Nreal captured plenty of attention with the January reveal of its smartphone-tethered Light AR glasses for consumers, and now Lenovo has revealed a similarly small alternative targeted at PC business users. While these glasses won’t be confused with sunglasses, the Lenovo AR Concept Glasses are small enough to carry anywhere and wear — a bit awkwardly — in public, where the company expects…
'Minecraft Dungeons' will arrive in April 2020
November 15, 2019
Game developer Mojang last year unexpectedly announced that it was working on Minecraft Dungeons — a blocky take on classic dungeon crawlers. Now we know when we can finally expect it to land. Initially slated for 2019, Microsoft now says the game will be arriving on…
OxygenOS 10.0.6 is now rolling out for the superb OnePlus 7T while the OnePlus 7T Pro is now receiving OxygenOS 10.0.4 with both updates providing various bug fixes and enhancements for the latest ‘flagship killers’.
Both updates were officially confirmed over on the…
A new German law passed yesterday requires Apple to allow other mobile payments services access to the iPhone’s NFC chip for payments to allow them to fully compete with Apple Pay.
Apple initially completely locked down the NFC chip so that it could be used only by Apple Pay. It later allowed some third-party apps to use the chip but has always refused to do so for other mobile payment…
'Fortnite' will let you play as a stormtrooper
November 15, 2019
Jedi: Fallen Order has received pretty decent reviews, but it’s arrival is actually good news for Fortnite fans, too. Why, do you ask? Because it comes with a slick new Star Wars stormtrooper cosmetic skin available in Fortnite‘s store or for free if you…
AirFly Pro can stream Bluetooth audio to and from any 3.5mm jack
November 15, 2019
The advantage of switching to wireless headphones is not having to worry about cords getting tangled up and tugging uncomfortably at your ears. The downside, however, is that there are still plenty of devices out in the world which only output audio through a 3.5mm jack.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out now on Steam and consoles. But it’s also coming to the Epic Games Store. This announcement comes as part of a surprise Fortnite event that brings the Star Wars universe to Epic’s battle royale shooter.
Around the time that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order launched, a Star Destroyer ship from Star Wars appeared in the sky over Fortnite’s map. It’s unclear if…
Antitrust investigation of Google reportedly expands to Android
November 15, 2019
Tonight CNBC reports that an ongoing antitrust investigation of Google undertaken by 50 attorneys general is expanding. While it started by looking into Google’s advertising business, it has apparently, as expected, expanded its scope to include search and the…
Immortals Gaming Club sells its Houston Outlaws Overwatch team to Beasley Media Group
November 15, 2019
Los Angeles-based Immortals Gaming Club said it has sold its Houston Outlaws Overwatch League franchise team to the multi-platform media company Beasley Media Group.
The financial details were not disclosed. But I hear that these franchises are now being sold for $40…
Call of Duty and Outer Worlds deliver solid month
November 15, 2019
Consumer spending on video games was not as bleak as it looks on the page. Gaming fans in the United States spent $1.03 billion on hardware, new full game software, and accessories, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. While this is down 34% from last October, 2018 was an outlier due to the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and four weeks of Call of Duty sales.
October 2019 was…
