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Pong's influence on video games endures 50 years later

December 3, 2022
A game that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. This was the concept Atari founder Nolan Bushnell instilled into Allan Alcorn, a then-24-year-old engineer, prior to the development of one of the most recognizable games of all time, Pong, just over 50 years ago. Pong, a video game in which a square is bounced between two rectangles controlled by players, was released on November 29th of 1972…
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Second group of Activision Blizzard testers wins union vote

December 3, 2022
More Activision Blizzard workers have voted to unionize. Quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany have voted 14-0 in favor of unionization. The team at the Diablo-focused office will join the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the representative of the existing…
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Google on the difficulty of designing a 24-hour time picker

December 2, 2022
The Material Design team has an interesting blog post into what it calls the “24-hour Clock Design Challenge” that chronicles Google’s work creating a time picker for those that use a 24-hour format clock on their Android devices. The first Material Design 24 hour…
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Samsung will update these Galaxy devices to Android 13

December 2, 2022
After launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, Android 13 is now headed to Samsung Galaxy devices outside of a beta program. Here’s what devices have already received their update, and which ones will probably get it over the coming months. What’s new in Android 13 on Samsung devices? Android 13 is a pretty small update compared to Android 12 that came before it. Where that update…
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Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Dead Cells+]

December 2, 2022
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on Apple Arcade games. New: Action game Dead Cells+ is the latest release on Apple Arcade. You can learn…
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Huawei teases a smartwatch with built-in wireless earbuds

December 2, 2022
As convenient as wireless earbuds can be, you typically have to carry a case around to store and charge them. Wouldn’t you rather free up your pocket? Huawei thinks so. As The Register notes, the Chinese brand has teased a Watch Buds smartwatch that includes earbuds you charge beneath the dial. Official details will have to wait as the company has delayed a winter consumer launch event…
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Google TV app gets redesigned TV remote, ability to cast from multiple services

December 2, 2022
The Google TV app is starting to roll out a neat new trick, with the ability to cast TV shows and movies from multiple streaming services from one location, as well as a revamped remote for Android TV OS devices. Available “starting early next week,” the Google TV app will make a few tweaks to how it can interact with Android TV and Google TV devices. The first change will be the ability to…
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