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Why is Destiny 2 unavailable?

October 01, 2019

In an interview with IGN , Bungie CEO Pete Parsons said Shadowkeep is just the start of the studio's ambitious plans as an independent studio and as a "greater entertainment company". A big chunk of the Destiny content that's been released in the past will be available for free as Destiny 2: New Light . "So, by 2025 we have a pretty specific path to make sure we transform Destiny and that we have other franchises within the marketplace", he said.

Pixel 4 apps unofficially available for Android 10 phones

October 01, 2019

Let's start with the Pixel Launcher . The Google Wallpaper app will also receive an update bringing new live wallpapers , and more. Instead, the Pixel Launcher is considered to be the home screen app that launches other apps. Their top bezels are noticeably thick, but Google justifies this with the fact that they host a lot of sensors, as seen in the official image below. You can try exploring live wallpapers from HERE.

Killer Deal: Take $429 Off Surface Pro 6 Bundle

October 01, 2019

In case you're not following him, we've captured the images from his tweets and have included them below. Here's what we've gathered about the devices. Surface Pro 6 w/ Type Cover: was $999 now $899.99With its fast performance, stunning display, and long lasting battery, the Surface Pro 6 is a solid 2-in-1 convertible PC.

Motorola Razr foldable 2019 probably to launch before this fall

September 30, 2019

The Chinese smartphone company Motorola's most iconic smartphone Moto Razr will now come in a redesigned version. Today the still-in-production Motorola foldable display-toting smartphone was tipped to appear by the end of 2019. Though Motorola has not yet commented on the reveal of such a device, the launch could potentially be in the works. Take this rumor with an especially big pinch of salt, though - while it does back up a previous rumor we've heard before, it's possible the source ...

Don't miss out on this excellent iPhone XR deal in India

September 30, 2019

You may find exactly the same Rs 1,000 cashback as Amazon Pay equilibrium. It is also the organization among the first smartphones to provide a 48-megapixel camera. Realme devices such as c2, 3 Pro and 5 Pro ae available at a low cost. The power bank has dual USB output that lets you charge two devices at the same time through dual USB ports and the maximum current output is 2.1A.

Amazon unveils Echo Earbuds with Bose noise-cancellation technology

September 30, 2019

Amazon announced Wednesday that the actor will be the first-ever celebrity voice for its Alexa virtual assistant. As far as hardware specifications are concerned, each earbud in the Echo Buds packs three microphones (for Alexa) and two balanced armature drivers for sound.

Mario Kart Tour includes an option for a monthly subscription

September 30, 2019

Tour was no doubt helped by the prominent placement in the iOS App Store and corresponding pre-orders that prompted users to download the game right away. Nintendo offered an early look at Mario Kart Tour to a select number of players in May, but the game has changed a bit since then. In fact, at this point in time, it's honestly not even worth picking up Mario Kart Tour , unless you're just fiending for a bit of the kart racer's iconic gameplay.

Samsung Galaxy A70s now available in India market

September 30, 2019

Samsung ushered in the "Era of Live" by introducing the Galaxy A-series. Samsung's phone comes in at a more expensive price than the Realme XT , with the 8GB/128GB version retailing for Rs. This sale will run till October 4. Otherwise, this camera is joined by an 8MP ultra-wide sensor and a 5MP depth sensor . If you exchange an old working smartphone, you will be able to avail extra discount as per the brand and model of the handset.

Brain Training returns for Nintendo Switch to get the grey cells pumping

September 30, 2019

This game will likely be just as popular, so expect news on a European and USA release soon. In addition to the standard puzzles you'd expect out of a Brain Age title, this game also uses some of the Switch's unique functionality. Nintendo revealed a fresh entry in the Brain Age series for Japan on Monday, with a trailer featuring a bunch of people playing it on the Nintendo Switch .

IPhone XR Gets Huge Discount

September 30, 2019

It's powered with the A12 Bionic processor that is also used on the iPhone XS series. This is the cheapest cost iPhone XR was provided at up to now. In the United States, the iPhone XR is now being sold for $599 (the launch price was $749) which is worth it. Tarun Pathak, Associate Director, Mobile Devices and Ecosystems at Counterpoint Research, is quoted as saying by the cited source that the lower price of the device is the one making such a huge difference.

Four 'dangerous' inmates escape a county jail in Ohio

September 30, 2019

Brynn K. Martin, 40, Christopher M. Clemente, 24, Troy R. McDaniel Jr., 30, were apprehended overnight in Cary, North Carolina, just west of Raleigh, according to Cary officials. Authorities said the inmates should be considered risky. The corrections officers were not seriously injured during the incident. Online records show Lee was being held on a charge of identity fraud; Clemente on a charge of aiding and abetting another in committing a crime; and Martin on charges of failure to ...

