Month: June 2024
All three game console makers have now abandoned X
As of June 10th, Nintendo has officially discontinued support for the Switch console’s integration with X (formerly Twitter), making it the last of the current-gen consoles to do so after Microsoft and Sony disabled their own access last year. The integration was removed as part of the Nintendo Switch’s 18.1.0…
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XDefiant season one arrives in July and introduces a faction from Rainbow Six Siege
Last night’s Ubisoft Forward broadcast gave us our first real look at the first season of live-service content for XDefiant and it’s shaping up to be a pretty substantial update. Most importantly, season one will introduce a whole new faction, GSK, who hail from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. They…
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Phil Spencer thinks Xbox should have a handheld console
Microsoft could actually be working on an Xbox handheld console, as Xbox boss Phil Spencer drops the biggest hint yet. This comes from a recent interview with IGN during Summer Game Fest 2024, where Phil Spencer was asked to comment on rumors of an Xbox handheld amid the company’s ongoing…
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Jabra updated its Elite earbuds with an LE Audio case, improved ANC and more
Jabra’s Elite 10 and Elite 8 Active earbuds debuted in August, but the company isn’t waiting for an annual update to unveil a second-generation model for both of those sets. Neither of them will look different, except for some new color options, but there are big upgrades to both. The…
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The best thing about Jabra’s new earbuds is the case
Jabra is refreshing its earbuds lineup today with upgraded versions of the Elite 10 and Elite 8 Active. Both, now known as “Gen 2,” come with the expected improvements to sound quality, noise cancellation, and other fundamentals. But the real game changer, if there is one, is the LE Audio…
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The key technologies fueling chatbot evolution
Most of us are familiar with chatbots on customer service portals, government departments, and through services like Google Bard and OpenAI. They are convenient, easy to use, and always available, leading to their growing use for a diverse range of applications across the web. Unfortunately, most current chatbots are limited…
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