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EA has learned from Battlefront 2, but won't change microtransaction strategy

November 29, 2017

When the news was announced, DICE stated that microtransactions would return in the future , but it was not made clear whether they would do so in a different form. In regards to microtransactions, Jorgensen believes that EA still needs to figure out how they will be implementing them. "And the reason for that is the content comes around the Disney movie, and as [The Last Jedi] comes out in theaters there'll be all sorts of new gameplay that comes around that", Mr.

Curse of Osiris Stream Canceled in Favor of Addressing Community Issues

November 29, 2017

What was planned to be the final livestream to promote Curse of Osiris has now been repurposed as an address from the heads of Bungie . Destiny 2 has proven to be a much more well-oiled machine than its predecessor. However, I'm lurking, and I'm reading these forums and reddit every day, with morsels of hope of overwhelming improvement.Like I read in another comment, it's going to be tricky to get our feedback implemented on the back end development side, and as a result, I feel that ...

There's a Massive Security Vulnerability in the New macOS

November 29, 2017

Ergin did not report this vulnerability to Apple first, but rather just tweeted it out after discovering it, which means everybody is at risk once word spreads. Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Currently, there is no official fix from Apple regarding the issue. When the problem is exploited, the user is authenticated into a "System Administrator" account and is given full ability to view files and even reset or change passwords for pre-existing users on that ...

Photoshop CC to add machine learning for more precise subject masking

November 28, 2017

As shown in the video below, its new AI feature Select Subject will automatically select a subject in an image when clicked on. During the demo, she uses it select a single person on the street, a group of volleyball players, a couple on the beach and a red panda.

U.S. judge says Uber withheld evidence, delays Waymo trial

November 28, 2017

The trial had been scheduled to begin on December 4. San Francisco-based Judge William Alsup said it would be a "huge injustice" to begin the trial so soon, after new evidence had come to light. Uber had a unit dedicated to stealing trade secrets, according to ex-staffer Richard Jacobs, who testified in court Tuesday. Uber has denied the allegations.

Airbnb's split payments option is now available to all group travel

November 28, 2017

Tilt stopped operating as its own business on June 12 , and has now been integrated into Airbnb . After you find your preferred booking, the total amount due is split evenly among the number of people in your group and your portion of the bill is charged to your credit card.

WATCH HERE: Funeral for Oakland County Deputy Eric Overall

November 28, 2017

Zion Church located at 4900 Maybee Road in Independence Charter Township. He will be cremated and his ashes spread in the ocean near Florida, family members said. A court-appointed attorney said that Berak has a history of mental health problems and is under psychiatric care. The sheriff's office says he was recently married and has one adult son.

Plastics Packaging Market Growth Driven by Evolving Lifestyles

November 28, 2017

Besides, the report also covers segment data, including: type segment , industry segment , channel segment etc. cover different segment market size, both volume and value. According to the latest market report published by Persistence Market Research titled "Global Market Study on Liquid Packaging Cartons Market: One Third of Beverage Producers in Europe Procure Liquid Packaging Cartons from Asian Manufacturers, which likely to Increase over the Forecast Period" globally, the ...

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) By The Numbers

November 28, 2017

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT ) has a current MF Rank of 1424. The ROIC 5 year average is 50.358700 and the ROIC Quality ratio is. Simply put, this ratio determines how well the firm uses investment funds to generate profit. On the flip side, investors who play it too safe may be shaking their heads and wondering what might have been. Some of the best financial predictions are formed by using a variety of financial tools.

5G will have a billion subscribers by 2023

November 28, 2017

Mobile network telecom gear maker Ericsson sees the number of 5G subscriptions almost doubling in 2023 from 2022 to reach 1 billion in what would be a global break-through year for the emerging technology . Niklas Heuveldop, chief strategy officer and head of technology and emerging business, Ericsson, says: "The latest report highlights trends in mobile subscription and data traffic growth, as well as the industry's effort to tackle the increasing demands on mobile networks globally".

SAP moves a dozen business-critical systems to Azure

November 28, 2017

The long-time partners said the latest integration of their products was created to encourage more of their joint customers to run SAP software on Microsoft Azure cloud services. Meanwhile, SAP will bring over 12 "key internal business critical systems" to Azure, according to the announcement, including SAP S/4HANA software supporting Concur, an SAP company.

Here's how the latest iOS update for WhatsApp is making life easier

November 28, 2017

The much-needed YouTube feature will surely be helpful for many users. The update will also let users navigate to another chat while you are watching the video. Instead of having to hold your finger down on the Record button for the duration of your audio message, you can now swipe up while recording. WhatsApp is also working on a new feature that will allow users to quickly switch from voice to video call while the voice call is in progress.

