Samsung will have sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones worldwide by 2021. That is about 300 percent more than in 2020. The South Korean manufacturer also announced a new Unpacked event that will take place on August 10.
Google will again show app permissions for apps in the Play Store
Google will again display information in the Google Play Store about the permissions that Android apps ask for on devices. The company does this after feedback from developers. This section disappeared earlier this year after the arrival of privacy labels to the Play Store.
Ubisoft postpones Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora release to 2023 or 2024
Ubisoft has postponed the release of the first-person game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to a later date in 2023 or 2024. The company did not give an exact reason for the delay. The game was originally supposed to be released in 2022.
Mojang does not allow NFTs and blockchain implementation in Minecraft
Developer Mojang Studios does not allow implementation of blockchain and use of game files to create nfts in Minecraft. It finds that nfts ‘do not fit the values of Minecraft’.
Bungie has Destiny 2 livestream scheduled for August 23
Bungie will air a Destiny 2 livestream on August 23. It looks like the developer is going to provide more information about the Lightfall expansion in the broadcast. It is not yet known what time the livestream will start.
Google supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 from Android 11
Google gives recent versions of Android support for DNS-over-HTTP/3 on ‘servers that support it’. DoH3 is now a standard part of Android 11 and higher versions.
Discord Lets Xbox Insiders Join Voice Channels Through Xbox Consoles
Discord’s voice chat feature is now available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for Xbox Insiders. It allows the users to join voice channels in the Discord app from their consoles. The feature will be rolled out “soon” to all Xbox users.
Samsung is considering building 11 new chip factories in the US
Samsung plans to build 11 new chip factories in the US over the next two decades. According to local media, this is apparent from applications submitted by Samsung. It would involve a total investment of $192.1 billion.
Intel Core i9-13900K with DDR4 support appears on CPU-Z website
A possible engineering sample of the Intel Core i9-13900K processor from the Raptor Lake series has appeared on the CPU-Z website. The CPU had a clock speed of around 5GHz and was tested in combination with DDR4 memory. Raptor Lake is expected this year.
Intel Arc GPUs are not well optimized for DirectX 11 games and older
Intel has teamed up with YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips to show the first demo of its upcoming Arc A770 desktop graphics card. This shows that the video cards are not well optimized for older graphics APIs, such as DirectX 11 and older.