A mesh network spontaneously erupts in the US and helps connect Puerto Rico

 When goTenna put out their Mesh device earlier this year, I thought the off-grid gadgets would be great for an emergency kit or back country hike. But it turns out that I underestimated the demand for a resilient, user-powered mesh network: dedicated nodes now populate cities across the country, and volunteers are using them to get Puerto Rico back online after a devastating hurricane season. Read More

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Uber drivers the focus of class action suit alleging sexual assault

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Amazon Music App Gets Chromecast Support


Amazon and Google’s love-hate relationship continues to confuse people. While the former ditched Chromecasts from its online marketplace and the latter decided to pull YouTube support from the Echo Show, Amazon has decided to add Chromecast support to the Amazon Music app. It was expected that the Amazon Music app might get support for Chromecasts soon and this has finally happened.

Not long after Google decided to pull YouTube support from the Echo Show, it was reported that the company is thinking about launching its own Echo Show rival. So one can say that the relationship between these two tech giants leaves a lot to be desired.

References to this Chromecast integration were discovered several weeks ago in the Amazon Music app. This suggests that the company might be thinking about adding this functionality to the app.

Amazon has now officially confirmed that its Music app supports Chromecast. The app’s changelog has been updated to reflect this fact.

Chromecast support will enable users to select music on their Android device via the Amazon Music app and then have that music play wirelessly on Chromecast-enabled devices.

This includes devices like TVs, speakers with Chromecast built-in, Google Home devices, and Google Assistant-powered speakers.

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GameStop Delays Unlimited Game Rental Service Before Launch


GameStop announced a new rental subscription service last month which would allow subscribers to rent as many used games as they wanted for a six-month period. All they had to do was pay a flat fee for the privilege. GameStop said that it was going to launch the service on November 19th. However, merely days before the service’s launch, GameStop has reportedly decided to pause the launch of the unlimited used game rental service.

Kotaku reports that GameStop has told its employees to pull down all promotional material related to the PowerPass subscription program. They’ve been told to store the material in their backrooms until further notice.

It’s unclear why GameStop has decided to do this but some store employees suggest that limitations related to the company’s old computers likely caused this.

“We have elected to temporarily pause the roll out of the new PowerPass subscription service, based on a few program limitations we have identified. We feel this is the right thing to do for now to ensure we are able to provide our guests an exceptional service,” a GameStop spokesperson said.

GameSpot did do a soft launch of its PowerPass service. It offers subscribers any used game in a store for six months in return for $60. The company says that those who have already purchased the service can get a full return. GameStop is yet to confirm if and when this program will be launched again.

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Early Galaxy S9 Launch Rumored With iPhone X-Like Tricks


Every year, we hear rumors that Samsung will be announcing its upcoming flagship smartphone earlier than its predecessor. Similar rumors are surfacing for the Galaxy S9 as well. This latest rumor not only claims that, but it also suggests that the Galaxy S9 is going to have some iPhone X-like tricks up its sleeve.

According to the rumor, the Galaxy S9 is going to be announced earlier than its predecessor. If that’s the case, we might see Samsung unveiling the handset early next year. Perhaps it might unveil the Galaxy S9 at the Mobile World Congress 2018?

It’s also claimed that the Galaxy S9 is going to have a dual camera system. That’s to be expected, given that Samsung has already introduced its dual camera system with the Galaxy Note 8 this year.

The handset may also have some tricks like the iPhone X, it’s claimed. Previous rumors have suggested that it’s going to have an improved facial recognition system that would rival Apple’s Face ID.

That might enable the handset to provide features like Animoji, which lets users take advantage of the advanced face mapping technology to create some really cool animated emojis.

This is all just speculation at this point in time so take it with a grain of salt.

Early Galaxy S9 Launch Rumored With iPhone X-Like Tricks , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

How To Cook The Best Vegetarian Thanksgiving Ever

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Prince Harry Addresses The ‘Scare Stories’ Around Mental Health

They royal has been open about how counseling has helped him get through difficult times in his life.