Four inmates escape from OH jail, one spotted near Pittsburgh mall

September 30, 2019

Sheriff Matt Champlin said in a press conference that one of the inmates, Martin, has escaped from the jail before. The inmates drove about a block in the stolen vehicle where another auto was waiting for them. The sheriff said one of the four men has escaped before. No male corrections officers were working Saturday night. They're asking anyone who sees them or knows their location to call 911.

'Minecraft Earth' launches in early access this October

September 30, 2019

Players will also be able to build real-life scale Minecraft creations on Buildplates that can then be explored in Play Mode where you can spawn mobs, check out friends creations, and much more. "Starting in October , Minecraft Earth will be coming to countries across the globe, and we plan to have it all over the Earth by the end of the year".

Elon Musk unveils SpaceX rocket to get people to Mars and back

September 29, 2019

The engines will move to steer the rocket, he said. Musk said the company is aggressively working to build the next iterations of the Starship prototype, over the next five to six months. Musk aims to launch the Starship system, which includes a 164-foot stainless-stell rocket , into orbit by early next year. In one to two months: A smaller Starship prototype, called the Mark 1, is expected to take a controlled, 65-foot flight.

Everything is Free on Epic Games Store This Week

September 29, 2019

Everything is a procedural, AI-driven simulation of the systems of nature, seen from the points of view of everything in the Universe. Gamers can be anyone (from animals and planets to galaxies) and must travel in outer space, under the sea, explore the created universe and to do whatever I want.

Audi's RS Q3 reborn with upgraded five-cylinder engine

September 29, 2019

While the regular Q3 already has an expressive, aggressive design, the RS Q3 takes it up several notches. It now pumps out 394-horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque. No less important in this segment will be the RS pairing's unaffected storage and boot-space: there's up to 1,525 litres of room when the seats are folded down in the normal auto, with the Sportback sacrificing 125 litres with its swooping roofline.

Until You Fall arrives on PS VR and Oculus Quest in 2020

September 29, 2019

It sounds like Facebook and Oculus drew a lot of inspiration from Spielberg's and Ernest Cline's Ready Player One , but Horizon is less about photo-realism with a side of uncanny valley, and more like a virtual cartoon world that inspires players to repurpose their Minecraft skills.

YouTube Music will arrive preinstalled on Android devices

September 29, 2019

It is part of Google's bid to combine its major music services, so there's no longer any need to choose between the two. Moving forward, Google says YouTube Music will come pre-installed on all new Android smartphones that ship with Android 10 and Android 9 Pie.

IPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreak for millions of devices

September 29, 2019

Since its a bootrom exploit, Apple can not fix it by rolling out a software update. Most generations of iPhones and iPads are vulnerable: from iPhone 4S (A5 chip) to iPhone 8 and iPhone X (A11 chip). It is unknown whether a follow-up version would evolve in a way that would not require physical access to the device, in which case millions of iPhones would be affected.

HP Chromebook x360 12b and 14b support pen, touch, and voice

September 29, 2019

Both share the same design language, with the main distinction being with screen size. AS the name suggests, Chromebook x360 12b is a 12 inches Chromebook whereas Chromebook x360 14b is a 14 inches Chromebook. The new duo of convertible Chromebooks from HP promise a slim, fanless design, complete with a metal, backlit keyboard deck, USB Type-A and USB Type-C ports , and a polished natural silver outer shell.

Apple Plots Theatrical Release of Films Prior to Apple TV Plus Streaming

September 29, 2019

Apple TV + will launch on November 1 with a limited amount of content, but it will only cost $4.99 a month-undercutting all of its rivals. The inside of the Apple Store on Fifth Ave is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, US, September 20, 2019.

Anheuser-Busch cuts ties with Carson King over old tweets

September 29, 2019

And on Tuesday, after Calvin discovered racist tweets King posted seven years ago, readers surfaced tweets on Calvin's social media that included derogatory language against black people, gay people, same-sex marriage and women, The Washington Post reported.

Visionox is behind Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha’s 360° surround display

September 28, 2019

For the Mi MIX Alpha , the company used a high-resolution image sensor as mentioned above. This comes as yet another ingenious solution to getting rid of the front-facing camera, a feat manufacturers all have different solutions for just so their phones can have notch-less designs.

Fortnite is finally getting skill-based matchmaking and bots

September 28, 2019

The improved matchmaking system is rolling out in the Version 10.40 update of Fortnite . If this becomes a bot epidemic, with only the most skillful players being able to avoid them in core modes, this could be problematic. Epic says that the bots will act similarly to human players, but we will have to wait for Season 11 to see how they perform. Bots, however, will not participate in competitive playlists.

Facebook's Oculus Link Brings PC Games to Quest this November

September 28, 2019

While many Oculus users would prefer the technology to be purely focused on gaming, the new features underline just how much Zuckerberg wants to advance AR and VR technology in the mainstream. After the description given by Facebook on Horizon, people couldn't help but connect it to be inculcations of products that came along in past and current virtual reality worlds, like Microsoft's Minecraft , or "Second Life" the VR program invented by Linden Labs in 2003.

