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Mario & Luigi developers AlphaDream have begun bankruptcy proceedings

October 03, 2019

While the company did produce a few games before the Mario & Luigi series (some licensed games and Japan only releases), its turn with Nintendo is what put the company on the map. AlphaDream officially opened for business back in January 2000, marking 19 years of game development coming to close. Founded in 2000, AlphaDream was originally known as Alpha Star and staffed with ex-Square staff, including former Square president Tetsuo Mizuno.

Court Backs Trump FCC on Net Neutrality Rules

October 03, 2019

On the way out the Obama administration saw the FCC achieve one of the former president's "long-held political goals:" so-called net neutrality . The FCC had argued that states shouldn't be allowed to apply their own regulations-California, for example, passed a law that restored numerous net neutrality protections the FCC had repealed.

Hot Apple rumor: 'iPhone SE 2' could launch next year

October 03, 2019

Apple has yet to officially announce a new iPhone SE model, but this is the second such credible report to suggest one is in the works. If the current iPhone is the iPhone 11 , surely it's obvious the next Apple phone would be the iPhone 12? Existing Apple suppliers expected to benefit are FII, Catcher, and Jabil for casing pieces and casting.

Touchscreen vs keyboard: experts find the 'typing gap' is narrowing…

October 03, 2019

Each and every one of them took an online test that compared their texting speed to their keyboard typing speed. Anna Feit explains: "Such large amount of experience transfers to the development of typing skill and explains why young people, who spend more time with social media, communicating with each other, are picking up higher speeds".

Jeff Kaplan reveals which Overwatch hero he wants in Smash Bros

October 03, 2019

Speaking to IGN , the Overwatch game director revealed that Nintendo could use whatever hero they'd want in Smash Bros Ultimate , opening the doors for all sorts of possibilities. Kaplan, however, is rooting for Tracer - the face of the game. Kaplan's offer has been officially extended, though, and now Nintendo just has to sign off on it.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint launch trailer shows its co-op features and setting

October 03, 2019

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is expected to be a Hell of an online tactical shooter video game, judging by the official trailer released about four months ago and the info we have until now. Led by Nomad's ex-brother-in-arms, Lt. Colonel Cole D. Walker ( Jon Bernthal ), they have reprogrammed Skell's drones into killing machines and are ready to use them, no matter the casualties.

Call of Duty Mobile Is Finally Live Globally

October 03, 2019

However, it has now been confirmed that new update has removed Call of Duty Mobile PS4 controller support. "Our aim from the beginning has been to set a new standard for mobile multiplayer action games by combining Call of Duty's signature gameplay, content and presentation quality with best-in-class development and live service expertise".

Destiny 2 goes free-to-play today; Shadowkeep expansion out now

October 03, 2019

New game will be multiplayer friendly with expansive worlds . UDPATE 10:20PM BST - Bungie are also investigating other error codes. The free-to-play Steam version is being marketed as Destiny 2: New Light . Bungie's efforts to reinvent Destiny 2 this year seem to be paying off, with the new expansion being well received so far in addition to the game getting a big show of support from players on Steam.

Fortnite v10.40.1 Patch notes

October 03, 2019

That's also when players should expect the usual season-ending event to happen, which seems to be related to season X's time travel theme and the rocket being built at Dusty Depot. The cosmetic material's performance has been improved so as to mitigate any hitches it might cause, so hopefully, this update does the trick without needing take two.

AMD Unveils New Ryzen and Radeon Free Game Bundles

October 03, 2019

The Ryzen 3000 Pro family is based on AMD's 7nm Zen 2 architecture. At its core , the AMD Ryzen PRO 3000 series is nearly identical to the standard Ryzen 3000 series . Interestingly, the specs for this processor lineup exactly with the Ryzen 9 3900 (without the "X") that we told you about late last week. For more information on the new promotion and how to redeem your code, you can visit the AMD Rewards website , which includes all details and eligible retailers from each ...

Microsoft shows off new Surface hardware, including a dual-screen phone

October 03, 2019

Instead of trying to create a screen that can really fold, Microsoft has instead just put two screens next to each other, with a hinge that's supposed to feel good in your hands (though that remains to be seen, as the company just showed off prototypes).

Google Pixel 4 series to come with a "Pixel Neural Core"

October 03, 2019

We know for example that it's coming in a new orange shade - one that Google itself has confirmed on a billboard . This includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB RAM , 90Hz refresh rate screen and so on. This also means that the phone will have a chin at the top of its display . The same site also shared videos of new Google Assistant features on the upcoming phones, the key one being "Continued Conversations", which allows you to make follow-up queries without using the ...

