A few days ago Microsoft has officially patented a method of integrating fingerprint scanner into a keyboard button, namely the Windows button. The basics of the method are being shown in a picture added to the document. It is unknown if this method will ever reach personal computers; the rumour says it is being designed with Surface laptops in mind. Tweet Vote on HN ...

I am not movie critic but I recognize a flop when I see one, and Doom: Annihilation will flop hard. First trailer of the movie just came out; it shows us the main cast, some daemons and a biga… really huge BFG. Oh, and it also shows this being a low budget clip, and a really low budget one at that. I have a hard time considering this movie some sort of homage to the Doom series: it looks more like a cheap way of making some buck, considering the popularity of Doom 2016 and the positive reactions to Doom: Eternal trailers. The decision of putting a woman in the main role will probably ...

Hypertrending is a new app function announced by the Foursquare, creators of the Foursquare City Guide search-and-discovery mobile app. The goal of this feature, currently limited to Austin, Texas, is to show its users how many people have recently been to any of the more well-known spots in town: pubs, cinemas, restaurants, clubs et cetera. Limited range of the app is Foursquare’s way of avoiding possible privacy concerns; they want to test it out first to see how, quote, ”creepy” do people find using it. If the results will be satisfactory, they will consider releasing ...

Quite a bit, actually, as a handful of new info has just appeared on the Japanese blog Macotakara. What exacly it is that they know?– 9.7′ display. Earlier rumours spoke about 10 inches,– no Face ID identification,– Touch ID start button,– headphone jack,– cheaper, budget version of that device may be coming out in March.Release date, price and availability of iPad 9.7′ are currently unknown. Tweet Vote on HN ...

In October 2018, Microsoft brought a new piece of software to Windows 10 OS. It was called Your Phone and it allowed a few unimpressive functions to the PC, namely allowing the user to read texts and watch pictures from their phone on their stationary. Soon, Your Phone will get a third function, one that might make the whole application a bit more interesting: namely, it will allow us to reproduce the display of our smartphone on our computer. This in turn will allow us to not only see what is happening on our phone at the moment but also have a partial remote control over its apps, and ...

Metal Slug is a pretty popular arcade shooter series that started its life as an arcade coin game back in the ancient times of 1996. Ever since then, numerous sequels & variants of the game have been released on many different gaming platforms. The newest game in the series, Metal Slug Infinity, will be a smartphone production. Made by one Ekkorr studio (Endless Frontier), MS Infinity will be an idle RPG. Idle video games, made with people who are tired, absent-minded or brain dead, are games where the majority of events in-game take place automatically; player’s role is limited ...

A few weeks ago Spotify has removed the Repeat function from its mobile app. The reason given was so that it could make room needed for the sharing options. This may have been a good choice for many, but many other people enjoy listening to the same song over and over again; those people were less thrilled about the change. Well, thankfully for them Spotify has decided to bring the Repeat button back to its former location. Spotify promises to keep working on this particular ...

Do you like the Diablo series? Of course you do, everyone loves Diablo, in which case I have good news for you: Diablo I can now be bought from GOG.com. The game is pretty expensive for a title that is over twenty years old – 8 euro – but it is a worthwhile buy for anyone with a hack’n’slash nostalgic tingle in their mouse fingers.Like a certain boss use to say, fresh meat! Tweet Vote on HN ...

Xiaomi’s new mid-ranger is coming out right now, and Xiaomi already plans on releasing a stronger version of it. The new and improved Redmi Note 7 will come with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage memory. On the downside, we do not know whether or not it will be available outside of China: some people believe that it may be China-exclusive. Tweet Vote on HN ...

According to an ad poste released by Xiaomi itself, the big day is March 18th. Black Shark 2 will be a gaming smartphone, which means that it will have a very powerful specs: Snapdragon 855 CPU, 8 to 12 gigabytes of RAM and, last but not least, a pretty hardcore Liquid Cool 3.0 cooling system. The rest of the phone’s specs are currently unknown, as is its price. Tweet Vote on HN ...