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Fallout 76 bug deleted the entire beta, Bethesda extends it in penance

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 9:28 pm
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So Fallout 76 is not exactly off to a great start. A beta test bug has cost several users precious time with the game, apparently fulfilling Bethesda’s promise of “spectacular issues.”  To begin with, an odd bug with the Bethesda launcher summarily deleted the entire, 47 GB beta after it’d already been downloaded. Bethesda’s support asked users via a now-deleted tweet to stop clicking any buttons on the launcher, as that was allegedly the source of the problem (the game is one of new wave of releases forgoing Steam). Apparently users who had made the mistake of clicking had no other…

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Smaller and more accurate drones are possible thanks to this gyroscope innovation

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 9:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Researchers from Caltech have developed the world’s tiniest optical gyroscope – a component used in flying vehicles for directional stability. The new gyroscope is 500 times smaller than the best ones currently used, and this could make future drones cheaper and more powerful. A new optical gyroscope—developed by Caltech engineers led by Ali Hajimiri—is 500 times smaller than the current state-of-the-art device. https://t.co/psOHaNA0P4 — Caltech (@Caltech) October 25, 2018 Gyroscopes are usually used in handheld electronic devices, wearables, vehicles and drones to sense the orientation of these gadgets in three-dimensional space. Commonly, gyroscopes have two identical masses oscillating and moving…

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Smaller and more accurate drones are possible thanks to this gyroscope innovation

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 9:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Researchers from Caltech have developed the world’s tiniest optical gyroscope – a component used in flying vehicles for directional stability. The new gyroscope is 500 times smaller than the best ones currently used, and this could make future drones cheaper and more powerful. A new optical gyroscope—developed by Caltech engineers led by Ali Hajimiri—is 500 times smaller than the current state-of-the-art device. https://t.co/psOHaNA0P4 — Caltech (@Caltech) October 25, 2018 Gyroscopes are usually used in handheld electronic devices, wearables, vehicles and drones to sense the orientation of these gadgets in three-dimensional space. Commonly, gyroscopes have two identical masses oscillating and moving…

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The Honor Magic 2 packs six cameras into an all-screen slider phone design

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 8:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


After teasing it back in August, Honor today formally launched its latest flagship phone, the Honor Magic 2, in Beijing, China. The high-end device is remarkable as it boasts one of the highest screen-to-body ratios currently available. The Honor Magic 2 is almost entirely borderless, with wafer-thin bezels that are scarcely visible, and no unsightly notches to blemish the 6.39-inch AMOLED screen (which, by the way, also packs an under-screen fingerprint reader). To accomplish this, Honor got a bit creative. Like the recently released Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, the Huawei sub-brand’s latest handset uses a slider mechanism which stealthily conceals…

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MediEvil the first of many PlayStation All-Stars that needs a remake

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 5:52 pm
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Sony today revealed the first trailer for the new MediEvil game, a full remake of the first game that arrived on the PlayStation 20 years ago. Bony protagonist Sir Dan reappears after nearly a decade of obscurity — and hopefully he’s the first of many of his fellows. MediEvil is one of those franchises that is obviously a darling of its home company, even if it doesn’t exactly have a large portion of cultural awareness. Sir Daniel hasn’t headlined a game since 2005, but he did make an appearance on the Smash Bros-knockoff PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (the last two words meant something different at…

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