Mario