August, 2018

• 9 August

  Here’s every Android device compatible with Fortnite

  

  Fortnite is finally here for Android users. The announcement came alongside Samsung’s unveiling of the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch and the Galaxy Home.  The release of Fortnite is currently in beta, and available only for Galaxy users for a short time. How long exactly? That hasn’t been announced. You can sign up for a …

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• 9 August

  Samsung beefs up Bixby with more conversational capabilities

  

  Samsung is making its digital helper more helpful. The tech giant’s Bixby voice assistant is becoming more conversational and personal, part of an effort to make the service more useful, the company said at its Unpacked press event in New York on Thursday. Samsung used the event to introduce its latest phone, the Galaxy Note 9. For example, if you ask …

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• 9 August

  Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch UK pricing and availability

  

  Roll out the welcome wagon; Samsung’s big flagship phone of the year is here. The company unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 at an event in New York on Thursday, and it’s a pricey one. The Galaxy Note 9 officially goes on sale Aug. 24 but will be available for preorder from Aug. 9. If you want to buy the phone …

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• 9 August

  Google Doodle marks 110th birthday of Native American engineer Mary G. Ross

  

  Google Doodle on Thursday celebrated what would’ve been the 110th birthday of Mary G. Ross, the first female Native American engineer. Ross — the great-granddaughter of the Cherokee Chief John Ross — was born in Oklahoma on Aug. 9, 1908, and quickly showed talent in math, and a passion for aviation and science. After Ross earned her master’s degree from …

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• 9 August

  Magic Leap One AR headset is out now for $2,295, but only in six specific cities

  

  Floating holograms. Space-age goggles. The Magic Leap One, the mysterious augmented reality headset, has been promised for so many years, it started to seem as unreal as the worlds it supposedly creates. We’re here to tell you: Magic Leap is a real thing. Its debut headset is now available to buy, but at $2,295 with availability in only a few …

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• 9 August

  Fortnite for Android is temporarily a Samsung exclusive

  

  Fortnite for Android has finally arrived, Epic Games announced at the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch on Thursday. But most of the Android community won’t be able to access it until Sunday, Aug. 12. For anyone who simply can’t wait to download it, here’s how. Gamers have been waiting for months for word of when Epic Games’ Fortnite would finally …

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• 9 August

  Apple’s Siri team looks to boost recognition of local destinations

  

  Siri may soon get better at recognizing the name of your favorite local watering hole or burger joint. Apple’s Siri Speech Recognition Team said Thursday that it’s improved the voice assistant’s ability to identify names of local destinations and points of interest. Virtual assistants have been great with big brand names like Starbucks, but they’ve had a harder time recognizing …

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• 9 August

  Facebook bans sites that host blueprints of 3D

  

  Facebook, the world’s largest social network, said Thursday it’s banning websites that host and share blueprints of 3D-printed guns. “Sharing instructions on how to print firearms using 3D printers is not allowed under our Community Standards,” said a company spokesperson in an email statement. “In line with our policies, we are removing this content from Facebook.” BuzzFeed News reported the …

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• 9 August

  Charge a Note 9 and Galaxy Watch at the same time with the Samsung Wireless Charger Duo

  

  With wireless charging becoming the new norm, having a handy spot to juice up your phone and other wireless-charging-compatible devices is important. So far, iPhone owners have been waiting (and waiting) for Apple’s AirPower multidevice charging pad, and Logitech just announced a new iPhone-specific charging dock.  Now Samsung is pairing its just-announced Galaxy Note 9 phone and Galaxy Watch smartwatch …

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• 9 August

  Fortnite on Android plays just as well as you’d hope

  

  Fortnite for Android was released Thursday during Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 reveal. And at least until Monday, it’ll be available exclusively on Samsung phones. Installing the game will take a few unexpected steps, since Epic Games is skirting the Google Play store in favor of the Samsung Games Center, but once you boot things up, rest assured that your favorite …

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