It’s time for the gaming industry to grow up.
If you read my piece a few weeks ago about the greatest phone that ever existed (go ahead, fight me on it), you knew how excited I was for GDC. That’s because I knew Google was about to announce one of the biggest threats to the gaming industry’s status quo since Battle Royale games became mainstream.
Google’s Stadia, as it’s known, is very forward-thinking stuff. It’s a gaming [Read More…]
Google wants to lead us into the next logical step for gaming, but it’s not yet clear how ready it is.
Want to know what most of the companies claiming to have the ability to “bring gaming to everyone” have in common? They aren’t around anymore, and gaming as an industry remains largely unchanged by the effort. The other thing those companies had in common is a general lack of resources, and very little experience when it [Read More…]
T-Mobile is in limbo. The company announced a merger with fourth place carrier Sprint what feels like years ago. Since then, Team Magenta has been on a full court press to convince the government to approve the deal. This includes making the case that the country needs real competition to AT&T and Verizon, not just another couple of also-rans.
To further gain favor with the government, T-Mobile is making a new promise. Read my lips: no new price hikes. Well, [Read More…]
HMD Global this week unveiled a new smartphone in the form of the Nokia 8.1. The new device will go on sale in Europe, as well as the UK for the affordable price of €399 / £379.99 (or $ 452). Interested parties will be able to place an order for it come January 14.
The Nokia 8.1 is an upper mid-ranger coming with great specs. Among its major highlights is the spacious 6.18-inch FHD+ display that comes with HDR10 support. [Read More…]
The P70 will start arriving in smartphones by this November.
Although it may not be as popular as Qualcomm here in the States, MediaTek is still one of the biggest names when it comes to mobile processors. The company just announced its latest chipset for smartphones, and it’s the MediaTek Helio P70.
The Helio P70 is the successor to the P60 from earlier this year and offers upgrades to both the CPU and GPU.
On the technical [Read More…]
Update: Google has been made aware of the issue and is currently working on a fix. In a statement sent to The Verge, the search giant said the following:
“We’re aware of an issue where non-Power Delivery (PD) USB-C chargers no longer rapidly charge the 2016 Pixel and Pixel XL after the upgrade to Android 9 Pie. The 18W rapid charger included in-box is a PD charger and does not exhibit this behavior. We are verifying a fix for non-PD [Read More…]
Update: The dual-display TicWatch Pro went on sale in the US. Customers can pick up from Amazon in exchange for $ 249.
The watch is IP68 rated for water and dust resistance and runs Google’s Wear OS out of the box. Most importantly, the TicWatch Pro claims to be able to offer a battery life of up to one month in what it calls Essential mode. This uses only the top display and some key sensors while turning Wear OS [Read More…]
Maybe this is where we’ll get the Moto Z3?
Even though the Moto Z3 Play was just announced earlier this month, Motorola already has something else in store for us to check out.
The company just released a teaser video on YouTube highlighting a press event that’ll take place on August 2 at 2:00 PM at its headquarters in Chicago. For the video’s description, it reads:
Mark your calendar. On August 2, we’re making a big announcement at [Read More…]
EasyMesh will allow mesh routers from different brands to communicate with each other.
W-Fi is a crucial part of what allows our digital world to keep spinning, and today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a brand-new standard to ensure it’s as easy-to-use as can be — EasyMesh.
Mesh Wi-Fi systems like Google Wifi and Eero are becoming increasingly more popular, and with EasyMesh, hardware from different brands will be able to work with one another.
Let’s say you’ve [Read More…]
All in one package that costs $ 399.
If you’re in the market for a new Bluetooth speaker and money isn’t an object, Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay lineup should be at the top of your radar. The company just announced its new Beoplay P6 speaker, and it’s being marketed as a “portable Bluetooth speaker” that looks darn nice.
As with all B&O products, the P6 is a sight for sore eyes. There’s a pearl blasted aluminum grill [Read More…]
