Matthew Perry Downsizes Into Pacific Palisades Cottage

Though he hoisted his longtime Malibu haunt onto the market with a $15 million ask only last week, Matthew Perry has already significantly downsized his Los Angeles real estate circumstances. Records reveal he’s shelled out an even-steven $6 million for a contemporary home perched atop a hill in Westside L.A.’s perennially pricey Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Clocking…

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Ubisoft to Remove Raised Black Fist Imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad Following Controversy

Ubisoft has decided to remove the black raised fist imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad’s intro, as it has been deemed “insensitive and harmful” and appears to connect a fictional terrorist group called Umbra to the Black Lives Matter movement. Ubisoft posted its statement on Twitter, and confirmed it will be removing this “raised fist”…

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iPhone 12 Pro leak just revealed all the biggest upgrades — but there’s a catch

Home News Smartphones (Image credit: PhoneArena) Claimed specs for the iPhone 12 Pro Max have been leaked on Twitter by tipster @LeaksApplePro, revealing the major upgrades the phone will have over the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But there’s a catch. LeaksApplePro has a mixed track record of accurate leaks, though they claim this new information comes…

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Halo fitness band and app: Amazon’s entry into the fitness space is ambitious, but odd

Amazon has entered the health and fitness world with Halo, a subscription service and accompanying fitness band that unlocks an array of health metrics, including activity, sleep, body fat and tone of voice analysis, to determine how you sound to others. Amazon’s entry into the fitness space is odd indeed, and ambitious. And we’re just getting our minds wrapped around…

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LeBron James reclaims his throne, Thunder beat Rockets at their own game and other NBA playoff takeaways

Watch Now: Highlights: Lakers vs. Trail Blazers (2:25) With Monday’s slate now in the books, the NBA’s four-games-per-day marathon is officially over. The Miami Heat completed their sweep of the Indiana Pacers, and the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors both did their jobs on Sunday as the playoff field begins to whittle itself down to…

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[Update: G9 Play globally] Motorola Moto G9 goes official w/ Snapdragon 662, 5,000mAh battery, $155 price

The Motorola Moto G9 has now gone official in India with the affordable smartphone likely set to come to further global markets in the coming weeks and months. We’re not exactly short of high-quality affordable smartphones but the Moto G9 is yet another fine addition to that sub-$200 market where quality and consistency can be…

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Logitech’s colorful G733 wireless headset can make your desk less drab

In September, Logitech will ship a colorful collection of gaming accessories, consisting of a few preexisting products with some fresh tints, and one brand-new product: the $129 G733 Lightspeed gaming headset. With the exception of the $229 G915 TKL wireless mechanical keyboard, which is now offered in white instead of only black, other accessories —…

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The upcoming QWERTY BlackBerry 5G smartphone might have one killer feature

Home News Computing (Image credit: OnwardMobility) BlackBerry, FIH Mobile, and OnwardMobility have signed an agreement to deliver a new BlackBerry-branded smartphone in the first half of 2021. The new handset will support 5G connectivity, come equipped with a physical keyboard, and provide class-leading security, a unique combination of features for governments and enterprises. But apparently there is…

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Satirical masterminds at Epic shrug, shove a big, mean Apple into Fortnite

Imagine this, but scowling and trying to hit you with a pickaxe.Photo: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThere are video games that handle satire well. There’s the sprawling meta-textual commentary of a game like The Stanley Parable, for instance, or high-volume farce like Asymmetric’s West Of Loathing. We might even include games like Borderlands and Grand…

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Users complain about Samsung’s earables overheating, beeping with exposure to direct sunlight

Anecdotal reports from users of Samsung’s wireless Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Buds+, and the new Galaxy Buds Live indicate that the earables all have a history of heating up and beeping once exposed to direct sunlight. The beeping should be considered a warning that the device is overheating and occurs when the outside temperature is in…

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Angels’ Joe Maddon says ‘enough is enough’ as Shaun Anderson nearly hits Mike Trout again

