Gran Turismo 7 will be getting another major update that will be available tonight at 10 PM PDT for download. Update 1.44 will be bringing three new cars as the highlight of the update with all three being performance oriented. One such car is a legendary car dating back to the 1990s with the other two being more modern. Other additions in the update include new world circuits events, a new scape and a new content menu....
“If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the crime!” So goes a logline for the new seriesStatute of Limitations, which has the particularly ingenious idea of collecting tell-all interviews from criminals after the statute of limitations for their crimes has passed. Hosted by American television personality and actorMike “The Situation” Sorrentino(Jersey Shore, The Sorrentinos),Statute of Limitationsis unique in the true crime landscape,merging reality televisionand crime docuseries with a hefty dose of levity....
Netflixhas set its next venture into the world of workplace comedy with a seemingly unconventional subject. The new seriesBlockbusterwill explore the lives of the employees of the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the United States. A streaming giant poking fun at the demise of video rental stores? The meta-comedy writes itself here. This comedy is not the first time that Netflix has ventured into territory featuring the dying video retailer....
Not too long ago,Apple and Google announcedthat they were partnering up to launch a contact tracing initiative to help stop the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic. Since then, we’ve learned a few more details about the program, including the fact that Apple andGooglehave decided to change the market branding to “exposure notification” rather than contact tracing, and detailsregarding the user privacyof the system. But how did it all come together?...
The reboot era continues to unfold, and no TV show is safe anymore. Avid TV watchers cringe when they hear that their favorite show might be coming back either with the same characters 20 years later or an entirely new cast. Some shows are able to pull off the reboot as they cater to the nostalgia group as well as trying to bring in a new audience. If done right, fans ofOne Tree Hillwould love to see a reboot hit their screens with all of their favorite characters returning....
PETA has beef with Nintendo over Cow’s nose ring in Mario Kart World PETA is taking aim at Mario Kart World’s newest racer, calling on Nintendo to remove the nose ring from its Cow character. The playable Cow is a first for the long-running series and has quickly become a fan favorite sinceMario Kart World’s debut. But the character’s growing popularity has also caught the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals....
In a recent interview withJapanese magazine Famitsu, Game Freak developers Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori addressPokemon Sword and Shield’s recent National Dex controversy and why some of the iconic monsters had to be cut from the upcoming entry in the franchise. According to Junichi Masuda: With the move to Nintendo Switch, it became possible to recreate Pokemon with more beautiful and livelier animations but on the other hand it took more time to develop....
Purple Planets, Not Green Ones, May Be Key To The Search For Alien Life Science fiction films have shaped our collective imagination into believing that any planet harboring extra-terrestrial life would look like a lush green utopia, somewhat like Earth. But fresh research suggests that we should keep an eye on planets that look purple, instead of green, in oursearch for extra-terrestrial life. “Purple bacteria can thrive under a wide range of conditions, making it one of the primary contenders for life that could dominate a variety of worlds,” explains Lígia Fonseca Coelho, author of a remarkable paper that was just published in theMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters....
Preferences around screens are changing. Not everyone wants a bright, attention-grabbing OLED shouting in their face all the time. So it’s only natural that devices with E Ink screens have grown in popularity. Not only are they inherently easier on your eyes and less distracting, the slow refresh rate of E Ink means that they have to be more focused. It started with the Kindle, but devices like theOnyx Boox PalmaandKindle Scribeare proof that we want these screens in different sizes and different roles, even replacing things like smartphones and tablets....
Followingthe June reportclaiming that several tech companies were actively participating in the NSA’s PRISM data mining program, Appleissued a statementregarding government information requests and user privacy. In the statement, the company suggested it was unable to access or decrypt iMessage messages, alleviating fears that Apple could monitor those conversations. But according to a team of researchers, that may not be the case… Quarkslab, a penetration testing company, said in a presentation at the Hack the Box conference in Kuala Lumpur itisactually possible for Apple to intercept messages because the company has access to public iMessage keys....
On the face of it, the Roccat Pyro is an interesting option for those looking for a durable, feature-rich and comfortable gaming keyboard. This ‘board has some premium features - but minus the massive price tag. It boasts an aluminium backplate, dedicated media volume wheel, a low-profile design, and some very nice software-level controls. How does it handle when gaming and working throughout the day though? Here’s what we make of it....
Roccat has been creating some interesting and visually appealing keyboards of late. The Roccat Vulcan II Mini is one of the more recent additions to the line-up, joining theRoccat Vulcan TKL Proand others in the company’s line-up of compact keyboards. Does the Vulcan II Mini continue Roccat’s trend of crafting awesome keyboards though? We’ve been gaming with it to find out. Roccat Vulcan II Mini Roccat Vulcan II Mini is a 65% form factor with highlights that include some seriously nice RGB and plenty of smarts....
Russia’s Mosquito Tornado Underscores Climate Change’s Dramatic Impact A newly published video shows a swarm of mosquitoes form into a literal cyclone of buzzing chaos as they terrorize a remote eastern Russian village. Though dramatic in its visual nature and beyond annoying, the mosquitoes weren’t actually a danger to nearby people. Instead, the insects were worked up into a massive mating frenzy spurred, in part, by climate change. The dramatic event took place in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, a primarily mountainous region where people live remote lives away from louder, more densely populated cities....
