Google denies upcoming end of Stadia gaming service

What started in 2019 as an over-hyped gaming service is now starting to crumble. However, Stadia will not be closed. Google denies the published rumors this time. Despite the hype that lived in 2019 around the arrival of gaming platforms such as Stadia, it was not to be a great success for the search giant. … Read more

‘Pixel 6a unlocks with unregistered fingerprints’

Consumers who have purchased the Google Pixel 6a report that they can unlock the smartphone using unregistered fingerprints. The exact cause is still unclear. Google finally unveiled the Google Pixel 6a last week; the budget phone from the Pixel 6 series. Leading up to the sale of the smartphone, Google rolled out another update to … Read more

Chinese rocket plunges uncontrollably into the sea a week after launch – IT Pro – News

It would indeed have been very strange if China hadn’t shared information about it, it can’t hurt either because it’s not a secret military mission. The Global Times, Beijing’s unofficial official journal, has a very enlightening article that sheds a completely different light on the above story: US slammed for ‘turning blind eye’ to China’s … Read more

Linux kernel 5.19 is out, first from an Arm64 laptop – Computer – News

I have a dark brown suspicion that this is because Microsoft markets its operating system as backwards-compatible. That’s basically eating whole eggs; under Windows 11 you can run software written for Windows 3.1 with minimal intervention. That makes business happy (depending on who you ask, sysadmins generally prefer not to run legacy stuff, but that’s … Read more

WhatsApp group admins can now delete group messages

Beeld: Alexander Shatov / Unsplash If inappropriate messages are placed in WhatsApp group conversations, administrators can now delete them. The feature is now being tested in WhatsApp beta. Moderation options in group conversations on WhatsApp are very limited. Only the authors of posts can delete a post. So if inappropriate messages appear in a group … Read more

OnePlus 10T: charging speed and battery capacity confirmed

Image: OnePlus / The Verge After several details of the OnePlus 10T have already been announced via rumor spreaders, OnePlus has confirmed the battery capacity and charging speed of the smartphone this time. OnePlus’ 10T series will be launched on August 3. The device is the second flagship of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer in 2022 … Read more