The new PS4 update includes some unannounced features

When the PlayStation received it’s earlier this week, Sony focused on some of the largest features included: the ability to appear offline, setting notifications for when friends go on or offline and the expansion of remote play to PC and Mac computers.

However, there are a number of small, unannounced features that one Reddit user named IceBreak has compiled that were included in the new patch as well.

The screenshot notification can be disabled allowing for multiple, consecutive screenshots. The noise is still present to indicate the function activated. Live from PlayStation now offers a search function for its games list from which players can pin up to three games to the top. The USB music player function has returned. Chat party sizes can now be set by the party leader, offering 2-7 member options on top of the default amount of 8. The PS4’s hard drive can now be upgraded to support up to 4TB worth of memory. (some complications are known to occur in this feature)

What is your favorite feature from update 3.5? And more importantly – what feature are you still waiting to see come to your PS4?

Unique Spherical Eagle 360 Goodyear 3D Printed Tire Concept Unveiled (video)

Tire manufacturer Goodyear has unveiled a new concept 3D printed tire they have created at the Geneva International Motor Show, which is spherical in shape and being designed for the autonomous vehicle era which is edging closer and closer.

Researchers are indicating that 85 million self driving vehicles are expected to be sold annually by 2035 and Goodyear is already busy at work developing the tyres that will be used by these vehicles and has unveiled the Eagle 360.

The unique spherical tyre is connected to the body of the car using magnetic levitation, which keeps the tyres suspended from the car by magnetic fields similar to those used on magnetic levitation trains. The use of magnets increases passenger comfort and reduces road noise. Watch the promotional video below to learn more about this very unique tyre.

The unique shape of the Goodyear Eagle-360 could contribute to safety and maneuverability to match the demands of autonomous mobility.The spherical shape of the tire is key to delivering ultimate maneuverability. The multi-orientation tires move in all directions, contributing to passenger safety. Active technology allows the tire to move as needed to reduce sliding from potential hazards, such as black ice or sudden obstacles, so it contributes to staying on a safe path.

In addition, the spherical shape of the Goodyear Eagle-360 provides a smooth ride by creating a fluid, lateral movement. This helps the car to overtake an obstacle without changing its driving direction.

Finally, because 360 degree turns are possible with this tire, it could tackle anticipated parking constrictions of the future, as less space will be needed for cars fitted with spherical tires to pull into parking spots. Assuming public parking areas play the same role, this could significantly increase the capacity of public parking areas without increasing their size.

For more information on the new Goodyear Eagle 360 jump over to the Goodyear website for details.

Source: 3DPI: Goodyear

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PlayStation Store discounts Tom Clancy and Harry Potter

When it comes to Tom Clancy and Harry Potter, there are very few things that you can say they have in common.

When it comes to Tom Clancy and Harry Potter, there are very few things that you can say they have in common. They both, however, have way giving us great entertainment. Sony has recognized this and has taken action in PlayStation Store.

A number of Tom Clancy games and all eight Harry Potter films are now on sale. Log into the PlayStation store to see discounts from %35 off all the way up to %75. Check out the full sale list below.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Gold Edition – $49.49 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – $38.99 Tom Clancy’s EndWar – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six – $1.49 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist – $9.99 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist Ultimate Edition – $12.49 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell HD – $3.74 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD – $3.74 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD – $3.74 Tom Clancy’s EndWar – $2.49 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PSP) – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Predator – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas – $4.99 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Essentials – $2.49 Harry Potter Complete Collection – $45 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – $7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Extended Edition – $7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – $7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – $7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – $7 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – $7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – $7 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – $7 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $7

This offer ends on Monday, April 11th. Go on to the PlayStation Store now and take advantage while you can.

3D Printer Filtration Enclosure System (video)

If you are concerned your 3D printer maybe creating unwanted toxic fumes in your office, home or school whilst printing filaments, you may be interested in a new 3D printer filtration system and enclosure that has been created by James Nordstrom.

The 3D printer filtration system has been specifically created for 3D printing in PLA, ABS, HIPS, Nylon as well as using similar more exotic 3D printing filaments that are now being launched on a weekly basis By a wide variety of different manufacturers and are made from a wide variety of different materials to simulate wood and other surfaces.

Watch the video below to learn more about this 3D printing enclosure which has been designed for printers that may be positioned in enclosed spaces, as well as helping keep the printing environment at a constant heat to reduce warping, cracking and other defects.

Its creator James Nordstrom explains more about the 3D printer filtration system which he has launched over Kickstarter with the aim of raising $6,000 with pledges starting from $399 for the 600 mm version.

3D Printers operating in enclosed spaces, like schools, libraries, homes, and offices, produce fumes and concentrations of Ultrafine Particles (UFPs). These emissions can cause runny noses, irritate the throat, lungs, and head, and create long-term health problems. 3DPrintClean enclosures and filtration systems enable 3D printing in PLA, ABS, HIPS, Nylon, and other media, without external ventilation. In addition to the health benefits, enclosed printing environments improve print quality by reducing warping, curling and cracking.

Supports almost all printers. Here are some examples:

Taz 4/5, Ultimaker 2, Ultimaker Extended, LulzBotTaz Mini, Flashforge, Zortrax M200, ROBO 3D, MakerBot Replicator, MakerBot Replicator 2 , MakerGear Printerbot, MakerBot Replicator Mini, Witbox, Form 1, Form 2, Airwolf, UP! Plus 2, HICTOP Prusa Mendel I3, WitBox, Micro 3D, Reprap, Printrbot, Dremel, XYZprinting, Cube 3D Printer, M3D Micro 3D, DA VINCI MINI, Beethefirst, HICTOP, and the Prusa I3 3D.

The inner dimensions of the Lightweight600 are 600mm x 600mm x 600mm (23.6″xx23.6″23.6″), and the inner dimensions of the Lightweight800 are 800mm x 800mm x 800mm (31.4″x31.4″x31.4″).

Source: Kickstarter

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PS4 system update comes tomorrow

The PS4 is a great console, no doubt about it.

The PS4 is a great console, no doubt about it. As with all things in life, however, there is always room for improvement. Sony is obviously the type of company that always wants to enhance their products whenever possible. Tomorrow, this will be made even more clear.

When you log in to your PS4 tomorrow, you’ll be given system update 3.5 for the device. Your friends list will have a whole revamp as players will now be able to appear offline. The long awaited notifications of friends online will also be a new added feature. The PlayStation app will also be update tomorrow, adding features such as user scheduled events, the ability to stream gameplay with friends, and more.

The PS4 experience will change for the better tomorrow, April 6th. See the video below to catch up on all the new features, or see the PlayStation Blog for details.

Kickstarter Has Helped 100,000 Campaigns Successfully Raise Funds Since Its Launch

Kickstarter has now helped over 100,000 successfully funded projects since it was first launched back in 2009 and has this week announced reaching the goal, 6 years, 9 months, and 10 days since Kickstarter first launched.

The Kickstarter photography project entitled “Falklands/Malvinas: One War, all Wars” became the 100,000th project to be successfully funded via the crowdfunding service and to help other successfully fund their ideas and concepts Kickstarter has listed 100 interesting facts about Kickstarter that you may find interesting.

Kickstarter explains in this weeks blog post announcing the 100,000 milestone by saying :

It still takes tremendous courage to step out on a limb, and try to create something entirely new. But from where we stand, the state of creativity is more encouraging than ever. To celebrate this milestone we took a look at 100 numbers behind those first 100,000 successfully funded projects. It’s a list that reflects some of the best and brightest qualities of the Kickstarter community, and the creative spirit that animates it.

