NVIDIA GeForce Now adds another 18 new games to its cloud gaming library

NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW game-streaming service enjoys its share in the now-crowded game streaming market on the fact that it was one of the first to appear for end consumers. The service started beta testing for Android last year and opened up for everyone in February. NVIDIA had pledged to announce new games for GeForce NOW every week, and over the past weeks, it has kept to that promise on multiple occasions. Last week, NVIDIA added 19 games to its cloud gaming library, and today, NVIDIA is announcing 18 new games that will now be available on GeForce NOW.

GeForce NOW  incorporates technology that utilizes AI and RTX GPUs to enable “the next generation of performance and visuals”. It’s NVIDIA’s improved deep learning neural network that “boosts frame rates while generating beautiful, sharp images for games”. Since the base technology is game streaming, games begin playing instantly when you fire them up. They also include an experience that has been optimized for cloud gaming and includes Game Ready Driver performance improvements, managed directly by NVIDIA.

Here is the complete list of new games that have been added to GeForce NOW this week:

• ATOM RPG Trudograd
• Super Mega Baseball 3
• Aven Colony
• Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
• Bomber Crew
• Children of Morta
• Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
• Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
• Europa Universalis III Complete
• Goat Simulator
• The King of Fighters XIV
• Kingdom: New Lands
• Men of War: Assault Squad
• Party Hard
• Risen 2: Dark Waters
• Surgeon Simulator
• The Wild Eight

Of these, ATOM RPG Trudograd was released on May 11 on Steam for PC, while Super Mega Baseball 3 was released on May 13 on Steam for PC. As such, they are fresh entries to the roster, so cloud gamers are not behind conventional gamers.

We also spot Goat Simulator on the list, which is a fun game to kill some time mindlessly without any larger objectives.

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YouTube adds a swipe down gesture to exit fullscreen videos

Over the last couple of months, Google has released a couple of design changes for the YouTube app on Android. These include a test to show channel previews in the comments section, a new Explore tab to help users find new videos, new filters in the subscription feed, a UI update to move the comments section below the video description. Now, according to a recent report from Android Police, YouTube has added a new gesture to help users quickly exit a fullscreen video.

Up until now, the YouTube app on Android required users to tap on a fullscreen video to surface the controls and then click the fullscreen toggle in the bottom right corner to exit the fullscreen view. While you could use Android 10’s back gesture to achieve the same result, the gesture is quite finicky and doesn’t always work. As you can see in the clip below, the new swipe gesture allows you to swipe down anywhere on the playback screen to instantly jump back to the video page.

The new gesture adds on to a similar fullscreen gesture that was released last year, which lets you start recommended videos right from the fullscreen view without exiting to the video page first. It’s also worth noting that YouTube recently optimized its website for large touchscreen devices, bringing new features like swipe controls to improve functionality. The new swipe down gesture is widely available across all Android devices and in case you don’t see it on your phone, we’d recommend updating the YouTube app by following the Play Store link below.

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Via: Android Police

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Huawei Watch GT 2e announced with Sp02 monitoring, 1.39″ AMOLED display, 2 week battery life

Update 1 (14/05/2020 @ 08:45 AM ET): The Huawei Watch GT 2e has launched in India. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on March 27, 2020, is preserved below.

Following the launch of its latest flagship P40 series, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has now announced a new smartwatch — the Huawei Watch GT 2e. The new smartwatch closely follows the design of the Huawei Watch GT 2 from last year and features a circular dial with a concealed crown that gives it a more minimal, yet sporty look. The smartwatch features the same 1.39-inch AMOLED touch display with a 454x454p resolution, however, the bezels are relatively thicker which makes the GT 2e slightly larger overall.

Along with the changes to the main dial, the Huawei Watch GT 2e also features an integrated TPU wrist band which has perforations to improve breathability. The watch body is crafted with stainless steel and is rated at 5 ATM of water resistance. Much like the Huawei Watch GT 2, the Watch GT 2e is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin A1 chipset that claims to offer up to 2 weeks of battery life on a single charge.

In case you use GPS tracking for exercises however, the watch can last a total of 30 hours. Interestingly, you can also use the watch to listen to music over Bluetooth and it has 4GB of onboard storage that will allow you to store about 500 songs, but the feature will further limit the battery life to just 24 hours.

Geared towards sports enthusiasts, the Huawei Watch GT 2e can track over 100 different sports and exercises, including everything from skateboarding to rock climbing. On top of that, the watch also features a SpO2 sensor that will help you calculate your VO2Max. Thanks to this the watch is also capable of monitoring aerobic and anaerobic workouts. The Huawei Watch GT 2e will be available in four color variants, namely Graphite Black, Lava Red, Mint Green, and Icy White, at a price of €200 (~$220). Along with the new sports-centric smartwatch, the company also launched a new color variant for the Huawei Watch GT 2 42mm — Champagne Gold — which has been priced at €230 (~$254). As of now, Huawei has released no information about the availability of the new smartwatches.

