Microsoft is set to become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The company has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc. in a transaction valued at $68.7 billion. Microsoft will launch Activision’s games into the Xbox Game Pass portfolio bringing users games such as Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush. Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO believes this acquisition will provide a building block for the Microsoft metaverse.
This will become the biggest acquisition since Satya Nadella took over as the Microsoft CEO. Surpassing the $26 Billion Microsoft paid to acquire LinkedIn in 2016. Last year Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media (Bethesda Softworks) for $7.5 billion in a move to build an industry-leading first-party Xbox games studios. The new acquisition will increase Microsoft’s internal game development studios to thirty. It will also bring with it Activision’s global eSports activities through Major League Gaming.
“Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms,” says Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “We’re investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to all.”
Microsoft says Activision Blizzard will continue to operate independently until the deal closes in the fiscal year 2023. Then once the deal is complete Activision business will report to Microsoft Gaming CEO, Phil Spencer. Phil notes “we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalog“.
“Together we will build a future where people can play the games they want, virtually anywhere they want.”
Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming
Microsoft is also announcing a new Xbox Game Pass milestone with over 25 million subscribers today. The company will be looking to increase this with the introduction of new and exclusive games and titles.
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Acer is announcing the TravelMate B3 and TravelMate Spin B3 laptops for education that run Windows 11 SE or 11 Pro Education. The 11.6-inch laptops are able to survive the school day, with military-grade durability and 10-hour battery life. The laptops are to be available in the Middle East and Africa region in quarter 1 of 2022. The Acer TravelMate B3 (TMB311-32) will retail at EUR 359 whilst the TravelMate Spin B3 (TMB311R-32) at EUR 539. Acer says the devices are very customizable and is letting schools choose a model that suits their students’ unique needs.
The laptops are built to support the needs of K-12 schoolchildren featuring the latest Intel Pentium Silver and Celeron processors. They are MIL-STD 810H certified and feature shock-absorbent bumpers. This makes them tough enough to withstand up to 60 kg of downward force and drops from up to 4ft. A unique drainage design helps to protect internal components from moderate spills. A mechanically-anchored key design also provides a double benefit. One, administrators can easily replace the entire keyboard. Two, individual keys are well-secured so that they won’t be dislodged by restless fingers.
Acer TravelMate B3 and Acer TravelMate Spin B3
Durability aside, a number of thoughtful features help the laptops find their place within the classroom. Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) with 2×2 MU-MIMO technology helps with connectivity in multi-user environments. An optional 4G LTE provides students with a connection when away from a router. A webcam makes the laptops suitable for taking classes from home. While a 10-hour battery life means that they can make it through the full school day, too. The battery indicator on the device’s front cover also lets teachers tell a student’s device needs a recharge.
The Acer TravelMate Spin B3 comes equipped with Acer Antimicrobial Design. It features not only an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen, but also an antimicrobial (silver-ion) coating on commonly-used high-touch surfaces (including the keyboard, touchpad, and palm-rest surface) to protect these surfaces.
Users can further opt to include a dockable Wacom AES pen and 5 MP HDR world-facing camera, allowing schools to customize their laptops in order to suit their students’ specific needs.
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Silicon Valley-based AI startup, Blink Tech Inc., is trying to revolutionize the video recording experience with its Blink Focos app and Gimbal tool. The technology focuses on turning your mobile phone into a fully automated cameraman by leveraging AI and computer vision.
Blink Tech says traditionally most people use a mobile phone as the only tool and medium to capture an experience. Noting that video equipments are often either bulky or expensive. So, whether it is the price point or lack of accessibility, Blink wants to help offer you a one-stop-shop tool. One that is at your fingertip to capture any experience in full automation with the capability to zoom in and out as well as live streaming.
Our product – FOCOS App (analyze video images from phone’s camera and control the Gimbal via Bluetooth) and Gimbal (battery life of up to 5 hours that is foldable about palm size) that work with each other
With the Blink Focos app, the video clips captured can be uploaded to the cloud live for you to revisit. It also provides you with data analytics functionalities that analyze motion, speed.
We developed a smart and rotatable phone mount along with an AI app.Which essentially enables smartphones to automatically record sports games such as soccer or basketball games. In addition, it supports live sports game streaming over the Internet and can help customers edit and analyze recorded game videos from the cloud side. To date, this is the first smart recording solution based on smartphones.
How Blink Focos works
Blink Tech says all consumers can leverage their product for day-to-day capturing of life moments. Noting it is not just limited to sports. “You can capture your families, friends, events that you attend or any other memories that you want to take charge of effortlessly and lively“.
