Sky, originally billed as an Apple TV exclusive video game, is now available on more platforms. That is not all, though: the game is said to come out for even more platforms soon, namely Android, Mac and PC. Cool.Sky: Children of the Light is an adventure game with simple but beautiful graphics, much of which is spent in the air as our character flies across the beautiful world. The game can be played alone or with friends in a co-op mode. It can be downloaded for free from App Store, and contains microtransactions that cost 0.99$ or ...
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It is very much possible that Russian secret services are using FaceApp for their own ends
FaceApp is not a new application, but it is currently living through a sort of ”renessaince” thanks to thousands of people using a new option to make their faces look older, therefore taking a peek at what they might look like in a dozen or so or more years. It is a fun thing to do, but, as is the case with many fun activities, there is a dark side to it. In the case of Faceapp its dark side is, sadly, Russia.The problem lies in FaceApp’s servers, places where the data of all the FaceApp users is being held. These servers are located in Russia. Russian government, not ...
iPhone-connected blood pressure monitors by Withings
Withings, a known developer of iPhone-connected health devices, has jut launched two new blood pressure monitors, BPM Core and the BPM Connect. BPM Core is an all-in-one device that can simultaneously record an electrocardiogram, measure blood pressure and listen to the heart via a digital stethoscope, all of that in just a minute and a half. As for the BPM Connect, it is merely an upgraded version of the Withings blood pressure monitor: its function is to take and view cardiovascular readings at home and, afterwards, share them with a medical professionals if needed. Both devices are ...
Peter Thiel, billionaire Silicon Valley investor, believes that Google should be investigated for treason
In his Sunday TV appearance, Peter Thiel said that he believes Google needs to be investigated by both FBI and CIA due to the company’s treasonous, as he put it, decision to work not with the US government but with the Chinese military instead. As is often the case in such, err, cases, Thiel has no evidence of Google’s wrongdoing: nevertheless, billionaire investor implied that not only the company is working for China, but that it has also been infiltrated by Chinese spies. The only real backing for Thiel’s opinion – at least only real backing that is known to the ...
Bruce the Aussie Slang Bot, Facebook’s aide for those who do not speak gibberish, I mean Australian
Ah, Australia. You never fail to bring a smile to my face with your tech-related news. Today I had the pleasure – and now you, the readers, will – of learning about Bruce, the Aussie Slang Bot. Bruce is a Facebook app designed for tourists. Its main objective is to quickly translate Australian slang terms into English that can be actually understood by normal people. Bruce offers translations of over one thousand Australian slang terms, which, granted, is most of them, but still misses some of the more NSFW ones, e.g. fuckwit, pissbolt or my favourite ”We are not here to ...
Fake iCloud unlocks. Don’t waste your time and money.
Many people have problems with Apple blockade called Find my iPhone (iCloud). Find My iPhone is a special security option available for all Apple products. The owner of the device creates a special login and password for his/her device. The information is not stored on any servers or websites so there is no way even for Apple company to know your password. If for any reason you lost or forgot your password you can contact Apple company to reset your account, but you won’t receive the password itself. To reset your login information you need to access the e-mail connected to the given ...
Good news for you Hong Kong citizens – Octopus Transit Card will begin supporting Apple Pay later this year
According to the Tech blog Ata Distance, the leak that has later been officially confirmed by Octopus Cards Limited, iOS 13 will be released with built-in support for the Octopus contactless payment system. Snippet of the code has been spotted in Apple’s online JSON-based Apple Pay pass identifie; it showed references to Octopus.iOS 13 will hit Apple smartphones sometime in Fall; it is expected to support Octopus Transit Card right off the bat. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Bitcoin mining uses up more energy than whole Switzerland
Maybe that is because they do not use electric watches? 😀 According to the scientists from the University of Cambridge, energy consumption of Bitcoin mining has reached great/hilarious/horrible proportions. Using a so-called CBECI (Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index) engine, the scientists calculated that Bitcoin mining is responsible for 0.25 percent of worldwide electrical power usage. That is more than the aforementioned Switzerland, a modern country, requires to keep running. Creating Bitcoin currency requires 8 gigawatts of electrical power per day, or 61,76 ...
Creators of new Modern Warfare have come out about its new multiplayer mode, Gunfight
Gunfight will consist of six short rounds, 40 seconds each. Two teams of two players each will fight in small maps made specifically for this game mode. Gunfight will not allow for healing or picking up teammates – the whole point is for the matches to be fast and short. Interestingly, players will not pick up their own weapons. Instead, the game will give both teams a set of random guns every two rounds.Over an hour long stream from Gunfight can be watched under here – ...
Official renders of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 are out
Access to these graphics has been granted to the German website Winfuture.de. The new pictures show front, back and sides (in this link – https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/aMNk9kpTURBXy8yMWNhNWE3YWQxZGQ5ZWQ5NDRiNzVmZmY2MDE1ODExOC5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCw4GhMAU) of the upcoming device. Some of the more noteworthy elements of Note 10’s design are selfie shooter placed in the middle of the upper front panel, triple main camera (supposedly quadrupal in the Galaxy Note 10+) and gradient colour variants.Price of this device is yet to be announced. We will probably learn it on ...