OnePlus finally reveals its smart TV in full

September 28, 2019

OnePlus touts that the waterdrop notch on the OP7T is 31.46% smaller than the notch found on the OnePlus 6T . The OnePlus 7T shares a similar design language with the OnePlus 7 . What this means it, with Oxygen Play on your smartphone, you can use your smartphone as a trackpad to scroll through the TV, use it to control volume and even to type on the TV, avoiding navigating letter to letter on the TV keyboard using a remote.

Redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold units have totally new ways of breaking

September 28, 2019

Seriously, this phone folds and I'm kind of mind-blown. Unfortunately, those only apply to users and assemblers and manufacturers need to have their own quality standards to follow. "Just use a light touch", the company notes in its "Caring for your Galaxy Fold " video. Heater says that he isn't sure how this happened, but takes a guess that "pressing the display to close the device" might have caused the blotch to appear .

OH jail video shows moment drone drops off phone, drugs to inmate

September 28, 2019

It transpired at the Cuyahoga County Jail in July, according to WEWS-Television set. Then, the inmate walks to the center of the courtyard and using his shirt as a glove, catches a black satchel that fell out of the sky. Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth told the outlet, "If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere". In December 2018, a mother and daughter were caught allegedly flying a drone packed with contraband over a Florida state prison.

Vaping lung injuries now surpass 800 cases nationwide, CDC says

September 28, 2019

In some cases, patients were found to have used THC products who initially said they hadn't. Prior data from several states indicated that 83 percent to 100 percent of patients reported that they had vaped THC. Officials don't know whether the illicit THC-containing vape cartridges associated with injuries in Wisconsin and IL are also linked to cases elsewhere.

Nvidia's new RTX Broadcast Engine will be powering up game livestreams

September 28, 2019

Nvidia may have stacked its GeForce RTX 20-arrangement illustrations card with devoted RT and tensor centers to quicken front line ongoing beam following in games, however now it's putting the AI slashes of those tensor centers to progressively pragmatic work for video makers.

Instagram could beat WhatsApp to this gorgeous Dark Mode upgrade

September 28, 2019

The report also reveals that this mode might not save as much battery life as it already does in the Google apps that use dark modes . If you happen to use Apple Music on your Android smartphone, you'll be pleased to know that an upcoming update will bring the long-awaited dark mode .

Korea urges Trump to make bold move to revive diplomacy

September 28, 2019

Previous summits, he said, had been "historic occasions" for the two countries to improve relations. Citing what he described as "sincere efforts" by the DPRK to build trust with the US - including the repatriation of American prisoners and the return of GI remains - Kim said Washington has "done nothing" in return.

Amazon launches smart ring, Alexa-based eyeglasses and other products

September 28, 2019

The company on Wednesday also announced a deal with the Food Network television channel under which users of its Echo Show device, which includes a screen display, can tune in to celebrity chef Bobby Flay for inspiration on what to cook.

New Google Play Pass subscription bundles 350+ apps

September 28, 2019

Last July, a screenshot of the service provided by Android Police showed a signup page that would see users pay a monthly subscription fee of $4.99-though that could change when the service is fully launched . To get to Google Play Pass , you'll want to open the Google Play Store app , tap the three horizontal lines button (Menu) then tap Play Pass .

Medal of Honor Above and Beyond VR shooter introduced at OC6 2019

September 27, 2019

Above And Past is again to the Second World Warfare and casts you as an American soldier working on the Workplace of Strategic Companies (OSS) and can contain a wide range of undercover missions serving to the French Resistance. The final Medal Of Honor sport earlier than this was in 2012, when the sequence tried - and failed - to undertake a brand new modern-day setting.

Donald Trump questions Ukraine whistleblower's motivations, frets over 'leaker' with partisan aims

September 27, 2019

Trump released a five-page summary of the call Wednesday, which revealed the president asking Zelensky to investigate political rival Joe Biden while the president withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to that country. I think it's sad to have a Justice Department go so rogue. Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "There is actions that are actions that are a cover-up, yeah". Mr Maguire said he went to the White House first because he thought calls involving President Trump could be ...

Apple warns iPhone 11, 11 Pro owners about unofficial display repairs

September 27, 2019

To notify users in case a replacement display can't be verified as genuine, an "Important Display Message" will appear on the iPhone 11, Pro and Pro Max (as shown above). "These notifications don't affect your ability to use your iPhone or your display". Other issues, such as the failure to properly replace components like screws and cowlings could cause the phone to overheat, damage the battery, and cause injury to the user.

Amazon unveils its own Alexa-enabled AirPods rival, Echo Buds

September 27, 2019

A simple 15 minute top-up will provide you with 2 hours of listening time. Echo Buds - Fully wireless and voice-activated, these earbuds might be the future of music streaming. Amazon updated its Echo Pl