Twitch Offers Viewers Incentive To Watch Overwatch League
Feb 22, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Technology
As an already hugely popular platform that can crash even with only several hundred thousands of views, Twitch is still looking to draw in more people to use its service. With the Overwatch League being such a big deal,...
Apple Heads Off Potential Battery Supply Shortage With Direct Cobalt Miner Deal
Feb 22, 2018 05:16 am UTC| Technology
As one of the worlds largest smartphone manufacturers, its only natural that Apple would be worried about supply shortages that could affect its products. This is apparently why it is now making a deal with cobalt miners...
PC Gaming Cloud Service By Blade Launched In US
Feb 22, 2018 05:16 am UTC| Technology
Gaming PCs are becoming more expensive by the day and this goes doubly true for those who are planning on building their own rigs thanks to the soaring prices of GPUs due to crypto mining. As such, this is the perfect time...
UN Chief Wants A Geneva Convention For Cyber Warfare
Feb 21, 2018 08:25 am UTC| Technology
Over the decades, member countries of the UN have agreed to certain stipulations related to the matter of war. Basically, certain practices are to be banned and there are rules to be observed, particularly with regards to...
More Signs Of Spotify’s Hardware Ambitions Crop Up
Feb 21, 2018 08:22 am UTC| Technology
While Spotify did build its business as a software entity, signs that it plans on selling hardware have become more and more apparent. Now, several job descriptions posted by the company are adding a tank of fuel on this...
Doom Gets Motion Control On The Switch, Follows Splatoon Formula
Feb 21, 2018 08:20 am UTC| Technology
Motion controls have always been a tricky subject in the video game industry. So far, Nintendo has been the reigning king in this arena, what with its excellent Wii hardware. With the Switch, the company has taken things...
Amazon Uses Cashback To Increase Whole Foods Shopping By Prime Members
Feb 21, 2018 08:18 am UTC| Technology
When it was announced that Amazon was buying Whole Foods, many wondered what changes the merchant giant would implement. As it turns out, not that much, at least for now. One of Amazons more major moves with regards to the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects