Sep 29, 2022 08:16 am UTC| Technology Business
Amazon held its fall product launch event on Wednesday, where the company announced its first e-reader with notetaking functionality. Aptly named Kindle Scribe, the device will also ship with a stylus pen that never needs...
Netflix Games gains a new feature that lets members choose unique usernames when playing
Sep 29, 2022 06:48 am UTC| Technology
Netflix Games gained a new feature on Wednesday that allows subscribers to create a unique username that will be displayed in their games. The streaming giant also appears to be adding social features to multiplayer games...
NBA’s overhauls global app into one-stop shop
Sep 28, 2022 21:27 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Technology
The NBA has revamped its global app to become a one-stop shop for basketball fans around the world, The NBA App combines a wide range of original material, alternative broadcasts, and archived content with the existing...
Premier League’s $427 million NFT deal hit by crypto crash
Sep 28, 2022 21:22 pm UTC| Sports Technology Economy Business
The Premier Leagues plans to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have reportedly been derailed by the cryptocurrency crash, threatening a potential new revenue stream worth over US$427 million. Earlier this year, it was...
AC Milan taps MonkeyLeague as NFT gaming partner
Sep 28, 2022 21:16 pm UTC| Sports Technology Economy Business
AC Milan has signed a new partnership deal designating the MonkeyLeague, a Web 3.0 soccer title, as their non-fungible token (NFT) gaming partner. MonkeyLeague, a platform built on the Solana blockchain, enables users...
Lawson to install human-controlled digital avatars at stores
Sep 28, 2022 21:05 pm UTC| Life Technology Economy Business
Lawson plans to introduce digital avatars at register monitors that are controlled remotely by real humans at over 200 stores in the next three years. The digital avatars will start showing up at a few Lawson stores as...
Sep 28, 2022 09:59 am UTC| Technology
New players joining Overwatch 2 next month will be introduced to the game differently. Blizzard designed the First Time User Experience (FTUE), so they could gradually become familiar with the playable characters and game...
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