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'League of Legends' mid-season tournament canceled due to COVID-19

ESPATMediaviaGettyImages Bringingesportsteamsfromaroundtheworldtogetherforamajorin-persontournamentisn’texactlyfeasiblerightnow,norwillitbeanytimesoonduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.Assuch,RiotGamesh
IT | 2020-04-24 02:17
CarPlay in your classic Porsche, just what you needed

Porsche PorschehasannouncednewinfotainmentsystemsthatcombinemodernfeatureslikeCarPlaysupportandBluetoothconnectivitywithclassicdesignsensibilities.TherearetwoversionsofthePorscheClassicCommunicationM
IT | 2020-04-24 02:17
Portable 'cold plasma' wand prototype could destroy germs in seconds

JosephXu,UniversityofMichiganEngineering AteamofengineeringprofessorsfromtheUniversityofMichiganhavecreatedaplasmajetwandthattheybelievecouldquicklyandeasilydisinfecthospitalrooms.Theion-emittingdevi
IT | 2020-04-24 02:17
Bird adds a 'Warm Up Mode' for gentler acceleration

Bird Scootersafetywillstillbeaproblemwhenit’scleartostarttravellingagain,andBirdthinksitcanhelpassuagenewcomerstoitssharingservicewhenpeoplereturntothestreets.It’spilotingaWarmUpModefea
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Verizon extends 15GB of additional mobile data through May

CindyOrd/GettyImages Verizon(Engadget’sparentcompany)willkeepofferingadditionalmobiledataforawhilelongertohelppeopledealwiththeCOVID-19pandemic.Thecarrierisaddinganother15GBofLTEdatatoregulara
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
YouTube Originals launches a star-studded slate of COVID-19 content

AmandaEdwardsviaGettyImages YouTube’sOriginalsdivisionisworkingonaslateofCOVID-19-relatedshows.They’llrangefromeducationalcontenttodanceperformancesandasocialmediamysteryseries,andtheli
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Israel stops using phone tracking to enforce COVID-19 quarantines

DanielFainbergviaGettyImages Israel’suseofphonetrackingtechnologytotrackCOVID-19patientshascometoapartialend.Aparliamentaryoversightcommitteehashalteduseofthetrackingtoenforcequarantinesafterr
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Call of Duty: Mobile's $1 million esports tournament starts April 30th

Activision/TiMiStudios CallofDuty:Mobileplayerswillsoonhavethechancetocompeteforworldchampionshipglory.Activisionannouncedanesportstournamentthatgetsunderwaynextweekwithmorethan$1millioninprizesonthe
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Google's data centers will process some tasks when clean energy is abundant

Google Withtodaybeingthe50thanniversaryofEarthDay,Googlehasdetailedanewtechnologycalledcarbon-intelligentcomputingthatoptimizesitsdatacenterstodomoreworkwherethere'sgreateravailabilityofcleanene
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Valve is testing a more human approach to Steam tag searches

JonFingas/Engadget We'veallbeenthereatonepoint:you'lltrytofindaspecificapporgameonadigitalmarketplace,andforwhateverreason,thesearchfeaturedoesn'tseemtobringupwhatyouwanttodownload.Whe
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Facebook and Instagram test location labels to fight election meddling

Facebook FacebookandInstagramareagaintryingtomakeitharderforforeignpropagandatospread.AnewfeaturewillautomaticallyaddprominentlabelstopostsfromaccountsthatarepopularwithintheUnitedStatesbutarerunfrom
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Skype takes on Zoom with custom backgrounds for video calls

RidofranzviaGettyImages Whetheryou’reusingZoom,Houseparty,GroupFaceTimeoranotherapp,manyofusarehoppingintovideocallsmuchmoreofteninthecurrentclimate.Youmighthaveanynumberofreasonsforchoosingon
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
China reportedly spread COVID-19 misinformation

jariyawatthinsandeeviaGettyImages AreportbyTheNewYorkTimesclaimsChineseoperativeshelpedspreadfalseCOVID-19informationviatextandsocialmediaacrosstheUS.AccordingtoUSintelligenceofficials,theChineseoper
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Twitter targets conspiracy theories linking 5G and coronavirus

SOPAImagesviaGettyImages Twitterjustadded5Gconspiracytheoriestothegrowinglistofunverifiedcoronavirusclaimsthataregroundsforremoval.Underthenewrules,Twitterwillremovetweetswith“unverifiedclaims
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44
Magic Leap layoffs reportedly affect about half its workforce

ChesnotviaGettyImages ThepastfewyearshavebeenroughforMagicLeap,andthecoronaviruspandemicisn’thelpingmatters.Thecompanyannouncedtodaythatitwilllayoffemployeesateveryleveloftheorganization,andth
IT | 2020-04-23 03:44