The Twitch app for iOS has added support for subscribing to streamers, but with a catch. What costs you $5 through the Twitch website and other platforms will cost you an extra $1 through the iOS app.
As Twitch details in a blog post, you can now purchase “iOS Sub Tokens” for $5.99 each, which can then be redeemed for a one-month Tier 1 subscription. Through Twitch’s website and other…
OnePlus 6 and 6T get Android 10 with an Open Beta update
October 19, 2019
Last week OnePlus confirmed that it will update the OnePlus 5 and 6 series with Android 10. Today, the company announced the rollout of Open Beta 1 which brings Android 10 to OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T.
The Android 10-based Open Beta 1 update includes new UI design and…
Google Voice now works with Hey Siri on iPhones and iPads
October 19, 2019
Not only does Google Voice still exist, but it’s also adding new features. The service lets you call and text internationally for what should be cheaper rates than what your carrier charges. And starting today, if you have an iPhone or iPad, using Google Voice just…
Late last year, Samsung and Canonical partnered on an app that allowed select Galaxy phones to run a full Linux desktop on top of Android. Less than a year later, Samsung has announced that they’re discontinuing the Linux on DeX program, coinciding with the update to Android 10.
One of the sci-fi-style dreams that many of us have had since the onset of smartphones is the idea of plugging your…
Fossil’s Gen 5 smartwatch is the best Wear OS watch you can buy right now, and this week it’s getting a little bit better on iOS. An update for Fossil Gen 5 that’s rolling out right now lets the watch make phone calls if it’s connected to an iPhone.
Wear OS…
5 predictions for AI’s impact on customer experience in 2020
October 18, 2019
Presented by Bold360 by LogMeIn
2019 is wrapping up — time to take stock of the customer service trends that shaped the year, and get positioned for 2020. Join this VB Live event for a look at the predictions that came true, the hype that fizzled, and what’s next for AI…
Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio
October 18, 2019
One of the reasons I couldn’t get into Fortnite was the sound. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an excellent and accurate sound model, and that made it difficult to move to another game that doesn’t. In Fortnite, it was difficult to tell where attacks were coming from. That is changing in the battle royale shooter, because developer Epic Games is introducing a new option called “3D…
Japanese carrier DoCoMo has posted a list of phones that will get updated to Android 10. Note that Sonys plans for the global models may be different, but it seems that flagships from early 2018 and later are safe.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Sony…
You can now subscribe to your favorite streamers from your iOS device, provided you have an iOS device and have updated the Twitch app. Truly we are living in the future.
Twitch announced the news at this year’s TwitchCon in San Diego, but the feature rolled out today.
Sonic & Knuckles turned a problem into success 25 years ago
October 18, 2019
Sonic & Knuckles is what happens when you make the best out of a bad situation.
The Sega Genesis 2D platformer is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. But Sonic & Knuckles only exists because of time and memory constraints. Sega had planned for everything that’s in Sonic & Knuckles to be a part of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Sega, however, was running up against a deadline. Sonic 3 had…
