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Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet

Due to the increasing popularity of online games such as Fortnite, 31% of homesteads in Great Britain have decided to upgrade their Internet speed. The data was published by MoneySuperMarket.

hardware & software

Milosz Szubert

March 26, 2019

Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet

Blood and Truth - New Trailer and Release Date

During the State of Play event, Sony showed a new trailer of the action game Blood & Truth. Sony also announced the release date.

movies & tv series

Adrian Werner

March 25, 2019

Blood and Truth - New Trailer and Release Date

Apple Arcade: New Video Game Subscription Service

During today's conference, Apple revealed the Apple Arcade service, enabling us to access over 100 exclusive titles for iOS and MacOS for a monthly fee.

video games

March 25, 2019

Apple Arcade: New Video Game Subscription Service

Apple Develops a Premium Subscription for Mobile Games?

Bloomberg agency shared a piece of interesting information about the Apple company. According to the agency's sources, the American company plans to reveal a paid video game subscription service akin to Xbox Game Pass.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

March 24, 2019

Apple Develops a Premium Subscription for Mobile Games?

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were stored on company servers in unencrypted form since at least seven years, reports KrebsOnSecurity.

hardware & software

March 22, 2019

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Google Stadia Requires 25 Mb/s For Smooth 1080p in 60fps

Phil Harrison, the boss of Google Stadia project, has shared some information about the bandwidth required to be able to play in FullHD and 60 fps.

hardware & software

March 21, 2019

Google Stadia Requires 25 Mb/s For Smooth 1080p in 60fps

Apple VOD - Competition For Netflix and HBO GO?

Is Apple planning to reveal VOD this month? The company has sent invitations to a spring conference, which is to take place on March 25.

movies & tv series

Konrad Serafinski

March 12, 2019

Apple VOD - Competition For Netflix and HBO GO?

Epic Games Store Lacks Even Most Basic Account Security Measures

Registering an account on Epic Games Store is as easy as pie – the user isn't even obliged to verify the email address they've provided.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

March 5, 2019

Epic Games Store Lacks Even Most Basic Account Security Measures

Paradox Launches a Dedicated Multi-platform Mod Website

Paradox Interactive has launched a new multi-platform mod service for the studio's titles, such as Cities: Skylines or Surviving Mars.

video games

Michael Kulakowski

February 21, 2019

Paradox Launches a Dedicated Multi-platform Mod Website

Google Will Unveil a Game Streaming Platform

Good chances are that Google will reveal its game streaming platform, currently known as Project Yeti or Project Stream, during this year's GDC.

video games

Bart Swiatek

February 20, 2019

Google Will Unveil a Game Streaming Platform

Google Won't Block Ad Blockers

Google decided to withdraw from the planned changes to the Chromium engine, the technology behind the Chrome browser, which were to prevent users from employing ad-blocking browser plugins.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 18, 2019

Google Won't Block Ad Blockers

Razer Game Store Closes After 10 Months

Razer Game Store, the digital distribution service founded by the dedicated gaming peripherals manufacturer, will close by the end of this month.

video games

Adrian Werner

February 17, 2019

Razer Game Store Closes After 10 Months

The World Cracks Down on Pirate Websites

Websites with games, films, music and other illegal materials are increasingly often being blocked by internet providers. The scale of their activities is growing and their efficiency is being praised by MPA.

hardware & software

Conrad Hazi

February 13, 2019

The World Cracks Down on Pirate Websites

Tencent Invests $150 Million in Reddit

The Chinese Tencent corporation has invested 150 mln dollars in Reddit. The famous message board intends to use the money to develop its own advertising platform and expand on new markets.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 12, 2019

Tencent Invests $150 Million in Reddit

Spotify Will Ban for Ad Blockers

Soon, Spotify will change its treatment of users that block the site’s ads. The company intends to ban any account on which ad blockers are detected.

hardware & software

Adrian Werner

February 9, 2019

Spotify Will Ban for Ad Blockers

Firefox Will Disable Automatic Video Playback

Soon Mozilla Firefox will be able to turn off automatic playback of video materials.

hardware & software

February 5, 2019

Firefox Will Disable Automatic Video Playback

YouTube May Remove Thumbs Down

YouTube intends to put a leash on thumbs down as counterattack against haters who took a liking to bombing contents of some particular creators.

hardware & software

February 5, 2019

YouTube May Remove Thumbs Down

Android, iOS and Switch Get Xbox Live Support

Microsoft plans to expand Xbox Live support on Android and iOS devices, as well as the Nintendo Switch console.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 4, 2019

Android, iOS and Switch Get Xbox Live Support

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

Tech Crunch reports that Facebook used a special app to collect the data of its users for money.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

January 31, 2019

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

YouTube plans to reduce the visibility so-called borderline content

YouTube informed that it intends to change the website’s system of recommendations – the aim is to limit the visibility of so-called borderline content.

other

Bart Swiatek

January 29, 2019

YouTube plans to reduce the visibility so-called borderline content