NFL Films used simple multimedia tech to recreate the first Super Bowl broadcast TechSpot

The first Super Bowl, known as the AFL-NFL Championship at the time, took place in 1967 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. The game was shown on two networks. American Football League (AFL, now AFC) games were covered by NBC, while CBS broadcasted National Football League...





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Microsoft Edge will let you automatically block 'potentially unwanted app' downloads TechSpot

Microsoft is currently developing a feature for its new Chromium-based Edge browser that, when enabled, will automatically block "potentially unwanted apps" and adware. These programs usually take the form of browser toolbars, extensions, or unclosable advertisements, but those are just a few examples.





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Final Fantasy VII Remake theme song trailer features cross-dressing Cloud TechSpot

As The Verge notes, fans have been wondering how Square Enix was going to handle the sequence in the remake and now thanks to the latest trailer, gamers have a pretty good idea of what to expect.





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The EU is moving ahead with push for a common charging standard after decisive vote TechSpot

This move invited a prompt response from Apple, who was arguably less than pleased about the development. The Cupertino giant argued the decision would inconvenience a lot of consumers and stifle innovation, but today the European Parliament voted 582-40 on the resolution to make it a reality.





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Iowa drops charges against security pros arrested for courthouse penetration testing TechSpot

However, in November of last year, two employees working for security company Coalfire might have done their job a little too well. They were hired by Iowa state officials to conduct penetration tests at the Dallas County Courthouse. After they arrived on the scene, they entered the building and intentionally...





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Intel Core i9-10900K spied in 3DMark database with 5.1GHz boost clock TechSpot

A screenshot of the 3DMark entry was shared earlier today by Twitter user _rogame. The 14nm Comet Lake chip is said to pack 10 physical cores with 20 threads and is rumored to be accompanied by a 20MB cache.





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Disney's animatronic Spider-Man will swing over Disneyland crowds this summer TechSpot

Disney engineers (aka Imagineers) have developed an animatronic Spider-Man that will be flying over Disney California Adventure Park soon. DisneyParks announced that the mechanical superhero would debut this summer along with the grand opening of Avengers Campus. It will be performing Spectacular acrobatic flips and classic Spider-Man midair poses over...





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Elon Musk drops his first EDM song on SoundCloud TechSpot

The serial entrepreneur on Friday dropped a music track on SoundCloud titled, “Don’t Doubt ur Vibe.” The accompanying artwork depicts what appears to be a Tesla Cybertruck floating past Mars, no doubt paying homage to the Tesla Roadster that accomplished this very feat back in late 2018.





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Amazon stock soars following strong Q4 earnings report TechSpot

Amazon shares are soaring after the e-commerce giant announced fourth quarter earnings that smashed expectations.





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NASA bids farewell to the Spitzer Space Telescope TechSpot

Named in honor of the famed astronomer, Lyman Spitzer, NASA's infrared space telescope launched into space in 2003. On Thursday, it was finally decommissioned, laying the groundwork for the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) in making future discoveries.





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Nintendo confirms there will be no new Switch models this year TechSpot

Earlier this month, DigitTimes claimed that Nintendo had started volume production for a new Switch that would launch mid-2020. We also heard from an industry analyst who was convinced a Nintendo Switch Pro, which supported 4K resolutions, came with bigger cartridges, and featured more powerful components, would arrive in the...





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Japanese billionaire cancels search for girlfriend to take on SpaceX trip TechSpot

Back in 2018, Maezawa, who founded Japanese online clothing retailer Zozotown, had been named as the first passenger on Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket flight around the moon, which is scheduled to take place in 2023. His original idea was to take several artists on the journey. “They will be asked...





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Trivia: What was the first computer virus? TechSpot

Written in 1971 by Robert Thomas without malicious intent





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Microsoft will award up to $20K for finding vulnerabilities in Xbox Live TechSpot

For those interested in becoming part of the Xbox Bounty Program, the company is offering monetary awards ranging between $500 to $20,000 for identifying security vulnerabilities in its Xbox Live service.





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Coronavirus fears exploited to spread malware TechSpot

There are now almost 10,000 confirmed global cases of the Coronavirus, with 213 total deaths. The situation recently led the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern.





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Samsung to Microsoft: The Xbox Series X should support ultrawide monitors TechSpot

Speaking to PCGamesN, Samsung said it is pushing Microsoft to enable ultrawide aspect ratios on its consoles, possibly starting with the Xbox Series X that launches this holiday season. “We’re pushing, we’re talking,” a Samsung rep told the publication.





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Apple has completely redesigned iOS Maps, US users will get it first TechSpot

On Thursday, Apple rolled out an updated native Maps app to all iOS users in the United States. The redesign was already pushed out to a few southeastern states late last year, presumably for beta testing. Cupertino says it will implement the changes in Europe “in the coming months.”





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