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What Does Article Spinner Mean? An article spinner is a resource or device whose primary function is to rewrite text (such as an article or blog entry) so that the overall message and meaning are left intact while the wording is changed significantly. It is commonly used by content creators, website/blog administrators and marketing agencies in an attempt to imitate the success of existing content while appearing original. The term can refer to either a person who rewrites existing content, or (increasingly) automated software that performs said task....

What Does Deepfake Mean? Deepfake is a term for videos and presentations enhanced by artificial intelligence and other modern technology to present falsified results. One of the best examples of deepfakes involves the use of image processing to produce video of celebrities, politicians or others saying or doing things that they never actually said or did. Techopedia Explains Deepfake A contemporary presentation on YouTube by creative media icon Jordan Peele showcases the use of relatively widely accessible technology to create false videos of Barack Obama....

What Does General Availability (GA) Mean? In the software release life cycle, general availability (GA) refers to the marketing phase when all commercialization activities pertaining to the software product have been completed and it is available for purchase. Commercialization activities encompass compliance and security tests as well as localization and worldwide availability. General availability is a part of the release phase of the software and is preceded by the release to manufacturing (RTM) phase....

What Does Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Mean? Telecom expense management (TEM) is the process of managing and keeping track of various wireless, voice and data services in order to understand total telecom costs. This term is usually applied to business customers that have significant telecom service provisions as part of their business processes. Techopedia Explains Telecom Expense Management (TEM) In business, telecom expense management can be complicated. That is partly because of the wide array of telecom services offered by today’s innovative telecommunications companies....

What Does Unlabeled Data Mean? Unlabeled data is a designation for pieces of data that have not been tagged with labels identifying characteristics, properties or classifications. Unlabeled data is typically used in various forms of machine learning. Techopedia Explains Unlabeled Data In types of machine learning called unsupervised machine learning, the machine learning program operates by evaluating sets of unlabeled data. Because the data does not have labels, the machine learning program has to identify each data piece on its properties and characteristics....

This What We Do in The Shadows review contains spoilers. What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 3 What We Do in the Shadows season 4 episode 3, “The Grand Opening,” opens with great promise. Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) is beside herself with excitement, she’s even wearing matching red hats. The line to get into her new vampire nightclub, Nadja’s, stretches around the block. She’s booked the most famous vampire DJ, Richie Suck (Affion Crockett), as the premiere act....

Apex Legends has been on the market since February of last year, with the unique hero-based battle royale still boasting a large fan base. However, many players have wondered why Apex Legends has not introduced Titanfall’s popular wall running mechanics into the game, with Respawn recently providing an answer. While Apex Legends is set within the Titanfall universe and may already feature Jack Cooper somewhere in one of its maps or trailers, the gameplay between Titanfall and Apex Legends is vastly different....

Netflix as a company is famous, or infamous perhaps, for killing off original series before their time. Despite the frequent protests from fans and subscribers, Netflix regularly axes original shows within a few seasons, even popular ones like Luke Cage, Altered Carbon, Tuca and Bertie, and Sense8. Statistics indicate that the average Netflix original show only gets two seasons, and recently audiences got a peek into the reasoning behind that philosophy, courtesy of Wired....

While many were expecting Sony to keep a lid on the PlayStation 5 until the PlayStation Experience in December at the earliest, the company surprised everyone when lead architect Mark Cerny announced the PS5 on a seemingly random Tuesday morning. Cerny shared some details about what fans can expect from the PS5 in terms of power and features, but stopped short of revealing details like a release date or price point....

In The Witcher 3, Geralt has the opportunity to travel all around the world and see many different places, some of them grim and dark, others beautiful and welcoming. The duchy of Toussaint that is closely connected to Nilfgaard, is the second case. Toussaint is one of the most beautiful places in the world of The Witcher, full of sunshine, song, and wine. Even though its locals claim the duchy is small, it can actually take quite a lot of time to travel through the entire Toussaint....

