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Twitter Tests Audio Chat Rooms Called Spaces
Twitter announced Spaces Thursday morning, and the test might be seen as a natural progression of its work in the audio space . Twitter Spaces is a Clubhouse-like voice-based chat room. This is of course an extreme application of the new feature, but no doubt something that Twitter will need to consider should Spaces rollout to the entire community. [Full Article...]
Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon 888 Benchmark Scores, Posts Significant Performance Gains Over Predecessor
The tests were performed on a special Qualcomm reference device powered by the Snapdragon 888 alongside 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.0 storage and a 6.65-inch FHD display with 120Hz refresh rate. In comparison , the A14 Bionic powering the iPhone 12 series clocked an average of 1580 in single-core and 3600 in multi-core Geekbench 5.0 tests. [Full Article...]
Tokotoko Mario toy revealed during Super Nintendo World Direct
Nintendo has been looking to expand their reach beyond just games and merchandise for some time now, and today, we got to see firsthand what that would look like in regards to Super Nintendo World! We've seen photos and short videos of the park before, but this is the most detailed look yet. [Full Article...]
Shares Trailer for Original Film 'Palmer' Starring Justin Timberlake, Debuts January 29
Timberlake portrays former high school football star Eddie Palmer who is trying to get his life back in order following his prison sentence, in the clip released on Thursday. After bonding with Sam - who from the trailer appears to be either non-binary or transgender - Palmer grows as a person and his life improves. But when Sam's mother returns, Palmer's past returns to haunt him. [Full Article...]
Amazon calls on judge to recall Microsoft’s cloud contract
Because of these allegations, AWS is asking the court to declare that the re-awarding of the JEDI contract to Microsoft is "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law". "On remand, DoD relaxed the RFP's requirements to accommodate Microsoft's previously noncompliant technical approach to Price Scenario 6". "Twitter's decision to rely on AWS infrastruct... [Full Article...]
Microsoft Flight Simulator crosses over 2 million PC players since launch
On behalf of the entire team, a huge thank you to all the fans who have taken to the skies and are exploring our world while discovering the magic of flight with us. So they can fly ruff if they have to. We are excited to carry this momentum into 2021 - we will launch on Xbox Series X|S in the summer, we are planning 3 large updates to the simulation, and we will update the world 4-5 times with ad... [Full Article...]
Zoom exec charged in United States with disrupting Tiananmen commemorations
The description of the company matches Zoom, a popular USA -based videoconferencing app, developed in China . A lawyer for Jin could not be located. Most of of the meetings were organized and attended by United States participants, some of whom were dissidents who had participated in and survived the 1989 protests, court documents show. [Full Article...]
MyCANAL available on Fire TV
The launch on Fire TV devices expands the streaming universe for Comcast's "Stream" pay-TV app. With Main Menu in the center of the screen, you can easily navigate to key destinations like Home, Find, Live, Library, Profiles and more. After setting up the Alexa Voice Profile, switching Fire TV profiles is as simple as saying " Alexa , switch to my profile". Say, "Profiles" or select the prof... [Full Article...]