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Unity 5 will bring more 3D games that run right in your Web browser

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 9:22 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Game development, gaming, Product Launches

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Unity has announced the latest version of its game development system, which features a new 64-bit editor and the ability to export titles to the Web that don’t require browser plugins to run. In Unity 5, developers will find a preview of the WebGL exporter that takes advantage of the WebGL graphics rendering API and asm.js, a JavaScript subset, to allow for one-click publishing to desktop browsers, with native-like performance. Mozilla worked with Unity to bring content to the Web using only standards-compliant APIs and JavaScript. Their approach uses Unity’s IL2CPP runtime to convert all in-game scripts to C++. The…

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Coins of the realm: A brand new portrait of Queen Elizabeth will appear on British currency this year

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 8:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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The British Royal Mint has announced that it will update its coinage with a brand new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. A new coin was unveiled at a ceremony at London’s National Portrait Gallery this week. It is the fifth coin portrait of the Queen to be created during her 63-year reign and the first update since 1998. It’s always fascinating to examine the artistry that goes into any country’s currency, and it’s especially illuminating to consider the changing standards that accompany the reign of the 88-year-old monarch, who ascended the throne in 1952. The changing of the coin maintains a time-honored tradition of updating the…

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Xiaomi is bringing its mobile accessories to Europe

Mar04
by on March 4, 2015 at 7:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Earphones, Fitness tracker, Gadgets, Headphones, Power Banks

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress trade show yesterday, Xiaomi global VP Hugo Barra said the company will soon begin selling its mobile accessories online across Europe. According to a report by CNET, the company is planning to launch a similar Mi.com store in the US. However, the company won’t be selling its phones in either store. Instead, it will sell accessories like headphones, earphones, power banks, and wearables such as the $13 Mi Band fitness tracker. These stores will allow the company to get feedback on its current line of accessories, as well as upcoming products. Said Barra, “We increasingly…

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