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Motorola is currently holding a Halloween sale with up to 30 percent off on certain smartphones.
Check out the three Motorola devices available on sale below:
While Motorola hasn’t mentioned when the sale ends, it’ll likely expire on Tuesday, November 1st, the day after Halloween.
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Tesla investors who took founder Elon Musk to court over a 2018 tweet are presenting their case today.
The tweet stated Musk was considering taking Tesla private and had already secured the funding.
As reported by Bloomberg, Musk’s tweet led to the company’s share prices suffering “massive losses.” Musk defended his tweet and said his plan was based on conversations he had with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018
Citing analysts, the publication reports a trial loss could leave Musk and Tesla on the hook for more than $1 billion.
But that’s not the only large bill Musk is currently facing. He’s under a deadline to complete the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter by week’s end. Failure to do so will result in a trial.
However, as Reuters reports, Musk seems to be taking steps to secure the funding. The publication recently tweeted Musk has notified his co-investors to “prepare to fund” the acquisition.
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Microsoft’s recent fall Surface event was full of heavy hitting reveals, including the Surface Pro 9, the Surface Laptop 5, the Surface Studio 2+, alongside accessories like an Audio Dock, Presenter+ remote and more.
All of the devices announced at the event (except the Presenter+) are available now on the Microsoft store, while retailers like Best Buy have all the new releases, too (except the accessories).
Below is the pricing for all of Microsoft’s new Surface devices:
Microsoft Surface Pro 9: Starts at $1,279.99 at Microsoft and Best Buy
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5: Starts at $1,299.99 at Microsoft and Best Buy
Microsoft Surface Studio 2+: Starts at $5,959.99 at Microsoft and “Coming Soon” on Best Buy
Microsoft Audio Dock: Available for $324.99 at Microsoft
Microsoft Adaptive Mouse: Available for $58.50 at Microsoft
Microsoft Adaptive Mouse Tail and Thumb Support: Available for $19.50 at Microsoft
Microsoft Adaptive Hub: Available for $77.99 at Microsoft
The Microsoft Presenter+ appears to be “Coming Soon” to the Microsoft Store. We aren’t sure how much the accessory would cost once listed.
Some of our coverage of the products listed above can be found below:
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During Age of Empires’ (AoE) 25th anniversary broadcast, Microsoft and World’s Edge announced that the long-running real-time strategy (RTS) franchise is coming to iOS and Android.
Little is known about this latest attempt to bring the series to mobile, but the brief trailer hints at a desire to stay faithful to the AoE series’ roots. Microsoft has tried to make Age of Empires happen on mobile in the past — first with 2014’s Age of Empires: Castle Seige, a tower defence title, and then also with Age of Empires: World Domination.
Both games shut down shortly after their release.
There’s a possibility touch controls could work great with the AoE series, but I also hope it retains its RTS gameplay and isn’t full of microtransactions and timed-based gating like Clash of Clans. Hopefully, we see gameplay of the upcoming mobile title soon.
During the presentation, the tech giant also confirmed that Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV are coming to Xbox consoles in 2023.
Earlier this year, Apple brought support for Nintendo’s Joy-Cons and Switch Pro Controller to iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. Now, the company has extended that to older Nintendo gamepads.
On Twitter, developer Steve Troughton-Smith shared that as of iOS 16.1, the Nintendo Switch Online Super Famicom controller is working with his Apple TV.
Neat, iOS/tvOS 16.1 support the official BT/USB-C Super Nintendo controller for the Switch 😄 I don’t have the N64 or NES versions to test with, but I believe they are supported now too 🎮 pic.twitter.com/mfkTIHpXun
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) October 24, 2022
Separately, MacStories confirmed that Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 controller is also now compatible with Apple devices. As Troughton-Smith noted, these are the Bluetooth/USB-C versions of the retro controllers, so the NES controller should work as well.
Meanwhile, it looks like iOS 16.1 brought support for several other new game controllers beyond the Nintendo catalogue. Digging into the iOS 16 code, 9to5Mac says it also found listings 8Bitdo, the Logitech F710 Gamepad and Bada Moga XP5-X Plus.
Outside of the newly added controllers, Apple devices also offer support for PlayStation and Xbox controllers.
Via: 9to5Mac
Microsoft has revealed that Age of Empires IV (AoE IV) and Age of Empires II (AoE II) are coming to Xbox consoles in 2023.
The tech giant says Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, first released in 2019 on PC, will make its way to Xbox on January 31st, 2023. On the other hand, Age of Empires IV will hit Microsoft’s consoles later in 2023 and doesn’t have a specific release date yet.
We heard your pleas, and we agree that now is the perfect time—we're aging up and heading to the console age!
