Canon has announced a new CMOS image sensor that is designed to perform in extreme low light conditions. The LI7050’s is a sensor of the 1/1.8-inch variant which means it has the same size as many image sensors that can be found in smartphone cameras. However, this is not the new sensor’s intended use.
Instead it’s meant to be used for industrial applications that require extreme…
Google: Jetpack Compose lets Android developers write apps with ‘dramatically less code’
August 27, 2020
Google today released the alpha version of Jetpack Compose, its UI toolkit for helping developers “build beautiful UI across all Android platforms, with native access to the platform APIs.” While an alpha release means it is definitely not production ready, Jetpack…
When Apple and Google debuted their jointly developed COVID-19 exposure notification system, some of the underlying infrastructure was integrated into their iOS and Android operating systems, but key pieces — including receipt of actual exposure notifications — depended…
Fortnite’s next season arrives tomorrow, but if you’re on iOS or macOS, you won’t be able to play it, Epic announced today. And we’re learning that’s not all: players on iPhone, iPad, and Mac will also lose cross-play Fortnite multiplayer with non-Apple platforms, Epic confirms to The Verge. That means players on Apple platforms will be stuck on the current version of Fortnite, and…
Activision’s next Call of Duty installment, confirmed last week to be a revival of developer Treyarch’s fan-favorite Black Ops series, will have its work cut out for it. The title is following last year’s Modern Warfare, the most successful COD game in the…
Nintendo is bringing a whole slate of new and remastered games to the Switch, the company announced today via a surprise Direct Mini. Included in its lineup is a remaster of GameCube title Final Fantasy Chronicles; the first three games of the SaGa series: Final Fantasy…
Facebook again criticizes iOS 14 privacy changes, warns of drastic effect on advertising industry
August 26, 2020
Facebook continues to warn advertisers about the effects of the privacy and tracking changes that Apple has planned for iOS 14. While a pair of earlier reports indicated Facebook’s concerns, the company has now published a blog post detailing how advertisers will be affected by iOS 14’s new anti-tracking features.
In the blog post, Facebook explains that it and many advertising partners…
Apple releases iOS 13.7 beta with support for COVID-19 Exposure Notifications without downloading an app [U]
August 26, 2020
Update: As of right now, iOS 13.7 is only available to developers. We will update this post if that changes today. Initially, iOS 13.7 appeared to be rolling out to all users, but we’ve since confirmed that it is a beta release for now.
Apple is releasing iOS 13.7 to…
Fall Guys crosses 7 million copies sold on Steam as it becomes the most downloaded PS Plus game ever
August 26, 2020
Fall Guys’ total world domination continues as Sony on Wednesday morning announced the game has become the most downloaded PlayStation Plus title of all time.
The goofy and playful battle royale platformer, released earlier this month by UK studio Mediatonic, has had about…
Epic says new Fortnite season won’t be released on Mac or iOS due to legal dispute with Apple
August 26, 2020
The battle between Epic Games and Apple over App Store guidelines will have a detrimental effect on the end user. Epic has confirmed today that it will not be released in the latest Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iOS and macOS gamers.
On the same day that Apple kicked Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic said that Fortnite on iPhone and iPad would likely miss out on future updates and…