Password Checkup: Google is here to clean up your awful password habits

October 03, 2019

Google says this new feature was born from their Password Checkup extension that was released earlier this year, which alerts you if your username and password have been compromised . Just head to passwords.google.com, where you can check the security of passwords you've already got saved. Stop. Reusing. Passwords. Across. When this feature is enabled, a new option appears in the Chrome Settings panel, in the Passwords section.

Google offers incognito mode for Maps

October 03, 2019

Named Privacy Checkup , the feature will check the strength of your saved passwords and will alert you if one of your saved passwords has been compromised. Google spends a lot of time focusing on plugging Assistant into its products these days, and that means Assistant itself is a repository of a lot of personal information.

Twin-screen Duo puts Microsoft back in smartphone game

October 03, 2019

With a custom chip SQ1 chip designed by Microsoft and Qualcomm, the company sees it as a parallel product to the Surface Pro 7 , albeit perhaps one more for early adopters than for people who just want the proven reliability and compatibility of Intel hardware.

New Surface Pro, Laptop, ARM Tablet Leak Ahead of Microsoft Event

October 03, 2019

As you can see from the images above, the Surface Pro 7 will feature a similar design compared to their predecessors. Microsoft is preparing to launch a group of new devices at its Surface hardware event tomorrow. Microsoft is expected to announce the Surface Laptop 3 , Surface Pro 7 and Surface on ARM. If you've recently spent some of your hard-earned cash on a Microsoft Windows 10 PC then you might want to avoid hearing today's news.

Nissan lMk Concept Won't Wait For Tokyo

October 03, 2019

As per further official announcements, the upcoming versions of Nissan IMk will have I2V feature too. More than a strictly functional city auto, it's a chic vehicle that Nissan says reduces driver stress while offering excitement and confidence on an all-new EV platform.

Apple News Plus Launched for Users in UK, Australia

October 03, 2019

The Apple News+ subscription service is now available to Australian readers. The service has already signed up many major titles, including The Times , Cosmopolitan, Elle, The Wall Street Journal , and National Geographic . "Apple clearly understands the importance of journalism and journalists and that the content originator should be rewarded fairly", he said. "Apple News+ offers hundreds of the world's most popular publications, all discoverable through personalised and curated ...

Logitech's new Pro X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is compact and customisable

October 03, 2019

Built on the award-winning Logitech G PRO Gaming Keyboard design, the new Logitech G PRO X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is a one-of-a-kind competitive gaming keyboard offering gamers the number one thing they need to win - a keyboard that is customizable down to the mechanical switch used in each key.

Sony Drops PlayStation Now to $9.99/Month, $59.99/Year

October 03, 2019

Sony has lowered the price of its PlayStation Now subscription service by half and added high-profile games with limited time windows. The real question, though, is whether it is enough to entice newcomers, and if the price is finally worth the admission.

Florida's Newly Expanded Texting While Driving Law to be Implemented Tomorrow

October 03, 2019

Starting Tuesday, October 1, it will be against the law to hold a cellphone while driving in those places, that includes while you're waiting in the vehicle line to pick up a child. One of the lead sponsors, State Rep. Emily Slosberg, who lost her twin sister to a traffic accident in 1996, has focused her legislative agenda on tightening Florida's traffic safety laws.

PUBG Crossplay Arrives On Consoles Today With Update 4.3

October 03, 2019

Cross party feature is scheduled to be developed and details will be shared at a later date. With the latest PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds console patch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players can now square off against one another. Alongside the new content and features - all of which launched on PC a week ago , 4.3 also adds the long-awaited support for cross-play. "Survival skill" rewards players for their skill to survive in the games.

Intel Updates Core X Series Chips While Reducing Prices of Existing Processors

October 03, 2019

The 10980XE chip has the lowest base speed at 3GHz however, it contains the highest number of cores which is 18 along with the largest L3 cache with 24.75MB. Intel's Cascade Lake-X chips are expected to go on sale, which is hardly surprising given that's when AMD is expecting to ship its 16-core/32-thread Ryzen 9 3950X.

Oculus Rift VR games are now coming to the Oculus Quest

October 03, 2019

KitGuru Says: At this point, the Oculus Rift S is starting to seem more and more pointless, as the Quest is being positioned to supersede it with features. Eventually, you'll be able to use the VR headset without the wireless handheld controllers. The idea is to enable natural interaction with the virtual world through your hands, rather than a controller, all without need for external sensors or special hardware.

