Gadgets and Gaming
HHW Gaming: ‘Madden NFL 22’ Will Introduce New Dynamic Gameday Feature On Next-Gen Consoles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 22 Madden NFL 22’s cover will feature two goats, and the game will have some dope new features. Thursday (Jun.17), EA Sports announced the next installment in its iconic football video game franchise Madden NFL 22. Madden NFL 21 didn’t really impress anyone, including us, on the PS4 and Xbox One. However, the game found its footing when the next-gen version landed on the PS5 and Xbox Series X console giving Madden fans the true experience they were hoping for. EA Sports is looking to keep that momentum going with Madden NFL 22. Based on the improvements they announced, we don’t see why that won’t be the case. So what’s new this year? EA Sports is on a mission to deliver Madden fans the most authentic virtual football experience to d...
HHW Gaming: Summer Game Fest Continues On Xbox With Another Massive Demo Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / ID@Xbox Summer Game Demo Fest E3 2021 is a wrap, but the Summer Game Fest continues on Xbox. Following its successful showing at E3 2021, Xbox is far from finished when it comes to showing what it has to offer in the form of games coming to the Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X consoles. [embedded content] Tuesday (Jun.15), the company announced it was teaming up with Summer Game Fest again to bring back its massive demo event. This year Xbox owners can look forward to taking an early crack at these 12 NEWLY ANNOUNCED Xbox titles: Arietta of Spirits (Third Spirit Games) BattleCakes (Volcano Bean) Button City (Subliminal) Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered (Manekoware) Dreamers (PlaySys) Faraday Protocol (Red Koi Box) Get Packed: Fully Loaded...
HHW Gaming: The Atari VCS Retro Console Is Finally Available Via Retail
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Atari VCS / Atari It took A LONG TIME, but Atari’s retro console/PC is finally available via retail. It has been a bumpy road for the Atari VCS, but we are finally here. The unique system that serves as both part-desktop PC, part-retro console and takes its cues from the classic Atari 2600 can now be purchased via Atari’s website, Best Buy, and Micro Center, promising a Spring 2021 shipping date. If you check GameStop’s website, you can’t purchase the console, but it does say the Atari VCS will ship on July 2. We first spoke about the console back in 2017. Then, it was called the AtariBox before getting a rebrand in 2018 and renamed the Atari VCS along with an IndieGoGo campaign that allowed people to back the console’s development in June 2018. Atari at ...
Beats Officially Unveils Its New Wireless Studio Buds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats By Dre Wireless Studio Buds The cat is officially out of the bag. Beats new wireless earbuds are here. Back in May, the king, LeBron James, stunted all of us when he seemingly unveiled Beats’ newest product while showing off his pre-game drip and grill. Finally, the now Apple-owned company officially revealed the new Beats Studio Wireless Buds do, in fact, exist, and they will be arriving in three colors. Source: Beats / Beats By Dre Wireless Studio Buds The Beats Studio Wireless Buds are the follow-up to the impressive Powerbeats Pro, with Beats continuing to keep that high-quality sound experience energy by providing its Beats users a new sleek, lightweight, and comfortable experience with Beats Studio Wireless Buds. In addition, the compa...
HHW Gaming: Razer Makes A Huge Statement With Its New Ultra-Thin & Super Fast Gaming Laptop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Razer / Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop Razer might have made a serious power move with its new gaming laptop. Monday (Jun.14), during its E3 2021 keynote presentation, Razer announced its new ultra-thin, 14-inch computer that is being described as “the ultimate AMD gaming laptop,” the Razer Blade 14. Under the hood, the Razer Blade 14 boasts an impressive 8-core, 16-thread AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor allowing for a max boost clock of up to 4.6GHz. [embedded content] GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs are “built on award-winning Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd-gen RTX architecture—with new RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors” provide users with realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features while gaming and creating. Paired with 3rd-gen Max-Q tech...
Kaspersky Discovers Various Malicious Apps Disguising as Bestselling Game Minecraft
Sourced from Stuff. Recognised as the world’s top-selling game of all time, Minecraft attracts the attention of enthusiastic players around the world but also draws the interest of fraudsters. Earlier, Kaspersky researchers discovered more than 20 applications advertised on app stores offering additional Minecraft features. Though these malicious apps were deleted from official stores, Kaspersky experts have found newly developed ones, which exploit the game to further fraudster’s objectives. Malware on Google Play Store Kaspersky researchers analysed various apps, including those which are available for download on the Google Play store and claimed to be modpacks (user-created packages with additional gameplay elements) for the game. As a result, the company’s experts found various malici...
