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'Overwatch' GOTY Edition, Free Weekend Revealed; New Video Highlights Fans
A blogpost did once refer to Ecopoint as an Arena map, but a datamine past year appeared to point to Arena being an entirely new, still unseen mode. Players will also be able to level up fast, earn some loot boxes, and unlock various new customization options. The event will also coincide with a free weekend taking place across PS4, Xbox One and PC. [Full Article...]
Owlboy flies onto the Nintendo Switch
The box retails for 540 yen (equivalent to $5 USD) and is meant to be part of the Nintendo Switch Splatoon 2 bundle but it doesn't contain a single thing; it really is just an empty cardboard box. It's been many months since the console was out in the market and the only major first party games (or even third party for that matter) are Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Binding ... [Full Article...]
Google's education app Expeditions is getting a new AR mode
The ZenFone AR isn't the first smartphone with incorporated Tango technology, as the Lenovo Phab Pro 2 which arrived a year ago also has this feature . The Expeditions AR mode will debut in schools later in the year as part of Google's Pioneer Program , which you can sign your school up to here. Photographic Maestro: TheZenFone AR is also an accomplished camera smartphone. [Full Article...]
LEAKED: OnePlus 5 to feature 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras and more!
Even last week, the company confirmed that they will skip the OnePlus 4 and launch the OnePlus 5 instead and that the smartphone will see the light of the day sometime this summer. The device will have a 5.5-inch quad-HD display with 1440x2560 pixels resolution. While the post does confirm the presence of a dual-camera setup, it suggests the two sensors will be laid out horizontally and not ve... [Full Article...]
Google may preview stand alone virtual reality headset at developer conference
Most likely, this is HTC's take on the Samsung Gear VR device, only this headset will not even require a phone. At the Google IO 2017 conference today, Google announced amidst its VR news that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will receive a software update this summer that brings with its support for Google's Daydream VR platform. [Full Article...]
Trusts told to remain vigilant with updated cyber-attack guidance
That's down from seven yesterday . NHS England said it "is continuing to work with GP surgeries to ensure that they are putting in place a range of measures to protect themselves". The organisation also confirmed that it was safe to connect to the service's internal email system, NHSmail, after work was completed by experts to ensure servers were ready to use. [Full Article...]
Google's Plan to Make GCP 'The Best Cloud for Machine Learning'
In benchmarks in 2015 using Google's machine-learning jobs, the TPU ran 15 to 30 times faster and delivered 30 to 80 times better performance per watt than Intel's Haswell server CPU and Nvidia's K80 GPU . The Google Cloud TPU delivers up to 180 teraflops of computing power. Google says its latest machine translation model takes a full day to train on 32 of the highest-powered modern ... [Full Article...]
Dontnod confirms a new Life is odd is in development
With a unique hand-drawn art style, Life Is Strange is a compelling, story-driven experience where choice and effect play a key role in how the narrative unfolds. In the short YouTube video above, the French developers gave a special shout-out to their fans, thanking them for their fan art, letters, statues and cosplay photos. [Full Article...]