There are certainly bigger things to worry about with the coronavirus taking its toll around the world. But Nintendo said in a post today that the coronavirus is likely to disrupt production in China for the Nintendo Switch, Joy-Con controllers, and Ring Fit Adventure game.
Nintendo recently announced that it has sold 52.5 million Switch hybrid game consoles to date. It’s sad, as the Switch is…
Catch the Realme C3 launch live here
February 6, 2020
Realme is all set to introduce its latest entry-level phone called C3 at an event in India. The official announcement is scheduled for 12:30 PM local time (8AM CET time) and Realme India is hosting a watch party on YouTube which you can attend from the comfort of your…
It’s pretty much customary in the Android world for carriers to come out with deals on old flagships right around the time successors are made official. The companies cut the prices in order to get more sales before the new models steal the spotlight.
This seems to be…
Twitter has made a pair of changes on iPhone and iPad today. The company is rolling out a fix for a bug that caused polls not to appear in the Twitter for iOS app, while it’s also making a notable tweak to the redesigned iPad app it released two months ago.
Twitter says that it is rolling out version 8.7.1 of the Twitter for iOS app with a fix for a bug that meant polls would not appear for…
Nexon Korea grants game developers 6.8% raise in deal with union
February 6, 2020
Nexon Korea has announced it has agreed to give a 6.8% wage increase to the labor union representing the company’s employees.
The union, dubbed Starting Point, said it reached a tentative agreement with management to raise the average work wage for 2020. The Korea Herald…
Earlier this week, Google during its quarterly earnings call revealed that YouTube Premium and Music has 20 million paying subscribers. YouTube Music is now beginning to roll out built-in lyrics on Android.
Lyrics are accessible from the now playing screen by tapping the…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip rumors: Everything we know so far
February 6, 2020
Last year Samsung was able to keep a lid on the Galaxy Fold until the final hours before the Unpacked 2019 event. This time around we know quite a bit more on the rumor front ahead of the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip — the firms second-generation foldable.
When you look at the first Unpacked 2020 event of the year, there really is a lot to dissect and — sadly — not a lot left to learn.
Google Translate is a very powerful tool, and a popular app on both Android devices and iOS, too. Now, it looks like Google is rolling out dark mode support for Google Translate on both platforms.
With Google Translate v6.5, some users are reporting dark mode on Android…
Google’s ML-fairness-gym lets researchers study the long-term effects of AI’s decisions
February 6, 2020
Determining whether an AI system is maintaining fairness in its predictions requires an understanding of models’ short- and long-term effects, which might be informed by disparities in error metrics on a number of static data sets. In some cases, it’s necessary to…
Zynga reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31 that either exceeded or matched Wall Street’s expectations, thanks to contributions from games made by recently acquired companies.
As usual, it’s a bit hard to parse due to the way Zynga has to report its revenues and earnings due to regulatory requirements. But CEO Frank Gibeau said in an interview that he was happy…
