GamingNews

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review — disturbing and thoughtful

October 25, 2019
To say that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is provocative is an understatement. It makes you think about a lot of things, including how much violence a video game should have. For the 16th installment of the Call of Duty franchise, Activision’s Infinity Ward studio has created a first-person shooter military simulation that conveys what it’s like to fight in distant and close wars in 2019, with…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google researchers taught an AI to recognize smells

October 24, 2019
The researchers created a data set of nearly 5,000 molecules identified by perfumers, who labeled the molecules with descriptions ranging from “buttery” to “tropical” and “weedy.” The team used about two-thirds of the data set to train its…
MobileNews

How to edit messages on iPhone and iPad with two-finger tap

October 24, 2019
Want to be more efficient with managing your messages on your iPhone or iPad? Follow along for how to access edit mode in the Messages app with a two-finger tap on iPhone and iPad. iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 bring a variety of updates including UI changes across the built-in iOS…
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Google touts 4X Android app usage growth on Chrome OS, simplifies development

October 24, 2019
For the past several years, Google has been trying to encourage Android developers to create apps optimized for larger screens. The latest push is centered around Chrome OS and Android Foldables, with the company revealing a new usage statistic today. At the 2019 Android Dev Summit, Google noted how time spent in Android apps on Chrome OS has grown 4X from March 2018 to 2019. This increased…
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MobileNews

Motorola’s latest budget phones include One Macro, Moto G8 Plus, more

October 24, 2019
Motorola hasn’t released a flagship phone in a while, but it’s still seeing success with budget models. Today, the company has announced four new budget Android smartphones including the Moto G8 Plus, Motorola One Macro, and more. Starting with the Motorola One Macro, pictured above, we’re looking at a €199 smartphone that is primarily designed around its “Macro Vision” camera system.
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Twitch star Shroud follows Ninja to Microsoft's Mixer

October 24, 2019
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins surprised many when he left Twitch to stream full time on Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Now another major streamer is making the same leap: Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek. Same shroud. New home.https://t.co/eZV2GBBSsY…
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Ubisoft delays multiple titles, including Watch Dogs Legion

October 24, 2019
Today, Ubisoft announced that it’s delaying Gods and Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Watch Dogs Legion into its fiscal 2020–2021 year. That means that these games could all be released sometime between April 2020 and March 2021, so we’ll be waiting a bit longer for them. Gods and Monsters, a cartoony action-adventure game set in Greek mythology by the makers of Assassin’s…
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