GamingNews

TwitchCon was a reminder that streamers are big business

October 1, 2019
The internet is real life, but the place where the internet meets real life is still messy as hell. TwitchCon, which was held at San Diego’s convention center this year — the same place where the biggest comic con in America happens every year — is the site of one of those collisions, where IRL meets URL. I just got back from the convention floor, which was a riot of people of different…
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GamingNews

PUBG adds crossplay for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

October 1, 2019
PUBG‘s update today has enabled crossplay between PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The battle royale shooter has been a giant hit since its 2017 launch, helping to launch its genre and inspire popular imitators like Fortnite and Apex Legends. The free-to-play game has earned…
GamingNews

'PUBG' cross-platform play arrives on PS4 and Xbox One

October 1, 2019
With the latest PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds console patch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players can now square off against one another. As PUBG Corp promised it would do this month, it has enabled cross-platform play for consoles. You can decide whether you want to hunt down or evade opponents from the other ecosystem by toggling an option in the gameplay settings. Leaderboards will display…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How Europe’s AI ecosystem could catch up with China and the U.S.

October 1, 2019
From Alibaba and Baidu to Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, China and the United States produced virtually every one of the top consumer AI companies in the world today. That leaves Europe trailing behind the U.S. and China, even though Europe still has the largest community of cited AI researchers. Startup founders, analysts, and organizations seeking to bring ecosystems together for collective…
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MobileNews

Google Fi dark theme rolling out on Android [Gallery]

October 1, 2019
Following the launch of the new Fi Unlimited plan last month, Google today is rolling out a night-friendly look for the Android client. The Google Fi dark theme is a quite straightforward implementation. Google Fi for Android adopts a dark gray background similar to other…
MobileNews

Honor 9X with 8GB RAM released in China

October 1, 2019
The Honor 9X is quite a capable midranger which was released back in August. The phone is yet to make its debut outside of China and is currently offered with 4GB or 6GB RAM but a new version with 8 GB RAM was just added to the roster. Except for the added RAM, the device comes with all the same specs as the regular version like the 6.59-inch FHD+ IPS display, Kirin 810 chipset and triple camera…
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