Anil Kapoor faces BMC's wrath over illegal construction

November 28, 2017

At least three of the cabins inside the premises were razed to the ground as they were unauthorised. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on last Friday demolished an illegal adjustment in Bollywood Actor Anil Kapoor's office located at Santacruz West.

Marvel Heroes MMO is Now Officially Closed on All Platforms

November 28, 2017

Marvel Heroes Omega was also the first action RPG that featured RAIDs. "It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of Gazillion Entertainment" the post says. This news brings a small corner of comic book entertainment to an unceremonious end, with no time left for numerous game's most devoted fans to say goodbye.

Plex DVR Now Automatically Drops Commercials In Recordings

November 28, 2017

Are you going to try Plex's new commercial removal feature? Now it is ready to take it out of beta and make it an official part of its Plex media server. The new feature allows the watcher to skip over all the commercials in a TV program and sounds very similar to the Dish AutoHop feature that drew rage and legal action when it debuted back in 2012.

YouTube Go sheds beta tag, still limited to select markets

November 28, 2017

YouTube Go boasts some interesting features like improved recommendations, video preview before watching, sharing videos via Wi-Fi Direct if the receiver, and more. All this is still in early stages and may not even happen. It's also worth mentioning that Google built the app so that it would work on devices running Android 4.1 Jellybean and newer.

Office Depot, Inc. (ODP) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Estimates

November 28, 2017

KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP ) on Tuesday, December 8 to "Sector Weight" rating. Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 24th will be issued a $0.025 dividend. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.99%.

Android Oreo update starts hitting Sony Xperia X Performance

November 28, 2017

Android security patch for November is included as well. The Sony Xperia X Performance, the smartphone that was launched past year, is now receiving the latest Android version build. Apart from the above new features, you can also look forward to other Oreo goodies such as notification dots, improved boot times, slightly better battery life thanks to background limitations, redesigned settings menu, new emojis, picture-in-picture mode, and more.

Justices no-show at Sereno impeachment hearing

November 28, 2017

Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) Executive Officer Annaliza Ty-Capacite also declined to appear before the House committee. Umali said Associate Justices Teresita De Castro and Noel Tijam will not be able to attend the impeachment proceeding as they still seek clearance from the court en banc for their appearance.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and LG G7 to be unveiled at CES 2018

November 28, 2017

The new Burgundy Red color will be available in Korea starting today 28th November and will soon be launched in other select markets too. What are your thoughts on the new Red colour version of the S8? "The new, luxurious hue accentuates the elegance of the Galaxy S8's ergonomic glass and metal form, creating a seamless and refined aesthetic that will resonate with a wide range of tastes", claimed Samsung in a press statement.

Analysts Review: Sirius XM Holdings I (SIRI)

November 28, 2017

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC): A 10.55% Rally In This Year - But Still Has Room To Fall -1.55%. According to 14 analysts, the Average Revenue Estimate for the current Fiscal quarter is $1.39 Billion and the Low Revenue estimate is $1.38 Billion, while the High Revenue estimate is $1.41 Billion.

Japan Inc scandals widen as Toray admits cheating

November 28, 2017

The world's largest maker of carbon fibre composite materials said the cheating involved products including tyre-strengthening cords sold to 13 clients by Toray Hybrid Cord Inc. None of the 149 cases of data fabrication through July 2016 will raise safety concerns or involve legal violations but the chemical fiber company is still probing 137 cases at other group companies, it said.

Nioh finally receives mouse support on the PC

November 28, 2017

Yay. While the PC port arrived with the full base game as well as all previously released DLC, it lacked mouse support entirely and the keyboard controls were bad, forcing players to use a gamepad. "Team NINJA is well aware of the fact that many gamers have been passionately asking for a PC version of Nioh ", game director Fumihiko Yasuda said upon the announcement of the PC version.

Ashes 2017-18: Jonny Bairstow insists headbutt incident 'blown out of proportion'

November 28, 2017

He didn't knock me over - I've got the heaviest head in the Western Australia squad". However, England coach Trevor Bayliss was less amused by the incident, particularly given England are already without Ben Stokes, who remains under investigation after being involved in a violent brawl outside a nightclub in Bristol in the early hours of 25 September.