Call of Duty (COD): Mobile iOS and Android Release Date

October 03, 2019

According to the announcement , " Call of Duty: Mobile " is a new free-to-play game that brings together maps, modes, weapons, and characters from across the Call of Duty franchise. The game in its Beta state featured multiplayer modes like Free4All, Search & Destroy, Team Deathmatch and Frontline as well as a zombie mode for bot-based singleplayer.

Apex Legends' third season heralds the biggest shakeup since launch

October 03, 2019

We can not wait to get our hands on Apex Legends Season 3 which drops at 1 AM Eastern Time /10.30 PM IST. Check out the map below and read on for more details. As a support main in nearly any competitive game I play, I'm excited to see how Crypto fares in a meta known for its aggression. Apex Legends Season 3 is just hours away from going live.

IOS 13.1.2 release notes detail fixes for bugs plaguing iOS 13

October 03, 2019

Apple vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller started by stating it uses "the neural engine of the A13 Bionic to create a whole brand new kind of image processing system". The tele lens on iPhone 11 will rely on the new technology whereas ultrawide sensors will use Smart HDR. He said this type of image would not have been possible before.

Over 95% of Thomas Cook's UK Customers Are already Home

October 02, 2019

Fankhauser has earned 8.3 million pounds ($10.3 million), including 4.3 million pounds in 2015. Major European tour operators only started to return to Tunisia previous year after militants in 2015 killed 39 tourists, mostly British, in an attack on a beach in Sousse and 21 people in the Bardo National Museum in the capital Tunis.

Google to roll out ‘Incognito Mode’ in Google maps

October 02, 2019

Incognito Mode debuted in Google's hugely-popular Chrome web browser back in 2008 as a way to (if the TV advertisements are to be believed) shop for presents for loved ones on a shared laptop or desktop PC without Chrome keeping track of your web browsing history, your Google searches, or any other record of your web activity.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, new Windows devices to launch today

October 02, 2019

If you think about it, the fact Microsoft is unveiling the Surface Neo more than a year ahead of its planned commercial release might actually be a good thing, generating interest from developers to help create the "next wave of dual-screen computing".

Pokémon Sword and Shield feature "18 different types of gyms"

October 02, 2019

First of all, those who expect a high level of challenge will finally find something to their teeth, since the Raids will be among the most hard challenges ever encountered in a title in the series. However, Gen 5 and 6 only featured three before they were removed entirely in the Alola region. Pokemon Sun and Moon was the first game to not feature HMs.

Google Password's Best Feature is Coming to Chrome

October 02, 2019

The Password Checkup feature is based on an eponymously named Chrome extension that Google launched in February , which allowed users to test their locally saved Chrome passwords for any leaked credentials. I have been an avid user of Google's password saver feature on Android. "That one basket, maybe counterintuitively, is much better defended than any of the practical alternatives that people would use".

Google Pixel 4 render shows the phone in full

October 02, 2019

As per XDA Developers , the updated description on the now-called Personal Safety app says that the primary objective of the app is that it "helps you stay safe and connected to first responders and your emergency contacts". At this point, it's not yet clear if this happened because someone purchased the demo unit or the seller made a decision to pull the link due to the press coverage.

Killer Deal: $300 Off 10.5-inch iPad Pro

October 02, 2019

However, this is just in a planning stage and nothing is confirmed at this point. We've seen something similar in Apple's Pro Display XDR (which still isn't available for purchase), but that device only has 576 LEDs, while these new iPads and MacBooks will have around 10,000 LEDs, Kuo claims.

GoPro introduces Hero8 Black, Max cameras and Mods, price starts Rs 36,500

October 02, 2019

Considering that the GoPro Max is created to be both an action camera and 360 camera in one compact package, we can understand its pricing. You can pre-order the GoPro Max from the GoPro website for £479.99 / $499.99. Thanks to enhanced wind noise cancellation, the quality of sound recorded on the front-facing microphone, now located directly below the lens, is also improved.

Overnight Twitter outage sends the internet reeling

October 02, 2019

Despite the account assuring users that Support is "currently working on a fix" and that the service should "be back to normal soon", it seems users are experiencing an increased number of problems in the last hour. Tweetdeck, the dashboard for Twitter is also facing an outage. Outage.report , a website that tracks such incidents, said it had got 4,237 reports about Tweetdeck from over 80 countries, including the United States, Australia, Japan and India, as of 12.15 pm Indian time.

Huawei Mate 30 Google apps and services workaround is no longer working

October 02, 2019

Such permissions can reportedly be signed with a special digital certificate from Huawei. Mr Wu is also the creator of Magisk, a popular open source project that allows users to modify an Android device without using any other device such as a PC.