1. Number of successfully funded Kickstarter projects from our launch on April 28, 2009 to February 7, 2016: 100,000

2. Number of creative categories and subcategories that those projects represent — from Architecture to Zines: 165

3. Time it took to reach the first 100 successfully funded projects: 121 days

4. Time it took to reach the last 100 successfully funded projects: 3 days

5. Number of creators who launched those 100,000 projects: 86,101

6. Number of creators who have launched more than one successfully funded project on Kickstarter: 8,539

7. Highest number of successfully funded projects by a single creator: 94

8. Number of successfully funded projects launched by current Kickstarter employees: 40

9. Percentage of successfully funded creators who have also backed someone else’s Kickstarter project: 70.58%

10. Number of creators who have pledged more money to other Kickstarter projects than they raised for their own funded projects: 803

Jump over to the official Kickstarter blog for the other 90 statistics that may be able to help you create and successfully launch your next multi million pound idea.

Source: Kickstarter

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New Amazon Lumberyard AAA Games Engine Launches (video)

Amazon has this week launched a new triple-A games engines called Amazon Lumberyard that takes the form of a free open-source, cross-platform application that offers game designers and developers a 3D game engine capable of creating high quality AAA games.

Though when using the new Amazon Lumberyard games engine if you require web service these will only be available from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Watch the promotional video created by Amazon embedded below.

Amazon explains more on the new official Lumberyard website :

Amazon Lumberyard is a free, cross-platform, 3D game engine for you to create the highest-quality games, connect your games to the vast compute and storage of the AWS Cloud, and engage fans on Twitch. By starting game projects with Lumberyard, you can spend more of your time creating great gameplay and building communities of fans, and less time on the undifferentiated heavy lifting of building a game engine and managing server infrastructure.

With a full-featured editor, native code performance, stunning visuals, and hundreds of other features, Amazon Lumberyard gives professional developers the tools and technology they need to build world-class games. With Amazon Lumberyard’s visual scripting tool, your designers and engineers with little to no backend experience can add cloud-connected features to a game in as little as minutes (such as a community news feed, daily gifts, or server-side combat resolution) through drag-and-drop visual scripting.

Using Amazon GameLift, a new AWS service for deploying, operating, and scaling session-based multiplayer games, you can quickly scale high-performance game servers up and down to meet player demand, without any additional engineering effort or upfront costs.

Amazon Lumberyard is integrated with Twitch so that you can build games that engage with the more than 1.7 million monthly broadcasters, and more than 100 million monthly viewers on Twitch. With Amazon Lumberyard’s Twitch ChatPlay, you can use a drag-and-drop visual scripting interface to create gameplay features in as little as minutes that let Twitch viewers use chat to directly impact the game they are watching in real-time. And, the Twitch JoinIn feature within Amazon Lumberyard helps you build games that let Twitch broadcasters to instantly invite their live audiences to join them side-by-side in the game, with a single click, while others continue to watch.

For more information on the new Amazon Lumberyard jump over to the official website for details via the link below.

Source: Amazon

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Rocket League is getting a retail release

The fan-favorite indie game that just won’t stop impressing, Rocket League is officially getting a retail release.

The announcement was made on the game’s Facebookpage. While the official announcement only said that the retail version would release later this year, Psyonix respond to fan questions saying “We’ll make sure the retail version is special. Stay tuned for more details!”

In an interview with KindaFunnyGames, Vice President of Psyonix, Jeremy Dunham, teased more information to come soon. “We’re going to be talking about who our partner is, and when they can expect to see it, and what comes in that package.”

Rocket League, originally released only on PC and PS4, saw its Xbox One debut earlier this month. This morning it was also announcedthe Batmobile will be making its way to the game.

What do you think of a retail release? Will you pick it up physically if you already own the game digitally? Let us know in the comments.

This One Off iPad Pro Could Cost £15,000

Apple design Chief Jonny Ive has designed a one of a kind iPad Pro that could fetch around £15,000 at auction.

The iPad Pro is being sold at Phillips auction house in London, the device is being auctioned for the Design Museum in London.

The unique iPad Pro features a yellow aluminium back and it comes with a blue leather smart cover and an orange Apple Pencil.

The device is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000 at the auction and the o proceeds will go to the Design Museum in London.

Source The Indepenent

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Rocket League competitive matchmaking is changing

Rocket League’s competitive matchmaking will be changing very soon.

With developer Psyonix releasing a blog post updating players, they are just putting the finishing touches on their update to the popular racing brawler(car brawler? racing soccer? car soccer? someone help me out here, please). Psyonix claims to stand by their decision to no longer give constant feedback, however, they are adding a division indicator. This is to increase the transparency on rankings, which they feel was a little too low.

There will be five divisions in each skill tier, equating to roughly 20% of the skill range in that tier. Tiers I, II, III, IV, and V. “You will progress through them sequentially, with Division I being the lowest and Division V the highest.  When you’re in Division V, you know you’re close to promotion, and vice versa with Division I.”

For players that are in the top tier, “instead of seeing a division number, you will see your actual Skill Rating regardless of if you are in the Top 100. Your skill rating will also appear on the League Rankings screen so you can easily gauge how far you have to go to reach the Top 100.”

The second change coming to matchmaking is to fix two issues within the Champion tier. Currently, high skill players are experiencing two major issues. Reaching Platinum within the Champion tier has little to no aspiration, as a increasingly large range of skill levels are found within the Champion tier.

Additionally, players outside the top 100 have no way to gauge how long it will take them to get to the leader boards.

A quick fix to the first issue is to separate Champion into even more tiers. Champion, Super Champion, and Grand Champion. They’ve also shuffled the Star tier around slightly, so if you are in any of the higher divisions you may see a change in your title. You can find the new hierarchy down below.

For players that are outside the top 100 but still in the Grand Champion, they’ll be displaying Skill Rating in place of the Divisional Counter. “As for players in the Top Division (now “Grand Champion”) who aren’t in the Top 100, we will be displaying your Skill Rating in place of a divisional indicator. All players in Grand Champion will see their Skill Rating both on the playlist screen and on the League Rankings display so they can easily gauge their progress towards breaking into the Top 100.”

Rocket League is getting a Batmobile

Rocket League has become an unstoppable force as of late, and anyone in denial now has to work against Warner Brothers Interactive partnering up with Psyonix Studios.

The latest marketing stunt to come out of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie is adding a Batmobile to Rocket League. Containing the latest version of Bruce Wayne’s vehicle to hit the big screen, you can purchase the DLC for $1.99 on March 8th.

On top of the new vehicle, you’ll also be receiving three flags for your car. All themed after the main characters for Batman v Superman, the antenna flags are based on Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman.

The DLC is launching less then twenty days before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice comes out, so be sure to show support for the superhero you are cheering for.

Rocket League: Collector's Edition has four limited edition cars

Rocket League: Collector’s Edition will be hitting shelves June 24th for Europe and July 5th for North America.

Rocket League: Collector’s Edition will be hitting shelves June 24th for Europe and July 5th for North America. The physical edition of the game will be available for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

As always, those who purchase the Collector’s Edition of the game will be receiving special goodies. Psyonix Studios and 505 Games have shared that the Collector’s Edition of Rocket League will include four new cars.

They withheld details regarding the design of the cars, or what they will even be like. We do know that they will be brand new cars, not previously released for Rocket League.

Details were not shared as to whether people who have bought the game digitally will be able to purchase the cars separately. Presumably they will be made available to current owners of the game, seeing as Rocket League will be out for almost one year when the Collector’s Edition comes out.

