The newly released Fortnite for Switch includes a pleasant surprise: there's built-in voice chat. Where Splatoon 2 forces you to use Nintendo's not-so-elegant Switch Online mobile app for voice, Epic Games has confirmed that you can plug any old head… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2t3lAZ8 via IFTTT

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Amazon initially said precious little about its Lord of the Rings series beyond acknowledging its existence, but details are finally starting to trickle out. In an interview with Deadline, Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke provided a few tidbits ab… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2sRfWtx via IFTTT

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Last year, Dish launched an Amazon Alexa skill for its Hopper and Wally set-top boxes that allowed users to change the channel, search for shows or control playback with their voice. Now, the company is expanding its Alexa capabilities with the abili… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2sTlrrG via IFTTT

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It's December 1999. I'm sitting in my best friend's smoke-filled bedroom, frantically mashing the buttons of an N64 controller and having the time of my life. Six months later, I'm in the same smokey hovel, but now I'm deftly dodging attacks, timing… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2LMHwzj via IFTTT

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After Intel nabbed Raja Koduri last year from AMD, where he led Radeon development, it was only a matter of time until it entered the high-end GPU arena. That confirmation came in a short tweet today: Intel plans to release its first discrete GPU –… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2HMMSs8 via IFTTT

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Apple updated its app guidelines last week, and while the biggest news was a widespread ban on cryptocurrency mining, the company also tightened its grip on what developers can and can't do with user info. Specifically, it restricted apps' abilities… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2HGFC0M via IFTTT

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Last November, the Department of Justice slapped an antitrust lawsuit on AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner and the trial resulting from that lawsuit wrapped up last month. The DOJ has maintained that merging the two companies as is would… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2JEgk53 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Judge rules AT&T can purchase Time Warner June 12, 2018 at 10:43PM"