v Xbox say they “set some wrong expectations” for yesterday's gameplay reveals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:07:39 +0000 After lots and lots of #hype in the form of a livestream digital painting reveal that was the precursor to a proper trailer which was also just a precursor to what we were assured would be a first look at actual gameplay, folks were a bit let down by the not very gameplay-looking new video for […] Full Article PC Game News Microsoft Ubisoft Xbox
v Apex Legends is adding a horde mode-looking PvE mission next week By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:06:54 +0000 Season 5 of Respawn Entertainment’s hero-based battle royale kicks off next week and it looks like they’re doing more than just blowing up the map. This new Apex Legends trailer shows off what appears to be a horde mode PvE quest initiated by the newest Legend of the bunch: Loba. It looks like you’ll be […] Full Article PC Game News Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment
v Oh dear, Cannibal Cuisine looks like Overcooked but cannibals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:48:18 +0000 Yell at yer friends in 1-4 player co-op while working under time pressure to serve up meals to an unforgiving god in Overc—er sorry, Cannibal Cuisine. It’s certainly got a familiar vibe to it, so if you liked the frantic food prep of that other friendship-ender perhaps you’ll like doing it with a new secret […] Full Article Free PC Games PC Game News demo Rocket Vulture
v The Call of the Wild – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:12:40 +0000 The Call of the Wild – Movie Review Rating: A- (Great) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy 20th Century Studios Jack London’s novel The Call of the Wild is a stirring and page turning adventure that puts the reader into the point-of-view of a dog. Buck’s journey from domesticated pooch to a dog understanding where he came from is […] The post The Call of the Wild – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v The Jesus Rolls – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:43:04 +0000 The Jesus Rolls – Movie Review Rating: D+ (Bad) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Level Film Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Big Lebowski has rightfully become a beloved cult film and with that comes calls to make a sequel. The Coen Brothers have correctly asserted that the Dude is better suited to one stand-alone story. However, that hasn’t […] The post The Jesus Rolls – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v The Invisible Man – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:45:50 +0000 The Invisible Man – Movie Review Rating: A- (Great) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Universal Pictures The horror genre doesn’t get nearly enough recognition for how it handles certain subject matter. Some can be gratuitous, while others are able to comment on society’s ills in a way that provokes a needed reaction from the audience. Director/writer Leigh Whannell […] The post The Invisible Man – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v Run This Town – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:23:40 +0000 Run This Town – Movie Review Rating: C (Average) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Elevation Pictures The scandal surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was so massive, it even managed to receive worldwide attention. That’s rather unprecedented in Canadian politics, but it was an unusual story not in sync with peoples’ stereotypical view of Canada. A movie about Ford […] The post Run This Town – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v Onward – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:30:24 +0000 Onward – Movie Review Rating: B+ (Very Good) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Walt Disney Studios Part of the appeal of fantasy films is seeing the different magical creatures that populate the world created by the authors and filmmakers. Director Dan Scanlon seems to have latched onto that in devising the story for Onward, which cleverly brings those […] The post Onward – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v The Hunt – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:12:13 +0000 The Hunt – Movie Review Rating: B- (Okay) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Universal Pictures Within the current political climate, both sides have never been more divided. This is especially amplified in the age of the Internet, where everyone has a place to voice their opinion. The Hunt takes the curious approach of making the stereotypical alt-right wingers […] The post The Hunt – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v Bloodshot – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:04:12 +0000 Bloodshot – Movie Review Rating: D (Very Bad) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Sony Pictures Watching Bloodshot, one is almost reminded of the loud, absurd and moronic action movies that once starred the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Sylvester Stallone. It’s just a bunch of over-the-top action scenes loosely tied together by the thinnest of plots. In […] The post Bloodshot – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v My Spy – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:14:39 +0000 My Spy – Movie Review Rating: B (Good) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Elevation Pictures The premise for My Spy isn’t the most original concept in the world. There have been any number of comedies centered on muscled men tasked with watching over children and the humour that ensues. It was probably inevitable that Dave Bautista would be […] The post My Spy – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:10:19 +0000 Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Movie Review Rating: A- (Great) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Universal Pictures Getting pregnant can be a tricky event for any teenager and how they approach this can often depend on their environment. In exploring the topic, director/writer Eliza Hittman has opted for a realistic portrayal. The journey taken by Autumn and her […] The post Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v The Willoughbys – Movie Review By thescenemagazine.ca Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:24:53 +0000 The Willoughbys – Movie Review Rating: B+ (Very Good) Trailer/Thumbnail Courtesy Netflix There is something strangely appealing about stories that mix childlike fantasy with macabre humour. It’s why Roald Dahl’s books continue to resonate with readers, young and old. The Willoughbys brings us a colourful world with dark themes and wicked comedy. Director/co-writer Kris Pearn […] The post The Willoughbys – Movie Review appeared first on The Scene Magazine. Full Article Uncategorized movie reviews movies
