The Call Of The Wild Review An Uninspiring Bore That Offers Nothing To Chew On

I guess the problem isn’t that director Chris Sanders opted to use motion-capture. I reckon it isn’t easy to train real dogs to fight like graceful and majestic warriors atop a snowy hill as other canines watch on in nervous anticipation like it’s Ip Man vs a Japanese army general (a great scene, by the way). The problem is that it’s not believable when there are human characters around, which is 99....

January 23, 2023 · 5 min · 978 words · Russell Hicks

The Division Heartland Gameplay Leaks Onto The Internet

The leaked footage came from a closed beta test involving an unknown number of play-testers. And from what has been revealed, it looks like there will be two main gameplay modes in The Division Heartland. One is called Expedition, which is a PvE mode. Another is called Storm, which is PvPvE. The setting is Silver Creek, which is described as a small town. Which is quite the departure from the big cities of the two mainline entries so far....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Kenneth Board

The Last Of Us Remastered Load Times Improved Ahead Of Ps5 Launch

The video you see embedded below is by the YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits. As the video shows, the loading times from starting a new game gets cut down from over 90 seconds to just under 14. Loading a save, on the other hand, has had load times reduced from over two minutes to also under 14 seconds. It’s much the same story for DLCs, with load times cut from 66 seconds to about 17....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 239 words · Norman Brooks

The Microsoft Surface Earbuds Are The Next In Surface Audio Hardware

On the surface (pun not intended), it seems to be like any other true wireless earbuds, its distinctive look notwithstanding. You get touch controls that help you navigate music and calls. There’s an additional feature on Android that allows it to automatically play music on Spotify that’s appropriate for you in that moment. It’s impressive, but no explanation was given as to what makes it possible. In addition to the usual features for music, the Surface Earbuds seems to be loaded with productivity features....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Herbert Goodwin

The Platform Fighters Hype Train Is Here But Will It Go Anywhere

For the longest time, the default platform fighter has been only the Super Smash Bros series. But now that we have two more, with one already released and another on the way, and the timing of both seems a little too convenient. It’s as if the developers of both are trying to cash in on the fact that the dominant one is now going through its sunsetting phase. But will Super Smash Bros Ultimate ever get dethroned?...

January 23, 2023 · 6 min · 1110 words · Cameron Mitchelle

The Vaio Sx12 Is A Slim Notebook With More Ports Than You Can Handle

In total, the SX12 houses three USB Type-A ports, a USB-C for charging, one HDMI port, a full-size SD Card slot, a headphone and microphone combo port, one RJ45 LAN port, and for the kicks of it, a VGA port. Underneath the hood, the SX12 comes with either an 8th generation Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU, as well as the option to have an LTE module built-in to the machine....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Aaron Wright

This Is How The Astrazeneca Vaccine Waiting List Actually Works

According to the confirmation screen, those who ended up in the WL have to wait for a call from the Vaccine Administration Centre (PPV) to get their AZ vaccine. As it turns out, there is more to it than just a simple phone call. During today’s weekly media briefing session by the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force, Minister Khairy Jamaluddin who is the coordinator for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) has provided a better picture regarding the list which covers around 60,000 people....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 569 words · Lyle Sicilian

This Is What Singapore S Contact Tracing Tag Looks Like

The tags are small, and can be worn on a lanyard or placed in a pocket or bag. They have a battery life of between six to nine months, and do not require any recharging. They will also come with a unique QR code, and is personalised for each recipient. Previous reports indicated that the tags will be distributed to every citizen of the city-state. Now, it looks like they will first be going to those who are physically frail, living alone or have poor family support....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · William Gardner

Tiktok Successfully Avoids Us Banhammer Through Oracle And Walmart Deal

Back in August, President Trump had signed an executive order to ban any American companies from doing business with TikTok and ByteDance due to national security, foreign policy and economy reasons. He then signed another executive order which pretty much led to this deal. Under the new deal which was announced over the weekend, a company called TikTok Global will be established to serve TikTok users in the US as well as the majority of other users throughout the world....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 267 words · Leonardo Stokes

Tm Quietly Releases The Second Generation Unifi Plus Box

As captured at 1:15 PM today. [Image: unifi.]In the document, TM said that the second generation UPB was made available to consumers starting on 1 May. The same document has also confirmed its ability to deliver content via Wi-Fi and a dedicated VLAN connection. The dedicated VLAN method was previously used for the older HyppTV set top boxes but not in the first generation UPB even though it still has a LAN port....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 274 words · Sarah Hindman

Tnb Announces The Success Of National Fiberization And Connectivity Plan S Pilot Project In Jasin

Tests for this pilot project started all the way back in September last year and the announcement today is not exactly surprising as we have seen the proof in the form of the speed test by Jasin Post Office last month. A huge thank you to Minister @GobindSinghDeo, @Ishsal and @SKMM_MCMC for providing the Rakyat with affordable high-speed internet! pic.twitter.com/ULQPvjLnC0 — Pos Malaysia Berhad (@pos4you) December 3, 2018 Through the NFCP pilot project, 1100 homes within Taman Merbau Perdana, Taman Maju, and Felda Kemendor residents are now able to utilize broadband services with speed that reaches 1Gbps....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · Kenneth Shannon