3:09 AM ETAlden GonzalezESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.comSan Francisco Giants reliever Shaun Anderson threw another fastball near Mike Trout’s head on Thursday, two days after throwing two fastballs near Trout’s head.The latest incident drew a warning from the umpiring crew and…

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Gmail, Docs, Drive, and more Google services hit by widespread disruption

A number of Google services including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Groups, Chat, Keep and Voice are experiencing service disruptions, the company is reporting on its G Suite Status Dashboard. We’ve verified that file uploads are failing across Google’s services, including uploading attachments in Gmail to both personal and G Suite gmail accounts. In some cases…

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Report: Alex Smith fully cleared for football activity, completing 21-month comeback from horrific leg injury

Alex Smith’s return to the football field is just about complete.The Washington quarterback has been fully cleared for football activity and will be activated from the PUP list, according to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay. It has been nearly 21 months since Smith went down with a gruesome leg injury in 2018, which has required…

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In lawsuit, ‘Fortnite’ maker to test idea of iPhone as market unto itself

(Reuters) – ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple’s iPhone ecosystem has become so “sticky” that it is a distinct software market over which Apple exercises monopoly power. FILE PHOTO: The popular video game “Fortnite” by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in…

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Chicago Cubs dominate as other teams struggle to deal with the coronavirus

12:20 AM ETJesse RogersESPN Staff Writer CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.The Chicago Cubs don’t want to think about it as taking advantage of another team’s situation, but the evidence keeps mounting: While opponents struggle to deal with coronavirus-related issues, the first-place team in the NL Central standings continues…

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Call Of Duty: August 11 Patch Notes For Modern Warfare And Warzone

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have received a new update that fine-tunes several weapons within the games. Senior communications manager Ashton Williams detailed on Twitter how weapons such as the FAL and M91 will receive increased damage, while a second patch–still to come–will also fix graphical corruption issues with weapons. The full patch…

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare And Warzone: Here Are The Patch Notes For August 11

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have received a new update that fine-tunes several weapons within the games. Senior communications manager Ashton Williams detailed on Twitter how weapons such as the FAL and M91 will receive increased damage, while a second patch–still to come–will also fix graphical corruption issues with weapons. The full patch…

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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster will feature Dante from the Devil May Cry series

2020-08-11 22:35:00by CJ AndriessenDownloadable demon hunterThe crossover that spawned one of gaming’s most enduring memes is back. In a trailer released late Tuesday night, Atlus confirmed Dante from Devil May Cry is coming to Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster as downloadable content. Dante was originally added to the second version of Nocturne, which ended up being the…

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Why Blazers, Grizzlies Have Edge for NBA’s Western Conference Play-in Tournament

Kevin C. Cox/Associated PressLet’s call the NBA’s race for eighth and ninth place in the Western Conference what it is: pure, total, brain-bending anarchy.Which makes it awesome.And also utterly confusing.Removing the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings from the fracas has done little to simplify the range of outcomes. The Memphis Grizzlies (currently eighth), Portland…

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Trevor Lawrence sparks united #WeWantToPlay movement, players association goal as 2020 season hangs in balance

Watch Now: Fall CFB Season Won’t Be Played, According To Two Power Five AD’s (8:49) The 2020 college football season appears to be crumbling before our very eyes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Power Five conference commissioners held a meeting Sunday to address the viability of playing football in the fall, and there will be another…

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Kuo: Chinese iPhone Shipments Could Decline Up to 30% If Apple Forced to Remove WeChat From Worldwide…

In a worst-case scenario, Apple’s annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25–30% if it is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the world, according to a new research note from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo viewed by MacRumors. The removal could occur due to a recent executive order aiming to ban U.S. transactions…

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Brydge releases new line of ‘Designed for Surface’ keyboards and accessories

On August 17th, Brydge will begin selling a new lineup of Surface accessories that have the “Designed for Surface” badge, meaning that they were made in collaboration with Microsoft. The lineup includes keyboards for the Surface Pro and Surface Go, but the most intriguing product in the group is the $99.99 W-Touch standalone trackpad. It’s…

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