I have another hundred miles of Australia to explore today, and that Forza Horizon 3 iconis just staring at me from my taskbar. Let’s knock this article out in a hurry. On the docket this week? Blizzard ditches Battle.net, Gears of War 4 adds split-screen co-op on the PC, Kotaku UK looks into problems with Star Citizen’s development, andSniper Elite 4 shows off a bunch of slow-mo murders. This is gaming news for September 19 through the 23. Highway to Hell Speaking of Forza’s great Australian Outback (and Australian beaches and Australian cliffs and et cetera), here’s a launch trailer:…
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Samsung’s recall of the Note7 just keeps getting worse and Jon, Jason, and Gordon are here to help you make sense of it. On tap: Jason gives us the latest on just how bad the Note7 recall is and what may have gone wrong. Is Google about to announce new Pixel phones and drop its beloved Nexus line? Does anyone even care? Researchers demo a hack for Tesla cars that lets them remotely apply the brakes and pop the trunk. And in this week’s Right or Wrong: Did the Samsung Note7 just become the newFord Pinto? Watch the show as it unfolded live…
The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS570KL and the Zenfone 3 Laser ZC551KL are now both available to order in the US, in unlocked form, from Amazon. The phones are part of Asus’ confusing as usual Zenfone 3 lineup, which spans multiple devices having the same names. So let’s see exactly what you’re getting here. The Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS570KL has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 23 MP main camera, an 8 MP selfie shooter, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe Hilariously, Amazon is…
Shortly after receiving certification from DG SDPPI (the Indonesian equivalent of the US FCC), the Tizen-powered Samsung Z2 smartphone has been launched in the country. The device carries a price tag of IDR 899,000 (around $70) there. In addition, the phone has also been released in Nepal, where it costs NPR 7,290 (around $70). For those who aren’t aware, the phone is already available for purchase in India and Africa, where it carries a price tag of around $70 and $78, respectively. In India – where the Z2 was Paytm exclusive at launch – you can now also purchase it…
Flipkart – one of India’s top e-commerce marketplaces – is gearing up for its annual Big Billion Day sale event, and as part of it, the company has put up a dedicated page for the event on its website. As you’d expect, the page contains all the essential details related to the event, but what caught our attention is the ‘Samsung Galaxy On8’ moniker that appears in the Special thanks to our partners section. This is possibly the first time we’re hearing about a Samsung Galaxy On8, and with Flipkart listing it as partner strongly suggests that the device will…
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Wells Fargo — The bank will eliminate product sales goals for retail bankers and strengthen oversight, controls, and training. Wells Fargo will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing into its sales practices, after the bank settled a case with regulators by paying a $185 million penalty. The panel wants to question CEO John Stumpf about the practices that led to the case. UnitedHealth Group — The health insurer’s Optum unit and Quest Diagnostics formed a partnership aimed at reducing billing complexity, as well as providing more transparency…
YouTube’s success as a video platform is built on three things: unlicensed music videos, clips of cats doing funny things, and vloggers. The latter group has always been powerful because it builds fanbases and communities, interacting with viewers and offering the sort of intimacy TV will never be able match. Now, to enhance the bonds between video-makers and the fans who love ’em, YouTube has announced a clutch of new social networking features under the title of YouTube Community. The main component is a new Community tab that appears on every YouTube channel. This basically functions as a News Feed…
Sex, drugs and burritos. Chipotle Mexican Grill is known for its saucy tweets, but a Twitter post from Tuesday caused a stir with some social media users. Follow Chipotle ✔@ChipotleTweets How many burritos? 12:41 AM – 7 Sep 2016 37%69 63%420 90,795 votes•Final results 6,9036,903 Retweets 5,0555,055 likes The tweeted poll asks users to vote for “How many burritos?” Users are given two options: “69” and “420.” The numbers are popular slang for a sex position and for April 20, an annual holiday celebrated by marijuana enthusiasts. So far, the tweet has more than 3,900 likes and 6,100 retweets. But…
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Twitter — Twitter shares rose about 3 percent in the premarket trading after successfully streaming a National Football League game Thursday night. Novavax — The vaccine developer’s shares plummeted 86 percent in the premarket after saying its experimental respiratory vaccine failed an important study. Analysts at Piper Jaffray also cut their price target on the stock to $1 from $14 and downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “overweight.” Deutsche Bank — The German banking giant saw its U.S.-listed shares fall more than 9 percent after the U.S. Justice Department asked…
In a bid to ease the burden of overcrowded classrooms in Delhi’s government schools, the education department has decided to proportionately allot students across the schools. “We are mapping schools for redistribution but a major overhaul cannot be done mid-session. Usually, if a school in an area is burdened, the ones near it will also be burdened. If we shift students to schools that are farther away, they will have to be transported. This cost will borne by the government, not children’s families. When all the under-construction classrooms are completed, and work is progressing at a good pace, a major…