Touch N Go Ewallet Overwhelmed By Traffic On Enhanced Tng Nfc Card Restock Day

Well, that is supposed to be the general gist of it. In reality, the TNG card purchase section within the app was overwhelmed by traffic right from the get-go. Immediately at 10:00 AM today, we immediately encountered the heavy traffic notice when we opened the TNG Card section inside the app. We tried again a few times intermittently and 14 minutes later, we were finally able to see the Order Now option but were welcomed by another heavy traffic notice once we tapped on it....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 330 words · Ronald Brock

Twitter Notes Lets You Tweet An Entire Article

Twitter Write will let you insert hyperlinks, photos, GIFs, a header image, embedded Tweets, and it also has plenty of other typical text editing tools. Instead of a “Tweet” button, there is a proper “Publish” button instead for Note cards. We’re testing a way to write longer on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/SnrS4Q6toX — Twitter Write (@TwitterWrite) June 22, 2022 Note cards are previews of the article that authors publish in a tweet, which will have unique URLs that can be accessed even if the person clicking does not have a Twitter account....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 304 words · Jason Pearson

Twitter Officially Unveils Signing In With Google Apple Ids

All that being said, the options that users have can be a little confusing. According to the announcement tweet, you can use your Google account on the app and on the web. This is then followed by the Apple ID option on iOS, with the option to do so on the web coming soon. Now, when you log in or sign up to join the conversation on Twitter, you have the option to use:▪️ Your Google Account on the app and on web▪️ Or your Apple ID on iOS, and soon on web pic....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Fernando Landis

Ubisoft Launches Official Online Store For Malaysia Offers Games Figurines And Apparels

Based on our quick visit, the type of official merchandises offered by Ubisoft Shop Malaysia seemed rather extensive. If you are looking for apparels such as caps, hoodies, and t-shirts that feature Ubisoft’s games that we mentioned earlier, this store is definitely the place to visit. Aside from that, there are plenty of figurines being sold as the store as well. Interesting enough, the Ubisoft Official Shop for Malaysia also offers PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Javier Rose

Ubisoft Officially Announces Launch Dates For Assassin S Creed Valhalla Watch Dogs Legion

As confirmed by an earlier leak on Instagram, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla will be available to the masses from 17 November onwards. As per its official title, Valhalla takes place during the Viking expansion in the north of the British Isles. Players are placed in the shoes of Eivor, a Viking raider who – like the main protagonists of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – can be either male or female. The new title will reintroduce settlements, an in-game concept that was first introduced in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as well as introduce new gameplay elements like Conquest Battles, Raids, and Assaults....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 354 words · Dorothy Beasley

Unifi Tv Plus 4K Box Allows Access To Google Play Store Not Yet Compatible With Netflix Though

We have reached out to TM regarding this and the company confirmed that users are indeed able to utilize Google Play Store to download apps into its new TV box. This is quite a surprise given that such access were not provided to previous unifi TV boxes even though they are powered by Android albeit with customized users interface. The company responded back by saying Netflix app is not compatible with the unifi Plus Box at the moment and was actually cooperative enough to provide us with a screenshot of the error:...

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 212 words · Charles Reyes

Us President Trump Has An Official Account On Tiktok Rival Triller Already Has More Than 3000 Followers

Evidence of President Trump’s Triller account was first picked up by WSJ journalist Taylor Lorenz, and from the looks of it, the account doesn’t have that many videos at the time of writing. Interestingly enough, however, the first video has already been viewed more than 590000 times; it is basically just a compilation of stock photos of the man with the audio clips of him saying “I’m a professional at technology” and “nobody can do it like me”....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 294 words · Laura Rickon

Valve May Be Working On Its Own Handheld Gaming Pc

Ars Technica reports that this Valve portable gaming PC is designed to run games on the Steam PC platform via Linux. It has been in development for some time too. And if the supply chain allows, the company intends to release the device by this year. Which is quite impressive considering that it is still in its prototype stage. It’s named “SteamPal” (NeptuneName) and it has a “SteamPal Games” (GameList_View_NeptuneGames) — Pavel Djundik (@thexpaw) May 25, 2021 The report indicates that this Valve portable gaming PC is quite like the Nintendo Switch....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Thomas Starke

Video Of Alleged Asus Rog Phone 3 Appears Online

A live video of the phone had surfaced online via Chinese social media site Weibo, showcasing the ROG Phone 3’s design in its entirety. The video was taken down soon after, but was reuploaded by SparrowNews on their Youtube channel. In line with our previous report, the video shows that the phone sports a high screen-to-body ratio display and favours a forehead placement for its front-facing camera rather than a notch or punch-hole cutout....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 208 words · Brian Smith