BMW preparing new battery technology centre for 2019

November 28, 2017

The German carmaker has just broken ground on its new 200 million Euro ($313m) battery centre in Germany. Researchers at the lab will look to refine battery cell chemistry and design. The company also says that it is developing its next-generation electric motors without rare earth metals. "The knowledge we gain is very important to us, regardless of whether we produce the battery cells ourselves, or not".

Forza dev conscripts GTA devs for new open world RPG

November 28, 2017

With their continued success, they are apparently trying out something new outside racing games. Possibly acknowledging that they may need help for a game outside of their specialty, they have chose to team up with two other studios. Prior to this, he spent ten years working at Kojima Productions on various Metal Gear Solid games, including open-world entries Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Ground Zeroes.

RCom faces China bank's insolvency proceedings

November 28, 2017

The bank had lent the company loan worth US$ 1.78 billion. The telecom company has a debt of Rs 47,000 crore and is now shutting down its lossmaking 2G and 3G voice business across the country. "The Company has not been served any notice of the application filed by China Development Bank with NCLT, as reported in the media", said RCom in a notice to stock exchanges.

New Video Proves iPhone X's Face ID Can Be Tricked By Masks

November 28, 2017

Perhaps Apple can add an extra security measure that requires the user to blink while looking at the iPhone X before it will unlock. The other Face ID video shows that the feature works in complete darkness. Researchers said all they have to do is set up a series of concealed cameras in a room. Bkav explains in the new video that the new mask is made of stone powder with 2D infrared images of eyes taped over the mask.

OnePlus 5T Open Sales Start in India, via Amazon and OnePlus Store

November 28, 2017

The Chinese firm has also introduced a Referral Leaderboard, valid between November 21 and November 30, which provides Rs. 1,000 off on OnePlus accessories to referred OnePlus 5T buyers on the OnePlus online store , and 200 redeemable points to the referrer per referral.

Another iOS 11 autocorrect bug affects the words "it" and "is"

November 28, 2017

Now, another autocorrect bug is afflicting iOS 11 users. Reports have flooded in that when typing "it", the keyboad shows "I.T" as a QuickType suggestion, and then automatically changes "it" to "I.T" after a user presses the space bar - without tapping on the predictive suggestion.

Insider Trading at Advanced Micro Devices Inc.?

November 28, 2017

Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 76,294 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $973,000 after buying an additional 6,181 shares during the period. Barclays PLC reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $9.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Thursday, August 10th.

NFF extends Rohr's contract by two years

November 28, 2017

Rohr, 64, guided Nigeria to a sixth World Cup after they went unbeaten in a tough qualifying group that had Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia. He also expressed his concern that the Nigerian Women team, Super Falcons, seem to have been neglected, but promised that a new coach will be named in the next ten days.

'Lady Bird' Review Record: Best Ever on Rotten Tomatoes

November 28, 2017

The coming-of-age flick isn't the only film with 100%, but the more fresh reviews without getting a single rotten, the better the score. The film follows the title character Christine " Lady Bird " McPherson through her senior year of high school as she navigates family relationships, friendships, and romance, and figures out what her future may look like.

Sony VP Says PlayStation Had Its Biggest Black Friday Sale Ever

November 28, 2017

Finance to discuss the massive sales that PlayStation garnered over the weekend. With great deals on consoles, it's only natural that Sony saw a significant rise in their sales on PlayStation 4. It appears that nothing will stop Sony from having a strong holiday season, and that will also lead into a much bigger 2018, with games like God of War and Insomniac Games' Spider-Man on the way, along with whatever else the company will announce at their PlayStation Experience event, which takes ...

Call Of Duty: WW2 Leak Reveals New Guns And Modes

November 28, 2017

The video features Demolition, Control, Infected and my personal favourite, the armament-swapping Gun Game, among others. Some new weapons are also on the way; the Gewehr 43, and Sten.

Facebook's AI Will Now Detect Suicidal Posts Before They're Reported

November 27, 2017

Helping in this proactive detection is identifying text in comments on posts that may indicate concerning subject matter, such as the phrase, "Are you okay?" Facebook says that initial tests of its new efforts are already helping at-risk-for-suicide users.

HTC U11 to receive Android 8.0 Oreo on November 27

November 27, 2017

The HTC U11 offers a 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6GB of RAM, Adreno 540 GPU, 12MP rear camera, 16MP front-facing camera, runs Android Oreo , and a 3000mAh battery. Disclosed over the weekend, owners of an unlocked HTC U11 are in for a treat this week. Mr. Versi didn't specify which countries will be prioritized by the upcoming rollout and how long is the entire process expected to take, though Android 8.0 Oreo may not be available on all unlocked units of the device until ...

