A shooter that combines the ultra-violence of DOOM with the fast-paced gameplay of Hades? Sign me up

What you need to know PlaySide Studios has revealed a new top-down action shooter called Kill Knight during the Triple-I Initiative event on April 10, 2024. Kill Knight has the player assume the role of an undead knight fighting their way through an army of demons of the Abyss to kill The Last Angel. This […]

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Nokia and vivo sign patent cross-license agreement

Nokia announced today it signed a multi-year cross-license agreement with vivo. The Chinese company has agreed to pay royalties to the Finns as well as catch-up payments for the dispute period. The agreement resolves all pending patent litigation between both parties. Terms between Nokia and vivo will remain confidential, as agreed between the two companies. […]

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App Developers Can Now Sign Up for Consultations on Complicated EU App Ecosystem Changes

Apple this week announced that developers can sign up to meet with an Apple team member to discuss the changes being made to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union. Developers can request a 30-minute online consultation to ask questions and provide feedback about Apple’s changes. Topics of discussion include alternative distribution […]

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Nokia and Oppo sign cross-license 5G patent agreement

Nokia and Oppo have signed a multi-year patent cross-license agreement covering 5G standard essential patents. This latest development follows a lengthy patent infringement lawsuit between the two companies dating back to 2021. The process involved several legal battles across Europe, Asia and Australia and saw Oppo and OnePlus phones and smartwatches stopped from sale in […]

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M3 Ultra Mac Studio Rumored to Launch in Mid-2024, But No Sign of New Mac Pro

A new Mac Studio model with the M3 Ultra chip—which could be more powerful than expected—will launch in mid-2024, according to a new report. The report comes from Taiwanese research firm TrendForce citing ICsmart. The current ‌Mac Studio‌, which contains M2 Max and ‌M2‌ Ultra chip options, was introduced at WWDC in June 2023. With […]

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iMessage for Android App ‘Beeper Mini’ is Back, Apple ID Sign In Now Required and Phone Numbers Don’t Work

After Apple shut down the mechanism that Android app Beeper Mini was using to bring iMessage to Android users, Beeper Mini’s developers today said that they have found a way to bring the app back, albeit with some major changes. The new version of the app requires users to sign in with an Apple ID, […]

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You can get a 16-inch, 2-in-1 laptop that I reviewed and loved for less than $600 this Black Friday? Sign me up, please

I’m a big fan of Lenovo, as everything I’ve reviewed from the company has been incredibly solid. Since I reviewed it, one of my go-to recommendations for anyone looking for an all-around great, large-screened Windows laptop for under $1,000 is the Lenovo Yoga 7i (Gen 8), the latest in a long line from the company. […]

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A Surge in Babies Born With Syphilis Is a Warning Sign

Those trends have combined to affect “women from vulnerable communities … usually women who are Black or brown, with lower financial means, lack of access to transportation, [and] inability to take time off work,” says Natasha Bagdasarian, a physician and the chief medical executive for the state of Michigan, which had 38 congenital cases of […]

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Chum Salmon Are Spawning the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign

By laying eggs in the rivers, the chum salmon might actually help native fishes by providing food for them. These frigid Arctic waters aren’t particularly productive, biologically speaking, meaning there isn’t normally a tremendous amount for native species like Dolly Varden and Arctic char to eat. “When salmon are spawning, it’s just a natural part […]

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Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign

By laying eggs in the rivers, the chum salmon might actually help native fishes by providing food for them. These frigid Arctic waters aren’t particularly productive, biologically speaking, meaning there isn’t normally a tremendous amount for native species like Dolly Varden and Arctic char to eat. “When salmon are spawning, it’s just a natural part […]

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Huawei and Ericsson sign a cross-licensing agreement on 5G patents

Huawei announced a long-term global patent cross-licensing agreement with Swedish company Ericsson. The partnership covers standards such as 3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and IETF for 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular technologies. The agreement covers sales of both network infrastructure and consumer devices, and the companies will be able to use each other’s patented standardized technologies. Alan […]

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Apple, Other US Tech Firms Sign Letter Protesting India’s PC Import Restrictions

Apple has joined a coalition of U.S. businesses in protest at India’s sudden introduction of tech import restrictions last month, claiming the move will damage New Delhi’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing hub and harm consumers (via Bloomberg). In a letter sent to U.S. officials this week, eight American trade groups asked the government […]

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Kuo: ‘No Sign’ of Apple Generative AI Technology Coming in 2024

The progress of Apple’s generative AI technology is significantly behind its competitors and there is no sign that the company plans to launch AI services next year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new post on Medium outlining how Apple’s imminent earnings report will affect Apple stocks and the supply chain, Kuo explained that […]

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PAYDAY 3 is getting a closed beta soon on Xbox and PC, here’s how to sign up

What you need to know PAYDAY 3 is an upcoming first-person action heist game featuring coop gameplay. PAYDAY 2 is one of the most played coop games ever. Starbreeze and Deep Silver have announced a close beta You have a chance to play the beta on PC and Xbox from August 2nd to August 7th. […]

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The best sign yet that Samsung One UI 6 could be here any moment

Samsung fans have been eagerly awaiting the start of the One UI 6.0 beta program, which will allow those with compatible devices to take the next big Android and One UI upgrade for Galaxy smartphones and tablets for a test run ahead of its stable worldwide release. Our sources told us some time back that […]

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Nokia and Apple sign long-term patent cross-license agreement covering 5G and other technologies

Nokia has announced it signed a new long-term patent cross-license agreement with Apple to replace the current license agreement signed back in May 2017, which is set to expire towards the end of 2023. The new patent license agreement covers Nokia’s inventions in 5G and other technologies. The terms of this agreement between the two […]

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Microsoft and Outriders developer People Can Fly sign agreement for a new Xbox game

What you need to know People Can Fly is a collection of studios responsible for working on a number of games such as Gears of War: Judgement and Outriders.  According to a new financial document shared by People Can Fly, the developers are partnering up with Microsoft to develop a new video game codenamed Project […]

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Apple Highlights Ways to Watch WWDC 2023 Keynote, Lets Developers Sign Up for Activities

Ahead of WWDC, Apple is getting developers and fans hyped for the event, today highlighting some of the ways that the WWDC keynote can be watched. WWDC can be viewed through Apple.com on the Events page or through the Apple Developer app. Apple also plans to offer the live stream through the Apple TV app […]

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Apple to sign in Samsung and LG in move to swap OLED for microLED

Apple will start using microLED panels as early as 2024, reveals The Korea Herald. This is the third time we hear such a move is on the way from a third different outlet, suggesting the switch is innevitable. According to a report by the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion (IITP), Apple is looking […]

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WhatsApp, Other Messaging Apps Sign Open Letter Urging UK Government to Rethink ‘Surveillance’ Bill

WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging services have penned an open letter to the British government appealing for it to urgently rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB), a piece of legislation that would allow regulators to ask the platforms to monitor users in order to identify child abuse images. Under the bill, the government could force […]

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