Month: June 2021
Tencent taps Blizzard veterans to make ‘the next great PC RTS’
Tencent’s sprawling games empire just grew one studio bigger. Uncapped Games is a new Los Angeles-based studio led by Blizzard veterans Jason Hughes and David Kim. Hughes is serving as the studio’s lead producer and has previously worked on Diablo III and IV, while Kim is its lead designer and…
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An Xbox Series X redesign isn’t coming out anytime soon, Microsoft confirms How to enable 120Hz on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S may only be just over seven months old, but that hasn’t stopped speculation about whether Microsoft might be working on a mid-gen refresh like we saw with the Xbox One X. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has dismissed the imminent arrival of…
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Google is creating new synergies between Workspace apps 21:9 Hero
Google has lifted the lid on an upgrade for instant messaging service Chat, which will now work more closely with other Google Workspace applications. In a blog post, the company announced that Chat will now make intelligent suggestions based on data drawn down from Google Calendar. For example, if someone…
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Volvo’s Concept Recharge offers a peek at the company’s ‘pure’ EVs
Volvo's electric vehicles to date have been offshoots of existing car platforms (yes, even the Polestar 2), but it's now ready to show just what it can do when it builds an EV from the ground up. The brand has unveiled a Concept Recharge design that shows the direction for…
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Rocket startup Gilmour Space raises $46M Series C to take small launch vehicle to orbit
Australian rocket launch startup Gilmour Space Technologies is betting that bigger isn’t always better. The company has developed a small launch vehicle it calls Eris, a 25 meter (82 foot) rocket that can deliver payload of up to 215 kilograms (474 lbs) to sun synchronous orbit. Now, it’s raised a…
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Google’s Wing launches free app to help drone pilots obey US regulations
Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has launched a free app in the US to help pilots fly their drones legally. OpenSky has been available in Australia since 2019 but is now available for both commercial and recreational pilots in the US to use for anything…
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