Some hours before he was abducted by a squad of feds in camouflage tactical gear, Mark Pettibone was playing a pickup game of Frisbee. It was what had become a normal night for the summer of 2020 in Portland, Oregon. The city was now four months into the pandemic and two months into the ongoing… Continue reading The Portland Van Abductions
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Microsoft is building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal is key to the company’s mobile gaming efforts. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. Share this story Image: Microsoft Microsoft is building an Xbox mobile store to directly offer games on mobile devices, challenging Apple and Google. The software giant first… Continue reading Microsoft is building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) review: a fine tablet if you’re subscribed to Prime
/ The Fire HD 8 Plus is a good budget tablet for Amazon-based entertainment, provided you aren’t concerned with accessing Google apps or services. Amazon’s latest Fire HD 8 Plus is a serviceably fine tablet for content consumption. Like other Amazon-branded tablets, the Fire HD 8 Plus tablet is a nice little device if you’re… Continue reading Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) review: a fine tablet if you’re subscribed to Prime
SpaceX’s satellite internet service is coming to planes with Starlink Aviation
/ Starlink Aviation promises up to 350 mbps per plane, with deliveries starting in 2023. Internet is provided via the Aero Terminal, seen on top of the aircraft.Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink will soon be available on select airplanes with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year, the company has announced. It… Continue reading SpaceX’s satellite internet service is coming to planes with Starlink Aviation
Lyft now lets you reserve parking spaces
/ Search and pay for spaces ahead of your travel plans. The new Lyft parking feature allows users to search for and reserve parking spaces directly within the app.Image: Lyft Lyft users can now search, reserve, and pay for parking spaces from the app in cities across the US, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Drivers… Continue reading Lyft now lets you reserve parking spaces
Bird is pulling its scooters out of ‘several dozen’ cities, but it won’t say which ones
/ The cash-strapped company also said it was exiting three European countries: Germany, Sweden, and Norway. Shared electric scooters: turns out they’re hard! Bird is shrinking as it seeks to right-size its finances.Photo by Ty O’Neil / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Bird is exiting three European countries — Germany, Sweden, and Norway… Continue reading Bird is pulling its scooters out of ‘several dozen’ cities, but it won’t say which ones
There’s about to be a big boom in carbon capture projects
/ Many of the projects on the horizon are still tangled up with oil and gas The Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant, operated by Saudi Aramco in June 28, 2021. The plant is designed to process 4 billion standard cubic feet per day of sweet gas as pilot project for carbon capture technology.Photographer: Maya… Continue reading There’s about to be a big boom in carbon capture projects
Chrome is the next Android app to get tablet-focused updates
/ Tab improvements, drag and drop, and desktop websites are on the way Google is updating its Android apps ahead of the launch of its Pixel Tablet (pictured) next year.Image: Google Google is rolling out a series of user interface updates for its Chrome browser on Android tablets as it prepares for the launch of… Continue reading Chrome is the next Android app to get tablet-focused updates
The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition
/ At least one other buyer was approached before the West acquisition and described the asking price as wildly inflated Photo by Gotham / GC Images On Monday, Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, announced that he would buy Parler, an alternative social media platform, in a surprise move that has sparked both interest… Continue reading The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition
Nest Doorbell wired review: Hello again
An almost worthy successor to the excellent Nest Hello, the new Nest Doorbell wired is faster, smarter, and sleeker and has better video quality. But spotty behavior on 2.4GHz networks lets it down. The Nest Doorbell wired (second-gen) is the successor to the excellent Nest Hello, which has long been one of my favorite video… Continue reading Nest Doorbell wired review: Hello again