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  • Gone are the days when the best game on a mobile was Snake, nowadays Android and iOS have a huge amount of console ports. And with the likes of Project xCloud and Google Stadia on the way, console games are invading mobile devices in a big way. Phones and tablets keep on getting faster and more capable, some our the best gaming mobiles could rival consoles (well older consoles, but still). In addition, the number of older games that can be re-released in mobile form is growing and growing all th
    Best console games you can play on a phone or tablet

  • Even though episode one launched with Disney Plus on November 12, episode two dropped just three days later on November 15. That’s because the majority of season one episodes release every Friday through to the holidays. Below, we’ll show you the official release schedule of The Mandalorian season one. The next episode of The Mandalorian, episode three, releases on Disney Plus on November 22, this coming Friday. As mentioned above, the season one finale of The Mandalorian arrives on Disney Plus
    When does episode 3 of The Mandalorian release on Disney Plus?

  • The successor to the Honor View 20The successor to the Honor View 20 When is it out? Honor View 30 design and display(Image credit: Honor)We’ve seen official teaser images (above) of the Honor View 30 (or more likely the Honor View 30 Pro), showing an all-screen front with a dual-lens selfie camera in a punch-hole at the top left corner. Honor View 30 cameraTwitter user and SlashLeaks contributor @RODENT950 has suggested that the Honor View 30 will have a triple-lens 60MP rear camera and a singl
    Honor View 30 release date, price, news and leaks

  • The new 16-inch MacBook Pro has been announcedthank (Image credit: Future)Choosing a MacBook that’s right for youFirst off, you will need to decide how much power you need under the hood. Since 2016 all of Apple’s MacBooks have come with USB-C ports – two on MacBook Air and two or four on MacBook Pro. It won’t come as much surprise to discover that the 15-inch MacBook Pro is noticeably heavier than both the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, tipping the scales at 4.02 pounds. Also useful in th
    How to buy a MacBook on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

  • Below the known information, you’ll find our wish list of the things we want most from the Apple Watch 6 in order to make it a substantial upgrade on the Apple Watch 5. The Apple Watch 5 uses an OLED screen, but a report suggests the Apple Watch 6 might use microLED. Better battery lifeThe Apple Watch 5 actually has worse battery life than the Apple Watch 4, and while there’s a good reason for that (the addition of an always-on screen), we’d still like to see some big improvements for the Apple
    Apple Watch 6: what we want to see

  • No road trip is complete without a perfectly picked medley of tunes to accompany your driving, and Spotify is now rolling out a feature that will generate a road trip playlist automatically for you. You then have to answer several questions about the road trip: who you’re traveling with, what kind of music you want to hear, the sort of tempo you’re looking for, and so on. Press playWith a click you can listen to the playlist in the Spotify desktop client, and of course open it up on your phone a
    Spotify can now create the perfect playlist for your road trip

  • The MacBook Pro 16-inch is capable of driving a pair of 6K monitors, or if you’re working with 4K monitors, four of the things can be powered by the new larger spin on Apple’s laptop. And wherever possible, you should plug in your monitors to different busses in order to get the best performance (in other words, with two 6K monitors, you should always plug one in on the left, and one on the right-hand side). Note that the latest MacBook Pro 15-inch can drive four 4K monitors and also a pair of 5
    MacBook Pro 16-inch is powerful enough to drive two 6K monitors

  • Some of the world’s most popular smartphones could be at risk of cyberattack after researchers uncovered new vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chipsets. Experts from Check Point discovered a set of vulnerabilities affecting Qualcomm hardware which could potentially allow an attacker to steal critical information from Samsung, LG and Motorola smartphones. Samsung and LG have both issued patches to fix their devices while Motorola is still working on a patch. The Qualcomm Trusted Execution Environment (
    Samsung and LG phones at risk from Qualcomm security flaw

  • If you’ve already signed up for the new Disney Plus streaming service, then you may have noticed older episodes of The Simpsons are shown in the wrong aspect ratio. “We presented The Simpsons in 16:9 aspect ratio at launch in order to guarantee visual quality and consistency across all 30 seasons,” Disney has said in a statement, as The Verge reports. “Over time, Disney Plus will roll out new features and additional viewing options.” From season 20, which began airing on television in 2008, The
    Disney Plus will fix the aspect ratio on The Simpsons in 2020

  • When Sony posted pictures taken with its new 60MP IMX686 smartphone camera sensor, the internet got excited; does this mean Sony phones are finally about to get great cameras? Is it possible, then, that the new IMX686 sensor could finally bring Sony phones back in the top-tier league? Pretty limited photo samplesImage 1 of 3 Sony IMX686 camera sample (Image credit: Sony) Image 2 of 3 Sony IMX686 camera sample (Image credit: Sony) Image 3 of 3 Sony IMX686 camera sample (Image credit: Sony)Sure, t
    Sony isn't about to make the best camera phone, despite promising sample photos