Rocket League Basketball mode will arrive in April

Earlier today, developer Psyonix announced that the keenly-awaited Basketball game mode for the smash-hit title Rocket League will officially launch in April.

Announced in March, the Basketball mode – called Dunk House – looks like it will drastically change gameplay compared to vanilla Rocket League and its Ice Hockey-inspired mode Snow Day.

Dunk House trades the pitch for a court for a new aesthetic, and extends the goals to the shape of an outwards-facing semicircle raised off the ground, representing the hoop. In order to score, players must flick the ball into the air and down into the hoop.

Take a look at the short clip Psyonix posted on its Twitter:

Break some axles in the Dunk House this April! #RocketLeagueHoops pic.twitter.com/VA23YUEEXM

— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) March 29, 2016

While there’s no exact date yet, watch out for Dunk House landing some time over the next few weeks.

Display Mate Says New 9.7 Inch iPad Pro Has The Best Display

Apple recently launched their new 9.7 inch iPad Pro , the device comes with the same size display as the iPad Air 2, although the display on the device has received a number of upgrades.

Display Mate have tested out the new display on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro and the company has said that the display on the device is the best LCD display that they have tested.

The key element for a great Tablet has always been a truly innovative and top performing display, and the best leading edge Tablets have always flaunted their beautiful high tech displays.

At first glance the iPad Pro 9.7 looks almost indistinguishable from the 2014 iPad Air 2. Actually, the displays are the same size and have the same pixel resolution. But that’s as far as it goes… The iPad Pro 9.7 display is a Truly Impressive major enhancement on the iPad Air 2… and even on the recent iPad Pro 12.9 and iPad mini 4… and even every other mobile LCD display that we have ever tested… and note that I hand out compliments on displays very carefully.

You can find out more details about the tests run on the iPad Pro and also read the full report over at Display Mate at the link below.

Source Display Mate, Slashgear

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You Will Soon Be Able To Hide Stock Apps On Your iPhone And iPad

Apple’s iPhone and iPad comes with a number of stock applications built in, as the moment there is not way to get rid of those apps from your device even if you don’t use them.

Most people who don’t use many of the apps, myself included end up putting these apps in a folder that they don’t use and now it looks like Apple is making some changes that will allow you to hide the apps.

The guys over at AppAdvice have discovered some new code on every app in Apple’s app store and this code will apparently let you completely hide Apple’s stock apps like the Compass, Stocks, Voice Memo’s and more.

Whilst the apps will apparently not be deleted from your device when the feature is introduced, they will be completely hidden, which means that they wont have to be stored in a folder on your device.

It is not clear as yet when this feature will be introduced, although it looks like Apple may announce it at their Worldwide Developer Conference in June, as soon as we get some more details, we will let you guys know.

Source AppAdvice

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San Bernardino iPhone Apparently Helped FBI Investigation

The FBI and Apple were recently involved in a court case over the San Bernardino iPhone, the FBI dropped the case after it managed to unlock the handset with the help of hackers.

It has now been revealed that no new information was found on the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, but the FBI did have some questions answered by the examination of the handset.

Investigators are now more confident that terrorist Syed Farook didn’t make contact with another plotter during an 18-minute gap that the FBI said was missing from their time line of the attackers’ whereabouts after the mass shooting, the officials said. The phone has helped investigators address lingering concern that the two may have help, perhaps from friends and family, the officials said.

So whilst the iPhone in question did not provide the FBI any new information, they were able to rule out the possibility that the shooters were in contact with another party.

The FBI have yet to reveal exactly how the managed to unlock the iPhone 5C in the case, the unlocking method apparently will not work on the iPhone 5S or above, this means that there is a potential security flaw on older iPhones that Apple has yet to fix.

Source CNN

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Rocket League gets update on Xbox One

Most popular titles in the video game world today are not exclusive to one system.

Most popular titles in the video game world today are not exclusive to one system. While that is great for the people and for business, developers sometimes have to go the extra mile to keep up maintenance on each version. Psyonix and their hit Rocket League know just the feeling.

A new update has come out for the ever growing derby car sports game. This one, however, is only for the Xbox One version of Rocket League just to fix a few bugs. Most of the changes simply attend to gameplay improvements in the arenas DFH Stadium, Utopia, Utopia Dusk, and Wasteland. There are a few more general fixes, such as adjusted default UI sizes and improved crash sequences.

You can check out all of the patch notes on the official website. Rocket League is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Improve iPhone Battery Life With These Top Tips (Updated)

If you want to get the best out of your iPhone and improve iPhone battery life, we have some handy top  tips that will help you maximize your iPhone battery.

There are a number of things that can drain the battery life, if your follow our tips you will be able to improve your iPhone battery life and get the best out of your device.

The first thing that your should do is check what apps or services are using up most of your battery life on your iPhone, this can be done by going to Settings > Battery , under the Battery Percentage settings you will see ‘Battery Usage’, this provides a list of the apps and features that have been using your battery and will show you a percentage of what each app is using over the last 24 hours and also over the last week.

1. Turn down the screen brightness on your iPhone

This might seem like an obvious one, but if you are using your iPhone on full brightness then this could use up your battery much quicker than if you ran it on 50 percent brightness. Turning down the brightness to around 50% or even 25% percent could make some significant improvements on your battery life.

This can be done by going to Settings > Display & Brightness and then reducing the brightness to what you think will work for you. If you find a level of brightness that works for you, then you could turn off the auto brightness feature as this adjusts the handsets brightness based on the lighting around you.

2. Turn off background app refresh to help improve iPhone battery life

One feature in the latest versions of Apple’s iOS that is worth looking at turning off is Background app refresh. This can be done by going to Settings > General > Background App Refresh .

There are two options that you can use here, you can turn the Background App Refresh feature off for each individual app you have installed on your iPhone, or you can turn the feature off completely, so none of the app refresh in the background.

The second method of turning off the feature completely so that none of the apps refresh is the one I use and this will help you increase the battery life on your handset to get the most out of your iPhone.

3. Improve iPhone battery life by turning off notifications

If you are running a lot of apps on your iPhone and have notifications on for all of them, this can significantly use your battery, constant notifications from multiple apps will have a negative effect on your iPhone’s battery, editing which ones send notifications can help improve battery life on your device.

I tend to turn off notifications for the majority of the applications I use, the ones I keep on are for things like email, text messagse and generally a few other apps that I want notifications from.

You can choose by each app that you have installed on whether you want to receive notifications from that application, this can be done by going to Settings > Notifications and then choosing the app that you want to change the settings on, this is a great way of saving power on your iPhone and increasing your battery life.

4. Change your email settings from Push to Fetch

If your email is set to Push and you receive a lot of emails every day then this can use up a lot of your iPhone’s battery life, one way around this is to change from Push email to Fetch email, this allows you to choose an interval where your iPhone will check for new emails.

By using the Fetch feature rather than Push, you can choose to let your iPhone retrieve your emails on a regular basis, you can choose to have them fetched every 15 minutes, 30 minutes or hourly. There is also another option, you can choose to Fetch your emails manually, this will happen when you open your email map, then latest emails will then be downloaded to your device when you run the Mail app.

In order to change your email settings from Push to Fetch, you need to go to Settings > Mail, Contact, Calendars > Fetch New Data , you can then choose either Fetch or Push and the time interval you want to use. This is really helpful if you get a lot of emails, even if you set Fetch to get your email every 15 minutes, it should be better than you receiving emails every few minutes.

