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In the music streaming era, artists want to know how their music is being discovered, who’s listening, where, how many have streamed their release and what else their fans are into, among other things. Today, Spotify is releasing an app for artists that aims to answer these questions, while also giving artists a way to …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelSometimes it can be hard to distinguish your pet from others that look like it. It’s something that happened to one New Zealander, although it took them five days to realise they had accidentally kept their neighbour’s cat hostage. Oops. SEE ALSO: Get your fluffy cat snuggles without the cat The debacle was chronicled by …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelOne platform to rule them all, one platform to bind them. Wait — isn’t that a reference from the Warner Bros. property The Lord of the Rings, you ask? Isn’t this an item about the new “Disney Movies Anywhere?” And so it is. Because Disney Movies Anywhere isn’t just for Disney movies anymore. SEE ALSO: …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelPixar’s finally letting us play in VR. The animation studio has announced its first-ever VR experience, dropping a trailer at Facebook’s Oculus Connect conference on Wednesday. Based on the studio’s upcoming Day of the Dead-themed film, the highly colorful Coco VR experience is coming to Oculus Rift on Nov. 15 and Gear VR Nov. 22, …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelTV isn’t quite the escape it used to be these daysThe Handmaid’s Tale unflinchingly taps the vein of misogyny seething just beneath America’s surface; Black Mirror makes us question every piece of technology around us; the nightly news generally sends us into a rage spiral; but Season 3 of Mr. Robot is perhaps the purest …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelAs the whole Harvey Weinstein affair gets even more gross, it’s another sage reminder that yes, sexual harassment is bad. But for the dudes out there struggling with how they can avoid being accused of harassment, Samantha Bee is here to help with some handy advice. It’s really simple: “Everyday, I wake up, get dressed, …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelA firefighting aircraft helped tackle the massive fires burning Northern California’s wine country. SEE ALSO: The science behind the fast-moving wildfires that are devastating California Earlier this week, the 747 SuperTanker dropped fire retardant on the deadly flames north of San Francisco. The craft can hold up to about 20,000 gallons of water or retardant. …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelAs California’s wine country burns, the surrounding area in the San Francisco Bay Area is filling with smoke. Even 60 miles south of the deadly fires, San Francisco and nearby cities are dealing with terrible air quality. The polluted air is more than noticeable with the hazy views, orange-filtered sunlight, and a gauzy layer of …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelMightier with the controller than you are with the steering wheel? Well, you might fancy Nissan’s modified GT-R/C, which can be driven with a PlayStation 4 controller, and was created for the release of Gran Turismo Sport. The car was given a spin around Silverstone’s National Circuit, with driver Jann Mardenborough steering the GT-R from …
October 12, 2017 | by RaheelThe future of VR is wireless. Today, Oculus announced that its standalone VR headset prototype, the Santa Cruz, will be available to developers in the next year. The company didn’t provide further details of when exactly that would be, but they were giving demos of its latest prototype at its Oculus Connect conference and I …
October 12, 2017 | by Raheel