Category: News

Cyberpunk 2077 Not Coming to Nintendo Switch

ReeseJones

The sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 is unlikely to be ported over to the Switch. CD Projekt Red’s John Mamais confirmed this, although he did, however, leave a sliver of hope that the game will eventually come over to Switch. He cited the case of The Witcher 3, which CD Projekt Red was able to port over to Switch this October — 4 years after it was initially released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. “Who would have thought a game like The Witcher 3 would be possible on…

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Biometric Payments to go Mainstream in 2019

JenniferBirch

Payments are becoming simpler. Mobile payment systems or person-to-person payment applications like PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, and WeChat Pay lets you pay for services and purchases without using cash or cards. Nikki Hesford who runs her own marketing support company told BBC News that she only uses cash to pay her manicurist. She notes that it has made going out with friends easier: “One person will pay on a card and the others will transfer through an app. It takes seconds rather than minutes fussing around with who owes…

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5 Reasons Why LeBron and the Cavs Will Turn It Around

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During the preseason, 34 out of the 44 NBA experts voted on ESPN’s annual summer forecast and picked the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Eastern Conference. This was despite the uncertainties surrounding franchise cornerstone Kyrie Irving better known as Uncle Drew. The corresponding analysis by ESPN Stats & Info guru Micah Adams notes that the Cavs will likely still have enough even if Uncle Drew were to be traded. Irving was traded in the end to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas (an all-star last year), Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic,…

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Empatica’s Embrace Wearable tracks and detects seizure

JenniferBirch

Although top mobile companies introduced us to their own fitness bands and smartwatches in 2014 and in 2015, experts predicted that 2016 will be the “year of wearable tech,” where more advanced devices will be launched on the market. The successful release of the long-awaited Apple Watch (once dubbed as iWatch) made a standard that is quite difficult to break. Early this year, we witnessed some of the top health-related wearables from mobile giants like Samsung at the International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2015, particularly bands that assist specialized illnesses.…

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Get ready to ride a Hoverboard

JenniferBirch

This is a guest post by Daris of Triple Tremelo. In recent times we have seen a number of objects entering the real world from the pages of science fiction. This is happening particularly due to crowdfunding websites that are helping developers to turn these imaginary devices into real gadgets. One project that involves incorporation of fictional technology into real devices is the Oculus Rift project. It was originally crowd funded by Kickstarter, the world’s biggest funding platform. After being funded by Kickstarter for one and half years, the project…

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Create your Own Smartphone: Introducing Motorola’s Project Ara

TaylorJennings

image courtesy of Motorola Blog   The “build-your-own” concept has always been around for years. From IKEA’s furniture to kit cars, consumers are given a chance to choose what they want: color, style, and make. With this concept in mind, Dave Hakkens came up with an idea: to design a phone that is modular enough for customization. He called his concept “Phonebloks,” which looks like a set of Lego bricks but functions as a smartphone. Each “blok” contains the phone’s screen, battery, camera, gyroscope, or Wi-Fi receiver that can be…

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Isis Mobile Wallet: The Future of Smartphone Payment

TaylorJennings

American phone carriers have a new mobile wallet system that will let you emulate your credit card and debit card details to your smartphone – introducing the Isis Mobile Wallet. Available for Android devices that are equipped with an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip, the new mobile application is an emerging alternative to the Google Wallet service. By tapping your NFC-capable device to a point-of-sale (POS) machine, the app will allow you to directly pay for your store purchases instantly. How does it work and what are the features of…

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6 Things Connected to the Internet You Didn’t Know About

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This is a guest post from David Gonos who has been writing online for over a decade, and has been published on websites like CBSSports.com, FOXSports.com, MLB.com, NFL.com and SI.com. He discusses fantasy sports, television, beer, traveling, music, movies and food on his own website, when he’s not at his day job working as the content manager for DigitalLanding.com.   image courtesy of bitponics.com   As we’ve realized over the past two decades, it’s a small world and it’s getting smaller every day. With over 2.5 billion people on the…

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Firefox OS: The Emerging Browser-Based Mobile Platform

JenniferBirch

Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, has finally released a new platform for tablets and smartphones – the Firefox OS. It is a mobile operating system which is based on Linux technology. Similar to the Chrome OS, the system is built entirely within the HTML 5 environment, thus, making it a lightweight OS which could run smoothly even on devices with lower-end specs. For starters, we’ll discuss below the things that you need to know regarding this emerging mobile platform: When will it become available? As featured on Verizon…

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10 Things we learned about the iOS 7 from Apple’s Keynote

JenniferBirch

Aside from the iPhone 5S and 5C, Apple also unveiled in their Keynote last September 10 the latest operating system that will run these sleek machines. Named as the iOS 7, this upgrade promises iDevice fans various functions and features that will make the mobile experience safer and easier. Below is a roundup of the 10 new things to look out for in the iOS 7. 1. Numerous Features – In a news report from International Business Times, Apple’s latest operating system will have 200 new features. These range from…

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