Project xCloud is coming to Canada
"Microsoft is making good on its promise to expand the Project xCloud preview in 2020 to include more than just three countries. The company has announced that its game streaming test will be available in Canada starting on January 29th, with registra..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/microsoft-project-xcloud-preview-canada/‘Project: Mara’ is Ninja Theory's new psychological horror game
" Microsoft's Ninja Theory is developing an experimental new game called Project: Mara that it says will explore "new ways of storytelling" through "a grounded representation of mental terror." We don't know when you'll be able to play Project: Mara, b..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/project-mara-ninja-theory-microsoft/PGA Tour highlight videos are coming to Facebook Watch
" You won't have to venture far beyond your Facebook feed to get a pro golf fix this year. The social network has reached a deal with the PGA Tour to bring daily round recaps and player-oriented highlight videos to Facebook Watch in 2020, starting wit..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/facebook-watch-pga-tour-deal/Microsoft accidently exposed 250 million customer service records
" While most people were out celebrating the start of a new year, Microsoft's security teams were working overtime to close a potentially enormous security loophole. On Thursday, the company disclosed a database error that temporarily left approximately 250 mil…"
https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-22-microsoft-database-exposure.htmlMicrosoft accidently exposed 250 million customer service records
" While most people were out celebrating the start of a new year, Microsoft's security teams were working overtime to close a potentially enormous security loophole. On Thursday, the company disclosed a database error that temporarily left approximatel..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/microsoft-database-exposure/Germany has to pay Microsoft for failing to upgrade from Windows 7
"Last winter, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would reach its end-of-life on January 14th, 2020. In other words, the company will not be releasing any updates for the operating system -- even crucial security patches -- after that date. The public had nearl…"
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/germany-microsoft-extended-security/Germany has to pay Microsoft for failing to upgrade from Windows 7
" Last winter, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would reach its end-of-life on January 14th, 2020. In other words, the company will not be releasing any updates for the operating system -- even crucial security patches -- after that date. The public had nearl…"
https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-22-germany-microsoft-extended-security.htmlSeattle-area election will let residents vote by smartphone
" Claims that Americans could vote by phone have usually been hoaxes, but Seattle-area residents will get to try the real thing before long. NPR has learned that a King County board of supervisors election on February 11th will let all eligible voters..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/seattle-area-smartphone-vote/EA is shutting down its mobile 'Tetris' games
" EA is giving up on its mobile Tetris games. Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz have disappeared from the Play Store, and in the App Store, EA left a note for fans explaining that it will retire its Tetris app on April 21st, that includes Tetris 2011, Tetris Blitz a…"
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/ea-tetris-mobile-game/How I smart-homed my tiny studio apartment
" I work in New York. I live on my own. Ergo, I live in a tiny apartment. I also rent my studio, meaning I can't make major changes to my place. This, to a tech reporter covering the rise of the smart home, is like being a diabetic kid in a candy store..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/22/smart-home-setup-for-apartments/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 