Facebook Reveals Its Own Free Cloud Gaming
Facebook Gaming now offers a cloud game streaming service. For now, it will offer free productions and there will be no dedicated subscription. Facebook announced that it does not intend to compete with services such as GeForce Now and Google Stadia.
video games
October 26, 2020
Streamers Should Buy Licenses for Streaming?
The creative director of Stadia Montreal voiced a rather controversial thesis. According to him, anyone who wants to livestream video games should pay for a relevant license to the developer or publisher.
video games
October 23, 2020
Google's Ex-CEO on Social Media: „Amplifiers for Idiots”
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and member of Alphabet holding's board of directors, currently one of its shareholders, said during a conversation that social media serve as amplifiers for idiots and crazy people. In his opinion, this was not the original idea of their creators and unless something changes, new regulations will appear.
hardware & software
October 23, 2020
Farmville Leaves Facebook After 11 Years
11 years after its launch, Farmville disappears from Facebook. The decision was made due to the imminent end of support for Flash.
video games
September 28, 2020
Amazon Announces Luna, Its Own „Netflix for Gamers”
Amazon announced Luna, a video game streaming service to compete with similar services from Google, Nvidia or Microsoft. The official controller and list of launch titles were also revealed.
hardware & software
September 25, 2020
Former YouTube Moderator Sues Company for Work-related Trauma
A former YouTube moderator decided to sue her former employer, arguing that watching videos that often depicted very violent scenes for several hours a day result in her suffering from depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
hardware & software
September 22, 2020
No More TikTok for US Citizens as Donald Trump Keeps His Word
Donald Trump's regulation to prevent Americans from further downloading of TikTok and WeChat applications will come into force this Sunday. The information was confirmed by the administration of the current US President.
hardware & software
September 19, 2020
Take-Two's CEO: „We Didn't Waste Money on VR.”
During an interview for Protocol, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, spoke quite skeptically about VR. He said he was happy that he hadn't shared the huge enthusiasm for the platform for years and „didn't waste any money on it”. He is also not convinced about gaming in the cloud.
other
September 17, 2020
EA Announces the End of Origin
Electronic Arts is changing the name of its platform, which was a competition for Steam. It will no longer be called Origin, instead the app will simply be named EA.
video games
September 15, 2020
Bitdefender Blocked Windows 10 Update as Potential Threat
Users of the Bitdefender antivirus software may have a small „problem” with the latest Windows 10 update. Security software claims there is a virus in Microsoft;s latest update.
hardware & software
September 10, 2020
Engineer Leaves Facebook Saying the Company Makes Money on Hate
One of Facebook's software engineers decided to give up his job in the company because, in his opinion, the company makes money on hatred and its only goal is profit.
hardware & software
September 9, 2020
Google May be Accused of Monopolistic Practices - Again
According to the Reuters news agency - citing several anonymous sources - U.S. Department of Justice investigators may soon be bringing several monopoly charges against Google. The accusations concern mainly two areas - web browser and contracts on the advertising market.
hardware & software
September 7, 2020
Facebook Sues Dealer of Fake Likes on Instagram
Facebook has taken legal action against a developer selling likes on Instagram.
hardware & software
August 31, 2020
Battle of Web Browsers Across the Last 25 Years
Pie Chart Pirate channel published a video, showing the evolution of popularity of individual web browsers between 1994-2019.
hardware & software
August 31, 2020
„Don't Launch Them” - Starlink Satellites are Bothering Astronomers
SpaceX continues the Starlink program. There are already over 600 satellites in orbit. Meanwhile, many astronomers are voicing their concerns. They claim that the Elon Musk's project may make it harder to explore the space.
hardware & software
August 27, 2020
Worst Smartphone Sales Since 2013
Smartphone sales results from the first half of 2020 show biggest drops in history.
hardware & software
August 26, 2020
Reddit Users Banned in Spades for Hate Speech
Reddit's authorities have started banning users who promote hate speech. Since the change of content rules, 7 thousand accounts that violated the new rules have been removed.
hardware & software
August 20, 2020
Facebook is a Threat to Public Health? Specialists Warn
A lot of information on Facebook can be a health hazard. Avaaz is presenting a report on the increase in harmful content related to the pandemic and medicine in general.
hardware & software
August 20, 2020
Microsoft is Slowly Ceasing Support for Internet Explorer
Microsoft plans to gradually phase-out support for Internet Explorer 11 as part of its own service ecosystem (Microsoft 365) - the process will end in August 2021. Next March, the company also intends to cease the release of security updates for older versions of the Microsoft Edge browser.
hardware & software
August 19, 2020
Apple Patents its Own Game Streaming on 5G
An Apple's patent for streaming games over the 5G network has recently been made public. According to it, a game is to be played on a server and the mobile device is only to display the transmitted image.
hardware & software
August 18, 2020