5. Connect to WiFi wherever possible to improve iPhone battery life

One of the biggest battery drains on the iPhone is not the handset itself but a low or weak signal with your mobile carrier, a poor signal is one of the largest battery drains on the iPhone.

If you have a number of apps setup to use your carrier service, then connecting to WiFi whenever possible should help with this problem and stop your handset searching for a signal constantly.

If you are in a poor signal area, you iPhone will constantly search for a new signal, this can be a large battery drain.

If you are in an area with a really bad signal for a while and cannot connect to WiFi, then you can put the handset into Airplane Mode, this will stop your iPhone from constantly searching for a new signal, of course you will not be able to use many features of the handset in Airplane mode.

6. Improve iPhone battery life by turning off Automatic Downloads

Another way to increase the battery life on your iPhone is to turn off automatic downloads when using cellular. This will also save you data on your monthly mobile data plan, as you can set it so that the downloads only happen when you are on WiFi.

You can choose whether you want to turn off automatic downloads for Music, Apps, Books and also updates for apps, it is possible to select the ones you want or turn them all off by turning off the mobile data feature.

This can be done by going to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Use Mobile Data , you can also select individual items including apps, music, updates and books.

7. Save battery life by reducing Auto Lock time

When you have finished using your iPhone the handset will automatically turn the screen off after a set amount of time, choosing a lower setting for Auto Lock can help improve battery performance.

I personally use the lowest setting which is 30 seconds, you can choose between 30 seconds and five minutes or choose never which means that you handset will always be on. With the latest iPhone’s having a fingerprint scanner, it is easy to unlock your device after it auto locks, so choosing a lower setting is not a problem as it is simple to unlock your device.

This can be adjusted in the settings menu on your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Auto Lock and choosing which time setting suits you.

8. Turn off Location Tracking on your iPhone

You can turn off location tracking unless you use Apple Maps or Google Maps on a regular basis, this can always be turned back on if you want to use one of those apps, this should help improve the battery life on your handset.

Location Tracking can be turned off on your iPhone by Going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services , you can choose to turn them all off or choose which apps you want to use to share your location

9. Cut down on what apps are using Spotlight Search

Spotlight Search is designed to search everything on your iPhone, this includes apps, contacts, your photos and more, you can turn off the ones that you don’t need to use the feature with.

This can be done by going to Settings > General > Spotlight Search , you can then turn off apps individually.

10. When your iPhone battery gets low, turn on Low Power Mode to keep it going for longer

One of the features in iOS 9 is a new Low Power Mode, this can be turned on when your battery is lower than normal. Low Power Mode on the iPhone is designed to optimize battery life and get the most out of the battery power that you have left.

Turning on Low Power Mode on the iPhone will reduce usage of a number of services, including mail fetch, automatic downloads, background app refresh and also some visual effect, this can be really useful when you have a low battery. You can turn on Low Power Mode on your iPhone by going to Settings > Battery > Low Power Mode .

11. Don’t shut down apps, it uses more power to shut them down

Apple’s Craig Federighirecently confirmed that shutting down apps on your iPhone will not improve battery life.

Once apps are put into background mode they use no battery power at all, regularly shutting down background applications will actually use more power than if you just leave them open in the background.

12. Turn off Bluetooth and AirDrop if you don’t use them

Many people, myself included have Bluetooth and AirDrop turned on even when we are not using these features, if you turn both of these off when not in use then this will give you additional battery life on your iPhone or iPad.

I only use Bluetooth with my hands free kit in the car, so turning this off when I am not in the car has helped increase the battery life of my iPhone. I also rarely use AirDrop, but when I do this can easily be turned back on from the settings menu.

These top handy tips should help you improve the battery life on your iPhone, most of them will work on the majority of versions of iOS with some only working on iOS 9 or above. These are designed to help you get the maximum battery life out of your iPhone.

You can choose to use all of the tips above or just the ones that think will benefit your battery life the most. You can find out some more details on how to increase your handsets battery life over at Apple.

Try out some of the tips on your iPhone and let us know what improvements in battery life performance your get in the comments below.

Updated 18th April 2016 with more iPhone battery saving tips!

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Some of the strangest NBA Live 16 bugs

NBA Live 16 has just been released, but fans have been playing the free demo for a while now.

NBA Live 16 has just been released, but fans have been playing the free demo for a while now. With that, comes a few funny bugs.

People over on the NeoGAFforums have thrown out a few clips of the bugs, some being one of Kevin Love throwing a free throw in the opposite direction, a player without his midsection, someone who seems to have had his arm completely detatched whilst hanging off the rim, then have if magically grown back the minute he lets go.

A favorite would have to be this one, where the neck of the player completely elongates, reminiscent of a common glitch often seen in The Sims series. And then his arms completely disappear and we’Re not too sure what becomes of him after that point.

Bugs and glitches are regrettably a normal happening, expecially in demos and early access to games. But you would think that EA would know by now how to release a game without ridiculous bugs, right?

FBI Has Found Nothing Significant On San Bernardino iPhone

The court case ended after the FBI revealed that they had managed to gain access to the device with the help of a third party, we heard yesterday that the FBI had used hackers to access the handset.

The FBI recently took Apple to courtin an attempt to get Apple to create software to unlock the iPhone 5C used by the San Bernardino shooters.

According to a recent report by CBS News, the FBI have found nothing significant on the San Bernardino iPhone so far, although they are continuing to look for evidence on the device.

The FBI has not revealed as yet what method was used to unlock the handset, they have not decided as yet on whether they will disclose to Apple the method that was used to unlock the device.

Source CBS News

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Hilarious FIFA 16 glitch

Sports games really do come with some of the best glitches, or maybe this isn’t a glitch, maybe it’s an ingenious tactic.

The rules governing a penalty dictate goalkeepers can’t rush off the line before the spot kick is taken, whereas the penalty taker is able to stutter their run to increase the chance of scoring. It seems unfair to me, but Joe Hart may have come up with a way of sticking to the rules and level the playing field.

This is psychological warfare at its finest. A technique so ill-advised it’s hard to fathom why it would ever be attempted. A technique which would only be employed by either a madman or a genius.

Watch the video above and decide which for yourself. Personally, I’d say Joe Hart may just be a bit of both.

FIFA 16 is out now for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 getting free DLC

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 was released for the PS4 and Xbox One on September 29th, but the launch has been a rocky one to say the least.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 was released for the PS4 and Xbox One on September 29th, but the launch has been a rocky one to say the least. It came with issues which Activision has acknowledged, a bewilderingly large day one patch(possibly due to a style change during development) that was bigger than the base game and less than stellar review scores.

However, let’s talk about something a little more positive. Activision has announced the game will be receiving some free DLC!

The content will include two new stages and five bonus characters to add to the eight levels and 10 skaters in the main game. It is not yet known when this new content will become available.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is already out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions expected on November 13th.

FBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone

We previously heard that the FBI used security company Cellebrite to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone, it would appear that this information was incorrect and the FBI paid hackers to unlock the iPhone 5C.

According to a report by the Washington Post, the FBI had the help of professional hackers who discovered a security flaw in the iPhone 5C.

This security flaw was then used to create some hardware that was then used to crack the four digit PIN on the iPhone 5C.

It is not clear as yet on whether the flaw will be disclosed to Apple, a decision on this will apparently be made by a White House led group.

The flaw is apparently only applicable to older models of Apple’s iPhone, this includes devices up to the iPhone 5C, Apple will obviously want to fix this flaw to ensure that its customers data is kept safe, this will depend on whether the flaw is disclosed to them.

Source, Techmeme

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New Persona 5 character and plot details.

