2017-01-31

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Walmart enhances free shipping deals, ends the fee

CBS News

NEW YORK – Walmart (WMT) is replacing a program that offered free shipping but had an annual fee with one that has a lower free shipping threshold and faster delivery.

Silicon Valley lashes out at Trump ban

BBC News

For months, Silicon Valley seemed to be heeding the advice of one of its most powerful figures, billionaire investor Peter Thiel, who said President Trump should be taken “seriously, but not literally”.

People are paying for Super Mario Run in surprising numbers

The Verge

Nintendo has finally shone some light on the performance of its first real mobile game, Super Mario Run, and the news is surprisingly good.

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes is a complex strategy game with a free-to-play twist

The Verge

Nintendo’s second high-profile mobile game was announced just two weeks ago, but Fire Emblem Heroes is already slated to arrive in a just a few days.

Don’t judge Apple purely on iPhone sales

ZDNet

Apple is expected to slide back into growth for the first time in several quarters when it reports quarterly 1Q17 earnings on Tuesday.

Rumor: Galaxy S8 Plus To Feature A 3750mAh Battery

Android Headlines

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus will feature a 3,250mAh and a 3,750mAh battery, respectively, recent rumors originating from South Korea suggest.

Windows 10 Cloud is Microsoft’s fresh Chrome OS alternative

The Verge

Microsoft has been trying to keep PC makers away from Chrome OS for years, and consumers far away from Apple’s iPad alternative.

The Robin might be dead but Razer’s Nextbit acquisition sounds exciting

BGR

Razer just bought a startup that made one of the most exciting Android handsets we’ve seen in recent years and killed said smartphone almost immediately.

How Horizon Zero Dawn’s Satisfying Combat Fits In Its Mysterious World

GameSpot

Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn is a step in a new direction for the Killzone developer. The shift from a long-standing first-person shooter focus to an open-world action game isn’t without its hiccups, but it’s also a risk that seems to pay off …

Google releases first Android 7.1.2 public beta for Pixel, Nexus devices

ZDNet

google-pixel-xl-2-1.jpg (Image: File photo). Google on Monday released the first beta build of Android Nougat 7.1.2, available for Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, Nexus 5X and Nexus Player.

Apple Releases watchOS 3.2 Developer Beta: Theater Mode, SiriKit To Be Added To Apple Watch

Tech Times

Apple has released the first developer beta for watchOS 3.2. Confirming a previous report, the wearable operating system update adds Theater Mode to the Apple Watch, along with support for SiriKit.

MindFlix Lets You Browse Netflix With Your Mind And A Muse Headband: Look, Ma, No Hands!

Tech Times

Netflix’s developer team is said to have hacked a brain-sensing headband to develop a device called MindFlix. Its wearer can purportedly browse and consume the platform’s streaming contents through mind control.

‘Fallout 4’ To Receive Visual Upgrades For PlayStation 4 Pro, PC: Is Your Computer Powerful Enough?

Tech Times

Bethesda will roll out PlayStation 4 Pro support for “Fallout 4” and the High-Resolution Texture Pack for the PC version next week.

North Carolina Law Students Must Disable MacBook Pro Touch Bar for 2017 Bar Exam [Updated]

Mac Rumors

North Carolina law students who purchased one of Apple’s new MacBook Pro models that include a Touch Bar will need to disable much of its functionality to be able to use their MacBooks on the upcoming 2017 Bar Examination, according to a new notice …

Blizzard is testing big changes for Overwatch’s Bastion

PC Gamer

Bastion is one of the most neglected heroes in all of Overwatch. Once feared for its massive damage output, the Omnic robot has become one of Overwatch’s least-played heroes, largely due to its poor survivability, poor versatility, and the ease with …

Dropbox finally brings its Google Docs competitor out of beta

The Verge

Dropbox’s latest tool for businesses, a piece of collaborative editing software called Paper, is launching globally today. Paper has been in the works at Dropbox for quite some time, having first been announced in October of 2015 before entering a …

Amazon’s Alexa will place that annoyingly long Starbucks order for you

CNET

You don’t have to be embarrassed about admitting to another human being that you want a grande caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and a triple shot of vanilla syrup.

Moto G5 And Moto G5 Play Specifications Surface Yet Again

Android Headlines

The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Play specs have just leaked yet again, though this time around we get more detail than before. Following Moto G5’s and Moto G5 Plus’ retailer listing in Brazil, and Moto G5 Play’s FCC listing, more spec info surfaced when the …

AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 & WX 4100 Workstation GPU Review

Techgage

2017 might have just begun, but it’s a secret to no one that AMD has a massive year planned, one that could be integral to its future success.

Facebook, GitHub teams up to make password resets more secure

InfoWorld

GitHub is adopting Facebook’s Delegated Recovery protocol to identify and work out security kinks in the new way users regain access to their accounts.

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