Новости за 28.05.2019

Blood and Truth is a decidedly British PSVR game that plays out like a Guy Ritchie flick. It’s a grime-filled love letter to the kind of action pieces Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham flourish in – only you get to be the star of this one instead. It’s a PSVR-exclusive on-rails shooter developed by SIE London. VR gaming is full of these kinds of games – you teleport from cover to cover and shoot at legions of enemies – but none of them are quite like Blood and Truth. For starters, this one actually works. Читать дальше...

When Microsoft brought back the IntelliMouse Explorer – one of the most iconic mice ever made – I lamented the fact the company gave seemingly no consideration to the peripheral’s gaming performance. Gamers were the ones who most fondly remembered the mouse for its shape and performance, to the extent some still use the classic mouse today. Most other people probably wouldn’t even remember what the mouse was called. It seems Microsoft heard my complaints; the company today introduced the $60 Pro Intellimouse... Читать дальше...

It’s been a rollercoaster afternoon for Huawei news, even by the manic standards of this month. First, TechRadar managed to get a senior Huawei executive to confirm, on the record, that the company’s rumored Android replacement would be released next month. Then, almost immediately after, the company issued a swift denial. So, what happened? Let’s start at the beginning, when TechRadar Middle East managed to clinch an interview with Alaa Elshimy, Managing Director and Vice President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group Middle East. Читать дальше...

IOTA, a distributed ledger protocol for the Internet of Things, has released a new white paper detailing an upcoming software upgrade that promises to improve scalability and get rid of the network’s most centralized component – the Coordinator. The plan, more commonly known as the Coordicide, will ensure the network remains stable and secure without the need for a central entity. While the IOTA research team is confident it has found a workaround, the timeline for implementing the solution remains unclear. Читать дальше...

Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].” So far, Kik itself has contributed $5 million to the fund, which is apparently held in special Coinbase accounts. Earlier this month, Coindesk quoted its CEO saying the firm had... Читать дальше...

You can tell a lot about the direction of a company by looking at its tech stack. A great example of this comes from Facebook, which today announced the creation of a brand new open-source DHCP server, as it had outgrown the existing products. This tool, called DHCPLB, will allow it to more efficiently scale its data center efforts. First, a little bit of technical dreariness. Hang tight, dear reader, as this bit’s important. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Although it’s unlikely to be familiar to non-technical readers... Читать дальше...

Apple today released a new iPod Touch with A10 fusion chip that supports group FaceTime chats and improved augmented reality capabilities. The rest of the device is unchanged, compared to the previous generation iPod Touch, but it’s still nice to see it receive updates. The new, more powerful chip will let people play the latest games and use the newest iOS features. “We’re making the most affordable iOS device even better with a performance that is twice as fast as before, Group FaceTime and augmented... Читать дальше...

Over six courses packed with 130 hours of training, this is where to start understanding today’s data revolution. From key programming disciplines like Python and R Programming to some of the more critical data analysis tools like Hadoop, this training helps identify and use all the pieces you need to know in this impactful field.

Now this brings me back. Remember Quake 2? This iconic first-person shooter was released towards the tail-end of the 1990’s, and boasted fast-paced and ultra-violent gameplay. As you’d expect from any ID Software title released during that era, the plot was fairly simple: you’re stranded on an alien planet, and as the sole survivor of an invasion force, you’ve got to murder anything that moves. Quake 2 was about as cerebral as a Dolph Lundgren film, but we loved it anyway. Feeling nostalgic yet? Well... Читать дальше...

Holding cryptocurrency can be exhilarating, yet absolutely depressing. Luckily, a website automatically transmogrifies Bitcoin activity into soft, soothing sounds to help you relax through its ups-and-downs. Yes, you could even call it “Bitcoin ASMR.” BitListen is a “real-time Bitcoin transaction visualizer.” Individual Bitcoin transactions appear on screen as bubbles, and the amounts dictate their size. Large bubbles trigger big sounds, while smaller ones softly drift in and out of existence. BitListen supports three instruments... Читать дальше...

Love hosting movie nights? Want to watch a game with your friends, but don’t have a big-screen TV? Then hop on to the deal wagon and grab this Anker Nebula Prizm LED home projector for just $72, down from $109. This entry-level project will be great for your living room or recreational room. It projects a picture of up to 95-inches in size at 800 x 480 resolution. While that doesn’t sound like much, it’s worth remembering that it’s slightly higher than the resolution of standard-definition TV broadcasts. Читать дальше...

The solution to the solution is the MOFT, or, as it’s better known, the “invisible” laptop stand. Right now, you can get the MOFT and save a couple bucks at the same time with this $17 sale price from TNW Deals with limited time promo code: WEEKEND15.

It’s interesting to see the continuing evolution of HP’s laptop division into a more premium, aspirational brand. That shift is typified by the swathe of natural covers the company is offering. Last November, it added a real leather option to its Spectre Folio line. And now, it’s offering the HP Envy line in two different wood options. HP is offering a dark option, Nightfall Black with Natural Walnut, alongside a lighter alternative, called Natural Silver with Pale Birch. No matter what option you choose... Читать дальше...

Beginning in 2016, China saw the sudden and meteoric rise of the short video social media platform Kuaishou 快手. The app had been quietly accumulating a following since its launch in 2011, focusing on half-organic, half-algorithm-driven growth and ignoring traditional media and influencer marketing altogether. The strategy worked, and as of 2018, it was sitting on a registered user base of over 700 million people, with 100 million daily active users. What makes it unique among Chinese apps is not its feature set... Читать дальше...

Accounting behemoth EY is putting wine on the blockchain. In a press release from last week (spotted by CoinDesk), the company announced it has developed a blockchain-powered platform for tracking the authenticity and origins of wine. The system, which is based on EY‘s suite of blockchain tools Ops Chain, makes it possible to “determine the quality, provenance, and authenticity of new and vintage wines.” The solution – called the TATTOO Wine Platform – will “focus on markets in China, Japan, South Korea... Читать дальше...

Do you use 3D Touch on your iPhone? If not, don’t worry. Apple is getting rid of it for a cheaper alternative. MacRumors reports that a team of Barclays analysts claims they have ‘confirmed’ that 3D Touch will be eliminated from all iPhone models coming out in 2019. The company intends to replace it with the cheaper Haptic Touch technology that it introduced with last year’s iPhone XR. This adds credence to previous reports from the Wall Street Journal back in January, which said Apple was looking... Читать дальше...

Computex, a yearly trade show on computers and technology, is underway in Taiwan and we might see some mind-boggling PC products. Asus was one of the firsts to take to stage today, and they announced a dual-screen laptop called ZenBook Pro Duo with two 4K screens, and that immediately caught my eye. The device’s primary screen is a 15.6-inc 4K UHD display with 16:9 aspect ratio. Its secondary screen is a 14-inch 4K UHD display, called ScreenPad Plus, with a 32:9 aspect ratio. The tech company has... Читать дальше...