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV are coming to Xbox consoles and xCloud in 2023. Check out the trailer and mark your calendar! #AoE25 pic.twitter.com/YXpTKHCDaf
— AgeOfEmpires (@AgeOfEmpires) October 25, 2022
Microsoft says that fans of the Age of Empires (AoE) series have been asking for the franchise to come to consoles, Starcraft 64 style, so it listened.
“We keep our players at the heart of what we do and pay close attention to what they tell us. So, after hearing requests for Age of Empires to make its Xbox debut, we heard and you we agreed,” wrote Microsoft in a recent press release.
According to Microsoft, AoE II has been brought to Xbox “carefully and thoughtfully” to ensure they feel great “using a controller.” The game features a new tutorial designed explicitly for controller input. Developer World’s Edge says it has also created a new in-game AI that aims to make in-game resource management more “efficient and intuitive.”
For long-time Age of Empires fans that would likely rather play AoE II and IV with a mouse and keyboard, Microsoft says that it has ensured this input is supported in the console version of the classic real-time strategy title. Further, AoE II will be crossplay across Xbox/PC and is coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming.
It’s unclear if AoE IV will get the same console treatment as AoE II regarding controller and mouse/keyboard support, but it’s likely, given that it’s the higher profile release. It’s also still unknown if “Xbox consoles” means just the Xbox Series S/X or the entire Xbox One family of systems.
As someone who really enjoyed Age of Empires IV but gave up on the title because it didn’t look great on my old gaming PC, I’m looking forward to the game coming to Xbox consoles.
For more on Age of Empire IV, check out my in-depth look at the game and my interview with the developers behind the title at Vancouver-based Relic.
Some Apple device users have been experiencing some issues with iMessage and FaceTime.
Since 12pm ET, hundreds of people have gone to Downdetector to report outages. On its status page, the tech giant confirmed the service disruptions, although at the time of writing it says it’s resolved the issues. It’s
Earlier today, #imessagedown was trending on Twitter with over 30,000 tweets.
Everyone coming on Twitter to confirm iMessage is not working pic.twitter.com/QtHZGDFe2A
— Adam (@FGRAdam) October 25, 2022
It’s worth noting that WhatsApp also experienced service issues today, although parent company Meta has resolved those.
More to come…
Telus has completed its PureFibre build in Leduc, Alberta.
The $45 million project connects 13,000 homes and 2,000 businesses to Telus’ Pure Fibre network, providing faster upload and download speeds, smart home automation, and various other features.
Completed in partnership with the Municipality of Leduc, the project also connects 17 municipal sites, including an RCMP station and local fire hall.
The project was designed and built in 20 months.
“This critical infrastructure will support the City’s growing digital economy, driving economic growth and diversification that will attract new investors and industries,” Zainul Mawji, president of home solutions and customer excellence at Telus, said.
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Source: Telus
Apple’s next high-end iPhone could feature 8GB of RAM, a USB-C port and notable camera improvements, according to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce.
Like this year’s iPhone 14 lineup, TrendForce says that with Apple’s iPhone 15 series, only the ‘Pro’ series devices will feature the A17 Bionic processor, while the standard model will stick with the A16.
TrendForce goes on to say that the iPhone 15 Pro models will feature 8GB of RAM compared to the 6GB of RAM in the iPhone 14 Pro series, while the standard iPhone 15 will feature 6GB of RAM.
Don’t expect to hear Apple highlight these RAM changes in its inevitable September keynote next year, however. The tech giant rarely acknowledges that its smartphones feature RAM.
Finally, TrendForce says that Apple’s iPhone 15 series will make the jump to USB-C, backing up previous rumours, and that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will finally offer periscope zoom powered by a new telephoto lens. The research firm claims that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will offer 10x optical zoom, a massive jump over the current 3x zoom.
Past rumours have indicated that Apple plans to differentiate the iPhone 15 Pro from the Pro Max, and this report seems to back that up.
If these rumours are accurate, Apple’s iPhone 15 series is poised to be substantially more interesting than the iPhone 14 line.
Source: TrendForce Via: MacRumors
Google Chat is borrowing one of Slack’s most integral features: custom emojis.
The feature is currently rolling out for admins and is expected to be available for end users in November.
Custom emojis will only be available to Google Workspace users who are part of an organization. Once fully rolled out, admins will have full control over the feature, and can set organizational guidelines and “designate emoji managers who can browse and delete custom emojis that do not adhere to the company’s guidelines.”
Admins can also limit who can create new emojis, including an option to turn it off for all users.
If your admin is a generous one, you, the end user, would be able to make custom emojis in the web version of Chat or Gmail by heading to the “Create” button in the emoji picker. From here, you can upload a custom image for your emoji, and give it a descriptive name.
Custom emojis created by you can be seen and used by any other member of your organization.
The custom emoji feature won’t be available to personal Google accounts.
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Source: Google