Hugely Anticipated Elden Ring Finally Revealed at Summer Games Fest
Image sourced from WCCFTech. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_108.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_108.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The enormously anticipated Elden Ring has finally been revealed after almost 2 years of silence on the part of developer From Software since its initial teaser trailer was released at E3 2019. Elden Ring is set to be a collaboration between Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki and Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin. Fans of both series have been patiently awaiting any news on the game. Their patience was rewarded Thursday night during a reveal at the Summer Games Fest, closing the virtual presentation. The game trended worldwide on Twitter for a few hours after the reveal via #EldenRing. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_99c.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left...
Vivo to Launch Flagship V21 Smartphone in Kenya
Image sourced from GSM Arena. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_0c5.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_0c5.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Chinese tech company Vivo, often stylised as vivo, is gearing to launch the vivo V21 smartphone in Kenya this month. A flagship model with a focus on taking industry-leading selfies is set for the new generation and will be an addition to the V-series smartphones available locally. V21 Specs The V21 will be the first device globally to come with a 44MP selfie camera equipped with both Optical Imaging Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Imaging Stabilization (EIS) technologies to accurately detect movements and shaking and calibrate the camera accordingly to eliminate motion blurs and produce high-definition selfies as a result. /* custom css */ .tdi_3...
EA Games Struck by Massive Hack, FIFA 2021 Source Code on Dark Web
Sourced from Electronic Arts Inc. Gaming mega-publisher EA has been struck by a massive data hack. The hackers responsible have absconded with the source code for the hugely popular FIFA 21, as well as the source code for EA’s Frostbite Engine – the game-running shell and development tools behind FIFA as well as EA’s next big release Battlefield 2042. The source codes are reportedly currently being auctioned off in hacker forums on the dark web. The criminals behind the attack are only accepting offers from big-name members of the hacking community. Stolen Source Codes Source codes are the raw coding behind any application or programme. With a stolen source code and the right know-how, a user can duplicate a programme – for example, a video game – and do whatever they may wish to it. Usual...
Battlefield 2042 Announced Following Explosively Insane Cinematic Trailer
Image sourced from Electronic Arts. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_e30.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_e30.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Games publisher EA and developer DICE have finally unveiled the trailer for EA’s next incarnation of its Battlefield series of first-person shooters. Now, featuring a futuristic setting following its predecessor’s historical WW1 theme, Battlefield 2042 was announced with an accompanying cinematic trailer rendered with DICE’s in-game engine. The trailer is an adrenaline-spitting, bullet-filled hell where “explosive” is an understatement. Time will tell if actual gameplay will come anywhere near matching the trailer’s hyper-intensity. Sensitive viewer warning – bloody violence. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_15c.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_1...
Safaricom’s eSIM – What is it and How to Get It
Image sourced from Techweez. The much-rumoured eSIMs developed by Safaricom have officially been released in Kenya. All your biashara and personal lines can now be managed on one device. Better yet, you don’t have to switch physical SIM cards! Switch to #SafaricomEsim at a Safaricom shop near you. Available on select devices. #TwendeTukiuke pic.twitter.com/Nm3FtJnHj5 — Safaricom PLC (@SafaricomPLC) June 8, 2021 What is an eSIM? eSIM or embedded SIM is built into your phone. It is a tiny device, much smaller than even the smallest available micro SIMs. The smallest “nano” SIM is 8.8 mm by 12.3 mm, whereas an eSIM is 2.5 mm by 2.3 mm with a thickness of 0.2 mm. Since eSIMs are installed directly on your device’s motherboard, they are re-writable, which opens many more customization options f...
Sony Announces New Truly Wireless Headphones in South Africa
/* custom css */ .tdi_4_cd5.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_cd5.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Sony today announces the launch of WF-1000XM4 – its latest truly wireless model in the acclaimed 1000X series. The WF-1000XM4 headphones take industry-leading noise cancelling and audio quality to the next level. Made to fit every ear, offering a personalised experience suitable for every situation. Clearer Sound, Less Noice The WF-1000XM4 provides industry-leading noise cancellation. The newly designed Integrated Processor V1 provides even better noise cancellation. Specially developed by Sony, the Integrated Processor V1 takes the noise cancellation performance of Sony’s acclaimed QN1e chip and goes even further. Improved noise-cancelling performance and Bluetooth ‘System on Ch...
