The Tokyo Olympics reminded the world that some of history’s most iconic, important video games hail from the nation, as several memorable orchestrated themes serenaded athletes and onlookers at Friday’s opening ceremonies. The song list included several memorable themes that mainstream audiences may know, like the main theme of the Final Fantasy series and a […]
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Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon comes out swinging at AMD’s Epyc Milan
Enlarge / Thirty-six individual models of Ice Lake Xeon Scalable processor launch today, with immediate retail availability expected from major system vendors, including Supermicro, HPE, and Dell. Intel Intel launched a new batch of third-generation Xeon server processors today. Significantly, these are Ice Lake processors—meaning Intel’s 10 nm process, not the increasingly outdated 14 nm […]
Let’s Encrypt comes up with workaround for abandonware Android devices
Enlarge / Pictured: An alternate future for many Android phones in 2021. Jan Kaláb CC BY-SA 2.0 / Flickr Things were touch-and-go for a while, but it looks like Let’s Encrypt’s transition to a standalone certificate authority (CA) isn’t going to break a ton of old Android phones. This was a serious concern earlier due […]
Samsung’s midrange Galaxy S10 Lite comes to the US for $650
The Galaxy S10 Lite. Samsung The back. Samsung A closeup of the camera module. Samsung The display. Samsung Side #1. Samsung Side #2. Samsung Samsung has declared that the Galaxy S10 Lite, a midrange phone announced in January, is coming to the United States on Friday for $ 650. The phone will be sold on […]
Ninja Theory: After Hellblade’s darkness comes Bleeding Edge’s wackiness
Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was my favorite game of 2017. It was also relentlessly dark. And I can see why Ninja Theory’s next game, Bleeding Edge, is a goofy co-op title. Bleeding Edge pits four players in control of cartoon cyberpunk characters against four other human players. They ride hoverboards into battle and sport […]
Puzzle & Dragons comes to Switch with a PvP focus
GungHo Online Entertainment today announced Puzzle & Dragons Gold. It’s launching on Nintendo Switch later this year. This is a new entry in the company’s puzzler franchise. Puzzle & Dragons is a big hit on mobile, especially in Japan. The free-to-play game generated over $ 7 billion in revenue and has surpassed 80 million downloads […]
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British Airways’ new Club Suite for business class comes with a door
Previous Next British Airways has just unveiled a new Club Suite option for business class that’s set to debut on its incoming Airbus A350-1000 fleet later this year. Each suite features its own door for more privacy, though it’s not fully enclosed, so passers-by can still peer in. Still, the addition of a door in […]
LG G8 ThinQ comes with a time-of-flight sensor, LG V50 ThinQ has 5G
The LG G8 ThinQ (and to an extent the LG V50 ThinQ 5G) came as no great surprise today. That’s because LG, as it historically has with headlining devices, strategically spilled the beans ahead of its press conference this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However, that’s not to suggest either device underwhelmed — […]
Nike app for self-tying shoe comes undone
Nike’s new self-lacing trainer, the Adapt BB, has fallen at the first hurdle after the Android app that controls the shoe malfunctioned. Billed as the “future of footwear”, the $ 350 (£268) a pair Adapt BB launched on Sunday. However, an update to the Google Android app that allows wearers to loosen or tighten the […]
Snapchat finally recovers from its redesign — so here comes an Android update
dennizn/123RF Snapchat’s freefall after a launching an unpopular redesign has finally slowed and now the company is beginning to roll out a redesigned Android app. Snap Inc. announced its fourth quarter and end of year results for 2018 on Tuesday, February 5. The report turns around six months of losing users while the financial results […]
LIVE: Here comes Apple's Q1 earnings
AP Apple will report its fiscal first quarter results after the markets close on Tuesday, but the report will likely be somewhat anticlimactic. Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, already warned investors and analysts earlier this month of disappointing results, saying that its revenue will likely be around $ 84 billion for the holiday period. Previously, […]
The Nokia 3.1 Plus comes to the US for $160, does entry-level phones right
The Nokia 3.1 Plus, complete with huge Nokia and Cricket logos. HMD This looks surprisingly modern for $ 160! An 18:9 screen and not much else. HMD Dual cameras and a fingerprint reader for $ 160? Really? HMD If you’re looking for a bargain on a smartphone, HMD’s Nokia lineup is one of the best […]
Mortal Kombat 11 Kollector’s Edition comes with a life-size Scorpion mask
Mortal Kombat 11, which is shaping up to be the wackiest, goriest, and most intense game in the series in years, gave hardcore fans a good reason to buy its Kollector’s Edition. NetherRealm Studios fully unveiled Mortal Kombat 11 in a livestream event on January 17, revealing new gameplay, fatalities, and Ronda Rousey’s addition to […]
Acxiom, a huge ad data broker, comes out in favor of Apple CEO Tim Cook's quest to bring GDPR-like regulation to the United States
AP On Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for sweeping regulation of advertising data brokers- essentially, an American version of the EU’s GDPR data regulation law. One of those data brokers is Acxiom, which said in a statement to Business Insider that the company also wants a national privacy law in the US. The company […]