June, 2018

• 23 June

  Alexa for hospitality, Fortnite makes $100M on mobile

  

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• 22 June

  Valve’s Knuckles EV2 controller will let you squeeze objects in games

  

  VR still has some major problems to solve — like the pesky cord that often tethers you to a PC.  But Valve, the company that’s working on three full-length VR games (you may also know it from a little thing called Steam), might soon solve the problem of being able to naturally pick up, hold and squeeze objects with your …

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• 22 June

  Google Measure app now works with Pixel 2, Galaxy S9

  

  Google’s latest update for its Measure app makes it compatible with a much wider variety of phones. Previously only working with Google’s augmented reality (AR) platform Tango, the app can now be used on all ARCore phones — such as the company’s Pixel 2, Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium and Samsung’s Galaxy S9. The update also brings a fresh user interface …

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• 22 June

  Samsung is reportedly testing an Android Go phone

  

  Samsung may be testing a budget-priced phone that runs on Google’s Android Go — an operating system meant for lower-end phones. According to SamMobile, a phone with the model number of SM-J260G is reportedly being tested internationally in Europe, Latin America and Asia. 21 hidden Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus features +30 more See all photos The report says that …

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• 22 June

  Google Chrome’s mystery sawtooth tabs have (slightly) changed my life

  

  When I say “I work on the internet,” I don’t mean it in an “I have a lot of email” kind of way. I mean my beefy homebuilt computer is constantly running out of memory — because I might have 100 browser tabs open at any given time.  But a month or two ago, Google Chrome gave me an unexpected …

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• 22 June

  Facebook may add ‘your time’ tool to fight social media addiction

  

  Tech addiction is a hot topic, and rumor has it Facebook is working on a feature to help people re-engage with the real world. The tech giant is testing a tool called “Your Time on Facebook” that could help users manage time spent on the social media platform, according to screenshots shared by serial tipster Jane Manchun Wong. The purported feature …

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• 22 June

  Microsoft’s Bing lets you find strangers’ jeans with your phone camera

  

  Don’t know what something is called and your description isn’t cutting it for a search engine? Besides Google Lens, now you can also search using pictures on Bing. Microsoft on Thursday launched a new function on Bing that lets you search an image on the web using your camera, the company said in a blog post. This AI-powered feature is …

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• 22 June

  This Halter ED

  

  Cheeps! I need a vacation — so I’m taking one. You’ll have to live without me for the next couple weeks, but fear not: I’ve lined up a few sweet deals that’ll pop up while I’m gone, and CNET has a deep bench of awesome cheapskates to fill in the gaps. Speaking of benches, are you tired of sitting all …

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• 22 June

  Westworld game sparks lawsuit: Fallout makers say it’s ‘a blatant rip

  

  Bethesda Softworks, the company behind the Fallout and Elder Scrolls video game franchises, is suing Warner Bros. over its Westworld mobile game. Bethesda alleges that Warner Bros. and Westworld game developer Behaviour copied code from Bethesda’s game Fallout Shelter (via GameSpot). According to the court documents, Bethesda hired Behaviour to help develop Fallout Shelter in 2014. Years later Warner Bros. …

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• 22 June

  Samsung’s Galaxy S10 might ditch the iris scanner

  

  Although Samsung introduced iris scanning only two years ago with the Galaxy Note 7, it looks like it may be retiring the feature for the Galaxy S10, according to Korean publication The Bell.  The report claims that Samsung is already developing parts for the upcoming Galaxy S10, but has no plans to include an iris scanning module like in previous Galaxy …

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