May 24
‘Stormy Daniels Day’ Declared In West Hollywood As Porn Star Gets Key To City
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe California city recognized her as a “national figure in the resistance to the Trump Administration.”
May 24
“In like almost 60 years of working, I’ve never had anybody yell at me like that on a set,” the actress said.
May 24
Abroad, the gag rule has caused a rise in maternal mortality and morbidity. Now Trump wants to inflict it here.
May 24
Remember Google Trends? The site that keeps you up to date on what the world has been searching for just got a makeover. According to the team, this redesign puts “more editorial data-based stories up front,” along with a section featuring data stori…
May 24
One of the popular ways we’re seeing developers and publishers adopt these days to boost revenue beyond the initial sale of the game, is with microtransactions and also season passes/paid DLCs. This is versus how games were released in the past, where updates including new content were expected for free, with the exception of full expansions.
For those who aren’t fans of paid DLCs and season passes, you’ll be pleased to learn that DICE will be doing away with that model for the recently announced Battlefield V. The game will not feature paid DLCs or the sale of premium passes, and instead will encourage gamers to sign up for the Tides of War services.
According to the press release, “Tides of War is DICE’s new approach to live services, where players will set out on an epic journey with their Company in unexpected battles throughout World War 2. There will be no premium pass, all players will have access to the same maps and modes, keeping the community unified as they progress through Battlefield V.”
There will continue to be microtransactions in the game but only for cosmetic purposes, so if you’re not too fussed about that then you should be able to enjoy the game in its entirety with a single purchase moving forwards.
Battlefield V Won’t Feature Paid DLCs Or Premium Passes , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 24
Facebook already has in place ways to help deal with revenge porn, but last year the company launched a controversial program that aimed to preempt revenge porn, as opposed to dealing with it after it has happened. For those who think that this program has merit, you’ll be pleased to learn that Facebook has announced that they will be expanding its availability.
Prior to this, the program was only available in Australia where it launched as a pilot program, but it seems that Facebook has since decided that it is good enough to be launched elsewhere. This now includes the US, the UK, and Canada so for those living in those countries can take part in it if they’re interested.
For those who are unfamiliar with this controversial program, the reason why it was controversial was because it required users to upload nudes of themselves first. The image(s) that are uploaded are then used to create a “human-unreadable, numerical fingerprint”, which means that whoever tries to upload it onto Facebook, the system will be able to recognize the image and prevent it from being uploaded at all.
Unsurprisingly the program faced a bit of backlash, although Facebook has since defended its creation suggesting that this is more of an emergency option where you would try to preempt the photos from being uploaded if you have knowledge that there are plans to do so.
Facebook Expands Controversial Revenge Porn Program To More Countries , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 24
Apple Offering $50 Refund To iPhone Battery Replacement Customers From 2017
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Last year after Apple admitted that they were throttling older iPhones with degraded batteries, they launched a battery replacement program where they discounted the price of replacements from $79 to $29 as a way to make up for it. However what about those who have replaced their batteries prior to this?
The good news is that Apple is offering refund for those customers as well, according to this support document spotted by the folks at 9to5Mac. The $50 is basically the difference between the original price of a battery replacement and the current offer, so if you are one of the eligible customers, Apple claims that they will be contacting you via email to let you know how to obtain the credit, which will be given via electronic funds transfer or credit towards the credit card you used to pay for the replacement.
According to Apple, “Apple is offering a $50 credit to customers who paid for an out-of-warranty battery replacement for iPhone 6 or later devices between January 1, 2017 and December 28, 2017. Eligible battery replacements were completed at an Apple authorized service location — Apple Store, Apple Repair Center, or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.”
Prior to this there have been talks that Apple could be considering a refund and that customers could request it, but now it looks like Apple is proactively offering refunds to eligible customers.
Apple Offering $50 Refund To iPhone Battery Replacement Customers From 2017 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 24
It’s just been half a year since KRACK threatened almost any device that connects to Wi-Fi networks but now we may have something even more frightening. Or at least that’s the sense of urgency and, to an extent, panic that security reports from Cisco and Symantec are giving off. Believed to be state-affiliated or, worse, state-sponsored, the modular VPNFilter malware … Continue reading
May 24
Although the Nintendo Switch was long rumored, just like a new smartphone, its wild success was still a pleasant surprise, even to Nintendo itself. But no one was perhaps more surprised than Sony’s PlayStation division, which didn’t see a market for portable gaming. At least according to former PS chief Andrew House. Now the tables have turned and heads have … Continue reading
May 24
The fate of Sony’s PS Vita has been unknown for a while now. In 2015 Sony stated that they had no plans for a successor to the console and with the recent confirmation that physical production of cartridges for the console would be ending (save for Japan), it seemed like Sony was doing everything except to officially announce that they would be killing the PS Vita off.
However it seems that might not necessarily be the case, according to a report from Bloomberg. In the report, it mentions how Sony’s new PlayStation chief John Kodera is more optimistic about the future of handheld consoles versus his predecessor. Kodera took over the position from Andrew House back in October 2017 and during a recent roundtable interview conducted in Tokyo, Japan, Kodera hinted that the PS Vita could be revived.
He was quoted as saying, “In my opinion, rather than separating portable gaming from consoles, it’s necessary to continue thinking of it (portable gaming) as one method to deliver more gaming experiences and exploring what our customers want from portable. We want to think about many options.”
Kodera doesn’t confirm if the PS Vita will be revived or if there will be a new incarnation of the console, but like we said he does seem to be more optimistic about handhelds. It is possible that the success of the Nintendo Switch has shown Sony the potential of handhelds, but only time will tell if Sony will actually do something about it.
Sony’s PlayStation Chief Hints At Handheld Console Revival , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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