Ea To Make New Racing Game Every Year Following Codemasters Acquisition

On its own, EA has one notable racing series that’s still alive in Need for Speed. It also has the Burnout series, but the last notable game in this was Burnout Paradise, which was released all the way back in 2008. With the acquisition of Codemasters, it adds the F1, WRC, Dirt, Grid and Project Cars series to its own library. In its financial report, the company tells investors that the Codemasters acquisition will help the company become a “global leader in racing entertainment”....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 181 words · Corey Montgomery

Elon Musk Begins Suspending Journalists Accounts On Twitter

As for the reason behind their suspensions, It is apparently because all those journalists on the list had shared the live location of Musk’s private jet, and the creator and owner of Tesla was none too happy about it. For that matter, the bans are also a part of the social network’s new privacy policy, whereby it prohibits the sharing of “live location information, including information shared on Twitter directly or links to 3rd-party URL(s) of travel routes....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 335 words · Christopher Beasley

Epic Games Challenges Steam To Match Its Revenue Split Ratio

In response to another Twitter user, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that if Steam decides to use a 88/12 revenue share ratio with “no major strings attached”, then Epic Games will stop doing exclusives, while still honouring existing deals. He goes on to say that that would be “a glorious moment in the history of PC gaming.” — Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 25, 2019 For context, Steam uses a 70/30 model by default, and even at best, developers whose games make more than US$50 million get their revenue share ratio pushed to 80/20....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 220 words · Harold Aaron

Eu Court S Ruling Opens Door To More Regulatory Scrutiny Of Facebook Big Tech

Many large American tech companies – Facebook, Google, Apple, and Twitter – have planted their EU headquarters in Ireland, making them subject to the Irish data protection regulator under the rules of an EU privacy law called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The problem is, quite a few national regulatory agencies in other EU countries have complained that their Irish counterpart has been taking too long to decide on cases....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 227 words · Joyce Akers

Facebook Horizon Is A Massive Multiplayer Social Vr World Beta Opens In 2020

Similar to the Ready Player One Oasis movie concept, players in Horizon can design their own avatars and travel between different virtual places through portals called Telepods. Within the app itself, there will also be multiplayer games and movies for players to enjoy together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8eXZco46Q From there, players can hop on to the Horizon World Builder to create their own world from scratch, from making a vacation spot to ring arenas....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 242 words · Cassie Mcmillian

Finance Minister Government Aims To Achieve Full 5G Nationwide Coverage By 2024

For starters, Tengku Zafrul noted that Phase 1 of the rollout will involve 10% coverage of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya by the end of this year. While it is true that these three cities have been previously announced as the initial 5G areas in the country, this is the first time that the coverage rate has been publicly mentioned. Tengku Zafrul added that the rollout will then be followed by Phase1b which is meant to deliver 40% 5G coverage in major cities within Selangor, Johor, Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 284 words · Roger French

Frozen 2 Review Is It Better Than The Original

Frozen 2 synopsis: There was once an Enchanted Forest a slight distance away from Arendelle. In it lived tribesmen who could hone the powers of the four elements — earth, water, fire and wind. They were people of magic. As a gift and a symbol of harmony, the king of Arendelle, Elsa’s grandfather, built a dam for them. But one day, a massive fight broke out between Arendellians and the tribespeople....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 222 words · Shane Davis

G Shock Ga B001 Series Arriving In Malaysia On 7 October Price Starts From Rm 645

The G-Shock GA-B001 is also the first from the brand to feature an all-new integrated bezel and band construction, comprising two separate components that connect at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions. It also features a moulded design that follows the lines of the wrist, which minimises the space between the watch and the user’s wrist. According to Casio’s G-Shock design team, future line-ups will be based on this new build, on top of other new improvements and features....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 292 words · Shane Barrett

Game Of Thrones Showrunners David Benioff D B Weiss Exit Star Wars Trilogy

However, in a shocking turn of events, Benioff and Weiss have decided to leave the project. In a gracious statement, the duo said: Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had this to say: If you’re wondering if this has got anything to do with the critically polarising final season of Game of Thrones, the answer is probably not. Back in August, the duo signed a huge nine-figure deal over at Netflix and Deadline reports that their hectic schedule is the reason why they decided to step away from SW....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 159 words · Erin Oliver

Garmin Pay Now Works With Maybank Card

This is how the Gamin Pay looks like in action, as demonstrated by Twitter user @kep3n using his Garmin Fenix 6: — penyelamat dunia (@kep3n) August 11, 2020 While we don’t have the list of Malaysian-issued cards that can be used with Garmin Pay, the examples that we have heard so far including @kep3n were done with the Maybank Visa debit card. For a credit or debit card to work with Garmin Pay, the support must be enabled by the bank itself....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Cynthia Green