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Update: Huawei Watch GT 2e launched in India for ₹11,990 (~$158/€147)

Huawei has launched the Huawei Watch GT 2e in India, at a price of ₹11,990 (~$158/€147) om Amazon.in and Flipkart. Curiously, the company’s press release only mentions that the watch will be available for pre-ordering from May 15 to May 28. Further, if you pre-order between May 15 and May 21, customers can get a free AM61 Bluetooth earphone worth ₹3,990 for free. We presume the watch will be available through open sale after May 28, 2020.

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The PushBullet and Join Chrome extensions are in danger of being removed due to vague privacy violations

In a bid to ensure that the Chrome Web Store doesn’t host any malicious Chrome extensions, Google routinely updates the platform’s privacy policies. Back in October 2018, the company announced one such update which was aimed at making extensions more secure. As part of the update, Google introduced new user controls for host permissions, made changes to the extensions review process, added new code readability requirements, and made 2-Step Verification necessary for Chrome Web Store developer accounts. While such changes are great for keeping malicious extensions off the platform, they now seem to be affecting legit Chrome extensions like Pushbullet and Join.

The developers behind Pushbullet and Join were recently alerted by Google that their extensions didn’t comply with the Chrome Web Store’s privacy policy and violated the “Use of Permissions” section. When the developers reached out to Google inquiring how their extensions violated the privacy policy, the company reverted back with a generic reply that states:

“Your product violates the “Use of Permission” section of the policy, which requires that you:

• Request access to the narrowest permissions necessary to implement your product’s features or services.
• If more than one permission could be used to implement a feature, you must request those with the least access to data or functionality.
• Don’t attempt to “future proof” your product by requesting a permission that might benefit services or features that have not yet been implemented.”

In response to the aforementioned reply, Pushbullet’s developer reduced the extension’s permission requests and resubmitted the extension for review. However, the updated extension was rejected once again and the company gave the same reason as before. When asked for further clarification, Google didn’t respond to the developer’s email. The developer now plans to make a few other changes to the permission requests and submit the extension for review again. But that brings up another issue. Chrome Web Store’s privacy policy states that multiple resubmission “may also result in the suspension of related Google services associated with your Google account” as Google’s automated system might think that the developer is trying to find a way around the rules with multiple submissions.

Just submitted an updated extension for another review! This attempt removes our optional clipboard permissions (which disables feature they are needed for sadly) and limits our localhost request to only the port we need. Fingers crossed we hit the mark this time!

— Pushbullet (@pushbullet) May 13, 2020

Sadly though, the developer is left with no other option and has submitted another update with more changes to Pushbullet’s permissions requests. It’s also worth noting that even if the developer’s Google account isn’t suspended due to multiple submissions, they have less than 7 days to update the extension or it will be removed from the Chrome Web Store. When the developer shared this issue on Twitter, two Google developer advocates for Chrome developers had this to say:

Will take a proper read through this, but @DotProto may already have thoughts.

— Rowan Merewood (@rowan_m) May 13, 2020

Yeah, that’s where I’m still catching up. The changes you’ve made look good at first blush, so I’m a little lost on the follow-up rejection. I’m going to open an appeal to get a second opinion.

— Simeon.__proto__ (@DotProto) May 13, 2020

Similarly, Join’s developer also reached out to Google for clarification but received the same generic response. What’s even worse is that when the developer tried to justify Join’s permission requests to the company, he received the same responses over and over again. Despite several attempts, Google didn’t explain what exactly needed to be changed in the extension and said that it couldn’t “provide any additional information regarding the issue.”

While both the Join and PushBullet Chrome extensions may very well violate Google’s User Data Privacy guidelines, it’s inarguable that the company could have done a better job of communicating exactly how both are in violation, so that the developers can easily fix the issue. At the time of writing, there were no further updates from the developers regarding the matter. We’ll update this post as and when we learn more about the situation.

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Source: Pushbullet blog, Joaoapps

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Honor X10 5G with 90Hz display, Kirin 820, pop-up front camera launching in China on May 20

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor will soon be launching a new smartphone, Honor X10 5G, in its home country China. The company has been teasing the phone on its Chinese social media handles for a while now. Now ahead of the official launch, Honor has shared a render of the Honor X10 5G on Weibo that gives us our first official look at the phone. On top of that, the company has also detailed some key specifications of the Honor X10 5G that match the earlier leaks.

In the render, we can see the familiar square camera module on the back with a “Super Night Vision” branding. Up top, we can spot the pop-camera, the 3.5mm jack, and secondary microphone while the right side holds the side-mounted fingerprint scanner and volume keys.

As per Honor’s Weibo post, the Honor X10 5G will be powered by the in-house HiSilicon Kirin 820 SoC. 5G capability is also on board with support for 9 frequency bands. Moreover, the post confirms the phone will feature a 90Hz display with a 180Hz touch response rate.

Although Honor didn’t reveal much info about other specs such as display size, camera setup and battery, there are a few rumors floating around. As per Ishan Agarwal, the Honor X10 5G will feature a 6.63-inch LCD panel and a quad-camera setup similar to the Mate 30 series — consisting of a 40MP Sony IMX600y sensor with an RYYB filter, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, 2MP macro lens, and a depth sensor. Rumors also suggest the phone will pack a 4,300 mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support, Bluetooth 5.1 support, IP5X rating, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, and will come running Honor’s custom skin MagicUI 3.1.1 out-of-the-box. Since the phone is currently being teased for the Chinese market, Google Apps are out of the equation.

