If you’ve rented videos or games from the likes of Redbox or Blockbuster, GameStop’s new PowerPass will feel instantly familiar. According to a report at Mashable, the video game retailer is launching a rental service for used titles and sign ups wil…
Apple’s smartphone sales have been struggling in China for quite some time now. It wasn’t an ideal situation for the company that it was on an 18 month losing streak in the world’s most lucrative smartphone market. The iPhone 8 has helped Apple to finally break the losing streak in China. Apple has seen its smartphone sales in China rebound on the back of the iPhone 8.
Prior to this quarter, Apple posted year-over-year declines in iPhones sales for the Chinese market over the past six quarters straight. Market research firm Canalys reports that the iPhone 8 helped Apple’s smartphone sales rebound in the People’s Republic.
It’s an interesting observation, given that multiple reports have suggested that the iPhone 8 hasn’t sold well in other markets, particularly the United States. Customers in these markets reportedly chose to wait for the iPhone X.
Canalys reports that iPhone sales surged 40 percent this quarter to 11 million units compared to 8 million units from the same time last year. The iPhone 8 accounted for a higher proportion of sales this year than the iPhone 7 series did in the same quarter last year.
Despite renewed momentum in smartphone sales, Canalys believes that Apple won’t be able to carry this forward. It says that Apple’s growth this past quarter is only temporary and it won’t be able to sustain it in the fourth quarter.
There’s demand for the iPhone X but the high price coupled with limited quantities might not help Apple achieve another sales surge in China over the holiday season.
Apple Breaks Losing Streak In China With iPhone 8 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Microsoft released a new firmware update for the Xbox One to members of the Insiders program. The update adds the ability to save home console settings to the cloud, allowing users to quickly configure a new console. The beta firmware also flips the switch on Xbox game gifting, albeit only for Insiders. Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra has now revealed more information about how game gifting is going to work on the Xbox.
Ybarra revealed that if you gift a game to someone who doesn’t check their messages often, there’s no reason to worry. Gifted tokens won’t expire so it doesn’t matter how long they take to check their messages and utilize the code, it will remain in their inbox and will be ready for redemption whenever they’re ready.
In the case that you gift a game to someone and they already happen to own that title, you will be able to re-gift the title to someone else. Microsoft will also let you ask for a refund, which the company will happily issue if you find yourself in this situation.
The Xbox game gifting feature is only limited to Insiders program members of the alpha circle. It’s likely going to be expanded to members of other circles over the coming days. Microsoft is yet to confirm when Xbox game gifting will be rolled out to all users.
Xbox Game Gifting Goes Live For Insiders , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
The BlueBorne vulnerability was recently discovered. It’s a Bluetooth-based vulnerability that’s present in a wide variety of devices. The vulnerability enables hackers to gain remote access to a Bluetooth-enabled device and do as they please. The affected devices have since been receiving software fixes and AT&T has now rolled out the BlueBorne fix for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
The firmware update that the carrier is rolling out for Samsung’s 2016 flagships weighs in at 135MB. Not only does it bring the BlueBorne fix, but it also brings the latest October security patch for both devices.
The security patch for the month of October 2017 brings fixes for 215 vulnerabilities in the Android operating system. It also features fixes for six vulnerabilities that Samsung found in its own software.
AT&T is now rolling out firmware update version G930AUCS4BQJ2 and G935AUCS4BQJ2 for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge respectively. It finally fixes the BlueBorne vulnerability on these handsets, the vulnerability could enable hackers to take control of the device via Bluetooth even when they’re not set in discoverable mode.
AT&T is rolling out the firmware update over-the-air and it should go live for all users soon. Users will get an OTA update notification on their handsets when it goes live for them.
AT&T Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Receive BlueBorne Fix , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Google launched its rumored live TV streaming as YouTube TV earlier this year in April. The company has since added new features and channels to the service. However, the only way to watch YouTube TV on the big screen has been through Chromecast. Google didn’t release any Android TV or smart TV apps for its streaming service at launch. It’s finally rectifying that now. Google today announced the launch of the new YouTube TV app that’s made for the big screen.
The company mentions that YouTube TV members who stream with a Chromecast watch over four hours a day on the weekends. Its new app is going to cater to those highly engaged users. The new YouTube TV app is built for smart TV devices.
It’s going to be released for Android TV devices, TVs that run on Android TV software, Xbox One and even the Apple TV. The app is going to be rolled out in the next few days. It will be launched on smart TVs by LG, Samsung, Sony, and the Apple TV in the coming weeks.
The app will enable users to control the live TV experience with their TV’s remote control or game controller. The app background has been made dark on TVs for a cinematic look. There’s also a new Live guide and background playback experience for the big screen.
Google’s YouTube TV service is now available in all top 50 metro areas in the United States, covering over two-thirds of the country.
YouTube TV App For Android TV, Apple TV, And Xbox One Launched , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Destiny 2 players will soon be able to get their hands on the first expansion for this title. It has been confirmed at Sony’s Paris Games Week conference today when the Curse of Osiris is going to be released for Destiny 2. It’s the first post-launch expansion for this title. A trailer has been released to give us our first official look at the Curse of Osiris.
Some details about the Curse of Osiris expansion for Destiny 2 were leaked online recently but the trailer that has been released today provides us with official information about the expansion. The Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris expansion is going to focus on a Vex invasion of Mercury. Players will have to go up against Osiris.
Longtime Destiny players will find this name familiar as it has been long associated with Destiny’s lore. The name first surfaced in the “Trials of Osiris” competitive multiplayer mode in the original Destiny game.
The Curse of Osiris expansion is also reportedly going to bring new activities, new loot, and even a new planet for players to explore. A boost to the level cap might be included as well. Destiny 2’s first expansion titled Curse of Osiris is going to be released on December 5th.
The expansion will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. It’s the first of two planned expansions for Destiny 2. The second expansion is scheduled to be released in spring 2018.
First Destiny 2 Expansion Releases On December 5th , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Pandora today announced that it’s launching over 250 Featured Playlists on its premium tier to help users find the perfect music for any mood. The playlists are “hand-picked” by expert curators, according to Pandora. The playlists are also sorted by themes that include moods, genres, and “cultural moments.” If it feels like you’ve heard all of this before, that’s because Pandora’s new Featured Playlists seem to be inspired by a similar feature that Spotify offers.
Pandora says that some of the Featured Playlists are also going to have a companion radio station that users on the ad-supported tier can listen to. The Playlists can be found in the Browse module of the Pandora app. Users will also find personalized recommendations for the playlists based on their listening history.
Spotify already offers its subscribers a wide selection of playlists that are refreshed and updated frequently by curators. It’s a feature that’s much loved by Spotify’s users. It’s not surprising to see that Pandora wants some of that success for its streaming service as well.
Pandora users who subscribe to the premium tier can fire up the app on their handsets right away and get access to the curated playlists. There are quite a few of them so there’s definitely going to be something to suit every taste.
Pandora’s New Featured Playlists Seem To Be Inspired By Spotify , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business associate Rick Gates were indicted on 12 federal charges.
Beau Willimon called the allegations “deeply troubling.”
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