Saturday, February 11, 2017

'Flappy Bird' creator returns with another infuriating game and other top stories.

  • 'Flappy Bird' creator returns with another infuriating game

    'Flappy Bird' creator returns with another infuriating game
    Staying true to the familiar 8-bit art style found in his other games, Ninja Spinki Challenges!! is comprised of six mini-games that require a good mix of dexterity and fast reactions to complete. Some require you to swipe horizontally to evade fast-moving foes (in one case a bouncing kitty head) or eliminate them with carefully thrown shurikens. A timer counts down as you play, so you'll know exactly how long you have survive during each challenge. Like with Flappy Bird, your index finger does..
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  • Cisco, Bosch, and Foxconn are building blockchain tech for the internet of things

    Cisco, Bosch, and Foxconn are building blockchain tech for the internet of things
    (Reuters) – Cisco, Bosch, and several other companies have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve “internet of things” applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology. The group, which also includes Bank of New York Mellon, Foxconn, security company Gemalto and blockchain startups Consensus Systems (ConsenSys), BitSE and Chronicled said on Friday that they will collaborate to develop a shared blockchain prot..
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  • Gears of War 4 adds multiplayer crossplay for Windows 10, Xbox One gamers

    Gears of War 4 adds multiplayer crossplay for Windows 10, Xbox One gamers
    Microsoft’s ambitious Play Anywhere initiative, which lets PC and Xbox gamers game together, made unexpected strides on Friday, when it was announced that Gears of War 4’s crossplay will expand beyond cooperative mode to include multiplayer competition. The feature, however, will be limited to Social Quickplay, rather than competitive ranked matches, Microsoft said. So your dreams of a “Super Bowl” of GoW play between the best PC and Xbox players will have to wait. Interestingly, when Micro..
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  • Zuckerberg defends immigrants threatened by Trump

    Zuckerberg defends immigrants threatened by Trump
    While other tech leaders glad-hand with The Donald, Mark Zuckerberg is facing him head on. Today the Facebook CEO called out the president for his unAmerican views that demonize immigrants, while also tactfully encouraging the few positive policies and comments Trump has offered on the subject. You should read Zuckerberg’s full Facebook post on the topic embedded at the bottom of this story, but the highlights include: “Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive ..
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  • Apple has filed a patent for some sort of vaporizer

    Apple has filed a patent for some sort of vaporizer
    The US Patent and Trademark Office this week published a patent application by Apple that details a peculiar vaporizer technology. The document, filed last year, outlines plans for an apparatus that can regulate temperature to release heat from a ...
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  • Apple's Tim Cook meets with Sen. Orrin Hatch, ally in iPhone fight

    Apple's Tim Cook meets with Sen. Orrin Hatch, ally in iPhone fight
    Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a meeting of technology chiefs in the Trump Organization conference room at Trump Tower in New York, New York, USA, 14 December 2016. E(Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones / POOL, EPA)Apple CEO Tim Cook has apparently been sharpening his political skills.Politico reported that Cook had dinner Thursday night with President Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, whom Trump appointed as a White House special advisor, at a posh Washington restaurant. Former EPA admini..
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  • FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines

    FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines
    By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter (TWTR.N) as recently as last year, legal experts said, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company published on Friday.Twitter said its disclosures were the first time the company had been allowed to publicly reveal the secretive orders, which were delivered with gag orders when they were issued in 2015 and..
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Planets, moon put on a bright show in the New Year's sky .Police: 3 shot in NW Jax; 1 not expected to survive .
A Planet Skywatching Guide for 2017: When, Where & How to See the Planets .Paschi Said Failing to Lure Investors as State Readies Aid .

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