GamingNews

EA Sports FC likely to replace ‘FIFA’ name

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Electronic Arts doesn’t want to pay a premium to FIFA, the organization behind soccer, for the name of its soccer game. The FIFA games are some of the most popular in the world, but EA doesn’t think maintaining the name is worth the $1 billion that FIFA wants for it. That is…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Why you shouldn’t be using AI for hiring

Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. In my early years in tech, and later, as someone who developed recruiting software powered by artificial intelligence, I learned first-hand how AI and machine learning can create biases in hiring. In several…
MobileNews

Some Pixel 6 owners say haptic vibrations are weaker following the Android 12L update

The March 2022 update for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro was delayed for weeks, after just rolling out a few days ago. However, it seems that some bugs have stuck around despite the delay, as some Pixel 6 owners are reporting that haptic vibrations feel weaker following the Android 12L update. A few threads have popped up over the past couple of days with Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro owners claiming that…
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MobileNews

Android Beta Program will let you opt-out to final build without wiping your Pixel in the future

In releasing QPR3 Beta 1.1 for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro today, Google also announced that it will soon give testers the ability to opt out of the Android Beta Program at the end of every cycle without having to wipe their device. Earlier this month, those that tested Android 12L were not able to easily switch to the stable 12.1 release before being upgraded to QPR3. Officially, opting out of the…
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MobileNews

Poll: Would you be interested in an ‘Apple hardware subscription’ for the latest iPhone and iPad?

What if Apple changed the way you buy the latest iPhone and iPad to a subscription model? According to a report by Bloomberg, this could soon change as the company is planning to let users buy iPhone and iPad hardware “similar to paying a monthly app fee.” In 2019, Apple announced during its spring event that it wouldn’t be only a company of hardware and software as it was planning to…
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