Messages now has a Business Chat feature that allows companies to communicate directly with their customers. Simply open the app, type in the company name, and have a friendly discussion with a bot. As much as companies would like to think Messages is a more convenient channel fo … | Continue reading
Sony has released a new Android TV version of its PlayStation Video app, allowing users to watch and pay for movies and TV shows from the service. | Continue reading
Have you ever wished your office desk was, like, smart? Well then the good folks at Herman Miller have you covered. Barreling toward an inevitable future teeming with cloud-connected furniture, the renowned designer of the Aeron chair has developed an internet-of-things product t … | Continue reading
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by the U.S., have captured a number of key neighborhoods near Raqqa, an ISIS stronghold in Syria, the group announced Monday. The announcement signals the progress of a larger offensive, launched last … | Continue reading
The first Monument Valley [$3.99] was a landmark game on the App Store, a title that brought a fascinatingly gorgeous experience to mobile gaming. Yet, I thought there was something lacking from it: it wasn't a particularly difficult game as far as challenge goes, and while the s … | Continue reading
Clickfarms are a dubious business people rarely get a peek inside of, but accept as part of our everyday internet existence. We know companies pay bots to shower likes, emoji, ratings, nonsensical comments, and plain traffic on content in order to artificially boost online popula … | Continue reading
There aren't many genres that work better on touchscreens than turn-based strategy games, which makes me wonder why we don't see more of them. Well, developer Ino-Co wants to drop their hit Steam release Codex of Victory onto mobile later this month and add one more option for th … | Continue reading
Alienware is debuting a new line of accessories at E3 this year, with new mice, keyboards, and a new high-end gaming monitor that will go perfectly with your Alienware computer.First up, the mice. Alienware has two new ones to offer: the $49.99 Advanced Gaming Mouse, and the $89. … | Continue reading
Alienware has announced an updated version of its flagship Area 51 gaming PC, which is getting upgraded with a choice of Intel’s new Core X-series processors or AMD’s recently announced Ryzen Threadripper chips.The Area 51 is built to order, and there’s room for some truly ridicu … | Continue reading
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Assassin's Creed Origins has a special edition that is so special it costs £699 / $800.Available exclusively on Ubisoft's online store, this prohibitively expensive edition throws in everything but the kitchen sink. It's even overflowing with words, bearing the mouthful of a titl … | Continue reading
What We’re FollowingString of Defeats: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump’s travel ban another legal blow, ruling that the White House’s justifications for the ban have no basis in reality. In addition to finding the country’s current vetting standards adeq … | Continue reading
In mid-June of a typical year, Supreme Court justices and their clerks are burning the midnight oil in the comforting knowledge that soon all involved will be happily winging off to vacation destinations, leaving controversy temporarily behind.That happy prospect is complicated t … | Continue reading
If President Donald Trump catches some big breaks this summer, it could help to quell the negative narratives. These developments come in three different venues: the courts, in Congress, and in the electoral sphere. What are they? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. Photo: G … | Continue reading
A few weeks back we wrote a story about the board game Exodus: Proxima Centauri coming to mobile soon, and now we have gameplay video of the game in our Upcoming Games forum thread. The video looks quite promising, and you can see how the developers are adding 3D spaceship battle … | Continue reading
It’s no surprise that certain U.S. religious groups have strong political leanings: Southern Baptist Republicans and Jewish Democrats are predictable enough archetypes. A new paper by two political scientists adds a new layer to these long-standing stereotypes: Clergy tend to be … | Continue reading
Dad of War! Car man! That French one with the emotions! All the action from 2am BST. | Continue reading
A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.Despite only being officially ann … | Continue reading
Reviewers have not been kind to Apple’s first TV offering, “Planet of the Apps.” Variety had a particularly entertaining, if biting, take, with writer Maureen Ryan likening the show to “something that was developed at a cocktail party, and not given much more rigorous thought or … | Continue reading
It’s been a bad few days for tech stocks. The FANG stocks, a moniker used to collectively describe Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (now Alphabet) have had a rough two days on Wall Street. And even though Apple isn’t included in the original FANG group (which was designed to … | Continue reading
In 2015, a production of Julius Caesar at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence gave a spin to the Shakespearian history play by reimagining the title character as a woman. The show was largely interpreted by critics to be referencing Hillary Clinton, especially considering tha … | Continue reading
Today in 5 LinesThe attorneys general for Washington, D.C., and Maryland sued President Trump for allegedly violating the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign governments through continued ownership of his company. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to testify … | Continue reading
I'm already really excited about Apple's drag-and-drop functionality in iOS 11. The big limitation, however, is that you can only drag and drop between apps on the iPad. On the iPhone your drag and drops are constrained to moving objects around inside an app. For a feature that's … | Continue reading
