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NASA backs studies on environmental effects of COVID-19 lockdowns

AlexiRosenfeld/GettyImages You’veprobablyheardstoriesofskiesandwaterclearingupwhilemostpeoplestayathomeduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,buthowmuchhavethingsimproved,really?ScientistsareabouttorelyonN
IT | 2020-05-13 19:57
August's slimmer WiFi smart lock is now available for $250

August After debutingearlierthisyearatCES2020,August'slatestsmartlockisnowavailabletobuy.Startingtoday,youcanpurchasethe$250WiFiSmartLockonthecompany's website and BestB
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
'Apex Legends' season five adds a lot more than just a new character

ApexLegendsseasonfivemap EA EAandRespawnhavekickedoffseasonfiveoftheirbattleroyaleshooterApexLegends,releasinganupdatethataddsanewcharacteranddoesn’tstopthere.Alongwithsomesignificantchangesto
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Apple now considers your 2014 MacBook Air 'vintage'

ThomasTrutschel/PhotothekviaGettyImages SomeofApple’sbetter-knownlaptopsareridingoffintotheproverbialsunset,atleastasfarasthecompanyisconcerned.Thecompanyhasadded(viaMacRumors)mid-2013andmid-2
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Twitter will let employees work from home indefinitely

JustinSullivan/GettyImages Numeroustechgiantsarelettingstaffworkfromhomeformonthswhilepandemicconcernspersist,butTwitteristakingthingsonestepfurther.ThesocialnetworkhasconfirmedtoBuzzFeedNewsthatitwi
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
The Morning After: There's a new $500 'flagship killer' smartphone

Poco Lookingfortheidealmidrangesmartphone?Xiaomispin-offPocomighthavetheanswerwithitsnewF2Pro.This$500handsethasa6.67-inchscreenwithnonotches,holesorotherdistractions,apop-upfront-facingcamera,powerf
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Detective RPG 'Disco Elysium' will now run on decade-old PCs

ZA/UM DiscoElysiumdeveloperZA/UMhasrolledoutaWorkingClassupdatethatallowsthedetectiveRPGtorunevenonalaptopyouhaven’ttouchedinyears.Initsannouncement,thecompanysaiditwantsthegametorunonasmanyma
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Motorola promises one additional Android update for the $1,000 Edge+

ChrisVelazco/Engadget By ourestimation,Motorola'sfirstflagshipinfouryearsisadecent,ifnotcompletelycompellinghigh-endphone.NoteveryonewillliketheEdge+'ssignature"waterfall"dis
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
PlayStation 4 sales pass 110 million

Engadget Sony’smassively-popularPlayStation4hassmashedanothersalesmilestone.Initslatestfinancialearnings,thecompanyrevealedthat1.5millionconsoles—afigurethatcoversallconfigurations,incl
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Twitter for iOS now shows all retweets with comments in one place

GettyImages Twitterismakingiteasiertokeeptrackofwhatpeoplearesayingaboutyourtweets.Hotontheheelsofanearliertest,Twitter’siOSappnowprovidesanoptiontoseealltheretweetswithcomments(thatis,whereso
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Google's whole-home Nest Aware subscription is available now

JOSHEDELSON/AFPviaGettyImages Google’sstreamlinedNestAwareserviceisfinallyrollingoutin19marketsseveralmonthsafteritwasfirstannounced.Asofthisweek,youcannowpay$60peryear(or$6permonth)toprovide3
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
'Iron Man VR' will arrive on July 3rd

Camouflaj SonydelayedIronManVRasecondtimeinearlyAprilduetotheimpactofCOVID-19,andithasnowfoundanewreleasedateforthevirtualrealityshooter.Allgoingwell,it'llbeavailableforPSVRonJuly3rd.
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
Facebook will pay content moderators $52 million in PTSD settlement

PAImagesviaGettyImages FacebookhasagreedtopaycurrentandformercontentmoderatorsintheUSatleast$1,000eachaspartofa$52millionsettlement,TheVergereports.The11,250moderators,whoarebasedintheUS,willreceivet
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
‘What the Golf’ is coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 21st

Triband Thehilarious,physics-basedpseudo-golfgameWhattheGolfismakingitswaytotheNintendoSwitchlaterthismonth.ThegamewasinitiallyreleasedinSeptemberonAppleArcadeandWindows,andwonthe2020GameDevelopersCh
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11
'COD: Warzone' now requires two-factor authentication for PC players

InfinityWard NewCallofDuty:WarzoneplayersonPCwillnowhavetogothroughtwo-factorauthenticationviatextmessagingwhentheylogintoplay.Tobeclear,CoDdeveloperInfinityWardhasrolledouttheadditionalsecuritymeasu
IT | 2020-05-13 08:11