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Emerging Tech
Parrot retires its mini-drones to focus on its Anafi quadcopter
Parrot is retiring its mini-drones to focus on developing its more advanced Anafi drone for the commercial market. The company recently won a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a drone for use in combat.
Mobile
Tinder tries to break up with the Google Play Store with new payment process
Tinder launched a new payment process that allows the dating app to bypass Google Play Store fees. Unlike others that have worked around app store fees, Tinder remains listed while in open defiance of the Google Play Store requirements.
Gaming
Overwatch Role Queue system will change the metagame, for better or worse
Blizzard attempts to make Overwatch matches "fair and fun" with the Role Queue system, which forces teams to be made up of two heroes in each role. The feature's sudden entry into the Overwatch League will shake up the metagame.
Gaming
Magic: The Gathering SDCC 2019 panel reveals addition of Brawl to MTG Arena
Wizards of the Coast revealed at the Magic: The Gathering panel at SDCC 2019 that Brawl is coming this year to MTG Arena. The arrival of the Commander variant is part of a wider announcement on the new expansion, Throne of Eldraine.
Mobile
Android will soon monitor battery of wireless earbuds, find them if they get lost
Google will soon roll out new features that will improve Android support for true wireless earbuds. The planned features include the ability to monitor the charge of the wireless earbuds and Find My Device compatibility.
Gaming
Hideo Kojima reveals Death Stranding box art, mentions Keanu Reeves at SDCC 2019
Hideo Kojima was a part of a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. The legendary game director revealed the final box art for the Standard Edition and Steelbook of Death Stranding, while also mentioning Keanu Reeves and streaming games.
Cars
Polaris builds Lunar Rover Vehicle replica with Indian, Slingshot, and RZR parts
Polaris Industries employees worked with a NASA astronaut and members of the original Apollo 11 Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) team to build a replica of the vehicle that landed on the moon. Most of the parts came from current Polaris vehicles.
Emerging Tech
Three new astronauts join the International Space Station crew for Expedition 60
Exactly fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon, a new team of astronauts from NASA, Roscosmos, and ESA have arrived at the International Space Station to begin their stay there.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Artemis capsule is complete, will carry the first woman to the moon
The crew capsule which will carry American astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis project has been completed. The completion of the Artemis 1 capsule was announced by Vice President Mike Pence.
News
Vintage and modern spin together in new streaming turntable from Como
Como Audio plans to release a smart speaker with Google Assistant built-in. The company is also releasing a streaming turntable that allows you to play your favorite vinyl over Bluetooth speakers.
Emerging Tech
China’s space station, Tiangong-2, has burned up in the atmosphere
China's space station, Tiangong-2, has burned up in the Earth's atmosphere as part of a planned deorbit. It was originally scheduled to be in space for two or three years, but it survived longer than expected and spent 1,000 days in space.
Gaming
Blizzard teases Overwatch hero 31, but name and image may have already leaked
Blizzard teased hero 31 of Overwatch through a faux Developer Update that featured a wormhole and several complicated equations. However, the new character's name and image may have already been leaked.
Web
Pegasus spyware can break into users’ cloud accounts and steal data
An Israeli software company has developed a tool with the ability to break into users' cloud-based accounts. The software has been advertised as being able to copy authentication keys and access cloud services like Google Drive or iCloud.
Gaming
Respawn against Apex Legends players using keyboard and mouse on consoles
Respawn said that it does not condone players using keyboard and mouse in Apex Legends on consoles. Some players believe that the alternate input device gives too much of an advantage over players using controllers.
Movies & TV
It’s official. Avengers: Endgame is the biggest movie ever
Best opening weekend ever. Fastest movie to make over $2 billion at the global box office. Profitable in just five days. Avengers: Endgame has proven no record was out of its reach as it has now become the biggest movie of all time.
Movies & TV
Go beyond the Ring Gate with a sneak peak of The Expanse season 4
After getting axed by the SyFy network after three seasons, The Expanse, the best sci-fi show no one is watching, was rescued by Amazon Prime. Now there's a new teaser trailer giving a glimpse of what we can expect to see in season 4.
Movies & TV
The colorful weirdness of Marvel’s The Eternals is coming in November 2020
Marvel Studios is already lining up the start of phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At SDCC today, more details were revealed about the next installment in the franchise, The Eternals.
Computing
Google Chrome 76 will stop websites from seeing users in Incognito Mode
Google Chrome 76 will implement a fix that will stop websites from detecting visitors who are in Incognito Mode. Google acknowledged that the change will complicate matters for publishers who have metered paywalls on their news websites.