WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of devices starting from 1st of February. WhatsApp said the move was “necessary in order to protect the security of its users.” Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are those affected by the update. Most users won’t be affected by the update,…
The Russian government is about to begin testing its own internal Internet in order to determine whether the country’s information sharing networks can be isolated from the World Wide Web. Testing of the network is set to begin in November, and will see the “world wide web” temporarily replaced with a national system known as…
Fans have “slammed” WWE’s new game over a number of weird glitches and bugs. 2K’s latest video game in the series has been slated on social media, with one fan calling it “literally unplayable”. The hashtag #FixWWE2K20 has been tweeted 25,000 times since the game was released on 22 October, and fans say the game…
You may or may not know his name, but without him, video games wouldn’t be what they are today. Miyamoto joined Nintendo when it was moving into video games away from the Japanese playing cards it had made since 1889. His games have been flagships of every Nintendo video game console, with his earliest work…
Nintendo has now sold 36.87 million Switch consoles after moving 2.13 million units in the April-June quarter, a 13 percent increase year on year. Operating profit for the three month period was down 10.2 percent year on year to 27.4 billion yen ($252 million), while revenue was up 2.4 percent to 172 billion yen ($1.58…
Late last week, a hacker stole data from hundreds of Git code repositories and is holding it all for ransom on their servers, threatening to release code to the public if the owners don’t pay up. The breach was discovered when Github users found the following note in place of their code: “To recover your…
https://ww.getmonero.org/media/Monero_Promo.m4v Monero’s Security “Monero is a decentralized cryptocurrency, meaning it is secure digital cash operated by a network of users. Transactions are confirmed by distributed consensus and then immutably recorded on the blockchain. Third-parties do not need to be trusted to keep your Monero safe. It uses ring signatures, ring confidential transactions, and stealth addresses…
After a number of huge announcements, Apple has also announced that they will be releasing a credit card this summer. At Apple’s show time services event today, it announced a new Apple Card credit card, promising to improve things about the credit card experience with simpler applications, no fees, lower interest rates, and better rewards….
Instagram is testing its direct message feature for the web on mobile and on the desktop, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who tweeted a screenshot of the feature. Instagram is testing Direct on Web pic.twitter.com/bpdY9bep24 — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) February 12, 2019 Currently, the desktop experience on Instagram is…
Microsoft is getting ready to release a software development kit that allows game developers to integrate Xbox Live into any titles that run across PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. Xbox Live cross platform play will allow developers to use Xbox friends lists, multiplayer functionality, and achievements into existing mobile games. And it’s all…