Gadgets and Gaming
Microsoft Shuts Down Streaming Platform Mixer, Partners with Facebook Gaming
Sourced from Geekwire. Microsoft is closing its Mixer video game live-streaming service on 22 July 2020 with plans to move existing partners and streamers over to Facebook Gaming. Mixer, launched in 2016, will now no longer be operated by Microsoft as a service. The reason for this decision is that the company has struggled to reach the scale needed for Mixer to compete with Twitch, YouTube, and even Facebook Gaming itself. “We started pretty far behind, in terms of where Mixer’s monthly active viewers were compared to some of the big players out there,” says Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, in an interview with The Verge. “I think the Mixer community is really going to benefit from the broad audience that Facebook has through their properties, and the abilities to reach gamers in...
Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Again
Sourced from CD Projekt Red. Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated open-world RPG from the studio that brought gamers the Witcher series, has been delayed for the second time in one year. Its new release date its set for 19 November 2020, moved from previously set date of 17 September. Developer CD Projekt Red announced the delayed release date on Twitter. An important development update pic.twitter.com/uFGrt9Tqpi — Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) June 18, 2020 /* custom css */ .tdi_3_eee.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_eee.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } “Those of you who are familiar with the way we make games know that we won’t ship something which is not ready,” reads the statement. “At the same time, we are fully aware that making such decisions costs us your trust, a...
HP Elite Dragonfly – The Stylish 2-IN-1 Must Have For Mobile and WFH
The new HP Elite Dragonfly, available from official distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC), is a premium sub-one-kilogram 2-in-1 laptop designed with mobile and WFH (work from home) users in mind. The 13.3-inch Elite Dragonfly is available to DCC’s SA and SADC channel partners and features world-class battery performance – up to 24.5 hours, 360-degree foldability, WiFi 6 connectivity and optional 4 x 4 LTE antennas that allow for gigabit-class 4G LTE. The stylish 2-in-1 features a blue magnesium housing that is made from a single piece of CNC-machined magnesium alloy and the keyboard is in a rubber dome which means it is significantly quieter than before. HP Noise Cancelling also ensures that ambient noise, including the sound of typing, is reduced by up to 20 decibels. /* custom css ...
6 Android Apps to Help Teens Sharpen Their Life Skills
Sourced from Gadgets Now. Most teens have grown up with technology as a part of their lives. It’s not surprising that many of them take great joy in snapping selfies, sharing memes on social media, watching YouTube videos and playing Fortnite. There’s nothing wrong with using a smartphone to have fun and socialise, but devices can also help teens navigate the world. Given this love of tech and devices, there can be no better way to reach them that through content and services that build their life skills or help them get organised. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_ebe.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_ebe.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } For Youth Month in South Africa, Alcatel takes a look at some helpful apps for Android devices for teens to acquire or enhance their skills in areas o...
EA Partners with Indie Studios to Launch 3 Bold New Games
Sourced from Game Tribute. Electronic Arts has revealed three new EA Originals games and confirmed a new partnership with Final Strike Games. Hazelight Studios’ It Takes Two, Zoink’s Lost in Random and Final Strike Games’ Rocket Arena will be published under the EA Originals label, which was established to work with the best, boldest and most passionate independent studios across the world. EA also revealed that an upcoming team-based action game from Velan Studios will be built using the developer’s new game engine under the EA Originals banner. “We recognized the inspiring vision, talent and innovation coming from these independent studios and how that will become amazing game experiences for our players across the world, wherever they choose to play”, says Steve Pointon, SVP 3rd Party C...
4 Reasons to Love the Huawei P40 Pro’s AI Camera
Mobile technology is evolving so rapidly that it can often feel difficult to keep up. The instant you lay your hands on one smartphone, another outpaces it – particularly when it comes to photographic capabilities. Despite this, the Huawei P40 Pro has been dubbed one of 2020s best photo smartphones by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). And it’s not difficult to understand why – the device sports an impressive 50 MP Ultra Vision Camera, 40 MP Cine Camera, 12 MP SuperSensing Telephoto Camera, 3D Depth Sensing Camera on the rear and a 32MP Selfie Camera on the front. Thanks to its advanced camera setup, the Huawei P40 Pro gives users the ability to take great pictures with ease through its powerful AI features. Here’s a deeper look into four reasons why users will love this device:...
