While Samsung’s Galaxy S-series 5G phones have targeted premium smartphone customers, the South Korean company is using A-series devices to push high-speed 5G technologies into the mainstream. So while today’s announcement of the midrange Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G isn’t surprising, their price tags will likely help the …
Read More »U.S. government memo: Zoom is taking security concerns seriously
(Reuters) — Video conferencing company Zoom has been responsive to concerns over its software, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a memo recently distributed to top government cybersecurity officials and seen by Reuters. The memo — drafted by DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal …
Read More »Sea of Thieves free update Ships of Fortune sets sail April 22
Rare announced during today’s episode of Inside Xbox that a free update for Sea of Thieves will be available on Xbox One and PC on April 22. Sea of Thieves came out in 2019 for Xbox One and PC. It’s a multiplayer online game that has players teaming up in …
Read More »GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: Stanley Pierre-Louis, Keisha Howard, Blake Harris, and Josh Tsui
We’re taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And here’s the next slate of speakers: Stanley Pierre-Louis, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association; Keisha Howard, founder of Sugar Gamers; Blake Harris, author of Console Wars and The History of the Future; and Josh Tsui, director of …
Read More »Hearthstone: Ashes of Outland interview — The demon hunter workshop
When Ashes of Outland opens up shop April 7, Hearthstone will be celebrating more than just the arrival of a new expansion and Standard year — it will bring the first new class to Blizzard Entertainment’s digital card game since it launched out of a beta test in 2014. The …
Read More »SteelSeries acquires gaming-audio software Nahimic
SteelSeries is aiming to beef up its audio tools. And to make that happen, it is acquiring gaming-audio engineering company A-Volute. The two companies did not disclose the details of the deal, which they expect to close by the end of spring. This acquisition enables SteelSeries to add more features …
Read More »Privitar raises $80 million to let companies use big data without compromising privacy
Privitar, a U.K. startup that helps companies embed privacy protection into their data projects, has raised $ 80 million in a series C round of funding led by Warburg Pincus, with participation from Accel, Partech, IQ Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and ABN AMRO Ventures. Founded in 2014, London-based Privitar enables companies …
Read More »Facebook is selling refurbished Rift CV1s as Rift S remains sold out in U.S.
The Oculus Rift S and Quest are still out of stock, so in the U.S. Facebook is temporarily selling a “limited supply” of refurbished original Rifts for $ 299. That’s $ 100 less than the Rift S, which is priced at $ 399. The listing is only available in the U.S. The …
Read More »40 more game companies join WHO #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign
40 more game companies have joined the World Health Organization (WHO) #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign. And more the campaign has gained more than 4.7 billion consumer media impressions worldwide. The promotional campaign, organized by the game industry on behalf of the WHO, encourages healthy physical distancing by bringing special events, exclusives, activities, …
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