While some of the new gaming phones have hardware controls – either on board or as accessories – most handsets out there rely on touch and motion. Those are fine for casual games, but Microsoft believes it can interest serious players with Xbox-like controllers. This is just a research project for now, but the vision of the team is for Switch-like flexibility. They controllers themselves – analog sticks plus a D-pad or a handful of buttons on each side – are relatively small and they attach to the side of the device (be it phone or tablet). Additional slide-in grips…
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If the first thing you do in the morning is reach for your phone, you’re not the only one. In fact, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is guilty of it, too, admitting that the “ritual” of scrolling through social media when he wakes up is as addictive as when “I used to reach for cigarettes” as a smoker. It’s a mixture of mindless habit and instant gratification; but is there an end to our social media obsession in sight? What will happen if we continue down this rabbit hole of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter addiction? If the first thing you…
With the Flipkart sale going on along with the Amazon sale, deals expert Harpreet Singh joins host Pranay Parab to talk about how to grab the biggest discounts on these sales. We begin this episode by talking about the best deals from the Flipkart sale. This begins with talk of the iPhone and whether you should buy it on the Flipkart sale. Then we talk about other smartphones on sale, which includes popular Android phones and give you the lowdown on whether each of these deals is a good discount or not. We also give our verdicts on these…
Everyone I know is playing Red Dead Redemption II right now, and I’m…well, not. It’s the worst time of the year to be a PC gamer. But my loss is your gain, as I had time to put together the usual news round-up. Alan Wake is back on sale at long last, the ill-named Bloober Team is working on Layers of Fear 2, co-founder Brendan Iribe exited Oculus, and Devil May Cry 5 is getting an $8,000 collector’s edition (complete with replica leather jacket). This is gaming news for October 22 to 26. [ Further reading: These 20 absorbing PC games…
LG announced an unorthodox smart wearable alongside the V40 ThinQ – LG Watch W7. We got a chance to spend some time with it and we are ready to share our first hands impressions with you. The Watch W7’s key feature is naturally its unique touch screen + mechanical hands hybrid solution. Developed with Soprod, a company from Switzerland, it looks quite big on the wrist and is not quite as pretty as the Apple Watch 4 or Samsung Galaxy Watch. The 1.2” P-OLED display is developed by LG and works as fine as any other touch-screen panel on a…
After an initial beta period, Fortnite is finally more widely available on Android. But, it’s not a straightforward case of downloading the app from the Google Play Store on absolutely every Android phone available. It has a minimum specification and, therefore, a select list of compatible devices. It is also only available to download from Epic Games’ own website. Here then is how to install it onto your device. Fortnite for Android minimum spec If your phone is not listed amongst the compatible devices below, it might still run Fortnite if it meets the official minimum spec or above: OS: Recommended Android…
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has acquired Glint, a California-based employee engagement company that helps organisations get feedback from employees. The acquisition, the financials of which were not disclosed, is expected to close during the second fiscal quarter of 2019 which ends December 31, the company said in a statement late on Monday. “With LinkedIn’s insights into the larger workforce alongside Glint’s internal view into employee engagement and skills, we will be able to help talent leaders answer all those difficult questions,” said Daniel Shapero, Vice President Talent Solutions, Careers, and Learning. Glint regularly gathers employee feedback on work, culture and leadership, and gives leaders…
If you’re lucky enough to have one of AMD’s high-end Ryzen Threadripper CPUs 2990WX (or the soon-to-come 2790WX) , AMD has just given you a cherry for the top of your sundae. A new piece of software called Dynamic Local Mode will boost performance on some tasks by rerouting loads in Windows. Robert Hallock of AMD introduced Dynamic Local Mode in a blog post on Friday. Dynamic Local Mode was created to address a specific performance characteristic of Ryzen Threadripper. Instead of a single chip, AMD’s massive 32-core and 24-core Threadripper CPUs are built by connecting four dies using a high-speed fabric…
Amazon’s MMO has gone from being a rumor to being a screenshot repository to showing off (leaked) footage in mere weeks. If only all games could be so speedy. That news, plus Surviving Mars and Total War: Warhammer II unveil expansions, Mike Morhaime departs Blizzard after 27 years, Gameumentary puts out an hour-long documentary on Divinity developer Larian, and…yeah, more Telltale layoffs. This is gaming news for October 1 to 5. [ Further reading: These 20 absorbing PC games will eat days of your life ] Shining stars This week I don’t have free games for you per se—although Shadow Warrior 2 is still available through Saturday morning. Humble’s also running…
After two years in Beta mode, Google is finally releasing Voice Access on the Play Store. The app enables hands-free usage of your smartphone and is mostly designed for people with disabilities who have a hard time to do simple stuff like take a picture or send a text, but is freely downloadable for everyone. The service allows you to navigate through apps, compose and edit text, and talk to Google Assistant. It offers a deeper integration with the OS and the control of apps, allowing you to “tap” buttons with the application itself. You can say “Scroll forward” or…