PS4-Exclusive Driveclub Online Servers to Shut on March 31, 2020

Sony has announced that popular PS4 racing game Driveclub won't be available for purchase on the PS Store from August 31.

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From Google to Nokia, Tinder to Nvidia, heres how tech companies celebrated April Fools Day

Highlights: Google, Nokia, Oneplus and more tech companies have made April Fools' Day announcements. OnePlus has teased its Warp charged car, while Nokia says the fifth sensor on its Nokia 9 PureView is an X-ray sensor.  There are many other pranks that we have rounded up here.    It’s April 1, which means that almost all major tech companies are announcing their respective April Fools' Day pranks. While some of the pranks are quite obvious, there are some that are slightly believable. While companies like OnePlus, Jabra and others have come up with renders of some unbelievable products, Google and Nvidia have gone all in with a physical demo of their products that come with some far-fetched capabilities. While you might have come across some April Fools' Day pranks played by tech biggies, here is a roundup of all the big ones that are sure to give you a good laugh.  Google Gboard Spoon Bending Is typing on your phone a chore? If the answer is yes, then Google Japan has announced its new Gboard Spoon bending, which will make it very easy for you to type by simply bending a spoon. Even though an April Fools’ Day prank, the company has a fairly descriptive video showing off how the device works, which as the name suggests is by bending a spoon. Take a look company's humorous video detailing the product below.  OnePlus Warp Car Joining in on the fun, OnePlus has announced that its Warp Car that will be made using SLS 3D and ABS 3D printing and is designed to be modular. As the name suggests, the car can charge super fast and is said to deliver a day’s worth of power in just 20 minutes. However, one will have to plug in 20 regular OnePlus Warp Chargers to top up the car’s battery. Read more about it here. Nvidia GeForce RTX R.O.N Nvidia has a knack for coming up with some insane, borderline believable April Fools' day pranks. This year, the company has unveiled R.O.N, which is an AI-powered holographic assistant that is said to deliver the “unique thrill of personalised PC gaming”. The AI-assisted smart assistant can help improve your gameplay, a talk-block feature blocks distractions and a lot more. One of the most impressive features is R.O.N’s TrollDestroyer capabilities, which use AI to research and destroy a troll on the internet. The company has made an entertaining video for showing off R.O.N, which you can check out below. Jabra Earbud(dy) Have you ever wished that listening to music with someone via a shared earphone was similarly easy when using a headphone? Well, Jabra is here with the Jabra Earbud(dy) headphones that are meant to solve this problem. A chucklesome April Fools' Day prank, the company has sent out media releases describing how the headphone extends to accommodate two people so that they can experience a shared music experience.  Nokia 9 PureView’s X-ray sensor Nokia 9 PureView features five cameras on the back and did you know the one without any lens is an X-ray sensor? Well, the company’s CPO Juho Sarvikas has revealed that this is indeed the case. The sensor can be accessed via the company’s ‘soon to be unlocked’ Nokia X-Ray app on the Play Store. However, the app description shared by Sarvikas reads, “Scan limbs in real time and get instant  turn-by-turn navigation to your local hospital with the new Nokia X-Ray app.” Going by the Apps’ description, and not by the fact that the fifth sensor is the Time of Flight sensor, we think it’s safe to say that this is an April Fool’s Day prank.   UPDATE: Getting ready for go-live! pic.twitter.com/ijsAXz8QhG — Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) April 1, 2019 Screen Cleaner in Google Files app It doesn't take a geek to figure out that software can’t clean your phone’s physical display. However, Google has announced the feature in its Files app, which aims to not only keep your phone clean by removing unneeded files but also the display with the new Screen Cleaner option. The option actually shows up on the Files app. Duolingo Push The Duolingo app uses notifications to remind users to practice a new language they are interested in. However, one would usually swipe and dismiss it instead of taking heed and learning more at the very moment they receive it. Well, Duolingo has a solution for this and has announced Duolingo Push. With this service, Duo the Owl literally shows up in the real world to remind users of taking lessons. Whether you are at the gym, in a meeting or on a date, Duo will show up and remind you that it’s time to practice.  Tinder’s Height Verification Badge (HVB) Are you honest about your height on your Tinder profile? Let’s be real? Have you not exaggerated, even a bit? If not, then great. However, if you have done so then Tinder is taking some steps to put such blatant lies to an end. The company has announced its Height Verification Badge (HVB) to verify a user’s height by comparing a photo of them when standing next to any commercial building. Wait, how does this work again? Well, the company says it does some “state-of-the-art” verifying and awards a user directly with the badge.  90’s Snake game added to Google Maps Google has come up with a rather enjoyable gag for April Fools. The company has added the retro 90’s classic Snake game to its Maps app, which is actually available for users to try out. One gets to choose the city where they want to play the game in, like London, Tokyo, and more. They will then navigating the snake, which is a mode of transportation based on the selected map. Do try it yourself and let us know what’s your high score. As you can see below, we enjoyed the game. Read more about this here.

