[ad_1] Anam Sajid and Bisma Zia, two young female game developers from Pakistan, each secured scholarships from the IGDA Foundation this year. Sajid was selected in the Scholars program, while Zia was honored in the Velocity track, which is designed to propel people of marginalized genders in their game development careers. When they got the […]
Category: personal computing
Apple will give the option to buy iOS and Mac apps as a bundle
[ad_1] Obviously, not every developer will decide to take advantage of the feature, so you may still end up buying multiple copies of a single app in some circumstances. According to Apple, it plans to allow developers to start selling universal purchases this March. The company says it will also unify Mac and iOS App […]
Windows 10’s built-in search is down following possible Microsoft outage
[ad_1] Microsoft says it looked into and resolved an issue that was causing access and latency issues “with multiple Microsoft 365 services.” However, it appears some people are still experiencing issues. In either case, we’ve reached out to the company for additional context, and we’ll update this article when we hear back. People over on […]
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company
[ad_1] It’s no secret that Houser helped preside over one of the most successful developers in gaming history. Between the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead games, Rockstar has pulled in massive sales — in some cases thriving with titles that are several years old. Unlike some co-creators of very large studios, though, he still […]
Geforce Now goes live for all users today
[ad_1] In its final form, Geforce Now is a subscription service with a free and a paid tier. The free option allows folks to connect to NVIDIA’s servers and play for one hour at a time. After an hour, these players will need to reconnect, and potentially wait for a spot to open up on […]
Sony’s PlayStation business is slowing faster than expected
[ad_1] The figures, which account for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2019 — October 1st to December 31st — indicate that sales were “significantly” down (by 20 percent) year-on-year due to a decrease in PS4 hardware and third-party software sales. Operating income was also down, with a 19.6 billion yen (around $180 million) […]
Apple is offering onsite repairs in some US cities
[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple if it can elaborate on the service, including when it started and whether there are expansion plans. The company already offers onsite fixes for enterprise customers, and they’ll get better service in key areas. They get one-hour response times for key problems, for instance. There are also some repairs that will […]
Google open-sources the tools needed to make 2FA security keys
[ad_1] The initiative, called OpenSK, uses Rust-based firmware to essentially turn Nordic chip dongles into a FIDO U2F and FIDO2-compliant security key. Google has also published a source code for users to 3D print a physical case for the dongle, so their security keys look and can be used like standard keys. In a blog […]
Microsoft made a Nike Air Max 90 Xbox but you can’t buy it
[ad_1] The Super Bowl is right around the corner, so here come all the brand collabs. To celebrate Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, Xbox, EA Sports and Nike have joined forces to create a limited-edition custom Xbox One console. Inspired by the special edition Nike x Madden NFL 20 […]
Amazon has 150 million Prime members now
[ad_1] “We’ve made Prime delivery faster — the number of items delivered to U.S. customers with Prime’s free one-day and same-day delivery more than quadrupled this quarter compared to last year,” said CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. “Members now have free two-hour grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market in more than […]