Telkom VS Gaming to Bring Esports League to Virtual Comic Con Africa
Sourced from Students Brands. The 2020 edition of Comic Con Africa will be held virtually for the first time ever. Comic Con announced that this year’s edition of the biggest event in the pop culture and gaming calendar will go ahead from 24 – 27 September 2020; bringing a virtual Con to fans in their own homes. “The (COVID-19) pandemic has forced all aspects of the sports fraternity to relook their approach. Luckily for us, nothing much has changed; VS Gaming continued to host its online leagues through this time. With the postponement of Comic Con Africa the VS Gaming flagship Masters tournament will conclude and the revised structure will be shared with our community soon,” says Wanda Mkhize, Telkom VS Gaming Spokesperson. In light of the new developments, Telkom VS Gaming in partnershi...
Android Users Beware – this Wallpaper could Factory Reset your Device
Image taken by Gaurav Agrawal A picturesque image of the sun setting over a quiet lake is making headlines across the world – and not for good reason. The image – taken by scientist and amateur photographer, Gaurav Agrawal – has been known to cause a glitch in a number of Android devices. The BBC reports that Android users who set this image as their wallpaper have had to factory reset their devices as the smartphones would switch on and off repeatedly, resulting in the loss of all data that wasn’t previously backed up. Agrawal says that he didn’t know the image would cause such damage and he’s “sad that people ended up having issues”. He recalls taking the picture on a “magical evening. It was gloomy and cloudy, and [my wife and I] thought there wasn’t going to be a great sunset. We ...
Sony Finally Reveals the PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 was finally revealed, after months of waiting, at Sony’s Future of Gaming Livestream event yesterday. The console’s final design is vastly different from the company’s previous iterations. No longer will the PlayStation be a matte black box, but a gleaming white machine finished with aesthetic curves and wings. [embedded content] To accompany the reveal, Sony released a video of the new hardware. Typical of the Japanese conglomerate, the PS5 is introduced through a highly artistic and mysterious reveal complete with waves of glowing orbs mapping out the PlayStation’s signature buttons – triangle, circle, X and square. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_e3e.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_e3e.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Along with the reveal of the normal PlayStat...
South Africa’s rAge Expo 2020 Has Been Cancelled
Sourced from rAge. South Africa’s largest annual video gaming, tech and geek culture expo has been cancelled for 2020. The rAge Expo has been ongoing without fail for nearly two decades. For the first time in 18 years, the Johannesburg-based event won’t be going forward due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The 2020 expo was shaping up to be yet another awesome event, and the team is deeply saddened that rAge won’t be coming to life in the real world this year. This isn’t a decision that was taken lightly. It was the product of lengthy internal discussions as well as valued input from other stakeholders, and the team all agreed that the expo would serve everyone better if it was cancelled for now,” reads a statement from the expo’s official website. “The coronavirus pandemic has touched e...
Pulse Launches Dedicated Mobile Gaming Channel Across Africa
Pulse and Good World Games have announced the introduction of Pulse Games channels across all its African digital media platforms (Pulse Nigeria, Pulse Ghana and Pulse Live Kenya). The channels will feature hundreds of premium hypercasual games along with new engaging media content. “We couldn’t be more excited to bring even more entertainment to our audience with this new addition to our content categories,” says Yetunde Oyeleke, Director of Marketing at Pulse Africa. “With the Pulse Games category, we’re offering an even richer digital experience to our users and this is strongly in line with our mission to engage Africa’s young audience and to lead in digital media innovation in Africa.” /* custom css */ .tdi_3_884.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_884.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 ...
Google Releases Android 11 Beta – These Are The Best New Features
Sourced from Computer World Google has quietly released the first public Android 11 beta. A release such as this is usually accompanied by announcements and fanfare reserved for its Google I/O event, but with the event this year cancelled by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the beta update was simply put out there. That isn’t to say that the update isn’t important, or large. There is a bounty of new useful features including changes to notifications, bubble conversations, security improvements, and more. Refined notifications /* custom css */ .tdi_3_cce.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_cce.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The most notable update is a change in the way Android now handles notifications. The OS is undergoing a large jump over how Apple handles its notification...
