Editor’s take: Sony appears to be plotting a major mobile push and wants some of PlayStation’s most popular franchises to lead the way. It seems like a wise move, if not a little late, considering the current mobile and gaming landscapes. Still, Sony has to be mindful of making quality ports that don’t feel like […]
New Android feature will warn users to stop using their phones while walking
In transient: Are you a type of individuals who develop into so engrossed with a telephone while walking round, you overlook to search for? It’s a observe many people are responsible of. Luckily, Google’s “Head’s Up” mode for its Digital Wellbeing service reminds users to concentrate to their environment. The people at XDA Developers noticed […]
Microsoft agrees to acquire speech tech company Nuance for $19.7 billion in cash
Editor’s take: Microsoft may have struck out with Cortana but is getting a mulligan with Nuance. Redmond is only talking healthcare applications right now but we wouldn’t be surprised to see Nuance tech show up in other Microsoft-owned products like Teams down the road. Microsoft has agreed to purchase speech recognition and artificial intelligence specialist […]
Man finds his PC infested with bugs of the six-legged kind
WTF?! PCs and bugs. They’re two words we never like seeing together, especially when the latter refers to the insect variety. One Reddit user discovered this when he returned home to find his CPU and GPU infested with “crazy ants.” Lazylollipop posted a video of the crazy ants, which get their name from their frantic […]
Rise in sleep streaming helps Twitch reach record viewing figures
TL;DR: Not only are we buying more games, we’re also spending more time watching others play them. According to a new report, both Twitch and Facebook Gaming saw their viewer numbers jump more than 100% YoY; the former platform set a new record in March with over 2 billion hours watched. And it’s not just […]
DuckDuckGo’s Chrome browser extension can now block Google’s group-based tracking technology
In context: Google pitched its Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) tracking technology as a more privacy-respecting alternative to third-party cookies, letting advertisers track user cohorts or groups with similar browsing histories instead of targeting individuals. However, privacy advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Google’s own search-engine rival DuckDuckGo, remain unconvinced by this tracking method, […]