v Aspiring young filmmakers invited to enter Windsor showcase By windsorstar.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:40:20 +0000 If you're 13 to 24 years old and love to make movies, you'll want to enter the Windsor Youth Short Film Showcase next week. Organizer Gemma Eva says the project is meant to spotlight local "Gen-Z filmmakers." Full Article Local News Local Arts ACHF arts Arts and Entertainment Arts Culture and Heritage Fund Short Films Windsor Windsor Youth Short Film Showcase
v Jarvis: The call to prayer, beautiful and haunting By windsorstar.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:44:34 +0000 The sun set Thursday, and a deep, melodious voice began from a loudspeaker at Windsor Mosque. “God is great,” Imam Mohamed Al-Jammali sang in Arabic. It was the athan, the Islamic call to prayer. The same words have summoned faithful Muslims around the world daily for centuries. It was beautiful and haunting. It was over […] Full Article Local News Columnists call to prayer coronavirus Windsor Mosque
v Local COVID-19 death rate higher than provincial; another senior dies By windsorstar.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:06:32 +0000 A centenarian who tested positive for COVID-19 has become the oldest local resident to die from the virus. The woman in her 100s was a resident of a long-term care or retirement home. She died on Thursday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported during its end-of-week epidemic data summary on Friday. “I would like to […] Full Article Local News coronavirus Covid-19 Dr. Wajid Ahmed WECHU Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
v Weddings postponed by COVID stress couples and local businesses By windsorstar.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:08:51 +0000 Getting married is one of life’s most memorable — and emotional — milestones in life. But with tight restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 pandemic, couples throughout Windsor and Essex County who had scheduled their weddings for this spring or summer have had little choice but to postpone their big day. “Weddings are an extremely […] Full Article Local News cancellations coronavirus Covid-19 micro weddings Nancy Campana Water's Edge weddings Windsor
v Local unemployment numbers close to historic levels, hospitality sector hit hard By windsorstar.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:05:07 +0000 As anticipated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Windsor’s unemployment rate closed in on historic levels in April as it reached 12.9 per cent of the labour force, according to the latest numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada. There were 21,800 people in the Windsor area recorded as being unemployed in the latest StatsCan survey. But […] Full Article Local News coronavirus Covid-19 statistics canada Unemployment Windsor
v Tech leaders talk about adapting to COVID-19 By windsorstar.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:56:43 +0000 Windsor’s tech community came together Friday to share all the ways they are making the most of the COVID-19 pandemic. During an online event, leaders of seven local tech companies explained how they are dealing with, and capitalizing on the current pandemic. From the ability to scan facial temperatures, checking your blood for COVID-19 immunity, […] Full Article Local News coronavirus Covid dilkens innovations tech
v Henderson: On 75th anniversary of VE Day, Windsorite recalls surviving in Poland By windsorstar.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:44 +0000 Crawling on his belly through a sewer pipe beneath the streets of Warsaw, Poland, with a battle raging overhead, 16-year-old Lucjan Krause could scarcely have imagined he would survive the fighting, let alone go on to build a globally admired atomic physics program at the University of Windsor. Now 92 and still in full command […] Full Article Columnists Editorials
v Coronavirus: हिमाचल के चंबा में दो साल की बच्ची निकली कोरोना संक्रमित By www.amarujala.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:52:26 +0530 हिमाचल के चंबा जिले के उपमंडल सलूणी के तहत 72 घंटों के भीतर ही अब तीसरा कोरोना संक्रमित मरीज सामने आया है। Full Article
v Coronavirus: हिमाचल में एक और संक्रमित, 51 पहुंचा आंकड़ा By www.amarujala.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:50:56 +0530 हिमाचल प्रदेश में कोरोना वायरस लगातार पांव पसार रहा है। शनिवार को एक और पॉजिटिव मामला आया है। Full Article
v A new battery could keep your phone charged for five days By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:00:23 +0000 An ultra-high capacity lithium-sulphur battery that could keep a smartphone charged for five days may pave the way for cheaper electric cars Full Article
v Exclusive: UN cybercrime chief warns against US and Iran cyberattacks By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:34:33 +0000 As US-Iran tensions rise following the assassination of an Iranian general and missile attacks on US troops, UN diplomat Neil Walsh warns cyberattacks can be just as impactful Full Article
v US Army has built a device to keep your hands warm without gloves By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:00:46 +0000 The US Army has built a prototype device that allows wearers to go glove-free in freezing conditions. It works by heating the forearm, which helps keep the fingertips warm Full Article
v A robot equipped with real pigeon feathers flies like a living bird By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:00:39 +0000 Pigeons feathers are remarkably complex and understanding how they work has led to the first robot that flies like a pigeon, dubbed PigeonBot Full Article
v Deepfake software translates videos from one language to another By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:20:08 +0000 An AI based on deepfake technology can translate videos of a person speaking in one language into another. In future, it could help people who don’t speak the same language communicate Full Article
v Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Ancestors is the latest attempt to gamify millions of years of evolution but doesn't have the excitement gene, says Jacob Aron Full Article