Garmin Tactix 7 Pro Available In Malaysia For Rm6 350

The new Garmin Tactix 7 Pro features a rugged body that is built to a military standard (MIL-STD- 810) and is water rated to 10 ATM. It also comes with black DLC coated titanium bezel and rear cover, as well as black tactical nylon QuickFit bands. The smartwatch’s full-colour display measures at 1.4-inches, equipped with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens and features a mode that makes it compatible with night-vision goggles....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 271 words · Murray Gladney

Google Adds Warning For Unreliable Search Results On Emerging Issues

The new prompt encourages users to take note that the topic in question is developing, so the search results are rapidly changing as new information is made available. The prompt, which appears above the search results, says, “If this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” Basically, the prompt is cautioning users to take everything with a grain of salt and wait for more information to come to light....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 291 words · Grace Absher

Google Begins Testing Of Nearby Share Airdrop Like Sharing Feature On Android

Based on the report, Nearby Share works similarly to Apple’s Airdrop function but with some minor differences. Users can use it to quickly transfer files wirelessly between several Android phones with the feature activated. Android Police’s hands-on with the new feature revealed that it supports various formats such as photos and videos, as well as links and tweets. But aside from making their devices visible (ala Bluetooth), the receivers must manually confirm the file transfer process before receiving any files....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 184 words · Anthony Napier

Google Docs Offers Improved Braille Support For The Visually Impaired

Among such improvements is the implementation of new shortcut keys to enable the Braille support on Docs, Sheets and Slides. On Windows, the shortcut keys are Ctrl+Alt+H while for Mac users, they can similarly perform the same action by pressing CMD+Option+H. Aside from that, the company also stated that it has improved the navigation reliability for long documents and lists. Google has also updated the navigational shortcuts so that users can now hear the location of the cursor as well as comments, headings, misspellings and suggestions....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 156 words · Kasie Jackson

Google Launches Mantap Bersama Initiative To Help Small Businesses In Malaysia

To that end, Google is asking the Malaysian public to chip in by reviewing and rating these businesses on the Google ecosystem. It’s essentially a crowdsourcing campaign aimed at raising the profile and credibility of small businesses. The tech giant said there are four ways people can participate in the #MantapBersama initiative this Raya. Firstly, they can search (through the Google search engine) for products and services near them and discover a new small business....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · Horace Reddick

Google Mobile App Dark Mode Rolls Out Starting Today

By default, the app will follow the theme of your phone in general. If you’re on Android 10 or iOS 13, and is using dark mode, then the app will show up in the mode automatically. You’ll also get the ability to switch between light and dark modes in the app’s settings. Those running older operating systems will have to access dark mode for the Google app this way....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · Jill Collins

Google Unveils New Pixel Buds Retails At Us 179

On that note, the Pixel Buds have their own oval-shaped charging case. On average, Google says that the earbuds are able to go play music continuously for five hours on a single charge, and up to 24 hours with the charging case. Google has also added long-range Bluetooth connectivity to the Pixel Buds. It is said that users can expect to use them up to three rooms away indoors and an entire football field for outdoors usage....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · William Ross

Half Of Playstation Releases To Be On Pc Mobile By 2025

According to page 34 of the slides shown during said briefing, PlayStation projects its first-party output by its fiscal year 2025 to be 50% on the PS5. While this is expected, the remaining half is where things get interesting. Of those, 30% of the company’s first-party releases will be on PC, with the remaining 20% being on mobile. By then, it would have completely phased out PS4 releases. The good news is that the company is investing a lot more into the PC space....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 232 words · Earl Bonnet

Here Are The Garmin Smartwatch Deal Highlights For The Upcoming 11 11 Sale

To start things off, we have the brand’s Fenix smartwatches which consists of the 6-series and 5-series models. As per the promotional images shared by Garmin, the Fenix 6 series will be discounted as low as RM2,199 while the Fenix 5 Plus Titanium and the 5X Plus Titanium are heavily discounted at only RM2,599 and RM2,799 respectively. As for the Garmin Vivo series, the company is offering watches under the Vivomove models, such as the Vivomove Style and Vivomove 3, at discounts as low as RM999....

January 6, 2023 · 2 min · 231 words · Robert Hutchison

Here Comes Another Nike Playstation Basketball Shoes Now Featuring The Original Grey Colorway

As opposed to the original PG 2 x PlayStation which features PlayStation 4 paint job, the new PG 2.5 x PlayStation are draped in the Original Grey color scheme which is synonymous with the original PlayStation console. Just like the previous collaborative model, the new shoes will also feature PG and PlayStation logos on their tongue which can be lit up. The starry-themed sock liners from the February model made a return to the new shoes as well....

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Jennifer Escobedo