FBI needs a warrant just to look at your phone’s lock screen, says judge
Law enforcement needs a warrant just to look at your phone’s lock screen, according to a new court ruling. Judge John Coughenour ruled in U.S. District Court in Seattle that…
The pandemic made me realize I hate cooking, and that’s OK
In the Before Times — approximately pre-March 2020 — my dinners were either out with friends or not much of anything at all. I bought frozen dumplings and pasta from…
‘Swallow’ is the genre-bending treat to break your bingeing rut
Few things delight me more than a multi-hour trailer binge. With a laptop on my desk and cup of tea by my side, I’ll swim though YouTube’s cinematic pool with…
‘Mythic Quest: Quarantine’ is a gift during lockdown. There may be more to come.
Mythic Quest is the only Apple TV+ original at this point that’s broken through, and with good reason. The series led by co-creators (and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia veterans)…
‘Pac-Man’ once felt futuristic. Now there’s a new one built entirely by AI.
We all have to look a little harder for reasons to celebrate in this dark year of 2020, but here’s a good one: On May 22, Pac-Man turns 40. The…
How NYC plans to get in touch if you’ve had contact with a COVID-19 patient
The epicenter of the American coronavirus outbreak, New York City, is gearing up to launch a massive contact tracing operation in order to safely begin reopening the economy and, well,…
Facebook Messenger Rooms review: The least irritating way to video chat with friends
Easy to create rooms • Invite up to 50 people per room • Free to use • No time limit on rooms Privacy concerns Messenger Rooms allows you to bypass…
The Oppo Watch isn’t bad, but it does look like an Apple Watch
After I recently wrote about Oppo’s “oddly familiar” new smartwatch, Oppo got in touch with me to ask whether I’d be interested in checking it out for myself, even though…
Elon Musk holds a ‘bake-off’ for a new factory
Meltdown May is continuing apace, as Elon Musk and his newest baby’s grandmother engage in online beef. But we’ll get to that in a minute. What does it take to…
Pac-Man will be playable on Twitch starting this June
Pac-Man will be a playable game on Twitch starting this June, Bandai Namco and Amazon Games announced today. To play the Twitch version of the game, called Pac-Man Live Studio,…