Major Destiny Patch Will Be Released Later This Week

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Destiny fans have something to look forward to later this week. Developer Bungie confirmed today that the next major patch for its hit title is going to be released in the coming days. The patch will be rolled out after the scheduled downtime today during which maintenance related tweaks will be made.

The news about the upcoming major patch release was revealed by Bungie itself through its official Twitter account. Apart from confirming that Update 1.1.1 is going to roll out later this week the developer also reminded us to look out for the scheduled downtime today.

Scheduled downtime starts today at approximately 10 am PST and is expected to run through 12 pm PST, it will apply to both Destiny the game and Bungie.net.

Bungie has said that there will be no effects on the actual gameplay once the servers are brought back online following maintenance.

Update 1.1.1 is going to bring some major changes for Destiny, including but not limited to compulsory matchmaking for Heroic Strike, an event that Destiny players can take part in every week.

So don’t be alarmed today by Destiny’s downtime, it’s a routine maintenance exercise by Bungie, which will also get everything ready for Update 1.1.1 due to arrive over the next couple of days.

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Acer Set To Introduce Windows 10 Smartphone At MWC 2015

acer-logo-largeIt goes without saying that many people who are interested in the smartphone scene would definitely look forward to the upcoming Mobile World Congress that is set to happen early next month – and it seems that Acer is all set to roll out a spanking new Windows 10-powered smartphone at MWC 2015. That, and in addition to a spanking new Android-powered Jade handset, too.

Granted, it is not as though Acer would shake heaven and earth each time there is a new smartphone announcement being made, but in the past few years, Acer has rolled out their fair share of smartphones, with the majority of them running on Android as the mobile operating system of choice, although there are a few Windows Mobile handsets being pushed out from time to time, too, prior to Windows Phone taking over.

Success was not really high on the list, but it seems that Acer intends to give it another shot later this year with a Windows 10 handset. Focus Taiwan claims that Acer is behind its maiden Windows 10 smartphone outing at MWC 2015, and there is still no word on pricing, availability, and most importantly, the hardware specifications within. Ah well, this is one of those cases where patience certainly is a virtue!

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Panasonic Reveals First Firefox OS-Powered Smart TVs

panasonic-firefoxPanasonic did make an announcement earlier this January at CES that they were working on a brand new range of TVs that will sport 4K displays, and these TVs will boast of smart TV software that are based on Firefox OS. Hence, it is nice to know that the company is starting to parade some of these Firefox OS-powered TVs, which will kick things off with a bunch of Panasonic VIERA TVs with LED displays, not to mention throwing in some of the company’s very first few models that sports curved screens.

These Panasonic TVs will arrive in a variety of sizes, starting from 40” and being able to go all the way to 65”, while there will also be top-of-the-line models that will feature what Panasonic has dubbed “4K Pro”, which so happens to be the description that the Japanese company uses to describe its technology that delivers superior color accuracy.

This will certainly set apart Panasonic’s new TVs from the rest of the crowd, as Firefox OS-based software would be difficult to find on other TVs even in the near future. However, it might be challenging enough to see whether Firefox OS-powered TVs are relevant in this day and age, especially in the long run. Image courtesy of Liliputing. [Press Release]

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Opera App Pass Makes Life In Emerging Markets Easier

Opera logoWhen it comes to emerging markets, there are plenty of stuff to worry about, and a spanking new smartphone would most probably not rank too highly on the list, other than bread and butter issues that are close to the heart. Still, in order to bridge the digital divide, smartphone users in emerging markets might just benefit from the Opera App Pass that would benefit app users by offering free or discounted data.

How does Opera’s App Pass work? Well, App Pass would enable carriers to offer special deals to its subscribers, which in turn enables customers to be able to access selected apps for free, or in certain cases, for a reduced cost. App Pass would play nicely with Opera Max, which so happens to be a browser that takes advantage of both video and data compression so that users will be able to save up to 50% of the data that is normally required in order to open and run an app.

Opera claims that smartphone manufacturers in the vein of Samsung and Micromax have already agreed to pre-load App Pass where future models are concerned, and this is a good thing – taking into consideration the proliferation of Samsung’s many handsets across multiple countries throughout the world.

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Facebook Introduces Origami Live

origami-liveIt is slightly more than a year back that Facebook introduced Origami, which so happened to be a free tool that folks could take advantage of when it comes to designing interactive user interfaces. Facebook had also utilized it to design a slew of their products such as Instagram, Messenger, Paper, Slingshot, Hyperlapse, and Rooms. Well, Origami Live for iOS has just been announced, in addition to a major new version of Origami for Mac.

Origami Live happens to be a brand new app which would enable one to make use of one’s Origami prototypes on your iPhone or iPad. Apart from that, Origami 2.0 is also being released, which will come with a slew of brand new features – and some of them include code exporting, powerful gesture support, Sketch integration, and presentation mode, among others.

With Origami Live, you can now run prototypes on iOS after installation. Plug in your device after that, and one will instantly have the capability to interact with your prototype right on your iPhone or iPad as you edit it in real time. This lets you try new ideas in double quick time, making use of multitouch and device sensors among others, while performing a fine tuning process without missing a beat, all without having to write a line of code, now how about that? [Press Release]

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