Valve’s Portalreleased in 2007 (!), is one of the last games you’d expect to see the humble little N64 being able to manage, and yet here we are in 2022, seeing it manage it quite nicely. Programmer James Lambert has been working on a Portal demake for Nintendo’s system for a little while now, but…
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Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga Tops Switch, PS4, And Xbox Charts
screenshot: TT Games / Lucasfilm / Kotaku Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga did something very few games have done over the last few years: It topped April’s NPD Switch sales chart, becoming the first non-Nintendo published game to do so in over a year. and Skywalker Saga not only topped the Switch sales charts…
We May Finally Soon Have The Ideal Building Block For Quantum Computers
We already have quantum computers of a sort, but at the moment they’re not practical or reliable or large-scale enough to fully realize the massive potential of the technology. To get closer to that end goal, scientists are working towards what they say could be the ideal building block for a quantum computer. These building…
Mom Alleges TikTok Blackout Challenge Led to Daughter’s Death
photo: phBodrova (Shutterstock) The mother of a 10-year-old daughter who died last year is suing TikTok and its parent company ByteDance over allegations the company’s algorithm promoted a so-called “Blackout Challenge” to the child’s feed. In a complaint filed Thursday, Tawainna Anderson, of Pennsylvania, said her daughter Nylah died last year after she asphyxiated when…
Google Updates Android Auto to Fit More Touchscreens
Google heeding Bruce Lee’s advice to be like water. You put Android Auto in a screen, it becomes the screen.gif: Google Google is redesigning Android Auto’s interface to fit all sorts of touchscreens, regardless of their size and shape. Google says the redesign will come in an update this summer, and will increase Android Auto’s…
How to Use Your Android Phone’s Built-In Password Manager
photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Android devices are packed with features that make your digital life easier to navigate, and one of the most helpful is the password manager. Password managers not only store your login information for frictionless loginsthey also make it easier to create strong, unique passwords for every app or website you use….