Hollywood and games are making friends again. You can see it at Hollywood companies such as Warner Bros., NBCU, Annapurna, and now Skydance Interactive. Skydance debuted in 2010, and it’s founder is David Ellison, son of Oracle’s Larry Ellison. It has made movies such as True Gri … | Continue reading
Which is faster, keyboard or mouse? A large number of programmers believe that the keyboard is faster for all (programming-related) tasks. However, there are a few widely cited webpages that claim that “studies” show that using the mouse is faster than using the keyboard for ever … | Continue reading
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Ubisoft put together a nicely varied press conference for this year’s E3, including a partnership with Nintendo, a weird VR game from Elijah Wood’s film studio, and more details about big tentpoles like Far Cry 5. There weren’t massive surprises, especially because Assassin’s Cre … | Continue reading
Joshua Vergara, Joe Hindy, Jonathan Feist and David Imel talk HTC U 11 and personal assistants on Android Authority Podcast episode 111. Trigger warning. | Continue reading
When Amazon introduced voice calling for its Echo devices, we criticized the company for seemingly rolling out the feature without really paying any mind to privacy. It was quickly discovered that users had no way of blocking calls and message to Echo products in their home, and … | Continue reading
Ubisoft showed off some proper Far Cry 5 gameplay at its E3 2017 conference earlier today, and it's just what you'd expect.The trailer kicks off with a nice bit of hymn recital, followed by several minutes of bloody murder. The main focus of this one is the notion of "guns for hi … | Continue reading
There will soon be a new player in the electric car space, with a big name backing it — but the company has a lot to prove before it can legitimately threaten Tesla. Renowned auto designer Henrik Fisker just released the first full-body images of his EMotion autonomous electric … | Continue reading
The Flick Champions series of games has been kicking around with various entries across the different sports. But for far too long, Flick Champions hasn't been EXTREME. And now, it is going to be just that, with Flick Champions Extreme set to hit on June 15th. You'll have five di … | Continue reading
Effective communication isn’t just about what you say; it’s also about how you say it. That’s called “tone of voice” — and getting it right can be the difference between success and failure. Whether you sound formal or casual, humorous or serious, respectful, enthusiastic or irr … | Continue reading
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The unlocked Moto Z is available for $200 off its normal price until June 17, and it also comes with two free years of Moto Care Accident Protection. | Continue reading
After nearly 15 years the long, long, loooong anticipated sequel to Beyond Good & Evil has finally been unveiled. Only it isn't a sequel at all, but rat… | Continue reading
As I type this, Katy Perry is asleep on a circular mattress, a teacup poodle named Nugget nestled next to her head. Outside her bedroom, chefs are preparing pancakes in the shape of her face as depicted on the cover of her new album Witness. Soon, a gospel choir will wake her up, … | Continue reading
Ubisoft continues to be aggressive in grabbing the early lead in virtual reality games. Its latest project is Space Junkies, a new multiplayer shooter game where you can fly around in VR with a jet pack in space. The French video game publisher announced the game at the Electroni … | Continue reading
The long-awaited sequel to Beyond Good & Evil is indeed real, and we have proof: Ubisoft just released a surprise cinematic trailer for the game at the publisher’s E3 keynote. The trailer kicks off with a long chase sequence featuring a monkey with a cybernetic hand and a human c … | Continue reading
The new gameplay trailer for Far Cry 5 introduces us to the faces of the resistance, who are trying to liberate a small town from the clutches of murderous religious zealots. Over the course of the 3-minute demo we meet Grace Armstrong, a tough-talking sniper out of a 1970s blaxp … | Continue reading
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Ubisoft has just announced Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a new space shooter that will feature the first ever modular and collectible Nintendo Switch controller add-ons. The game, unveiled at the publisher’s E3 press conference today, looks like a mix of Mass Effect and No Man’s Sk … | Continue reading
Steep is going to the Olympics this December with its first expansion. Ubisoft announced Steep: Road to the Olympics during its Electronic Entertainment Expo event in Los Angeles today. The snowboarding game’s first expansion will have players competition in winter sports at the … | Continue reading
Ubisoft has announced it will sell 200 special editions of Assassin’s Creed Origins, but the package won’t come with a real life hawk, so like, what’s even the point. For those still interested, the package includes Assassin’s Creed Origins Gold Edition, the season pass, a “Digit … | Continue reading
Steep is Ubisoft's strangely glorious winter sports game. I sense it struggled to find an audience, but at Ubisoft's E3 press event, the publisher announced it's getting an expansion.It's Olympics-themed, apparently - hope so, anyway; it's called Road to the Olympics - and it's b … | Continue reading
Ubisoft has revealed a brand new South Park game for mobile, titled South Park: Phone Destroyer. The premise will have you playing as teams of various themed heroes, fighting in the streets of South Park, Colorado. Cartman wants to get a game of Cowboys and Indians going, but app … | Continue reading
Dear all,As researchers sometimes we just don’t have the time or resources to dohigh quality evaluations. The workshop *How to Conduct Low-Cost,High-Quality Evaluations using Technology-Enhanced Survey Methods *with Prof.Eric Jensen