GamingNews

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear on how moderation creates communities

October 16, 2019
At this year’s TwitchCon in San Diego — a celebratory, over-the-top affair that brought in streamers and fans from all over the world — I sat down with Twitch CEO Emmett Shear who co-founded the first iteration of the site and who’s been steering the ship ever since 2011. The day before, he’d given the event’s keynote, during which he announced some major changes to moderation: next…
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MobileNews

Pixel 4 tidbits: Face unlock security, iPhone 11 camera comparison, more

October 16, 2019
Google’s Pixel 4 seems like the company’s best smartphone outing to date, but there are details that didn’t quite make the keynote. Here are a few Pixel 4 tidbits you might have missed, like some interesting details about face unlock security. One of the biggest new features on the Pixel 4 is the “new” Google Assistant. Using an on-device model, the Assistant can…
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Fortnite is exciting again

October 16, 2019
Fortnite has proved once again that it’s one of the most boundary-pushing video games out there. Following a shocking gamble that saw the game pulled offline for nearly 48 hours, players were reminded that Epic Games’ battle royale hit is in a league of its own when it…
MobileNews

Hawkeye lets you do eye-tracking tests on latest iPhones and iPads

October 16, 2019
Eye tracking has for some time been an accurate way to conduct research on users. Now Hawkeye plans to make it even easier to do so with the launch of its Hawkeye user research platform via iOS devices. This  shows how new kinds of businesses are possible with the onward march of technology in smartphones and tablets. Hawkeye makes use of the new TrueDepth camera on Apple’s latest iPhone 11 and…
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Here's a list of Xiaomi devices getting MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM, rollout begins October 22

October 16, 2019
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi today held an event in New Delhi, India where it revealed the pricing and availability of the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro for the Indian market. Aditionally, the company announced MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM and shared a list of devices that will get the latest version of its custom Android skin in India. Xiaomi will release MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM for a total of…
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