MobileNews

Xiaomi Redmi K30 shows up in Red, side-mounted FP sensor and Snapdragon 730G confirmed

December 3, 2019
The Redmi K30 is coming on December 10 and by now we have a good overall idea what it will bring. The latest teasers from Redmi serve to confirm a few more of its specs. Redmi posted two teasers on Weibo – one showing that the Redmi K30 will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and the other confirms that it will have 5G support on both SA and NSA networks. The Redmi K30 will use a…
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Umidigi A3S runs stock Android 10 and has a $60 price tag

December 3, 2019
We wish more brands would follow Umidigi’s example and release an affordable phone with stock Android – the new A3S will launch with a promotional price of just $60 and runs stock Android 10. Custom skins can be hit or miss, particularly for small makers like Umidigi and…
GamingNews

How Twitch became huge … but still misses Ninja

December 3, 2019
Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming service, has made livestreaming and content creators into worldwide phenomena. Fortnite broke out as one of the top battle royale games because so many influential streamers were playing it live on Twitch. But it was a bit touch and go…
AI & RoboticsNews

SoftBank leads $30 million investment in Accel Robotics for AI-enabled cashierless stores

December 3, 2019
Accel Robotics, one of a growing number of AI startups that’s setting out to enable automated cashierless stores, has raised $30 million in a series A round of funding led by SoftBank, with participation from New Ground Ventures, Toyo Kanetsu Corporate Venture Investment Partnership, and RevTech Ventures. Founded out of San Diego in 2015, Accel Robotics is creating the AI and computer vision…
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GamingNews

Halo is Steam’s top-selling game as it finally launches on PC

December 3, 2019
We live in a strange time. One of the best pieces of evidence for that is on Steam where the top-selling game is Halo. Microsoft’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches (in part) today on PC. It’s $40 on Steam, but it’s also included in the $5-per-month Xbox Game Pass for PC service. Halo topping a PC sales chart is bizarre for a handful of reasons. The Master Chief Collection is quite…
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MobileNews

Mario Kart Tour was the most downloaded iPhone game of 2019

December 3, 2019
Despite launching relatively late in the year, Mario Kart Tour was the biggest game on the iPhone in 2019. Today, Apple revealed its top charts for the year, and the free-to-play version of Mario Kart, which debuted in September, topped the free game charts. Nintendo’s…
MobileNews

Apple picks its best iOS apps and games of 2019

December 3, 2019
Apple revealed its own editors’ picks for the best apps and games and the most powerful trends that drove app culture in 2019. And this year, it has new platforms such as Apple Arcade to show off the winners. For apps and games, Apple’s editors leaned on those that help people have fun, simplify life, express their creativity, and connect to friends, family and the world beyond. In 2019, apps…
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