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The Steam Summer Sale should kick off later today

22 June 2018, 11:08

As far as Steam sales go, there is not really much that one can say about the sale that has not been said before : thousands of games have been discounted and you can save even more by buying entire game collections. The big kahuna, the Steam Sum...

Sony PS4 Upsets 'Fortnite' Gamers, Blocking Cross-Play With Nintendo Unit 06/18/2018

22 June 2018, 12:52

Gamers are frustrated because they can't transfer their accounts between the PS4 version of the game to the Nintendo Switch , a ban which some have accused Sony of making to undercut the success of its rival. But the statement itself was caref...

'Fascist!' Miller Joins Club Of Trump Aides Protested At Mexican Restaurants

22 June 2018, 12:31

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump to the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington. "After the original story was published, producer...

Supreme Court Decides Wayfair Online Sales Tax Case

21 June 2018, 07:09

The Supreme Court said the physical presence rule was "unsound and incorrect". In giving a victory to the states, the high court said that rule is outdated. Other retailers-including Etsy , eBay , and Wayfair-are also seeing huge stock dips. Th...

With the Oppo Find X, slider phones are officially back

20 June 2018, 07:59

Under the hood, it is powered by a Snapdragon 845 chipset , 8GB of RAM , and 256GB of internal storage . The storage on this variant has also been amped up to 512GB. With the latest device, Oppo said that it is officially entering the Europe m...

PUBG: 50 million copies sold, 400 million players

20 June 2018, 07:31

By adopting the Fortnite Battle Pass way of doing things through the Event Pass, PUBG's future could be secured by the influx of profit it could potentially generate, and with more than 400 million registered players , many of them on PUBG Mob...

‘Money’ Is Why Sony Is Blocking Crossplay, Says Former SOE President

20 June 2018, 07:01

Speaking on their Twitter account , John Smedley, a former head of Sony Online Entertainment, recalls his time at the top and remembers the very simple reasoning why crossplay wasn't ever a consideration for the PlayStation brand. The lack of For...

Google kills feature which allowed Uber booking via Google Maps

19 June 2018, 11:28

Google has removed the ability to book Uber cabs directly from Google Maps . In January of 2017, Google made getting an Uber ride easier than ever by integrating Uber directly into Google Maps . Android Police claims that it was pulled for iOS...

Android Messages for web is rolling out, bringing RCS everywhere

19 June 2018, 11:23

With Your Phone app , you can easily access messages, notifications, and photos stored on your phone directly from your Windows PC without having to touch your phone. This is similar to WhatsApp web's login method. Google says "your latest conve...

IOS 12 Will Add New Emergency Calling Feature

19 June 2018, 11:25

With the release of iOS 12 , very precise location details for emergency calls will be a standard feature. "I believe this technology being unveiled here will save lives in our community", said Briley. Apple's announcement adds to a growing ...

This company just sold one million phones in 22 days

18 June 2018, 11:13

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau told Business Insider in a recent interview that the latest "flagship killer" from the Chinese company has eclipsed one million units sold. The Community Celebration Season offers will include Rs 2000 cashback on Citibank ...

Trump says United States policy separating migrant families is law. It's not

18 June 2018, 05:17

As reported by the Associated Press: "From April 19 to May 31, 1,995 children were separated from 1,940 adults, according to Homeland Security statistics". Sessions has repeatedly touted the policy and it's necessity in appearance around the countr...

Instagram Stops Snitching When You Screenshot a Story

17 June 2018, 03:30

While this wasn't confirmed at that point in time, the Facebook-owned service has now issued a statement stating that the testing process is now officially over, and no one will be notified when a screenshot is taken in a publicly available story...

Apple acknowledges new efforts to thwart passcode brute forcing

17 June 2018, 05:07

Apple has insisted that the new security measure is primarily aimed at protecting users in despotic countries, not at making law enforcement's job more hard. The feature means that police and other law enforcement officials will only have a short...

Sony is locking Fortnite accounts to PS4, and players are mad

15 June 2018, 05:45

Several months ago, we declared Yoshi to be one of the most exciting Nintendo Switch games of 2018 , with the side-scrolling platformer set to be a return to form for the company while also giving the titular green dragon a wonderfully colorful ne...

Minecraft: Story Mode Adaptation Coming To Netflix, Stranger Things Getting A Game

15 June 2018, 02:23

Video game stories from other sites on the web. "It's an extension of other interactive adventures we have on our service like 'Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout,' 'Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale,' and 'Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pil...

Microsoft tries cutting the Ribbon in Office UI upgrade

15 June 2018, 12:09

A subset of users with the web version of Word will see the new Ribbon first. The company published a video that highlights all major changes of the new Microsoft Office user experience. "Then, later this month, select Insiders will see them in W...

Apple is going to ruin cops’ favorite tool for breaking into iPhones

14 June 2018, 10:15

Apple said the new features are not created to frustrate law enforcement but prevent any bypassing of encryption by good or bad actors. In theory, the change could also spur sales of cracking devices, as law enforcement looks to get more forensic...

Google Home can now handle multiple queries at once

14 June 2018, 10:18

Late past year, Google rolled out a handy feature that allowed Google Assistant , by way of its Google Home smart speakers , to handle two commands at once . In November, Google Home gained the ability to multitask with added support for a f...

Starlink is Getting Star Fox Content Exclusively on Switch

14 June 2018, 10:12

When you take them into the game, an entirely new level of progression and customization opens up to you. Starlink is set to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch on October 16. The new trailer comes ahead of Nintendo's own E3 2018 ev...

Vivo NEX is what you wanted the iPhone X to be

14 June 2018, 10:08

Some of the Nex S's most noteworthy features - like its in-display fingerprint sensor - will surely make their way to more widely-available phones in due time. Unfortunately, the camera department is where the phone drags behind its competitors, ...

New Game+ Mode For 'God Of War' Arriving Later This Year

14 June 2018, 05:37

Naturally, this spike in talent right out of the gate means that the New Game + mode will come with a much higher level of challenge. Being that this new entry has some deep RPG elements, is there a God of War New Game Plus mode? Things like yo...

Net Neutrality Rules Have Officially Been Repealed by the FCC

14 June 2018, 03:38

The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) voted 3-2 to repeal the Obama-era rules in December in what was seen as a major victory for Republicans who had pledged to scrap the rules. The net neutrality rules were approved by the FCC in 2015 ...

Raccoon scales Minnesota office tower, leaving public in suspense

14 June 2018, 03:24

About 2.30 a.m. a grainy live feed from the scene showed a shadowy figure scurrying up and over the top of a 25-story building, prompting an nearly audible sigh of relief from the internet. "We have seen him pace back and forth and sniff, but he hasn...

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Receives New Trailer

14 June 2018, 03:22

While the CGI is looking damn attractive and we were treated to more hints into the storyline, we were also finally treated to some pre-alpha footage and all we can say is wow, this game looks incredible. Fight alongside unforgettable characters in a...

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