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Back in 2020, Ubisoft announced the next installment in its Far Cry series with Far Cry 6. The game was initially set for a release in February 2021, but that clearly did not pan out. It was later suggested that it might have been moved to March 2021, but that again obviously did not work out.

The good news is that pending no further delays, Ubisoft has finally nailed down a new release date for the game and that is for the 7th of October, 2021, about a good eight months after the initial release date. The reason for the delay was due to COVID-19 which forced Ubisoft to delay their plans, but like we said, barring no other issues that could cause a delay, gamers can expect to play it this coming October.

The game will be released for both consoles and PC. It will be available for the PS4 and Xbox One, but if you buy those versions, you’ll be happy to hear that Ubisoft will be giving you a free upgrade where if you eventually get around to getting the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, you’ll be able to get a copy of the game for the current-gen consoles.

The game will also be available through Google Stadia so if you don’t own a console or don’t have a PC that has the necessary hardware to run the game natively, you’ll be able to stream it. Gamers who are interested can go ahead and pre-order the game through Ubisoft’s website.

Far Cry 6 Will Finally Be Released On October 7, 2021

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As a lot of our devices these days need to connect to the cloud to complete the setup process, it can be a bit troublesome when you’re trying to setup a new device and you don’t have an internet connection. However, it seems that in the future, Amazon will solve that problem by getting entire neighborhoods to share their internet with each other.

This is through Amazon’s Sidewalk program in which according to Amazon, it will share a sliver of your internet connection with your neighbors and vice versa. This will be done through a variety of Amazon owned smart devices like Alexa smart speakers/displays, Ring security cameras, motion sensors, doorbells, and more.

For those concerned that this will slow down their connection, according to Amazon, bandwidth will be capped at 80Kbps. “The maximum bandwidth of a Sidewalk Bridge to the Sidewalk server is 80Kbps, which is about 1/40th of the bandwidth used to stream a typical high definition video. Today, when you share your Bridge’s connection with Sidewalk, total monthly data used by Sidewalk, per account, is capped at 500MB, which is equivalent to streaming about 10 minutes of high definition video.”

On paper it sounds interesting, like entire neighborhoods acting as one giant mesh internet, but we imagine that there are plenty of users who might be uncomfortable with this idea. If you want to opt out of Sidewalk, you can follow the instructions here. Note that users who don’t opt out will be automatically opted in on the 8th of June, so you’ll want to hurry.

Amazon’s Sidewalk Will Soon Share Your Internet With Your Neighbors

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The Nintendo Switch released in March 2017 and the follow-up Switch Lite came in September 2019 – both the handheld consoles brought a fair amount of success to the Nintendo camp. Now the next-gen video game console is agonizingly close to release. There is substantial evidence of the existence of the long rumored Switch Pro (or maybe it will be … Continue reading

Despite having a well-publicized legal battle against each other, Apple and Samsung have a very fruitful business relationship with each other. It is said that the iPhone’s OLED displays (partly) come from Samsung, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise to learn that production for the displays of the iPhone 13 have already begun at Samsung’s factories.

This comes from a report from Korean publication The Elec in which they claim that Samsung has already started work on the production of LTPO displays for the higher-end iPhone 13 Pro models, while LG has also started working on the production of the LTPS displays that will be used for the lower-end iPhone 13 models.

For those who are hearing about these rumors for the first time, it seems that the iPhone 13 will see Apple finally usher in 120Hz displays for the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max handsets. Given that the company kind of kicked off the trend of higher refresh rates for mobile devices with the first-gen iPad Pro, it was a bit strange that the company did not immediately apply that tech to its smartphones, despite Android competitors doing so.

We suppose better late than never, plus it could have been that Apple wasn’t satisfied with the battery life with 120Hz displays, which might explain the use of LTPO which could help offset the energy consumption. Nothing official has been announced so don’t get your hopes up just yet.

Samsung Reportedly Kicks Off Production Of iPhone 13’s 120Hz Display Panels

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As some of you might be aware of, WhatsApp has a new privacy policy in place that they want users to agree to. To “convince” users to agree to it, the company had previously put into place a system that would essentially limit the functionality of the app in hopes that users would eventually agree to it.

Unsurprisingly no one was a fan of these changes, and it seems that WhatsApp has also since had a change of heart. In a statement made to The Verge, a spokesperson said that the company will no longer limit the functionality of the app for users who do not agree with its new privacy policy.

According to the WhatsApp spokesperson, “Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update.” The company states that they will now instead remind users about the policy from time to time.

“We will continue to remind users from time to time and let them accept the update, including when they choose to use relevant optional features like communicating with a business that is receiving support from Facebook. We hope this approach reinforces the choice that all users have whether or not they want to interact with a business.”

WhatsApp Will No Longer Limit App Functionality For Users Who Don’t Agree To Its Privacy Policy

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