  • Expanding the service(Image credit: Microsoft)One of the biggest announcements from X019, is that Project xCloud is adding 50 new titles to its preview library, alongside plans to bring Project xCloud to PC next year. If that’s not enough, Project xCloud’s preview is also coming to Canada, India, Japan and Western Europe in 2020. “Japan is a very big console gaming market, but not a traditionally a very big market for Xbox,” Gluckstein tells TechRadar. “That’s about testing concurrency, really t
    Project xCloud has world domination in its sights - but it'll settle for India right now

  • Epic Games is celebrating the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order with a timely crossover event that brings a Stormtrooper skin to Fortnite. So if you’re planning on buying the game on the Epic Store you might want to do so within the next, well, fortnight. At the moment, the Stormtrooper skin appears to be the only item available but there are indications that there could be more to come. For another, fans have spotted an Imperial Star Destroyer hanging in the sky in the game world. We stil
    Star Wars crossover sees Stormtrooper skin added to Fortnite

  • BioWare is reportedly working on a big update for its troubled online shooter, Anthem, in the hopes of turning its fortunes around. The report comes from Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, who has found that the plans for changes have been in the works for a while now and are internally referred to as “Anthem Next” and “Anthem 2.0”. Anthem isn’t the only game on BioWare’s plate, either. Dragon Age 4 is still in development and according to Schreier, there’s even a new Mass Effect title in its very early s
    Anthem is reportedly getting a major overhaul

  • Microsoft may have not revealed much new about Xbox Project Scarlett at its X019 conference, but it did reveal a host of new games, and one hotly anticipated one in particular – Age of Empires 4. The veteran real-time strategy series has had a sequel cooking for some years now, and Microsoft took the opportunity to finally pull the covers off what the game’s gameplay will look like. And, if you’re a fan of Age of Empires 2 – which you should be, as it’s one of the greatest strategy games of all
    Age of Empires 4 gameplay trailer shows off beautiful medieval RTS warfare

  • We waited with bated breath for news on Xbox Project Scarlett at X019. We sat down with the Xbox exec at X019 in London to discuss Xbox Scarlett’s absence and what Microsoft Game Studios is focusing on when it comes to Xbox Project Scarlett games. Where’s Project Scarlett? Despite not explicitly discussing Xbox Project Scarlett, Xbox’s upcoming game lineup does give us a pretty good taste of what to expect when it comes to next generation Xbox games. Xperimental(Image credit: Microsoft)But, of c
    Xbox Scarlett games won't leave older Xbox One consoles behind, says Microsoft

  • Xbox Games Pass is expanding. On the eve of X019, the annual event for all things Xbox, the bigwigs at the gaming platform saw fit to announce a new fleet of titles coming to its subscription-based game library, Xbox Games Pass – with some already being available. But perhaps the highlight is the sheer number of Final Fantasy games coming to the service – including Final Fantasy 7 (not the 7 remake), Final Fantasy 8: Remastered, and Final Fantasy 15, but there’s a whole load of other FF titles m
    Xbox Games Pass gets Rage 2, Witcher 3, and a whole load of Final Fantasy

  • Roku has announced its upcoming Black Friday deals that will include a substantial discount to its entire family of players – the return of the Roku SE at just $18 and a new series of Roku TVs made exclusively for Walmart. The biggest steal, however, is on the Roku SE, which will be available for a deal-busting $18 in stores and online starting on November 28 until supplies run out. For most folks that’s probably not a deal-breaker as many of us still have a second or third TV that’s only capabl
    Roku's Black Friday deals include an $18 player and a 40-inch Full HD TV for $98

  • But Microsoft with its Xbox console line looks set to definitely be worth a look during the deals rush. Microsoft is offering up to $150 off consoles, including any Xbox One X style you like, bringing the price of its current top machine down to $349.99. Xbox games and Game Pass dealsThe Xbox Game Pass subscription is one of the best-value offers in all of gaming at the moment, giving you instant access to a library of top Xbox titles for your Xbox One console. It includes day-and-date access to
    Xbox One Black Friday deals knock $150 off consoles in massive sale event

  • It’s also pushing its Project xCloud game streaming service – which is set to get considerably better in the coming months. Currently in a limited preview mode, Project xCloud lets you stream full Xbox One games to mobile devices from the cloud. According to the press release accompanying the news:”In 2020 we will enable gamers to stream from the cloud Xbox games that they already own or will purchase. We will also add game streaming from the cloud to Xbox Game Pass. Rounding off the Project xCl
    Project xCloud game streaming is coming to Windows 10 with loads of new games

  • During X019, Sea of Thieves developer Rare announced its new exclusive IP for Xbox One – and it’s giving us serious Breath of the Wild vibes. We’re not quite sure what the gameplay will be like, but the Everwild trailer (embedded below) suggests it’ll be a bit like Monster Hunter World – without killing the monsters. Since its acquisition by Microsoft, it’s been focusing on games for the Xbox platform and it looks like Everwild is set to be a notable exclusive. The Everwild team is focused on bu
    Everwild is a new Xbox exclusive that looks a lot like Breath of the Wild

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