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Slack today aounced a couple of new features that will enable organizations to easily coect with people in exteal organizations. First, Slack Coect Direct Messages feature is now generally available. Slack paid teams can initiate DM invitations to anyone outside their organization. Second, Slack will allow organizations to link together multiple organizations to create a private business ...

We have long expected the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 to launch at Samsung’s Unpacked event on the 5th August, but now a new report suggests this will not be the case.According to XDA-Developer’s Max Wein...

Windows 10 November 2019 Update was a minor update that offered mostly fixes and performance improvements. However, the update also introduced a couple of bugs in the File Explorer, leaving many users...

Huawei is one of the top Android smartphone manufactures right now despite US sanction which imposes several restrictions on the trade between the Chinese firm and other American companies. But the go...

Jeff Kaplan has confirmed that at some unspecified point in the late future, Overwatch 1 and 2 will merge into the same client in due course.While speaking to Kotaku about Overwatch’s current state of...

Yesterday wasn’t a great day for Google. The company’s eaing disappointed its investors as the revenue in the first quarter of 2019 was below what’s expected. This was primarily due to the fall in A...

As the release date of Samsung’s new flagship range nears, more and more details of the devices are leaking. The latest is regarding the lowest-end device in the premium range, the Samsung Galaxy S10...

Racing game developer Slightly Mad Studios has decided to branch out into the console manufacturing industry with their upcoming Mad Box console. Slightly Mad CEO Ian Bell started off the moing a cr...

Earlier this year, Razer went into a partnership with Microsoft to develop the first wireless keyboard and mouse combo for Xbox One users. The company has now aounced that it’s ready with the hardw...

When Ori and the Blind Forest released, it quickly became a prime candidate for speedruns thanks to its tight controls and excellent platforming. Developer Moon Studios appears to have taken note of t...

Update:Telltale has confirmed earlier reports about its partnership with Netflix. Minecraft: Story Mode is coming to Netflix this fall and Telltale will publish a game based on Stranger Things for consoles and PC at a later date.Separately, we're thrilled to confirm that Telltale is developing a game based on Stranger Things that we'll publish to consoles a...

If for some reason you’re still ruing on operating systems well over a decade old, you soon won’t be able to play games on Steam. Valve aounced that starting on January 1, 2019 the Steam client will cease to support Windows XP and Windows Vista.“Starting on January 1 2019, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating s...

Just because it’s E3 week doesn’t mean you need to make a big aouncement during a press conference. Square Enix evidenced this perfectly as the company aounced Kingdom Hearts III’s release date… in the dead of night in the United States. Because why not.Kingdom Hearts III will release on January 29, 2019 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It’s nice to final...

While the Windows 10 April 2018 update was part of a massive beta test using the Windows 10 Insider programme, it seems some serious issues still slipped through.The latest one to come to our attention is pretty serious and involves Explorer.exe crashing every 3-5 seconds, rendering a user’s machine more or less unusable.The issue appears related to the new ...

Microsoft today released a new optimized version of Skype for Android devices taking it to version 8.20.0.9.The update brings along support for Android’s native call handling options, meaning you can now complete a call when tapping on a phone number in a browser and other apps using Skype and Skype Credits.The update also brings the usual stability and perf...

Google has been constantly working to make the Gmail experience better for the users. The company aounced the ability to smart reply according to the email last year. However, it was limited to just Android and iOS users.According to an email sent to the G Suite users, Google shared some of the new changes coming to Gmail soon. These changes will include n...

A new security vulnerability in Skype for Windows desktop app was revealed last month. The issue was in the Skype Updater tool that keeps the Skype app on Windows always up-to-date. In order to prevent new users from downloading the vulnerable app, Microsoft pulled the app from the web. Microsoft has now fixed the issue and they have made the Skype for Windows desktop app available for consumers. Skype customers can now resume download and install of the official Skype for Windows desktop v7.41 from the Downloads page.This Skype desktop app is supported on PCs ruing Windows 7 and higher only. There is currently no support for Windows XP and Vista PCs.Source: Microsoft via: OnMSFT...

Some time back we reported that Samsung was not able to pull off an in display fingerprint scaer. Now a new report suggests that Samsung might have succeeded after all.The latest report comes fromMing-Chi Kuo who holds a decent track for correct predictions focusing mainly on iPhone and Apple.Samsung Display has prepared three or four solutions for Samsun...

Facebook has left no stones untued when it comes to copying features from Snapchat. Now it looks like the social media giant is rolling out a new feature for Instagram which is again a copy from Snapchat. The new feature will notify users if someone is taking screenshots of their stories.The new feature will send a popup saying the other person will be notified that you have taken the screenshot. If you thought this was the end of it then you’re wrong. Instagram will send notification if you take a screenshot of a photo someone sent you in private message. The app will send a notification saying that the other user has taken a screenshot of the photo you sent them. Both of the features are s...

With Fortnite’s growing popularity thanks to its battle royale mode, Epic Games has laid out a road map for the coming months. In this ‘State of Development’ post it was revealed that a 60FPS mode is coming to consoles.The aouncement can be read below.Later this month we plan to add an optional 60 FPS mode for Battle Royale on consoles (PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One X). This 60 FPS mode is tuned for each console to maximize frame rate while minimizing loss of visual quality.In addition, Fortnite Battle Royale is set to get new cosmetic items and weekly updates to improve the experience for all players. Some of its upcoming quality of life fixes are as follows:Improved building controls on...