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GamesBeat Summit Visionary Awards — Honoring two who shed light on mental illness in games

April 29, 2020

Two leaders who are shedding light on mental illness in the game industry — and doing something to help — are the winners of this year’s Visionary Award and our new Up and Comer Award at the GamesBeat Summit 2020 event. This year, our committee of seven industry judges honored John Smedley of Amazon Game Studios and Eve Crevoshay of Take This for our Visionary Award and Up and Comer Award…

HBO Max will be available on Android, Chromecast, and Android TV at launch

April 29, 2020

HBO Max is poised to be one of the most expensive streaming services to hit the market, but it’s going to pack a punch. Today, WarnerMedia has confirmed that HBO Max will be available on Android, Chromecast, and Android TV under a deal with Google. It really shouldn’t…

Google Home for iOS tests seperate volume for Assistant responses

April 29, 2020

Audio adjustments on Google’s smart speakers and Smart Displays are quite straightforward. The company is now testing the ability to set a separate Google Assistant volume level in the Home companion app. Last July, we spotted Google testing a “Custom TTS Volume”…

Walmart prepares new Onn tablets w/ Android 10 because originals will never be updated

April 29, 2020

Last year Walmart debuted a competitor for the Amazon Fire Tablet using its Onn brand and pretty pure Android. They were alright. The security was really bad. Now, it looks like Walmart is preparing successors to its original Onn tablets, this time with Android 10 out of the box. The folks over at (via ) spotted what appears to be an FCC listing for a new release of Walmart’s Onn tablet as…

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ may soon get a ‘Deep Blue’ color variant

April 29, 2020

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ are one of the best truly wireless earbud options we’ve seen this year and, soon, it might pick up a new color variant. Images uncovered from one of Samsung’s apps reveals a “Deep Blue” color for the Galaxy Buds+. did some digging in the…

iOS 13.5 beta makes it easier to skip Face ID if you’re wearing a mask

April 29, 2020

Apple today released a new beta of iOS 13.5 to developers, bringing the first version of its COVID-19 exposure notification API to public health authorities. The update also includes a small tweak that makes it easier to skip Face ID and enter your passcode if you’re…

Google previews Android exposure notification API to let health agencies build contact tracing apps

April 29, 2020

Google and Apple earlier this month announced a partnership to build contact tracing into iOS and Android. Ahead of the capability launching in mid-May, both companies are previewing the exposure notification API for health agency developers. Contact tracing involves keeping a record of everyone you’ve recently interacted with so that they can be alerted if you later test positive for…

Apple’s latest iOS beta makes it easier to unlock an iPhone while wearing a face mask

April 29, 2020

Apple’s latest beta version of iOS 13 comes with a much-needed improvement to lock screen authentication for those who now spend a majority of their time at work or outside wearing a face mask. Now, instead of constantly attempting to identify your face using Face ID, a…

Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with coronavirus exposure notification (Updated: Google too)

April 29, 2020

Leading into the expected June debut of iOS 14, Apple has been testing what was expected to be the final beta version of iOS 13 — previously numbered “13.4.5.” Today, the company is changing up the beta cycle with the release of iOS 13.5, a revised version that…

Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with first version of its COVID-19 exposure notification API

April 29, 2020

Apple has released a new beta of iOS 13.5 today, containing the first version of its exposure notification API for COVID-19 contact tracing. The beta is available to developers now alongside the first beta release of Xcode 11.5. The Xcode release includes an updated version of the iOS SDK that incorporates the exposure notification API. In conjunction with this, Apple and Google representatives…