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Apple now has its last chance to fend off a lawsuit accusing it of price fixing on the App Store. The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments from Apple on November 26th as the company rejects claims that it uses its absolute control of iOS app downloads to keep prices high and take a 30 […]
Facebook shares fell 20 percent after it said revenue growth would slow and it would spend additional billions per year to tackle fake news and other concerns. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b5900d24e2389202103b780/master/pass/FB-Zuck-998767280-w.jpg
Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch It’s no secret that Apple Maps has lagged behind other options like Google Maps and Waze, but that may not be the case for much longer. TechCrunch has details on how Eddy Cue and his team are giving the app a complete overhaul — […]
Reuters The entire Saudi Arabian refereeing team has been banned from officiating at the 2018 World Cup. This is because one referee, Fahad Al-Mirdasi, has been slapped with a life ban from soccer as he tried to fix a match in his own country. Al-Mirdasi reportedly “asked for money to help a team win a […]
Gregory Payan/AP The NFL voted to tweak the catch rules to make them less confusing and introduced a new rule penalizing players who lead with their helmets on hits. The NFL said head-to-head hits were on the rise in recent seasons and they wanted to make the game safer. Some feel that the new rules […]
A collection of 15 mobility tech companies, like Uber and Zipcar, have signed up to a plan to make cities nicer places to live, with fewer private cars. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a728ef1d107c842c752926f/master/pass/10Commandments.jpg
Microsoft has started to push out a fix for a widely-reported security vulnerability in Intel, AMD, and ARM processors, reports The Verge. The fix started to go out to Windows 10 users Wednesday. Microsoft will release patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8 on Tuesday. The patches will cause some PCs to take a hit […]
Overwatch had a busy BlizzCon. Not only is the hit team-based shooter receiving a new hero, the healer Moira, but we’re also getting Blizzard World, a new map that’s like Disneyland meets Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo. Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch’s game director, made both announcements during BlizzCon’s opening ceremonies on November 3. That same day, we […]
While Google’s Pixel 2 XL has generally been well-received, there have been some complaints about its LG-made P-OLED screen. It’s supposed to reflect “natural” colors, but many see it as downright dull after years of seeing extra-punchy OLED displays from Samsung and other phone makers. What if you want that explosion of color? You might […]
Enlarge / Looks great as a small, still image. But so far, Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition isn’t looking (or feeling) as good in motion on a true 4K monitor. (credit: Square Enix) SEATTLE—Square Enix got into PC gamers’ good graces after a major August announcement about Final Fantasy XV. The RPG will land on […]