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Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT

  To give you an idea of how long it has been since Audio-Technica launched the original M50, it followed the announcement of the first iPhone by approximately a week. Fast forward to 2014, they upgrade...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G to officially launch on April 5 in South Korea

Highlights: Samsung Galaxy S10 5G to launch on April 5 in South Korea In US, Verizon will start taking the pre-orders for the phone. The device will be available at a starting price of 1.39 million won (approx $1225 or Rs 85,000). Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S10 5G phone on will be available for purchase from April 5 in South Korea. The phone, that was launched alongside the the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and the Galaxy S10+, will also be purchased in the US as Verizon will start taking the pre-orders for the device on April 5. Meanwhile, a report claimed that the price of the phone will start from 1.39 million won (approx $1225 or Rs 85,000). “We are at the beginning of a new era where the incredible speed and connectivity of 5G becomes a reality, bringing the world closer to Samsung’s vision of connected living. We are proud of the work we’ve accomplished to bring our first 5G smartphone to market and look forward to bringing it to everyone around the world in the coming year,” DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, said in a statement. Samsung claims that it is one of the handful of companies with an end-to-end 5G solution from chipsets, network core, radio solutions and user devices. As far as the price is concerned, Korean news outlet ETNews claims that the base model featuring 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will cost users 1.39 million won (approx $1225 or Rs 85,000). The model with 512GB of local storage is said to cost 1.55 million won (approx $1,360 or Rs 94,500). Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Specifications The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G shares a similar hardware with the Galaxy S10+ with significant difference in battery and minute variance in display. It sports a giant 6.7-inch display as compared to the Galaxy S10 Plus’ 6.4-inch panel, however, the Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED display with HDR10+ is the same with two cameras sitting in the pill-shaped cut-out on the top right corner. Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform integrated with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem. The modem is expected to draw more power, hence the company has packed a 4,500mAh battery that can be fast-charged with the bundled 25W fast charger. The phone also supports wireless and reverse wireless charging tech. In the camera department, the Galaxy S10 5G has a setup similar to the one on the Galaxy S10 Plus but it adds a 3D ToF sensor on the back that allows “Video Live Focus” and a “Quick Measure” app. The samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a 12MP primary camera and a dual aperture mechanism going between f/1.5 and f/2.4. There is a 16MP ultra-wide camera with an aperture of f/2.2 and the third camera sports a telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.4 along with OIS and PDAF. On the front is a primary 10MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.9 and dual pixel AF. The secondary 8MP shooter is to aid in depth information. Related Read: Samsung Galaxt S10+ Review

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PUBG Mobile Prime and Prime Plus Subscriptions Official, Prime Plus Is Cheaper on iOS Than Android

Tencent has now announced that PUBG Mobile Prime and Prime Plus subscriptions are now available in-game.

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Valve Index VR Headset Teased for May 2019 Reveal

Valve's new VR headset is called Index and should have a full reveal soon.

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Nokia X71 specs, sketched image leak

Highlights: Nokia X71 sketch shows punch hole display, triple camera setup on the back. The phone is rumoured to come with a 48MP primary sensor. A forum claims that the Nokia X71 and Nokia 6.2 are two different devices.   HMD Global will unveil the Nokia X71 on April 2 in Taiwan and just a day ahead of its launch, a sketched image of the phone has leaked showing a triple camera setup on the back and a punch hole display design. The USP of the device is the 48MP camera that we have already seen in a couple of phones launched earlier this year. Interestingly, this could be the first offering from the Finnish giant to have a punch-hole display and a 48MP primary sensor. Apart from the sketch, the leak posted on SlashLeaks also lists the hardware specs that the phone is rumoured to come with. Under the hood, the Nokia X71 is said to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 mobile platform along with 6GB RAM. Last month, the phone was spotted on the Geekbench Browser bearing a Snapdragon 660 chipset with 6GB of RAM, scoring 1455 on the Single-Core test and 5075 on the Multi-Core test. When it comes to the display, the phone is said to sport a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display with a punch-hole. We neither know what type of panel (LCD or OLED) will the phone use, nor there is any information on the resolution of the camera that will be placed inside the hole in the display. The phone is claimed to be ship with a 3500mAh battery and is said to run on Android 9 Pie. The sketch shows the Android One branding which suggests the phone will launch under Google’s Android One Program. The rear camera setup is said to come with three sensors. The primary sensor is speculated to be the 48MP one, however, there is no confirmation on whether the device employs a 48MP sensor by Sony or Samsung. The other two sensors are an 8MP one and a 5MP camera. Previous reports have suggested that secondary camera of the trio may have a 120-degree wide-angle lens. Meanwhile, a China-based forum that reports about Nokia, has claimed that the Nokia X71 and the Nokia 6.2 are two different devices. Till now, it was being understood that both the phones are same. Digit cannot confirm the veracity of the claim so you have to take this development with a hint of salt. The Nokia 6.2 has been reported to ship with a dual-camera setup on the back, Snapdragon 632 SoC along with 4GB/6GB RAM. Related Read: Nokia 9 PureView with five-cameras is one of the most interesting Android phones in a long time

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