Persona 5 developers Atlus have revealed the first major details of the game’s plot as well as a breif background on the 5 main characters of the game.

In an interview by Game Informer, Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino said that the 5 main characters have no real place in society, but are drawn together under a common goal after discovering the Isekai-Navi. An item that allows the party to travel into alternate worlds wherein they can remove the malicious intent from people’s hearts.

Hashino goes on to say that this plot is in contrast to the plot of Persona 5 is in contrast to the previous game in the series.

“In the previous game, we wrote a story that involved having a justice group chase down a bad guy that could easily be feared by just about anyone,” he added.

“This time, it’s about a group of high school students that are being ‘chased’ by unexpected occurrences due to the justice they believe in. We’re writing [the story] to convey a thrilling everyday life in the shoes of these characters, that are as large as life, in this juvenile school setting.”

He also describes the 5 main characters. Calling themselves the ‘Phantom Thieves’ The protagonist is described as a cool, silent type similar to previous persona protagonists, with a slight roguish almost anti-hero edge. The character Ryuuji on the other hand wishes to use the groups powers for noble goals, such as reforming society. The third character, Ann, has lived abroad and therefore stands out but also has difficulty relating to people as a result.

The fourth character is Yusuke, an unusual artist who has suspicious amounts of knowledge about the worlds the party are visiting. Finally there’s Morgana, the ‘instructor’ of the group, who is unaware of her own origins and hopes to discover them on this journey.

Persona 5 will be released on PS3 and PS4 in Summer 2016 after having been delayed from a 2015 release back in September.

Two new Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem character's revealed

Atlus has recently released two new trailer’s for their upcoming Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem.

Atlus has recently released two new trailer’s for their upcoming Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem. These two trailers introduce us to the new characters Mamori Minamoto and Barry Goodman.

Mamori is shown to be a timid and reserved girl who wears Showa Era clothing. She works for a children’s program known as “Microwave Idol Mamorin.” There she teachers children how to cook.

Barry is a foreign musician drawn to Japan for it’s anime and manga industry. Barry is especially into a Magical Girl anime called “Dia Witch Iroha.” He’s described as extremely enthusiastic and positive about almost all facets of life.

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, or Genei Ibun Roku # FE as it’s known in Japan, will release in Japan on December 26, 2015 for Wii U. The game is scheduled to release sometime in 2016 in the west.

Atlus to make Persona themed skiing gear

Atlus has announced that they will be partnering with a Japanese ski resort for a promotion know as “Persona Snow Festival 2016.”
During the promotion the fourth Persona 3 Movie, Winter of Rebirth will be featured at Ryuoo Ski Park.

During the promotion the fourth Persona 3 Movie, Winter of Rebirth will be featured at Ryuoo Ski Park. Persona 4: Golden will be featured at the Meiho Ski Resort.

In addition, Atlus will be selling Persona themed skiing equipment. Each product will only have 30 copies produced. The asking price starts at 54,000 Yen or 440 US Dollars.

You can find the official website for the collaboration here.

New Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir character trailers

Following last week’s trailer for Gwendolyn, Atlus has released two new trailers for their Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, this time for Mercedes and Cornelius.

Here is a brief description for each character.

Mercedes – The princess of Ringford, the fairy kingdom, and the next in line to be queen. Destined to one day lead the fairies, she’s a bit timid, but won’t hesitate to do something reckless to prove her ability to her mother. After become the next queen, she quickly matures and works hard to become a strong leader.

Cornelius – The prince of Titania. One day, Cornelius awoke in a land he had never seen before, and discovered that he had been transformed into a small, furry animal. Though he is in love with Velvet, a foreign princess, Cornelius fears that she will stop loving him if she sees what he has become. Cornelius has a very serious personality and a strong sense of justice. Because he is still young, he tends to have some naive, idealistic views.

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir will release in Japan on January 14, 2016 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game will come to North American later that year.

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem seems to have a lot of SMT in it

Two new trailers have been released for the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem crossover.

Both trailers are almost entirely in Japanese, so it’s difficult to make out what’s actually going on. But, according to various reports, the first trailer details the story which is about a young girl’s aspiration to be an idol. The second trailer is more obvious in the reveal that Chrom from Fire Emblem Awakening will have a somewhat starring role, though his SMT counterpart doesn’t seem very cheerful.

My take on the trailers is that the game is essentially Persona. Characters transform into warrior/demon(?) counterparts of themselves to fight enemies, much like the Persona series itself. In addition, the Fire Emblem connections seem a little sparse so far, outside of Chrom’s official appearance.

Regardless, both trailers are absolutely beautiful to witness, carrying some of the most colorful and exciting images on the Wii U.

(Both videos are from Nintendo’s Japanese youtube page)

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final gets trailer that shows story and character

In a NicoNico (Japanese equivalent of Youtube) Live event, Atlus put out a quick trailer that hints at the plot of the game as well as the characters that we’ll encounter throughout our strange journey.

In a NicoNico (Japanese equivalent of Youtube) Live event, Atlus put out a quick trailer that hints at the plot of the game as well as the characters that we’ll encounter throughout our strange journey. You can check the trailer out above. There is a phrase that sets the story quite nicely for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final: “another future after demons arrived”. The game takes place in 203x where the future is bleak with the agents of chaos and order fighing against each other for humanity. This prompted a dome of bedrock to encase the skies of Tokyo by a greater diety.

It was mentioned that Shin Megami Tensei IV Final will not have the law/chaos theme that was presented in the previous game. Instead, the character will play through a neutral route that will end up giving him multiple endings based the decisions and way they play during the game. The main character is a young boy who was training as an outpost hunter to defend his land. After a mission gone wrong, he dies. He then travels the ‘Kingdom of Hades’ where he eventually meets the devil Dagda. Dagda enters a covenant with the boy and makes him a ‘God Killer’ in exchange for his revival. Throughout the adventure, the main character will meet various new characters as well as one guest character from the previous game who is as much deceased as he is alive.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final is slated for release in Japan on February 2016 on the Nintendo 3DS. No confirmed word for a western release.

New Shin Megami Tensei has been teased by Atlus

Atlus has recently updated the Shin Megami Tensei IV website with a mysterious image stating that in 15,000 tweets a disaster will occur.

Atlus has recently updated the Shin Megami Tensei IV website with a mysterious image stating that in 15,000 tweets a disaster will occur. Mysterious.

This is most likely a reference to an incoming announcement for the next game in the series. After all, an Atlus representative at Tokyo Game Show recently commented that “we’ll have a brand new title to announce very soon.”

10/8（木）発売の3DSソフト『真・女神転生IV アトラス ベストコレクション』の公式サイトを更新しました。そこには謎の仕掛けが…！ツイートで、何かが起きる…！？ http:// megaten4.jp / # 真4 # メガテン

— Atlus (@Atlus_jp) October 5, 2015

In order to contribute to the campaign and see where this goes, just follow the link above. Thanks to NintendoLifefor the report. For more on the announcement, keep checking back with Gamespresso.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night review

As I started up Persona 4: Dancing All Night, I immediately heard the music from the Velvet Room pour out of my Vita’s speakers.

As I started up Persona 4: Dancing All Night, I immediately heard the music from the Velvet Room pour out of my Vita’s speakers. Jumping back into the world of Persona is like running into a friend you haven’t seen for quite some time – the memories come rushing back and it’s almost too much to bearbare.

Dancing All Night is a love-letter to fans of the game’s predecessor, Persona 4. Familiar faces, tunes and banter between characters greet players throughout the game’s 10 hour story mode, retaining that classic Persona feeling (bonus: all spoken dialogue is voiced). Whether it’s Kanji still ripping on Chie’s abysmal cooking or the familiar twinkle of the piano keys as the investigation teams gathers clues to solve a case, it truly feels like a continuation of its parent game.

