Monday, January 30, 2017

Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice and other top stories.

  • Nintendo Switch: One last roll of the dice

    Mark Walton reader comments 39 In 2016, just 10 Wii U games were released at retail. Of those, two were Lego games, one was Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and the other was downright terrible (not to mention cross platform). Of the three Nintendo-made games released, only Twilight Princess HD—a slick port of 10-year-old game—impressed. That left just Atlus' crossover RPG Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE to pick up the slack. And while it's an excellent game, it's also only of niche..
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  • Microsoft: Windows 7 in 2017 is so outdated that patches can't keep it secure

    Microsoft: Windows 7 in 2017 is so outdated that patches can't keep it secure
    Windows 7 "does not meet the requirements of modern technology, nor the high security requirements of IT departments", according to Microsoft. Image: Microsoft Microsoft has kicked off its three-year countdown for Windows 7's end of extended support, warning enterprises they'll pay dearly for sticking with the platform's outdated security compared with Windows 10.Enterprises can of course delay upgrading until J..
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  • Apple Possibly Planning to Launch iPhone 6 Battery Exchange Program

    Apple Possibly Planning to Launch iPhone 6 Battery Exchange Program
    Apple may be preparing to launch an iPhone 6 battery exchange program for undisclosed reasons, according to Japanese website Mac Otakara. It is unclear if the iPhone 6 program would be related to Apple's existing iPhone 6s battery replacement program. Apple launched that program in November after it determined that a "very small number of iPhone 6s devices may unexpectedly shut down" due to a manufacturing issue. A number of iPhone 6s users said their devices typically shut down with aro..
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  • Microsoft shows off its new Xbox One dashboard

    Microsoft shows off its new Xbox One dashboard
    Microsoft revealed last week that it's planning to rebuild the Xbox One dashboard with a focus on speed. While the software giant revealed common tasks will be faster, Mike Ybarra, head of platform engineering for Xbox, has now teased exactly what the ...
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  • Apple's UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency fluctuations

    Apple's UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency fluctuations
    Prices in the UK's App Store are set to rise 25 percent as the pound continues to lose value after Brexit. According to a letter sent to Apple developers reported by 9to5Mac and confirmed by The Verge, the cost of the former cheapest apps will rise ...
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  • This is why the LG G6 won't explode like the Galaxy Note 7

    This is why the LG G6 won't explode like the Galaxy Note 7
    It’s not surprising to see smartphone makers and smartphone users worry about potential battery issues, considering what happened to the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung will soon tell us why the phone exploded, and announce new measures to protect the user’s safety. But Samsung isn’t the only company looking to protect its customers when it comes to smartphone batteries. LG has devised special measures to prevent battery overheating and explosions in its upcoming flagship, the LG G6. Talking to The Ko..
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  • Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand

    Catch Up on the Explosive $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Facebook Before Zuck Takes the Stand
    Palmer Luckey (AP), Mark Zuckerberg (Getty), Brendan Iribe (AP) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants escape the Silicon Valley bubble and travel to different parts of America as part of his 2017 New Year’s resolution. It looks like the first stop on his journey will be a Northern District of Texas Federal courtroom. Zuckerberg, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, and former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe will testify this week in a $2 billion dollar lawsuit brought by ZeniMax Media, the o..
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  • Facebook's Sandberg Unveils 'Startup Garage' in Paris

    Facebook's Sandberg Unveils 'Startup Garage' in Paris
    Facebook Inc. will open a startup incubator at Paris’s soon-to-debut entrepreneur campus created by billionaire Xavier Niel, as Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg vows to keep investing in France. The most important business stories of the day. Get Bloomberg's daily newsletter. Politics The latest political news, analysis, charts, and dispatches from Washington. You will ..
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  • ZTE's Hawkeye crowdsourced phone gets some actual specs

    ZTE's Hawkeye crowdsourced phone gets some actual specs
    The truth is, ZTE’s Hawkeye phone was one of countless devices that got lost in the insurmountable signal to noise that was CES. And let’s be honest, of all of the far out pitches the company received in the lead up to its first Project CSX crowdfunding device launch, the winner was really one of the more mundane selections. The eye-tracking, adhesive handset hit Kickstarter on January 4th, and while it’s certainly not a lost cause, two full weeks after launch, the product is only a fraction o..
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