Google Play Music’s Artist Hub shuts down on April 30th
Google is shutting down another component of Google Play Music as it transitions to its sole music streaming service, YouTube Music. The latest casualty is the Artist Hub which, in case you missed it, allows independent musicians to upload and sell t… …read more
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Oculus is giving avatars a range of human expressions
Oculus has rolled out a huge update for its virtual reality avatars, giving them the ability to simulate human expressions. Well, the most basic human expressions like smiling, that is — but at least they’ll look a bit livelier and friendlier when w… …read more
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‘Anthem’ is proof that crunch can’t save AAA games
Anthem is a fiery mess. Since launching in February, BioWare’s loot shooter has been plagued by game-breaking bugs, narrative and gameplay inconsistencies and an overwhelming sense of incomplete blandness. Critically, Anthem has received middling rev… …read more
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Finally, a Switch controller with a headphone jack
Using voice chat on the Nintendo Switch is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new controller from PDP. Its Faceoff Deluxe+ wired controller – slated for launch this summer — features a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can simply plug in… …read more
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High-density EV battery could offer 600-mile range on a single charge
Innolith AG, a Swiss startup that specializes in inorganic lithium-ion batteries, is developing a high-density battery that could provide 600 miles (1,000 km) of EV range on a single charge. The company plans to cram 1,000 Wh/kg into the rechargeable… …read more
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The Internet Archive will host 490,000 music tracks ‘lost’ by MySpace
When MySpace announced that it had “accidentally” (and there are question marks around that) lost 12 years of content last month, former users were devastated to learn that many of their audio files — which they assumed would continue to exist on th… …read more
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The Morning After: Beats’ first truly wireless headphones are here
Hey, good morning!
Welcome back! If you’ve resisted the truly wireless headphone tidal wave, Apple really wants to convert you. We’ve got a review of its new AirPods, replete with contactless charging, while its Beats Powerbeats Pro brings Apple’s t… …read more
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Democrats move closer to passing the ‘Save the Internet’ Act
Democrats have just made significant progress in restoring net neutrality rules in the US. The “Save the Internet Act” unveiled last month has now been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which means it can now be considered by the f… …read more
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Tesla sales drop off sharply following record holiday season
In the first quarter of 2019, Tesla manufactured a total of 77,100 vehicles but was only able to deliver 63,000 in the three months that ended in March. While that’s double the number it was able to deliver in the same quarter last year, that’s down… …read more
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‘Apex Legends’ fix restores the progression you lost
If you fired up Apex Legends after the 1.1 patch on April 2nd only to panic as all your progression was nowhere to be seen, don’t panic — it’s back. Respawn has fixed a mistake on its end that moved players to servers that didn’t have their persist… …read more
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