Month: December 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 players are reportedly getting refunds for digital copies on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam platforms. Launched globally on December 10, Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the most-awaited game releases this year, thanks to developer CD Projekt Red’s stellar record with the critically acclaimed 2015 action-RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. However, upon game launch,
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Mumble is an open-source voice chat application that advertises itself as free, secure, and high-quality. It’s free in that anyone willing to put up the server space can host a Mumble server. Services exist that will host one for you, but they typically operate on a paid or freemium basis. If you want to avoid fees and have complete
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California asked to join the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google on Friday, making the state’s attorney general the first Democrat to openly support the litigation. The department in October accused the $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 73,73,830 crores) California-based company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals, and was joined by
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If you’ve spoken to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant through the Alexa app or an Echo device, you may have wondered who the woman is behind the speaker. We’re highlighting some of the technology behind the virtual home assistant. Who Is the Voice of Alexa? Do you think that Alexa is voiced by a celebrity or
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Do you have multiple photos that you want to add to a single Instagram Story? You’re in luck. You now have both a built-in feature and a standalone app that lets you add multiple photos to a single Instagram Story post. Here we cover how to add multiple photos to an Instagram story using Layout… How to Add
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An iPhone manufacturing facility in Kolar district in Karnataka, operated by Taiwan-headquartered Wistron Corporation, has reportedly been vandalised. A video clip of the violence, allegedly by workers, has also appeared online. However, this clip has not been independently verified. Press Trust of India has quoted a police official saying that the workers attacked the facility
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Ericsson said it had filed a lawsuit with the district court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing Samsung of “violating contractual commitments to negotiate in good faith and to license patents on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms and conditions.” Many common technological standards, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, are protected by patents held
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Memes are a huge part of our cultural landscape. These images convey many emotions like happiness and common personality traits like introversion. Memes are also designed to make us laugh, but what happens when a meme becomes a symbol for intolerance? This is what happened to Pepe the Frog, who was an innocent comic strip character until his name
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The pandemic has shuttered concert halls around much of the globe, but that hasn’t stopped musical theater aficionados from flexing their creative muscles — on TikTok, of course. A crowdsourced musical based on the 2007 Disney-Pixar animated film Ratatouille is now set to hit the virtual stage, after thousands of TikTok creators posted original songs, dances,
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Storied Italian automaker Ferrari is reportedly eyeing one current and one former Apple executive to replace outgoing CEO Louis Camilleri, who abruptly retired on Thursday due to personal reasons. The sudden nature of Camilleri’s departure sparked quick and rampant speculation among industry insiders and media outlets regarding a potential replacement. Among the names bandied about,
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Executives at Polish video game publisher CD Projekt SA took responsibility for the buggy release of the highly-anticipated title Cyberpunk 2077 this week, telling staff on Friday in an email obtained by Bloomberg that they will receive their full bonuses no matter how the game is reviewed. Previously, CD Projekt developers were told they would
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ASCII is an acronym that you might have heard in relation to computer text, but it’s a term that’s rapidly falling out of use thanks to a more powerful newcomer. But what is ASCII, and what is it used for? What Does ASCII Stand For? Perhaps the easiest place to begin is the acronym itself, so
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German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company’s decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it had initiated abuse proceedings over Facebook’s plans to require users of the latest Quest 2 virtual reality glasses produced by Oculus to
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Apple Arcade’s best games can be hard to find as there’s a lot to choose from. The platform is a subscription-based gaming service from Apple that is only over a year old now, but it is stronger than ever. With over 40 new games released on Apple Arcade in 2020 itself, the gaming service for
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