Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, video calling has reached new heights. As a result, Google recently announced that its Duo calling service would be coming to Android TV soon. Today, the service started rolling out but with a slight catch — it doesn’t actually work yet.
If you head over to the Play Store from your browser, you’ll notice that Google Duo can now be remotely installed on Android TV…
Epic says ‘Sign In with Apple’ will keep working for Fortnite after all
September 11, 2020
Just yesterday, Epic said that as soon as Friday, Apple would no longer let people use its single sign-on solution, “Sign In with Apple,” to access their Epic Games account. That would mean that anyone who relied on their Apple credentials to log in to Epic services like…
Alphabet Scoop 099: Android 11 launch, Pixel 5 rumors, and Surface Duo vs Fold 2 vs Razr 5G
September 11, 2020
This week we talk about the stable launch of Android 11 and everything around the release, as well as the latest Pixel 5 rumors. We end by discussing the merits/downsides of the Microsoft Surface Duo, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Motorola Razr 5G.
Alphabet Scoop is available…
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is still missing EKG, but here’s your consolation prize
September 11, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 was released last year, yet Samsung’s promised heart-tracking EKG feature is still not available to help it compete with the Apple Watch in the US. Instead, Samsung has just released a new update to the watch that adds features that debuted in the newly released Galaxy Watch 3 to the less expensive Active 2 — including the long-rumored fall detection feature…
DetailsPro is a new app that lets developers create SwiftUI projects on iPhone and iPad
September 11, 2020
Apple doesn’t offer any developer tools for iOS users besides Swift Playgrounds, but there are some great third-party options available that let developers start a project right on an iPhone or iPad. A recently released app called DetailsPro brings the tools you need to…
Apple will let Epic Games users 'sign in with Apple' for a bit longer
September 11, 2020
A day before Apple was set to shut down the “sign in with Apple” prompt for Epic Games users, the company has retreated on its threat. Apple issued an indefinite extension on the matter, meaning for now, Epic Games players can still use “sign in with Apple,” but…
Riders Republic is Ubisoft’s multiplayer extreme-sports compilation
September 11, 2020
Riders Republic was Ubisoft’s surprise reveal as part of its latest Forward event today. The game is a massively multiplayer take on multiple extreme-sports disciplines. It debuts February 25 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia.
Riders Republic is a followup to Ubisoft’s Steep winter-sports game. It has players racing down mountains and cliffs, often against up to…
Microsoft’s updated DeepSpeed can train trillion-parameter AI models with fewer GPUs
September 11, 2020
Microsoft today released an updated version of its DeepSpeed library that introduces a new approach to training AI models containing trillions of parameters, the variables internal to the model that inform its predictions. The company claims the technique, dubbed 3D…
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake brings the classic back for Xbox One, PS4, and PC
September 11, 2020
Ubisoft is bringing back one of its most legendary games with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, a modern version of the classic action-adventure game set for release on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on January 21st, 2021.
The company says that the new version…
When Ubisoft first announced the game formerly known as Gods & Monsters back at E3 2019, comparisons to Nintendo’s highly acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild were quick to follow. Ubisoft’s formal gameplay reveal of the newly renamed Immortals Fenyx Rising — set for release on December 3rd — does nothing to dispel those comparisons. In fact, after a two-hour gameplay demo…
