February 4, 2019 Firefox will mute autoplaying videos by default starting next month Autoplaying video is the scourge of the internet, and Mozilla is going to do its part to help stomp it out in the upcoming…
February 4, 2019 Apple HomePod is $70 off, plus Anker and Echo discounts at Amazon The Apple HomePod is $70 off of its usual price at both Best Buy and B&H Photo. Normally $349.99, it’s $279.99 until supplies last….
February 4, 2019 FCC loses bid to cut tribal broadband subsidies Things definitely aren't going the FCC's way this week. A federal appeals court has reversed the FCC's attempt to cut broadband subsidies in tribal…
February 4, 2019 Alphabet spent more than $1.3 billion last quarter on ‘other bets’ like Loon and Waymo Google parent company Alphabet continues to invest heavily in its quest to figure out the future. In its most recent quarterly earnings report, the…
February 4, 2019 Extreme E series will race electric cars in climate change-affected areas All-electric racing series Formula E announced plans to sprout another EV series called Extreme E last week. The new green racing series will focus…
February 4, 2019 Respawn’s ‘Apex Legends’ battle royale is available now As was widely expected, EA-owned Titanfall developer Respawn has launched its free-to-play battle royale game, Apex Legends. The fundamentals are pretty familiar: drop into…
February 4, 2019 Facebook at 15: The long road to social media dominance Facebook's come a long way since it launched 15 years ago today, on February 4th, 2009. Known as TheFacebook.com when it was created by…
February 4, 2019 Apple will let AT&T put its fake 5G E network icon on iPhones There are no 5G iPhones, and there probably won’t be 5G iPhones for a while. But that isn’t stopping Apple and AT&T: they are…
February 4, 2019 Respawn says it’s ‘putting a lot on the line’ with Apex Legends’ surprise launch Titanfall creator Respawn Entertainment became the latest developer to take on Fortnite, with today’s announcement and surprise launch of Apex Legends. It’s a new…
February 4, 2019 Google’s tumultuous year didn’t stop it from making more money than ever Google had a tough 2018. Not Facebook-level bad, but the company still spent a lot of time on the defensive about the vast amount…