The story itself takes place six months after the events of Persona 4, and those who played through that title on PS2 or on Vita will immediately feel comfortable with Dancing All Night’s premise. Six months after the events of P4, Rise Kujikawa is set to return to superstardom with a performance at the Love Meets Bond Festival, where Yu Narukami and Naoto Shirogane have joined as her backup dancers. During a late-night practice, Naoto mentions a rumor is circulating that states “at midnight, if you see a video of a deceased idol playing on the LMB site, you are transported to the ‘other side’ and will never wake up again.”

The trio take a look at the website and are indeed transported to the ‘Midnight stage’ to encounter hoards of shadows as they did previously when they ventured to the ‘Midnight channel’ in P4.  A strange voice reveals violence is not possible in this end of the world, leading Yu to learn the only way to break the shadows’ control is through dance to summon a persona. A fellow group of female idols, “Kanimin Kitchen” is also set to perform at the LMB festival, but also end up taken to the ‘Midnight stage,’ leading to the rest of the investigation team traveling from Inaba to find themselves set to solve another case together.

The story, while it obviously doesn’t become as fleshed out as the main title’s, still remains interesting and fun as it plays out. Just like its predecessor, it strikes a nice balance of light, humorous moments, while simultaneously presenting those deep life-lessons that Persona executes so well. Its major themes of bonds of friendship and being true to yourself appropriately tug at the heart strings of anyone who feels connected to the characters involved. The number of Persona 4 references will delight veteran players (“Bring on the ‘cubstep,'”says Teddie), but the game also does a fine job of introducing basic details and character backgrounds for those who may pick up the game that have never played a Persona title before.

While the game takes a little while to introduce you to your first dance (dialogue takes up a good part of the story’s first hour), a short tutorial teaches you the basics and you’re all set to begin dancing. Six buttons – three on each side of the screen – correspond to the d-pad and selection buttons on the Vita, acting as your main way of pressing to maintain the rhythm combos that emerge from the center of the screen. As they pass over the arrows or symbols, timing a press to the beat correctly will merit you a “Perfect!” or “Great!” rating that will keep the audience entertained, ultimately preventing you from failing a song, while pushing either joystick when a large ring reaches the outer circle fills up your fever combo meter, leading to a partner joining you to dance on stage.

The soundtrack of Persona 4: Dancing All Night is filled with strong and varied Persona tunes, and throughout the story mode, players have a chance to dance as a ton of characters ranging from Yu to Teddie to Nanako. Each character graces the screen while you play their song, but unfortunately, these dancing animations become way too chaotic and flashy, occasionally making it difficult to see and keep up with the emerging rhythm patterns, resulting in a miss that ruins your 200+ combo. It’s a minor flaw, but as it occurs during the main portion of gameplay, it can make dancing a little frustrating.

I never found the story mode to be challenging, but after the story’s 7.5 chapters (chapter 8 is merely a post-credits cutscene), a nice chunk of time can be spent in Free Dance mode, where you can select a difficulty, track, costume (!) and dance partner of your preference. The more you dance, the more you unlock, and the more items and costumes you’ll be able to purchase with in-game currency through the game’s shopping menu. This section adds a nice amount of replay ability for those looking to grab everything that the game offers.

While Persona 4: Dancing All Night is now the only Persona titlethat will see a release this fall, it’s one that is absolutely worth your time. Whether it’s your first dive into the world of Persona, or if you’ve been waiting all year to dance with Yu and the gang, Persona 4: Dancing All Night is an admirable addition to your Vita library.

BBC iPlayer Kids App Launches

The BBC has launched a new iPlayer app designed specifically for Children called BBC iPlayer Kids, the app is launching on Google’s Android OS, Apple’s iOS and Amazon Kindle Fire tablets.

The app features content from CBBC and CBeebies and it allows you to choose what content your kids watch based on their age.

Alice Webb, Director of BBC Children’s, says: “Children have always been a priority for the BBC. So launching the BBC iPlayer Kids app is a really exciting moment for us – and we can’t wait to see millions of children get excited about it too. The BBC iPlayer Kids app meets the needs we know are absolute deal-breakers for kids and parents. We’re offering choice and control, wrapped up in a child-friendly design and the largest range of home-grown UK content on a platform parents can trust. In a nutshell, the app is CBBC and CBeebies in their hands – a BBC iPlayer re-designed for a new, digitally savvy generation. It’s free of charge, free from commercial influence, and brand new today.”

You can set up to four different profiles on the app on one device, which allows you to have different parental settings for each one of your kids, you can find out more details over at the BBC at the link below.

Source BBC

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Persona 5 new character revealed

Persona 5 has revealed new character, art, and screenshots.

Famitsu, a Japanese magazine, had a large article discussing the new information Atlus has revealed on their game. Located above is the new character for Persona 5. This character’s name is Yusuke Kitagawa.

Yusuke Kitagawa is a student attending Kousei Public High School. He has a scholarship for the high school’s art course. He is the disciple of the painter Madarame, who happens to be Yusuke’s landlord. In his cat burglar costume, he will be wearing a fox max with a tail.

Personas are the manifestation of a person’s personality. A persona can be summoned in order to use special skills or spells. Usually, the main character of these games is the only one who can use more than one persona. In fact, he can use around a hundred personas. The main character can become extremely flexible and useful with the personas he carries.

The screenshots are mostly of the main characters and their personas. The protagonist of the fifth installment currently doesn’t have a first or last name. The player will most likely be able to decide his first name. His initial persona will be Arsene. The main character will be able to obtain a ton of personas unlike his allies. Ryuji Skamoto’s persona is the pirate called Captain Kidd. Morgana, the cat, has Zorro. Ann Takamaki carries the persona Carmen, and Yusuke Kitagawa’s persona is Goemon.

The main characters are a collection of thieves that call themselves “Heart’s Phantom Thieves.” They send out letters to criminals to confess their crimes, and to reform themselves for the greater good. The groups objective is to steal the “rotten hearts” of corrupt people to make their city a better place. Persona 5 has yet to reveal one big villain.

Katsura Hashino, the director of Persona 5 ,  stated that this game will be a bit different than the previous ones. Katsura stated that the style of the previous games were, “justice group chase down a bad guy that could easily be feared by just about anyone.” This time the high school students are being chased because of their “just” actions.

The main characters will be attending a juvenile school. This is also a new take on the Persona series. Katsura said the development team is, “going with a challenge that fuses together a juvenile school setting that is as large as life, together with a picaresqueromance.”

The new pictures show some really cool artwork. The game will no doubt look wonderful. Unfortunately, Persona 5 has been pushed back to 2016. For more information on the delay click here.

Airmail Email App Lands On The iPad

Airmail has been a popular email app among Mac users for some time, the app launched on Apple’s iPhone back in February and now the company has made the app compatible with Apple’s iPad.

The latest version of Airmail for iOS now supports the iPad and it also supports split screen and multitasking on the iPad.

Designed for the latest generation iPhone and iOS9, it supports 3D Touch, fast document previewing, high quality pdf creation, and native integration with other apps and services for a frictionless workflow.

Workflow customisation at the core with a rich features set like snooze, interactive push notification, and full inbox sync.

iCloud sync provide a full ubiquitous sync experience so that all your mailbox preferences, and app preferences are synced.

The update also brings a range of new features to the iPhone and it has been optimized for the latest Apple device and also devices running iOS 9 and above.

