While the lawsuit hasn't surfaced in online court records, it's likely that BlackBerry has sued Facebook over patents that it owns on BlackBerry Messenger . BlackBerry claims in the lawsuit that the social media companies developed messaging applications that "co-opt BlackBerry's innovations" by using patented features touching on security, the user interface, and battery life. [Full Article...]
How it works is that you'll receive 5% back on digital purchases and 1% back on games bought physically. Buy a qualifying digital game for Nintendo Switch , Wii U™, or Nintendo 3DS™ family systems, or a physical game for the Nintendo Switch system. [Full Article...]
The monthly Android Security Bulletin for March 2018, and it bears noticing that Google has not slowed down in its efforts to provide Android users with these security updates. For flashing factory images, you can check out the official developer site and download the images specifically for your device. While this security patch will be rolled out over-the-air and should take at least a wee... [Full Article...]
And while the editors in Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 each improved on the original idea, Far Cry 5's map editor, now dubbed " Far Cry Arcade " is aiming to make it the best iteration yet. The development team is also pushing for more players to experiment with the Arcade creator this time around. Playing games in Far Cry Arcade earns you money and perks for the main game, so there's a reason... [Full Article...]
Google reckons that if its Bristlecone processor can work with a low enough error rate it should comfortably be able to demonstrate quantum supremacy in the not-too-distant future. Google scientists believed that a quantum computer capable of processing 49 qubits (bits that can be in either 0/1 or both states at the same time) would be able to surpass any conventional supercomputer in existe... [Full Article...]
According to The Verge , this is going to change. Microsoft is now working on bringing Cortana to its Outlook app for Android and iOS devices. The new integration will allow Cortana to read out emails aloud which is useful when you're driving or if you can't get to your phone. [Full Article...]
Regime ally Russian Federation last week announced a five-hour daily "humanitarian pause" in Eastern Ghouta , during which it said it would guarantee safe passage to civilians wishing to flee the enclave. Capturing the town has enabled the Syrian army to cut off supply routes and communication between the rebels in Eastern Ghouta, said SANA, adding that the rebels in that area are suffering chaos... [Full Article...]
We have no evidence of this, except for the frankly ludicrous amount of money that Grand Theft Auto Online brings in for Take-Two and Rockstar . The report should be taken with a big pinch of salt however. Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games which came out for PS3 and Xbox 360 and was released for PC, PS4 and Xbox One... [Full Article...]