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ZUS Kevlar Cable has a Lifetime Guarantee

Nonda, a startup that is based in Palo Alto, California, has created the ZUS super duty cable. It has been fully funded on Indiedgogo and will start shipping to backers on July 6, 2016. ZUS is made with Kevlar and has a lifetime guarantee. ZUS was designed to solve the problem of splintering cables that only last for a few

Facebook Will Allow Videos in Comments

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will allow you to upload a video into comments and replies on posts. Apparently, the ability to respond to something with a link, photo, sticker, emoji, or a well written comment wasn't enough. Soon, the post you make about … anything at all... could end up with a bunch of videos posted

Riot Explored Toxic In-Game Behavior and Workplace Toxicity

Riot Games is the creator of League of Legends, a game nearly 30 million players log into every day. While it is possible for any online game to attract some players who are verbally abusive to other players, League of Legends has developed a reputation for attracting quite a lot of those kinds of toxic players. Riot wondered if there

NY Attorney General’s Office Calls Time Warner Cable’s Speeds “Abysmal”

The office of New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schniederman, has sent a letter to President and CEO of Charter Communications, Inc., Tom Rutledge, that describes Time Warner Cable's speed as “abysmal”. Charter is the new owner of Time Warner Cable, and has rebranded it as Charter Communications. The letter was published by The Washington Post. It is signed by Senior

Screams in Video Games are Killing Actor’s Voices

When your character dies in a video game, he or she may let out a dramatic, blood-curdling, scream. You might be screaming as well, out of frustration. Chances are, you don't spend a lot of time screaming at your video games. That's good, because it turns out that all that screaming is causing harm to the voices of the actors

Blizzard and Facebook Team Up to Empower Streamers

Blizzard announced that it is working together with Facebook to give gamers new ways to connect and share their gaming experiences, and to bring more high-demand content to Facebook's global platform. The collaboration between the two companies will begin later this month with the integration of Facebook Login in Blizzard's PC games. (The console games are unaffected by this collaboration).

Blizzard is Banning Cheaters from Overwatch

Blizzard wasn't kidding when it said it would ban players who cheat from being able to play Overwatch. The game launched on May 24, 2016. Already, there is indication that the bans have begun. PC Gamer appears to be the first to report about the bans. They mention that one player got banned, bought the game again, and found that