Mortal Kombat 11 Prepares To Terminate With Awesome T-800 Trailer

October 02, 2019

We won't spoil the finishing move for you, but it's pretty cool. These allowed us to give the Terminator several different shirt options. The trailer also showcases a mechanic that lets players briefly play as the T-800 endoskeleton. It's available either individually for £32.99, or as part of the £79.99 Premium Edition. Lastly, a Mortal Kombat 11 free trial will be available from October 11-14 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, offering access to all multiplayer game modes, a portion of ...

Amazon Fire TV Users Can Now Download YouTube TV

October 02, 2019

This summer, Amazon brought back a YouTube app for Amazon Fire TV devices, including Alexa support. YouTube TV will arrive on select Fire TV devices, including the second-generation Fire TV stick, Fire TV Stick 4K , and the newest version of the Fire TV Cube, which launches on October 10.

Microsoft Surface event: What to expect

October 02, 2019

Following the leak of marketing material for Microsoft's upcoming Surface devices , another batch of images has leaked. There are reports that Microsoft will show off a new version of its operating system called Windows 10X , which is designed for foldable and dual-screen devices.

Sia Settlement: ICO That Raised USD 120K, to Pay SEC USD 225K

October 02, 2019

The penalty is hardly half a percent of the amount that the company raised in the ICO. What do you make of the settlement agreement between Block.one and the SEC? "However, the sale continued for almost a year after the report's publication".

Sony Chops PlayStation Now Monthly Price by 50% Amid Rising Streaming Competition

October 02, 2019

Microsoft Corp.'s Box Game Pass service also starts at $9.99 a month. The industry leader in video games said Tuesday it's also adding limited runs of top-selling titles to the service, such as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s Grand Theft Auto V , and launching the first global marketing campaign to promote PlayStation Now.

WhatsApp working on disappearing messages on latest Beta for Android

October 02, 2019

But rumour has it that now the Facebook-owned messaging app might soon introduce another new feature called " Disappearing messages ". WhatsApp is an incredibly popular social networking app and one of its most used features is Groups. All that the report confirms is that this feature is in the alpha stage of development right now, meaning they have just started working on it. It's now in the early stages of development and could still be subject to change, but in its current form the ...

Beer Vendor Arrested After Charging Dolphins Fan $724 For Two Beers

October 02, 2019

A short time later, the victim got a notification from his bank about the extremely high charge. If following the woeful Miami Dolphins this season wasn't bad enough - this year's team are generally considered to be one of the worst in the history of the National Football League - one fan had to pay a considerable sum to numb the pain of watching them.

Ill Effects Of Vaping You Should Know

October 02, 2019

The CDC's map of lung injury cases notes North Carolina has a high frequency of vaping- related cases and has reported more than 30 incidents to the agency. "The outbreak is occurring in the context of a dynamic marketplace", Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director, told reporters Friday. "We do not know yet what exactly is making people sick, for example, whether particular solvents or adulterants are leading to lung injury, or whether cases stem from a single supplier or ...

Call of Duty: Mobile Now Available on Android in the US!

October 01, 2019

The title includes full head-to-head competitive multiplayer modes, as well as an all-new Battle Royale experience, including classic locations from Call of Duty featuring land, sea, and air vehicles. While this is the same approach PUBG Mobile used when it first started out, where you'd often face off against bots to keep matchmaking quick, I can't say I'm a fan.

Windows 10 now on more than 900 million devices

October 01, 2019

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 version 1903 has now been added to the broad deployment channel and will be available to everyone via Windows Update . Addresses an issue that may cause authentication to fail for certificate-based authentication when the certificate authentication includes a cname as part of the pre-authentication request.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is unlikely to get single-player DLC

October 01, 2019

That kind of DLC doesn't even appear to be in the cards for RDR2, at least for now. The brand new expansions for GTA Online and Red Dead Online are liberated, however, the online modes earn money out of microtransactions, which is rewarding.

Call of Duty Mobile Launch: The PUBG Killer Is Available For Download

October 01, 2019

Call of Duty : Mobile is a free-to-play FPS from developer Tencent Games - League of Legends studio Riot's parent company - and published by Activision, which will arrive with "signature Call of Duty multiplayer, iconic maps, modes, characters and a new battle royale experience".

'The Last Of Us Part 2' Is A Beast Spanning Two Discs

October 01, 2019

It's been designed to create emotional stress in a situation that's already tense enough, PlayStation.Blog wrote . He continued, "The story we laid out four years ago is really complex, has a large cast of characters". " The Last of Us Part II " will continue the story of the original game after a five-year time jump. That's just me though, and it's incredibly unlikely that Naughty Dog will come out and confirm the game's length anytime soon, so maybe we should just wait and see for ...

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