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Zynga acquires Diablo co-creator’s Echtra Games in expansion to PC and consoles

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Zynga has acquired Echtra Games, the game studio that Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer started, as part of its expansion into cross-platform games that include PC and console. The terms of the deal were not announced, as the value is smaller than previous Zynga acquisitions. But it continues…
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This Guy Got a Minecraft Server Running on His Canon DSLR

A programmer who goes by the name Turtius has managed to install and run a Minecraft server on a Canon SL2 (also known as the EOS200D) DSLR camera. Turtius was working on reverse-engineering Canon’s network processor when he decided to try and see if it could be done. It is important to note that the camera is just the server, not the client. The game itself is running on the computer, the…
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Nikon Only Has 7.5% Share of the Mirrorless Market: Report

A new article published by Business Journal in Japan revisits Nikon’s current status in the country and cites a new report that found Nikon has fallen to fifth place in mirrorless cameras in the country with just 7.5% market share. The story leans heavily on the idea that…
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Fresh report of two ultrawide lens improvements in iPhone 13

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said last year that we can expect significant ultrawide lens improvements in the iPhone 13, and a new supply-chain report echoes this. One aspect of the report directly corroborates one of Kuo’s predictions: that the ultrawide lens will get…
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Android 11 with One UI 3.1 begins rolling out for Galaxy Tab S6

Android 11 with the full One UI 3.1 update is now rolling out early for the Galaxy Tab S6, giving the 2019 tablet a real shot in the arm and some added longevity. With Samsung committing to updating certain devices for up to four years just recently, we’ve laid praise over the Korean firm with regard to update speed and consistency. Although the Android 12 Developer Preview has already started…
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Google Store stops selling Cardboard VR headsets

The drawn-out death of VR on Android is now more or less complete as the Google Store has ceased selling its Google Cardboard DIY VR goggles. Mobile VR solutions are not truly dead, but after Android 11 officially dropped support for the Daydream platform in late 2020, it…
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Samsung may use Wear OS on a coming Galaxy Watch as new evidence reveals ‘Merlot’

After a short stint using a forked Android build as well as Google’s own Android Wear platform, Samsung settled on its Tizen platform for smartwatches, and it’s proven very successful. That’s why rumors of the company going back to Android are so odd, and now it’s only getting more confusing. New evidence points to a Samsung Galaxy Watch running Wear OS with the codename…
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