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Sony will stop making the PS Vita in Japan next year

Sep20
by on September 20, 2018 at 1:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Sony has announced it intends to discontinue production of the PS Vita in Japan next year. The console was first launched in 2011, and Sony has no plans to launch a successor. The revelation comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment Senior VP Hiroyuki Oda. Speaking to Japanese publication Famitsu, and translated by Gematsu, Oda said: Currently, we do not have any plans regarding a new handheld device. In Japan, we will manufacture PlayStation Vita until 2019. From there, shipping will end. Eight years is a reasonably decent lifespan for a console, especially one that ultimately underwhelmed in terms of sales and…

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Sony will stop making the PS Vita in Japan next year

Sep20
by on September 20, 2018 at 1:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Sony has announced it intends to discontinue production of the PS Vita in Japan next year. The console was first launched in 2011, and Sony has no plans to launch a successor. The revelation comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment Senior VP Hiroyuki Oda. Speaking to Japanese publication Famitsu, and translated by Gematsu, Oda said: Currently, we do not have any plans regarding a new handheld device. In Japan, we will manufacture PlayStation Vita until 2019. From there, shipping will end. Eight years is a reasonably decent lifespan for a console, especially one that ultimately underwhelmed in terms of sales and…

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Apple introduces a glorious Bitcoin glyph in iOS 12

Sep20
by on September 20, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It might not be the cryptocurrency emoji everyone has been asking for, but Apple has rolled not one, but two, dedicated Bitcoin glyphs in the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 12. And dare I say – the aroma of mainstream adoption is in the air. Behold the Apple Bitcoin glyphs:     The glyphs are available as part of Apple’s new Shortcuts app (not to be mistaken with the Shortcut menu in settings) which allows Siri to complete complex tasks with simple voice commands. The annoying part is that you will have to set up Siri before…

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New Instagram feature could make captions #hashtag-free

Sep20
by on September 20, 2018 at 12:42 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider


One of the most annoying things about Instagram is to see hundreds of hashtags stuffed into photo captions. Thankfully, it looks like Instagram is working on a better way to present them. In a tweet, app researcher Jane Manchun Wong noted that the company is testing the ability to add hashtags without including them in the caption. Screenshots suggest that hashtags might appear as blocks beneath a post with separate the caption. Instagram is testing the ability to add hashtags to posts without including it in the post caption pic.twitter.com/OhQn0xcCuw — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) September 20, 2018 Wong is likely…

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New Instagram feature could make captions #hashtag-free

Sep20
by on September 20, 2018 at 12:42 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider


One of the most annoying things about Instagram is to see hundreds of hashtags stuffed into photo captions. Thankfully, it looks like Instagram is working on a better way to present them. In a tweet, app researcher Jane Manchun Wong noted that the company is testing the ability to add hashtags without including them in the caption. Screenshots suggest that hashtags might appear as blocks beneath a post with separate the caption. Instagram is testing the ability to add hashtags to posts without including it in the post caption pic.twitter.com/OhQn0xcCuw — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) September 20, 2018 Wong is likely…

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