You can find out more details about the latest version of Airmail for the iPhone and iPad over at the company’s website at the link below.

Source Airmail, The Verge

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Shadow Complex Remastered available now

The original Shadow Complex was released in 2009 for Xbox 360.

The original Shadow Complex was released in 2009 for Xbox 360. It brought a new and exciting feel to the platform-adventure game, and yet was also able to act as a throwback to classics like Super Metroid with its side-scrolling gameplay. Now you can experience it all over again.

Shadow Complex Remastered is now available on Xbox One. It contains all of the content in the original title, but now the graphics are enhanced, there’s new achievements and challenges, and there is even a new melee takedown system. Don’t worry PlayStation fans, you won’t be left out of the adventure this time. Shadow Complex Remastered will also be coming to PS4 and Steam in May of this year.

This instant classic received excellent positive reviews and accolades upon it’s release. The remastered version should get the same affection.

JJ Abrams and Infinity Blade dev announce new game Spyjinx

Though making headlines mostly due to his work on the soon to be released Star Wars Ep.

Star Wars Ep. VII , JJ Abrams still has other things in the works, specifically a new game, Spyjinx , made in collaboration with Infinity Blade developer ChAIR.

Described as “a blend between an action strategy game, mixed with really dynamic world building, with a healthy dose of RPG character development,” Spyjinx is set in “a thrilling, treacherous world of espionage,” and will run on Unreal Engine 4, making its way to mobile and PC in 2016.

Describing the game, JJ Abrams said, “It really will need to be experienced… it’s not quite like anything.”

In aon the game’s new website, JJ Abrams comments on the partnership between his company, Bad Robot, and ChAIR, saying, “I’ve been a fan of video games for years, envious of the artists and storytellers who have gotten to play in that world. Over two years ago, we met with the geniuses at ChAIR in the hopes of collaborating with them. The result has been something beyond any of our expectations. Since then we have been working closely with them to create something that I cannot wait to get into the hands of gamers all over the world.”

Likewise, Donald Mustard, ChAIR co-founder, added, “Bad Robot is uniquely talented at making you deeply care about characters and the trials they experience. As game developers, we knew that if we could apply that knowledge to creating game systems that help players care about the world we build for them and then give them tools that let them shape and exercise agency in that world, then we could create something really special.”

To hear more, check out an interview about the announcement above. Sign ups of the game’s eventual closed beta are also now live on the Spyjinx website. As we learn more, you’ll find it all right here, on Gamspresso.

Microsoft Hub Keyboard App Lands On The iPhone

Microsoft released its Hub Keyboard app for Google’s Android platform in February and now the app is available on Apple’s iPhone.

The Microsoft Hub Keyboard app was released by Microsoft Garage who have been making a wide range of experimental apps for various platforms.

Isn’t it painful to switch between apps just to complete your routine on-the-go tasks?
Hub Keyboard, a Microsoft Garage project, lets you stay in context by bringing information from different services to your fingertips and help complete your tasks faster. Sign in with your Office 365 work or school account to unlock access to more information.

• Copied Text: Easily insert the last text you copied
• Documents: Grab and share URLs of Office 365 documents in OneDrive and SharePoint
• Contacts: Share information of a contact from your phone or your Office 365 account

You can now download the Hub Keyboard app from Microsoft over at Apple’s iTunes store at the link below.

Source iTunes, The Verge

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Dark Pixel does Shadow Complex in Real Life video

Dark Pixel is a YouTube channel that makes action videos based off of video games, with the occasional parody of Kickstarter or comic book theme showing up.

Dark Pixel is a YouTube channel that makes action videos based off of video games, with the occasional parody of Kickstarter or comic book theme showing up. As Dark Pixel’s channel description reads, “All we care about are action movies and video games. It shows.”

This time, Dark Pixel released a video based off of Shadow Complex. The film is 2:10 long, and features a panning shot of the very true to source material video.

It was announced at the Video Game Awards that Shadow Complex: Remasteredwas going to be released soon, with a free version on the PC through the month of December. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be getting their own versions in 2016.

You can pick up the free copy of Shadow Complex: Remastered here, on the official website. You can also check out the video by Dark Pixel below.

Nintendo won't release games in Greece as of 2016

Nintendo and Greece are set to part ways starting from next year, as the video game manufacturer and publisher will cease the selling of its products in Greece later this year on the 31st December 2015.

Nortec Multimedia S.A. is the group that has been responsible for distributing Nintendo’s games and services across the country, but made the following statement in light of its recent, heavy-hitting decision.

“Dear Partners and Friends,

As you all know, Nortec Multimedia withstood the relentless economic crisis which affects our country over the last six years. Even today the company is healthy and operates without loans.

However, a number of important trade issues with Nintendo oblige to put an end to our long-term cooperation. Therefore, with great sadness we inform you that our partnership with Nintendo ends on 12/31/2015.

We would like to express our gratitude to all our partners for the hearty and continuous support over the years and of course all consumers and fans of our products. Also, we wish Nintendo the best for its future plans and activities in Greece, Cyprus and the Balkans.”

Let us know your thoughts on the situation, especially if you’re affected by it.

Shadow Complex Remastered coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC

During last nights Game Awards, Epic Games announced that Shadow Complex is going to be remastered for the new platforms.

Shadow Complex was originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2009. The game will now be available for the Ps4, Xbox One, and PC as Shadow Complex Remastered.

The remastered version of Shadow Complex will come with all the features of the original title, as well as “graphical enhancements,” new dynamic melee takedowns, and Master Challenges to unlock.

Co-founder and creative director Donald Mustard stated, “We’re super excited to introduce a remastered version to fans, old and new, and for the opportunity it creates for us to do more in the Shadow Complex universe. Bringing Shadow Complex to a larger audience of gamers across multiple platforms has always been one of our goals at Chair.”

For those looking to get into the original Shadow Complex early, you can download the PC version of the game for free through the Shadow Complex website. The deal is good through December 31st. Stay tuned to Gamespresso for upcoming news on the title.

Gears of War and Shadow Complex added to Xbox One's backward compatibility

Microsoft has added another two games to the Xbox One’s backward compatibility program.

Gears of War and Shadow Complex are now available for play to anyone in the Xbox Preview Program.

Epic Games created Gears of War and it was released in 2006 for the Xbox 360 and later on the PC. It is a third-person shooter with tons of gore and beloved multiplayer. Shadow Complex was created by a subsidiary of Epic Games, Chair Entertainment, and released in 2009 for the Xbox 360. It is a side-scrolling platform-adventure game.

While, all of Xbox One’s backward compatible games are only available to Preview Program members right now, it will roll out to all users this fall. Microsoft has promised “hundreds” of supported games by the time it is released to all Xbox One users. As we get closer to the fall more games will be announced. Stay tuned to Gamespresso for more information.

FBI’s iPhone Unlocking Tool Will Not Work On iPhone 5S Or Above

The case between the Apple and FBI came to an end when the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone 5C that belonged to the San Bernardino shooter, the FBI worked with a third party to unlock the device.

Now the FBI has revealed that the tool they purchased from the third party to unlock the device will not work with Apple’s iPhone 5S and above, so basically it will only work with the iPhone 5C or older devices.

“Litigation between the government and Apple over the San Bernardino phone has ended, because the government has purchased, from a private party, a way to get into that phone, 5C, running iOS 9,” said FBI Director James Comey.

The FBI have confirmed that this method only works on older iPhones, so at least we know that Apple’s latest devices, including all the ones that are sold by Apple at the moment are protected from this unlocking method.

It is not clear as yet exactly what the tool was that was used to unlock the iPhone 5C in the San Bernardino case.

