You wanted better graphics? You got them. NVidia has just used the most advanced AI available (unless we count the one made by the jointed US-Reptilian operations in Area 51) to create a faithful render of a recorded video. As you can see on the picture above, the render looks pretty good: perhaps not as good as the latest, best-looking 4k video games, but still good for such a new tech. Do remember that this is not a graphic created from A to Z by graphics engine, but a picture of reality turned into a three dimensional render.NVidia’s work is a large step towards the real, immersive ...
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Tony Hawk Skate Jam, or virtual skateboard strikes on mobile this time
Maple Media, studio that deals solely in mobile games, has undertook a dangerously ambitious project – ressurecting the forgotten star that the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was. Their game will be a free app available for both Android and iOS. It will be released on December 13th; it’s weight will be 1.4 gigabyte.Maple Media has already done a number of sports games, Skateboard Party being one of them. That is good, but everything else that we know seems to prognoze a rather crappy game. The graphics are simply ugly – something like this would fly maybe four years ...
”Universally-recognized digital identity”,. An useful function or citizen spying tool a-la China?
Mastercard and Microsoft have just announced that they are will be working on the so-called universally-recognized digital identity. It is supposed to be a service that will basically put all the electronic data of its user into one place, allowing them to perform a variety of tasks with a single e-document, from taxes and registration to getting married (lets hope that no person will have to use the last one multiple times). Such a feature would probably make its users’ life simple – as well as give Mastercard and Microsoft access to lots and lots of personal data of said ...
”Dictator simulator” Tropico is coming out on iPad and iPhone
iPad version of a popular video game sim Tropico is coming out on December 18th. The game’s creator, Feral Interactive, have also promised that an iPhone version will be available sometime in 2019. The game, trailer of which can be watched here, will support fifth and sixth generation iPads as well as every generation of iPad Pro. It is already available for pre-order via App Store, where it costs $11.99. Tweet Vote on HN ...
A new Carmageddon game may be in development
THQ Nordic has been shopping hard lately – after buying the Kingdoms of Amalur and Alone in the Dark brands (both good but now forgotten), it is time for them to obtain true king of 90’s gaming, Carmageddon. Mix of car race and, for the lack of a better term, gorefest has been one of the best games of 1997, offering players a high quality racing game with an (un)healthy dose of blood mixed in. Sequels, unfortunately, have been gradually losing interest; the latest one, Carmageddon: Reincarnation from 2015 has passed with hardly anyone noticing. Here is to hope that THQ Nordic, a ...
Leaked specs of Sony Xperia XZ4
– 6.55′ display, 21:9,– Snapdragon 855 CPU,– 6GB RAM, 64 or 256GB ROM,– 3900mAh battery,– Android 9 Pie OS,– no notch!,– 5G connectivity modem.The phone will probably not see an official release before January 2019. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Restart loop affects LG G7
Restart loop is a pretty nasty glitch that causes the bugged device to be unable to properly start; instead it keeps on restarting over and over again until hard reset. This unfortunate glitch has reportedly began to plague a number of LG G7 smartphones. The reason for G7’s restart loop is currently unknown. Thankfully, LG reacted in the best possible way, namely by allowing every affected unit to be exchanged for a working one. You have to contact the LG tech support first, though.We will let you know if the reason and possible fix for the problem have been ...
Data of 100 million Quora accounts have been stolen
There is no end to grand data thefts in sight – Facebook was the biggest, but not the only victim (culprit?) of such crimes. E-thieves’ newest victim is Quora. In case you do not know Quora, it is basically the greatest Q&A forum in the world, with a large number of dedicated and, presumably at least, skilled members that provide high quality posts in response to people’s inquiries. Sadly, this peaceful corner of the web has been targeted by hackers. Cybernetic evildoers have taken data such as names, e-mail and IP addresses and Quora browsing history. Passwords have ...
Renders of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus leaked
OnLeaks strikes again! This time the good ol’ leakster brings us renders of Galaxy S10+, one of the Galaxy S10 line smartphones currently developed by Samsung. Other variants made are the normal Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Lite. The device’s looks is based on existing data, although there is no guarantee that it will be available in exacly this colour variant. What features the renders promise us are:– camera hole in the display,– dual selfie shooter,– 6.4′, aspect ratio 19:9,– thin bezels (as usually),– triple main camera,– 157,5 x 75,0 x ...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company will not construct the west LA tunnel after all
The Boring Company’s plans to construct a tunnel under the West LA have came to naught after the firm was faced with a class action. Citizens of LA have accused their city’s government of not conducting a proper environmental impact assessment before the investment. The new plan is to create a tunnel leading from the underground metro station to the Dodgers’ baseball stadium. Tweet Vote on HN ...