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For context, here’s the tweet with a statement regarding the in-game premium store by Rich Lawrence, the studio director behind the New World MMO. While you’re at it, you can also read the few corporate responses the company gave to commenters. — New World (@playnewworld) May 15, 2021 Let’s break the statement down, starting with the first paragraph. The statement starts by saying that the premium store is “not, and never will be, to create a feeling that store items are necessary to enjoy the game”....

Patrick Wardle, Principal Security Researcher at Jamf, says this malware allows a hacker to get full control over an infected machine. In addition to encrypting a victim’s files, EvilQuest also installs a keylogger and a reverse shell. In addition to all that, it also steals cryptocurrency files. This means paying a ransom is the least of a victims worries. EvilQuest is a relatively new piece of malware, being distributed since the start of June....

The New York Times first broke the news of the cross-messganing pursuit in January. The idea is that all three apps will share the end-to-end encryption used by WhatsApp. You’ll also be able to use Facebook Messenger to send a text to someone using Instagram Direct, for example. A key reason that the FTC is agaisnt the move is because the integration would make it more difficult to split the company apart....

Groups that start to violate Facebook rules will now be shown lower in recommendations. Facebook has also entirely removed civic and political groups from recommendations in the US – something it now plans to extend globally. The company noted that it already did the same for health groups. It will also inform users when they’re about to join a group that has violated its community standards. Facebook has previously drawn tremendous criticism for allowing political extremism and COVID misinformation on its platform – something that Apple CEO Tim Cook very publicly alluded to....

Chinese company Bilibili has gotten the right to publish the mobile version of Fall Guys in the country. That being said, there’s no details as to when it will actually be released just yet. Of all the games that have made their way to the mobile platform in recent days, this is probably the one that makes the most sense. After all, Fall Guys features very simple controls, which consists of basic movement, jumping, diving and grabbing....

Specifically, the Far Cry 6 listing for the Xbox Series X says the game will be out on 26 May. And it’s the only platform to have the date listed besides Ubisoft’s own. The latter, oddly enough, still has the game listed as getting released on 18 February. Not much yet is known about Far Cry 6 as far as its plot goes. Since its initial leak back in July, we know that Giancarlo Esposito will be playing the game’s primary villain....

Unsurprisingly, the report also addresses some concerns of national security seemingly brought about by the equipment. To recap, the FCC officially struck off both Huawei and ZTE from the proverbial list back in June, stating that their equipment could end up compromising the US’ communications infrastructure. More to the point, the FCC report seems focused on local carriers that received support from the country’s Universal Service Fund. Made to subsidise carriers on a mission of providing coverage in underserved areas....

However, the meetup comes at a very interesting time as U.S and China are currently locked in a trade war which has since affected the tech world especially when U.S decided to impose a major sanction on Huawei on the ground of security concerns. Despite the sanction, our Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir stood his ground by saying that Malaysia will continue to utilize Huawei’s technologies. — Al-Ishsal Ishak (@ishsal) December 16, 2019 Given the trade dispute alongside the fact that both of these countries are two of Malaysia’s largest trade partners, some might be wondering what were the topic that were discussed by Ajit and the leadership team of MCMC....

To quote the report, Yoshida says that “spreading out battle controls across multiple party members could end up hindering the action or making it more complicated”. As a result, Final Fantasy XVI will have you controlling Clive the whole time. Which is very bad news, especially if you didn’t like the combat system of Final Fantasy XV pre-DLC, when you could only control Noctis. Post DLC, the game allowed you to control the other three party members using their control schemes from their respective DLC....

As with all new products, the Charge 4 will launch with several improvements and new additions over its predecessor. Chief among these additions are built-in GPS and Spotify support, as well as the brand’s latest fitness innovation, Active Zone Minutes. From what we can gather, Active Zone Minutes is a new heart rate zone-based tool that basically calculates your desired heart rate zone. Rewarding the wearer with minutes toward their daily goal....

However, things have changed since then with on-premises installations have now been allowed once again although limited to areas that have been designated as Green Zone and TM will be focusing on backlog installations first before moving on to new applications. That being said, the free unifi Air offer is still valid and according to TM’s reply to our query, the offer is now applicable to customers that are located in Yellow Zones....

Much like its predecessor, the SQ20 is a hybrid camera. Combining the best parts of a digital camera and the novelty that allows you to instantly print out square photos with a 1:1 aspect ratio. Regarding the digital aspect of the camera, one new feature allows users to shoot a short 15-second video. The user can then cycle through the frames in the video, and proceed to choose the best moment within it for printing....

At a glance, the Fujifilm X-H2 shares mostly the same design, though what really makes it stand out from its sibling is its internal hardware. But before we detail regarding the latter, it is worth mentioning that the camera comes with the same heat dissipation system as the X-H2S, 79 weather-sealed points for high level of dust and moisture resistance, and is built to withstand temperatures as low as minus 10-degrees Celsius....

The new smartwatch retains the five-button design and screen size of its predecessor, the Garmin Forerunner 45, but with some noticeable differences. The bezel surrounding its display is thicker and features lugs on its top and bottom, giving it a more traditional sports watch-like appearance. That being said, the Forerunner 55 is indeed designed with activities such as swimming in mind so it also features water resistance at a rating of 5ATM....

News of the Glass Enterprise Edition 2 first popped up around a year ago, and the speculation about its hardware seems par for the course. Specs-wise, runs on the 10nm Qualcomm XR1 SoC, 3GB LPDDR4, and Google’s Android Oreo OS. The built-in display at the top-right of the glasses is a 640 x 360 optical display module, while connectivity is handled via a dual-band 802.11ac single antenna and Bluetooth 5....

The pandemic may necessitate a change in schedule or frequency, just like ours before the RMCO. There may also be other requirements that you’ll need to adhere to, such as wearing a mask. When you’re navigating somewhere and your route is affected by this, you’ll get an alert on the Google Maps app informing you of this. Similarly, Google Maps will also be notifying drivers if their driving route will lead them to a COVID-19 checkpoint....

Doing its bit against climate change, Google Maps will soon calculate and construct routes to reduce fuel consumption and, by extension, the carbon footprint of journeys. The app will default to the route with the lowest carbon footprint when it has roughly the same ETA as the fastest one – though this can be disabled. Eco-friendly routes will roll out in the US later this year, followed by a global expansion....

The project is known internally as Palkia. It is said to have two touchscreens and a touchpad. But the fact that it has a touchpad suggests that it will also have a physical keyboard. In turn, this means that the second screen will be a small one, sandwiched between the main screen and the keyboard. This is much like the aforementioned Asus Zenbook Pro Duo. That being said, it remains to be seen if Google will not go for two screens of equal size, like the Microsoft Surface Neo....

Of the 19, 15 of them consists of Samsung devices. These encompass the Galaxy S8 and its variants, all the way to the latest Galaxy S20 family. The Razer Phone and its successor, alongside the ROG phone and its sequel, make up the remaining four on the list. Support rollout for these phones on Google Stadia will start on 20 February. For these phones, Engadget reports that you’ll be able to use them with any Bluetooth controller....

Johan said that the government has launched a pilot test using e-wallets at petrol stations for the targeted system. However, he did not give out any details on how this might actually work, though it does sound quite familiar to the targeted e-wallet credit programmes implemented by the government in the past few years. He added that it is still in the early stages and that it will take between three to six months of testing before it will be ready to go live....