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EA Suspends Scheduled eSports Events After Florida Shooting
Suspension Necessary for Security After the incident during a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, EA is suspending events until further notice. This includes cancellation of the next three Madden qualifiers for the time being. The Jacksonville event was to be the start of the Madden EA Major competitive season.…
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Police Turn Up At Funeral To Attempt To Unlock Phone
Police Turn up at the funeral of a man they shot to attempt to use his finger to unlock his phone The US police are rarely known for their tact, but this latest instance is certainly a bit macabre. Linus Phillip was shot by Florida police after reportedly attempting to flee…
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Disney and LucasFilm Collaborate to Bring Star Wars Land Theme Park to Life
In case the new Battlefront II game and recently released Episode VIII teaser trailer was not enough to satisfy your Star Wars fanboy or fangirl heart, LucasFilm has announced that they have been collaborating with Disney imagineers to bring Star Wars Land to life. Which means fans can finally experience…
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UPS Conducts Drone Home Delivery Trials
Amazon is not the only company flirting with the idea of drone home delivery. United Parcel Service Inc. or UPS for short, is conducting trials and test runs using drones to drop off packages in Florida as a way to possibly cut costs in the future and deliver to certain…
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CryptoDrop Could Stop Ransomware
When it comes to viruses and malware, they can often come at the worst times and cost you everything from a presentation you are working on up to family photos and irreplaceable memories. The worst to hit people recently is the recent string of ransomware that often puts you in between…
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BlackBerry Lays Off 200 Employees in Restructuring Programme
BlackBerry’s position in the global smartphone market has been extremely fragile due to the rise of iOS and Android devices. Additionally, the BlackBerry 10 operating system was a commercial failure and struggled to entice app developers to the platform. Personally, I quite like Blackberry 10 but it’s difficult to make…
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Woman Arrested After Her Car Reported Her to Police
A woman was reported to police for an alleged hit-and-run by her own car. 57-year-old Cathy Bernstein of Port St. Lucie, Florida, crashed into the back of a of a minivan and fled the scene, only for her Ford Focus (same model as pictured above) to auto-dial 911 to…
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Jeb Bush Announces Presidential Run Via Facebook
Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush – son of and brother to former US Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush, respectively – has announced that he’s considering running for President in a Facebook post. After roughly 10 million reporter attempts to get him to announce a run, Jeb does…
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