Wolfenstein: The New Order was a nice surprise in 2014, with many expecting the game to flop or to ditch the traditions of the series in favor of a more Call of Duty approach to gameplay. However, Wolfenstein: The New Order surpassed expectations, offering a new take on old-school first-person shooter gameplay, and delivered an engrossing story that completely rejuvenated the dormant franchise. Fans of The New Order have been waiting patiently for news on a sequel to the game, which ranked high on our own Top 10 Games of 2014 list, but now that waiting is over....

World of Warcraft players are no strangers to angelic figures of death such as Spirit Healers, Val’kyr, and now Bastion’s resident Kyrians. While the Shadowlands’ current crisis has affected even these soul-ferrying guides, the covenant continues to weather the storm with their Archon’s leadership. Unfortunately, as is the case with many World of Warcraft villains, the greatest threat doesn’t come from an outside source, rather from corrupted allies. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands story spoilers below....

Talk about a heel turn moment. After canceling WWE 2K21 in order to focus on next year’s main installment, 2K Games has announced that WWE 2K Battlegrounds will be releasing sometime in the fall. Not a weird take on PUBG, this arcade focused wrestling title hearkens back to something like WWE All Stars from 2011. In a short teaser, we see wrestling legend John Cena face off against an alligator. No, I didn’t just make that up to get you to click this story....

With gamers having so many features and options on a wide range of consoles available to them today, it becomes easy to take the technological advancements that led to these for granted. One of the most impressive, yet underrated breakthroughs of gaming was the XBAND online gaming service. Initially available for the SNES and Genesis consoles. This modem based hardware allowed gamers to connect online for multiplayer purposes, while it was not widespread at the time, today it is considered a milestone....

Mike Ybarra reveals several new Xbox Live features that will be heading to consoles this year, including an official competition mode that allows players to enter tournaments. During the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, Xbox Head of Platform Engineering Mike Ybarra took to the stage to announce several upcoming Xbox Live features, all of which are slated to arrive either later this summer or in the fall. Some of the updates are pretty significant, with one allowing gamers to register for official tournaments and compete both in groups and by themselves....

[UPDATE: Microsoft reports that Xbox Live services should be accessible once again.] For the second time in just a few days, the Xbox Live servers are down. Microsoft confirmed that the online service is experiencing issues and is currently working on a fix. According to a post on social media, the Xbox Live server outage is affecting both sign-in and matchmaking services. Since the initial post, tens of thousands of Xbox Live users have replied stating that they are experience issues, so the downtime is widespread enough to impact a larger portion of the player base....

For more than two decades, Cliff Bleszinski was one of the creative minds behind Epic Games, developer of mega-hit franchises like Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. But, in addition to his role as Design Director, Bleszinski was also the face of Epic Games — the developer who would take the stage at E3, PAX, or a special Microsoft event to showcase his team’s latest creative endeavor. However, while Bleszinski was out there revving his Lancer and firing T-shirt guns, you could also tell he had some genuine thoughts about the industry....

Microsoft and Xbox had a major presence at both E3 2018 and at gamescom 2018, allowing it to make huge announcements throughout the year. But it seems that this isn’t enough for the company’s top brass, as Microsoft has now announced even more plans to showcase what it’s working on to the world. Earlier this week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed that an Xbox X0 event would be held later this year....

For those unaware, the 2003 cel-shaded FPS XIII is getting remade for modern consoles. Releasing on November 10, 2020, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, the title was originally slated to hit the Switch on the same day as the other ports. For unknown reasons, that version has been pushed back to an undisclosed date in 2021. On the official Microids website (publisher of XIII), the news was revealed alongside a new trailer that showed off some of the cool guns you’ll have access to....

Being a streamer isn’t easy. Sure, on the surface, you can boil it down to playing video games while people watch, but those of us who are merely spectators don’t truly understand the frustration that is stream sniping. A good example of this phenomenon is the flock of stream snipers that Twitch streamer xQc took down on Fall Guys in a single round yesterday. Stream sniping is the practice of watching a streamer and simultaneously playing the same game as they are, in the same lobby, giving access to inside knowledge and creating on unfair advantage....