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Living
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Steam Link launches on iOS and Apple TV

Due to violating many of App Store’s guidelines, Valve’s Steam Link app was rejected by Apple last year, so Android users were the only ones to be able to bring desktop gaming to their smartphones and tablets. Well, it looks like Apple and Valve managed to…

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Telecom
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Unicom, Ericsson to collaborate on 5G development

China Unicom and Ericsson have signed an agreement to accelerate the development of commercial 5G technology. The agreement signed at China Unicom’s 5G Innovation and Cooperation Conference in Shenzhen involves further co-operation on a 5G test network. The…

Nubias new Gaming handset
Electronics
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Nubia’s new Gaming handset has Fresh Features

Remember when there was all that concern about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC overheating? The fear was so real that Samsung decided to power the Galaxy S6 line with its own Exynos 7420 chipset, even in the U.S. where it usually equips its phones with a…

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General
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Official Online Nintendo Store Opens Doors in Hong Kong

An official Nintendo Hong Kong online store has opened this week. The new storefront eplaces a former Nintendo page that offered download codes which could be redeemed on WhatsMall. Now fans of the Japanese game platform can buy software online direct from…

Online Games
Telecom
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Cloud gaming could make up half of 5G data traffic by 2022

Cloud gaming could generate as much as 50% of 5G data traffic by 2022, based on the rapid progression of cloud gaming services in recent months. That was one of the key findings presented during a recent livecast hosted by Openwave, which was attended by over…

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Electronics
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Asus tipped to launch second-generation ROG gaming smartphone

The ROG Phone, Asus’ first gaming smartphone was quite expensive at launch, even when compared to other flagships released on the market around the same time. The cheapest Asus ROG Phone could be yours for $900 in the United States, while the most expensive…

Xiaomis Black Shark 2
Electronics
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Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone goes on sale

Great news for mobile gaming fans looking to buy one of the most powerful gaming smartphones available on the market, as Xiaomi has just announced their new product, Black Shark 2 is now up for grabs in Europe. Initially introduced in China on March 18,…

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Living
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AR version of Angry Birds comes to iOS this spring

Remember when Angry Birds was the most popular mobile game around? Many of you who played religiously ended up moving on to more graphically complex games. Maybe Rovio’s characters, which the company once said would make it the next Disney, suffered from…

lenovo legion laptop
Electronics
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First Lenovo Legion store in Philippines

The first Lenovo Legion concept store in the Philippines has opened as the tech company strengthens its gaming business. The Quezon City outlet, at less than 40sqm on the fourth floor of the Annex Building, showcases the brand’s Legion gaming machines in a…

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Living
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Nintendo launches flagship store in Tokyo

Nintendo is opening a Tokyo flagship store, marking the iconic Japanese company’s first-ever domestic retail outlet. During Nintendo’s latest Corporate Management Briefing, the president of the Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa, announced the game company would be…

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Living
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Korean gaming firm could go up for sale at $7 billion

The founder of Korea’s top gaming company Nexon has put the company up for sale, according to a local media outlet, in what could be the biggest such deal in Korean history. According to a report, Kim Jung-ju, chairman of NXC, the de facto holding company of…

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Electronics
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Gaming gadget New Razer Phone 2 is launched

Razer, a Singaporean gaming gadget company, unveiled the Razer Phone 2 – a smartphone specifically designed for gaming – on Friday in Seoul. Korea is the fourth-largest gaming market in the world with more than 28 million game users, according to the company.…

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Living
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First Sony Lounge opens in Malaysia

Sony has opened its first Play Everything Lounge by PlayStation in Southeast Asia at Sunway Pyramid. The lounge, operated by Sony Interactive Entertainment’s local office, will be open until February 17. Sunway Malls and Theme Parks CEO HC Chan said he was…

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Telecom
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Tencent finished Q3 with strong result despite regulation

Gaming and chat specialist Tencent has reported a strong third-quarter profit despite ongoing issues with Mainland China regulatory authorities over its gaming software. Tencent’s share price has fallen by about one third this year, shedding US$165 billion…

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Living
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Vietnam’s gaming firm profits fall 52 pct in 9 months

Vietnamese online gaming giant VNG has reported Jan-Sept 2018 profits of VND152 billion ($6.5 million), a 52 percent year-on-year slump. The company has said in its third-quarter financial statement that higher expenditures have eaten into its profits.…