After nine years, Demon's Souls' servers are going offline for good

November 27, 2017

If you've never played Demon's Souls , and have any interest, it's well worth digging it out and trying to do so before this happens - the game is extremely creative with its online features, to an extent that even its "sequels" rarely match.

YouTube's Search Bar Is Showing Users Sexually Inappropriate Autofill Results

November 27, 2017

An article on Buzzfeed suggested the problem was caused by trolls carrying out vast numbers of searches for the phrase "how to have s*x with your kids", which would make it seem as if the phrase was a popular search and then show people it whenever they typed in the "how to have".

Oppo launches F5 Red Edition with 6GB RAM at Rs 24990

November 27, 2017

However, now only the black model is available. You can pre-order it on Flipkart and the delivery will begin from 4th December. OPPO had also announced the Oppo F5 Youth will be coming to the country, and it was unveiled in the Philippines over the weekend.

Chuck Schumer Takes Aim At 23andMe And Other Home DNA Testing Services

November 27, 2017

Schumer said the DNA testing industry, which generated $70 million in 2015 and is expected to increase to $340 million in five years, doesn't have a standard policy for how they use and distribute customers' information. With Cyber Monday just hours away, Sen. Kate Black, 23andMe's privacy officer and corporate counsel, told NBC News on Sunday night: "We do not sell individual customer information, nor do we include any customer data in our research program without an individual's ...

$22bn spent on PC microtransactions in 2017

November 27, 2017

What is more surprising for some however, is the fact that the free-to-play market eclipses this figure. In five years, this is expected to grow to $25 billion. The Star Wars: Battlefront II loot box fiasco has brought government regulation down around the ears of publishers looking to utilize the monetary method to make quick bucks off little kids and gambling addicts.

Pokemon GO Accidents While Driving Costs Billions In Damages

November 27, 2017

Their findings are based on police accident reports they obtained for Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and even though the sample size is relatively small, they still claim the game caused somewhere in the region of between $5.2 million (£3.8m) to $25.5 million (£18.7m) in damages over a 148 day period.

Snapchat's newest filters can recognise what's in your snaps

November 27, 2017

As confirmed by Mashable , Snapchat is beginning to roll out a new feature to its iOS and Android apps that provides contextual suggested effects for your photos based on what's in them. All processing of image information takes place locally on your device. Before, the smart filter carousel had featured smart filters that would show things like time, temperature or speed, but these have now been moved to the creative tool bar, where they're available as stickers.

Samsung is working on a graphene battery that charges five times faster

November 27, 2017

With Samsung looking at a $4 billion-plus hit due to the Galaxy Note 7's explosive lithium-ion battery problems, how are the alternative technologies shaping up? Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology said the graphene-based battery will come with 45 per cent higher capacity compared to models on the market at present.

AWS Elemental launches suite of media services

November 27, 2017

The editor allows users to import 3D objects into scenes and includes features such as scripting, animation, and integration with Amazon's cloud services. It requires no software install or upfront costs - with developers only paying for the storage used for 3D assets and the volume of traffic generated to access scenes - and can be accessed via the AWS management console.

Honor V10 official pictures show the bezel-less smartphone from all angles

November 27, 2017

And if the latest report is what we may consider, Honor V10 spotting on Geekbench indicates some awesome key specs of the device that may go similar to its TENAA listing. Under the hood, the Honor V10 will have the Kirin 970 chipset, Mali-G72 MP12, 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of onboard storage . Unfortunately, this isn't an OLED display , as Honor made a decision to go with a regular LCD screen.

Sonic Forces Gets 'Sanic T-shirt' as Free Download

November 27, 2017

In its tweet announcing the Sanic DLC, Sega confirmed that yes, indeed, this is a real piece of DLC that you can actually get right now. The Sanic DLC for Sonic Forces is available to download for free on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PS4.

Best Nintendo Switch Cyber Monday deal goes live at 10am

November 27, 2017

The only catch is that Amazon's last deal sold out in just three minutes, so if you want to nab this one you need to be there at exactly 10am. For the (relatively) low price of £299 , you can get the console with red and blue Joy Cons plus a copy of Super Mario: Odyssey and Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle.

Jennison Associates LLC Purchases Shares of 7526740 PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)

November 27, 2017

FDx Advisors Inc.'s holdings in PayPal were worth $5,038,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. The stock now has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $73.11. This is assuming the current $0.38 EPS is accurate. San Francisco Sentry Investment Group CA now owns 1,562 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217 shares during the period.

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