Monthly Archives: June 2018
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Fallout 76 Won't Have Multiplayer Cross-Play, And We Can Blame Sony For This Travesty
Sony sure does know how to ruin a good party. As if infuriating scores of Fortnite fans by blocking cross-play and cross-progression with the PlayStation 4 and other competing consoles (i.e. Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) wasn't enough, we're now learning that Sony is also the reason why cross-play won't be enabled on...
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Qualcomm QCC3026 Bluetooth Audio System Is Rocking Oppo’s O-Free Wireless Buds
With some smartphone vendors deciding for the rest of us that we don't need a headphone jack, the time for fast progression on the wireless audio front is needed now. Wireless audio isn't anything new, of course, but it's a technology that's extremely hard to get right. A good wireless...
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Google Maps Steals Waze's Thunder With Incident Reporting
Something interesting is going on with Google Maps regarding a “new” feature. Some people are claiming they have had this feature for a long time, others are seeing it for the first time. The feature in question is incident reporting, something that has made navigation app Waze popular with users. Google...
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AMD To Host 2nd Gen Threadripper Press Event With Ferrari In July
This is going to be an explosive summer with new product launches based on next generation technologies. It's not all about NVIDIA and its upcoming GeForce products, though. On the CPU side, AMD is apparently teaming up with Ferrari to host some sort of second generation Threadripper event at Maranello...
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Fortnite's Highly Anticipated Playground Mode Sidelined Until Next Week
Fortnite gamers who were looking forward to spending some time with Playground mode this weekend have reason to be a little sad. Epic Games has announced that it will be delaying the launch of Playground mode, with additional details to come early next week. Epic said in a tweet that...
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Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale
I leap from the battle bus and land in the middle of what appears to be a deserted island, carrying only a pickaxe as a weapon. As I start running, I hear the sound of gunshots in the distance. Almost immediately I'm dodging bullets and suddenly I'm dead - shot...
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AI to help tackle fake news in Mexican election
An AI-powered search tool is being used to monitor fake news and polling station problems in Mexico's elections. Krzana is being used by the Verificado 2018 initiative which was set up by Mexican media to challenge fake news. The run-up to Mexico's election has been deadly with more than 130...
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8BitDo's Game Controller Gives Nintendo's NES Classic The Wireless Freedom It Deserves
Unless you somehow missed the news this morning, the Nintendo NES Classic Edition is back in stock at many stores across the United States. If you can't find the retro console online, we hear that many brick and mortar Walmart locations have the console in stock. However, if you manage to snag...
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This Smartphone Case Deploys Springy Arms To Survive Drops From Your Butterfingers
Dropping your smartphone can be a very expensive accident if you happen to crack the screen. There are plenty of cases out there that protect smartphones from drops and bumps, but a German engineering student named Philip Frenzel from Aalen University designed a slick smartphone case that could well be...
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Microsoft Surface Chief Panos Panay Hints At Revolutionary Dual-Screen Andromeda Mobile Device
Remember the Courier concept from many moons ago? Many were disappointed when Microsoft decided not to proceed with that innovative design concept, but the company apparently never gave up on the idea of a dual screen mobile device. Microsoft is rumored to be working on a new dual screen device...
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