Month: April 2021
New PS5 update is now live, and includes some hidden surprises PS5 internal storage concern
The first major system update for the PS5 is now live, and as you’d expect, the new PS5 update is packed with some new features and quality of life improvements, but the big news is that you can finally store PS5 games on an external hard drive. There are also some…
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Virgin Media-O2 merger given green light by UK competition watchdog Optical fiber
O2 and Virgin Media can press ahead with their £31 billion merger after competition authorities found no reason to block the deal. Parent companies Telefonica and Liberty Global had hoped to complete the deal by the middle of 2021, but had to wait on the outcome of an inquiry by…
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Next year’s iPhones will have 48-megapixel cameras and no mini option: Kuo
The 2022 iPhone lineup will feature substantial changes to the camera system, according to analyst Ming-chi Kuo in an investor note reported on by MacRumors and AppleInsider. Kuo says the high-end iPhones — presumably the Pro range — will use a larger 48-megapixel sensor for the primary camera. Separately, the…
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Messaging app Wire raises $21 million
Wire, the end-to-end encrypted messaging app and service, has raised a $21 million Series B funding round led by UVC Partners. As the company said a couple of years ago, the company is focusing on the enterprise market more than ever. While Wire started as a consumer app, it never…
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Vanadium ion battery startup Standard Energy raises $8.9M Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia
Standard Energy, a vanadium ion battery developer, announced today it has raised a $8.9 million Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia. The South Korea-based company says its batteries’ advantages over lithium ion include less risk of ignition and the ease of sourcing vanadium. The latter is an important selling point,…
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Bloodborne wird Gerüchten zufolge noch dieses Jahr für PS5 und PC erscheinen Bloodborne
Ein weiteres Jahr bringt eine weitere Runde von Bloodborne Gerüchten. Dieses Mal geht es um das Erscheinen des PS4-Klassikers auf PS5 und PC später in diesem Jahr, laut einem Leaker mit einer ziemlich beeindruckenden Erfolgsbilanz. Der Twitter-Leaker CrazyLeaksOnATrain hat das Bloodborne-Feuer erneut entfacht und behauptet, dass die Current-Gen-Portierung von Bloodborne…
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