There’s also said to be a Pro model, Honor X10 5G Pro, that will have an 8MP telephoto camera, OIS on primary and telephoto cameras, and support for 20W wireless charging while keeping everything the same as the standard variant.

The Honor X10 5G is set to be launched on May 20 at an event in China. Details regarding pricing and international availability aren’t known yet but we expect to learn more on that at the official launch.

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Source 1: Weibo (1), (2)
Source 2: @ishanagarwal24

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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro get OxygenOS 10.5.7/10.5.8 with April 2020 patches and many display, camera, and system optimizations

OnePlus recently published the kernel source code for the OnePlus 8 family to help the aftermarket development community. The company has also released a couple of bug fix updates till date to address the controversial green screen and black crush issues. Now OnePlus has started rolling out yet another set of updates for these phones that bring in several improvements as well as bump the Android security patch level (SPL) to April 2020.

OnePlus 8 XDA Forums || OnePlus 8 Pro XDA Forums

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Due to the fact that OnePlus is maintaining multiple region-specific builds, the version numbering scheme of OxygenOS is rather convoluted nowadays. In a nutshell, the OnePlus 8 owners in India should expect OxygenOS 10.5.7 as the new OTA. For the update scenario of the OnePlus 8 Pro, the company has rolled out OxygenOS 10.5.8 for EU, Indian, and International models. The combined changelog and the manual download links can be found below.

OxygenOS 10.5.7 (8: IN), 10.5.8 (8 Pro: EU/IN/Int.) Changelog

• System
  • Optimized touch and interaction experience
  • Improved power consumption performance of the system
  • Improved the video playing effect when in low brightness (8 Pro only)
  • Improved system stability and fixed general issues
  • Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.04
• Bluetooth
  • Improved stability and compatibility of Bluetooth connection
• Camera
  • Optimized the HDR video effect (8 Pro only)
  • Improved the shooting experience with Camera and improved stability
• Network
  • Enable 5G for Telia Norway (8 Pro EU only)
  • Improved the performance and stability of Wi-Fi
  • Improved the stability of communication
  • Optimized network latency for online games and improved the smoothness

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OxygenOS 10.5.X Download Links

OnePlus has not yet created any new forum thread for announcing these new OxygenOS updates, but you can download the appropriate build for your model using the following links and sideload manually through the “Local upgrade” feature in the system updater.

OnePlus 8

• Europe (IN21BA) – OxygenOS 10.5.x
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.4
• International (IN21AA) – OxygenOS 10.5.x
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.5
• India (IN21DA) – OxygenOS 10.5.7
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.5

OnePlus 8 Pro

• Europe (IN11BA) – OxygenOS 10.5.8
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.6
• International (IN11AA) – OxygenOS 10.5.8
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.6
• India (IN11DA) – OxygenOS 10.5.8
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.6

We’ll be adding the missing download links as soon as OnePlus makes them available.

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The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Color Filter camera can see through some plastic objects

OnePlus’ latest flagship, the OnePlus 8 Pro, is inarguably the company’s best smartphone yet. Unlike its predecessors, the OnePlus 8 Pro (review) is a full-fledged flagship device that packs in all of the features that the company skimped out on in previous generations. These include things like support for fast wireless charging, an IP rating for dust/water resistance, and a flagship-grade camera setup. Speaking of which, the OnePlus 8 Pro packs in a quad-camera setup like most other premium flagships out there. However, OnePlus’ choice of camera sensors doesn’t fall in line with the current trend in the premium flagship space. Instead of using a 108MP Samsung ISOCELL sensor or a 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, the OnePlus 8 Pro packs in a 48MP Sony IMX689 primary sensor. The primary camera is accompanied by a 48MP ultra-wide sensor, an 8MP telephoto camera, and a new 5MP Color Filter camera; the likes of which we haven’t seen in any other smartphone out there.

OnePlus claims that the Color Filter camera is used for camera filters that can be applied to the final shot but that can also be achieved even without the Color Filter camera. This means that the sensor can only be used for infrared photography, using the new Photochrom mode on the OnePlus 8 Pro. However, as it turns out, there’s another use case for the new Color Filter camera. According to a recent post from XDA Senior Member combat goofwing on our forums, the sensor can be used to see through some plastic objects.

As you can see in the images above, clicking pictures of some plastic objects using the Color Filter camera in the Photochrom mode reveals their internal circuitry. While we aren’t completely sure of the reason behind this behavior, it seems that the Color Filter camera is not filtering IR light as there is no IR cutoff filter which, in turn, allows you to see through the plastic. As demonstrated in a video shared on the original thread, the ‘feature’ works even in the viewfinder and you can clearly see the internal circuitry of a TV remote. Max Weinbach from our team was able to test the feature on his OnePlus 8 Pro and it seems to work on a vast variety of objects, ranging from security cameras to VR headsets (gallery). And no, this can’t be used to see through clothes. Don’t try it, perverts.

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