Source CNN Money, Techmeme

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Behind The Scenes of The iPhone 6S Advert With Cookie Monster (Video)

You can see the behind the scenes with Cookie Monster video below which shows what he got up to on set whilst filming Apple’s iPhone 6S advert.

Last month Apple released its latest advert for the iPhone 6Sand it starred the Cookie Monster and now Apple has released a behind the scenes video for the advert.

You can also see the original advert in the video below, although I think the behind the scenes one is the funnier of the two.

Apple has used a number of high profile celebrities for its iPhone adverts include, Jamie Fox, Bill Hader and Jon Favreau, although we suspect the Cookie Monster is probaly their most famous star to date.

Source Apple / YouTube

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Samsung Pay Adds Support For 20 More Banks In The US

Samsung is expanding its Samsung Pay mobile payments service in the US and adding in support for an additional 20 banks and credit unions.

Some of the new banks which now support Samsung Pay in the US include the First Metro Credit Union, the Amalgamated Ban of Chicago and more.

You can see the full list of the 20 new banks and credit unions below:

A+ Federal Credit Union Amalgamated Bank of Chicago American 1 Credit Union Ballston Spa National Bank Congressional Federal Credit Union Consumers Credit Union First National Bank of Durango Greenville Federal Credit Union Heritage Federal Credit Union Ideal Credit Union Island Federal Credit Union KeyPoint Credit Union IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union Metro Credit Union NIH Federal Credit Union North Country Community Credit Union Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union RBCU Robins Financial Credit Union Schools Financial Credit Union Velocity Credit Union

There are full details available over at Samsung’s website on all of the banks that their mobile payment system supports at the link below.

Source Samsung, Sammobile

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Oculus Rift will officially release in early 2016

After years in prototype, the Oculus Rift is officially going to be released to consumers during Quarter 1 of 2016.

After years in prototype, the Oculus Rift is officially going to be released to consumers during Quarter 1 of 2016. The Oculus Rift started as a Kickstarter campaign for a new virtual reality tool and now is ready for release, years later. Throughout that time many different prototypes were given to developers, gamers, and engineers to ensure the most comfortable and realistic virtual reality experience to date.

The newest version of the Oculus Rift will feature a more accurate tracking system that supports both seated and standing experiences. It will also feature updated ergonomics for a more natural feel. More information will be released in the coming months and you will be able to start pre-ordering the device later this year.

LeEco Le Max 2 Smartphone Announced, Has 6GB Of RAM

LeEco has announced some new smartphones and one of those is the new LeEco Le Max 2 and the handset comes with a massive 6GB of RAM.

The LeEco Le Max 2 features a 5.7 inch display qith a QHD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and the device also comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 6GB of RAM.

Other specifications on the new LeEco Le Max 2 include 64GB of included storage and the device comes with a 3100 mAh battery and Quick Charge 3.0.

The handset is equipped with dual cameras on the front there is an 8 megapixel camera for video chat and Selfies and on the back of the device there is a 21 megapixel camera with auto focus and and F/2.0 aperture.

The device comes with the latest version of Android in the form of Android Marshmallow and it also comes with the company’s EUI 5.5 user interface.

Connectivity comes in the form of 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.1 and WiFi, there is also a dual SIM card slot and USB Type-C.

There have been rumors that Apple would be ditching the 3.5mm audio jack on their iPhones with the iPhone 7, it looks like LeEco has beaten then too it as there is no 3.5mm audio jack, instead headphones are connected to the USB Type-C Port.

Source GSM Arena

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Pink Gold Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Announced

Samsung has announced a new Pink Gold color option for their Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones.

When the handset launched it was available in lack Onyx, Gold Platinum, White Pearl and Silver Titanium and now there is a fifth color option, Pink Gold.

Pink Gold was chosen as it, like the other colors available for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, is a natural color that provides a sense of comfort. These hues glitter and shimmer as if illuminated from inside their glass surfaces.

In particular, the refined, skin tone-inspired Pink Gold color scheme is intended to soothe and incorporate a touch of gentleness, radiance and sophistication to the smartphones’ design.

The Pink Gold Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are now available in South Korea, as yet there are no details on when they will be made available in other countries.

Source Samsung

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White Motorola Moto G4 Appears In Leaked Photo

Earlier today we saw a photo of the new Motorola Moto G4, the photo was taken from a hands on video of the handset which has now been removed, the earlier photo showed a black version of the handset.

Now it looks like the new Moto G4 will also be available in white as Evan Blass has published a photo, which you can see above, on Twitter.

So far we know that there will be two models of the handset, the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, the difference between these two smartphones will apparently be the cameras, we presume that the camera in G4 Plus will come with more megapixels than the one in the G4.

We also know that these new Motorola smartphones will come with a 5.5 inch display, unfortunately as yet there are no details on what processor the handset will come with and how much RAM, the device is expected to come with mid range specifications.

As soon as we get some more information on the new Motorola Moto G4 smartphones, including a full list of specifications and also details on when it will launch and how much it will cost, we will let you guys know.

Source @evleaks

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Madden NFL 16 release date confirmed

EA Sports has announced the release date of the yearly football franchise for August 25th later this year.

EA Sports has announced the release date of the yearly football franchise for August 25th later this year. We do not have many details on the game, only that we will see more of the game’s details and features sometime in May.

We know that the game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but no word on last-gen consoles yet. For more information on the upcoming Madden, stay tuned to Gamespresso.

White Motorola Moto G4 Appears In Leaked Photo

Earlier today we saw a photo of the new Motorola Moto G4, the photo was taken from a hands on video of the handset which has now been removed, the earlier photo showed a black version of the handset.

Now it looks like the new Moto G4 will also be available in white as Evan Blass has published a photo, which you can see above, on Twitter.

So far we know that there will be two models of the handset, the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, the difference between these two smartphones will apparently be the cameras, we presume that the camera in G4 Plus will come with more megapixels than the one in the G4.

We also know that these new Motorola smartphones will come with a 5.5 inch display, unfortunately as yet there are no details on what processor the handset will come with and how much RAM, the device is expected to come with mid range specifications.

As soon as we get some more information on the new Motorola Moto G4 smartphones, including a full list of specifications and also details on when it will launch and how much it will cost, we will let you guys know.

Source @evleaks

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Destiny 2 is guaranteed to release, likely in 2016

Love it or hate it, Destiny is absolutely huge.

Love it or hate it, Destiny is absolutely huge. Even those who claim to dislike the game will often be found discussing it with others and the hype for the game simply hasn’t died down since launch. Rightly so, since Bungie’s project is planned to last for 10 years. So what happens now?

Well, updates will continue to roll out for Destiny, but more importantly a sequel to the game is undoubtedly on the way, potentially sooner than you might think. Not only have Bungie signed a multi-title contract with Activision that will see them agree a 10 year lockdown exclusivity, but hints at Destiny 2 can be found in a plethora of other places.

For instance, in December 2014 DeeJ – the community manager at Bungie – stated that…

“For ‘Destiny 2,’ the idea is that the Guardian that you have created is something you can bring along with you on that adventure. If you take a look at the way people have played other games for a long period of time, they’ve had a relationship with the same character for a very long time.

It’s a lot of fun to walk around the studio because there’s always somebody thinking about visions for the future. The next place you’ll go, the next enemy that you’ll fight, the next thing you’ll earn for doing those things.”

When, not if, Destiny 2 comes around, do you expect it to welcome a better reception than the original did back in September 2014? What would you like to see in the next Destiny game? Smash those keyboards in the comments section below.