v UK government approves Huawei 5G deal despite security fears By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:33:05 +0000 Chinese telecomms firm Huawei will be allowed to provide technology for key parts of the UK's super-fast 5G infrastructure, prime minister Boris Johnson has said, despite opposition from the US Full Article
v Don't Miss: Escape the deep, explore mind and body and meet van Gogh By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This week, watch nail-biting drama as researchers escape an underwater lab, discover physical intelligence – humans' most essential ability – and visit Vincent van Gogh Full Article
v Ironbark: Did two spies really prevent all-out nuclear war? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Ironbark is one of 2020’s anticipated movies. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the MI6 handler of a Russian spy who may have helped prevent nuclear war Full Article
v What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 A sci-fi collection explores extreme corporate futures, such as a Tinder-run city where you can swipe left or right for everything from sex to teachers Full Article
v How a flawed mentality led to Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:00:51 +0000 In the memoir Uncanny Valley, Anna Wiener examines the collective hyperconfidence that has enabled the tech sector’s meteoric growth Full Article
v World’s largest ever firework successfully explodes over Colorado By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:43:58 +0000 Weighing around 1270 kilograms, the largest ever firework travelled at more than 480 kilometres and exploded over Steamboat Springs in Colorado Full Article
v GPS face-off: Why countries are vying to rule the skies with satnav By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0000 A geopolitical battle is being played out in orbit as countries vie for the best satellite navigation system Full Article
v Don't miss: Emotional veg, antique innovations and spooky maths By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This week, hide behind the sofa from mind-altering plants, listen and learn from technologies past and find out how the world is underpinned by numbers Full Article
v Cyborg grasshoppers have been engineered to sniff out explosives By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:41:19 +0000 The super-sensitive smelling ability of American grasshoppers has been used to create biological bomb sniffers, which could prove useful for security purposes Full Article
v China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:40:00 +0000 QR codes, tracking apps and drones at toll booths are just some of the tech tools China is deploying to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus Full Article
v Can we quit cobalt batteries fast enough to make electric cars viable? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:13:19 +0000 Electric cars depend on cobalt as a key ingredient in their batteries, but a new analysis reveals we may run out by 2030, while car firm Tesla is moving to other types of battery in China Full Article
v Robots are taking manufacturing jobs but making firms more productive By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:02:54 +0000 Robots are replacing manufacturing workers in France, making companies more productive and reducing employment across the industry Full Article
v The Invisible Man review: How science really can make things invisible By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:20:12 +0000 A new movie reimagines H.G. Wells's novel The Invisible Man. We still can't make people invisible, but it is possible to make tiny objects completely disappear Full Article
v Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 We’re used to tweaking our digital selves to look thinner or more attractive. A new generation of Instagram filters could drastically change how we perceive ourselves Full Article
v The Doors of Eden review: A gripping alternative biology tech-thriller By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:00:44 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky's latest novel The Doors of Eden rewrites Earth's evolutionary history, with highlights including fish that upload their minds to supercomputers and cats that rule over primates Full Article
v US Navy robot submarine would be able to kill without human control By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 10:00:26 +0000 A secret US Navy project known only as CLAWS will equip armed robot submarines with sensors and algorithms enabling them to destroy targets without explicit human control Full Article
v Westworld season 3 review: Five-star TV where nothing is what it seems By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:31:29 +0000 Westworld is soon to return with season three. Four episodes in to the impossibly glamorous, highly urbanised future, I can't wait to find out what's going on, writes Emily Wilson Full Article
v Coronavirus: Hospital ward staffed entirely by robots opens in China By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:56:46 +0000 A temporary coronavirus hospital ward in China is being staffed entirely by robots. Around 200 patients with mild symptoms will be fed and treated by machines, while medical staff issue commands from outside Full Article
v Robot with origami leaves can follow the sun like a real plant By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:00:27 +0000 A robot can recreate the mechanism plants use to transport water to bend itself towards the sun and open its leaves like a real plant Full Article
v TikTok: How did the video-sharing app get so big so quickly? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000 TikTok's rise has been meteoric. With more than 3 million people a day now downloading the app, its success is down to more than just luck Full Article
v Doom Eternal review: A welcome adrenaline-inducing distraction By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:00:31 +0000 Doom Eternal does contain gratuitous violence, but the evidence suggests violence in video games doesn't affect people's behaviour in the real world, says Jacob Aron Full Article
v Artificial leaves made from aluminium could keep windows frost-free By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:49 +0000 In winter, the veins of leaves don’t get completely covered in frost. Mimicking this effect could be the best way to create ice-resistant surfaces Full Article