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Après des mois de taquineries, Doogee a confirmé la date de lancement de son dernier téléphone robuste, le V20. Le téléphone sera disponible en précommande sur AliExpress à partir du 21 février. V20 est livré avec des fonctionnalités auxquelles vous ne vous attendez pas sur un téléphone robuste.
Le téléphone surnommé le téléphone robuste ultime de 2022 est le premier avec un écran AMOLED et un écran arrière. L’écran principal est un panneau Samsung AMOLED de 6,43 avec une résolution d’écran de 2400 * 1080. L’écran arrière a une taille de 1,05 pouce. Il sera alimenté par un processeur octa-core et prend en charge 8 Go de RAM et 256 Go de stockage UFS qui est extensible à 512 Go à l’aide d’une carte TF.
Il y a une configuration de 3 caméras à l’arrière, la principale étant une caméra de vision nocturne 64MP, une caméra de vision nocturne 20MP avec une caméra grand angle 8MP. La caméra frontale est une caméra selfie 16MP.
V20 est livré avec une batterie 6000mAh pour ses besoins en énergie et s’appuie sur le chargeur rapide 33W qu’il est livré avec pour faire le jus. Il prend également en charge la charge sans fil 15W si c’est votre truc. Le téléphone est disponible en 3 couleurs avec 2 finitions, les variantes noir chevalier et rouge vin ont une finition en fibre de carbone tandis que le gris fantôme obtient une finition mate ag frost. En tant que téléphone robuste, le V20 est étanche, résistant aux chutes et aux chocs. Grâce à sa certification MIL-STD-810, le V20 est utilisable dans des environnements difficiles comme les endroits où les températures sont extrêmement élevées et basses.
Unboxing de Doogee V20
Selon la société, le téléphone sera disponible en précommande à partir du 21 février sur AliExpress avec un prix de 399 $. Pour les 1000 premiers acheteurs, ce prix sera de 299,00 $. Cliquez ici pour visiter la page officielle du V20 pour en savoir plus.
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After months of teasing, Doogee has confirmed the launch date of their latest rugged phone the V20. The phone will be available for preorder on AliExpress from February 21st. V20 comes with features you would not expect on a rugged phone.
Doogee V20 unboxing
The phone dubbed the ultimate rugged phone of 2022 is the first with an AMOLED display and a rear display. The main display is a 6.43” Samsung AMOLED panel with a screen resolution of 2400*1080. The rear display has a size of 1.05-inch. It will be powered by an octa-core processor and supports 8GB RAM and 256GB UFS storage which is expandable to 512GB using a TF card.
There is a 3 camera setup on the back, the main being a 64MP, a 20MP night vision camera with an 8MP wide-angle camera. The front camera is a 16MP selfie camera.
V20 comes with a 6000mAh battery for its power needs and relies on the 33W fast charger it comes with to juice up. It also supports 15W wireless charging if that’s your thing. The phone comes in 3 colors with 2 finishes, the knight black, and wine red variants have a carbon fiber finish while the phantom grey gets an AG frost matte finish.
As a rugged phone, V20 is waterproof, drop-proof, and shockproof. Thanks to its MIL-STD-810 certification, V20 is usable in tough environments like places with extremely high and low temperatures.
According to the company, the phone will be available for preorder from February 21st on AliExpress with a price tag of $399. For the first 1000 buyers though that price will be $299.00. Click here to visit the V20 official page to learn more.
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TCL Communications makes entry into the Microsoft Windows ecosystem with the announcement of its first laptop, TCL BOOK 14 Go. The TCL BOOK 14 Go laptop will retail at $349 targeting students and young professionals. It will be available in quarter 2 of 2022.
Here is what we currently know about the new laptop from TCL. The BOOK 14 Go will run Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 11 powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c processor. It is housed in a 13.95mm thin metal frame body with a 14.1-inch slim bezel display that weighs 1.3kg. TCL promises up to 12 hours of battery life and 4G LTE connectivity to keep you connected.
“We are thrilled to continue building and expanding into even more product categories while also enhancing the user experience,” says Stefan Streit, CMO of TCL Communication. “We are dedicated to providing features and solutions to our users, that help promote learning and growth“, he adds.
Last year companies such as itel, Infinix and realme, entered the laptop product category with new devices. This should bring healthy competition that creates good devices at affordable prices for consumers. Across Africa and the Middle East region I see the Book 14 Go laptop taking on devices like the itel ABLE 1, itel Spirit 1 and the Infinix INBook X1.
TCL BOOK 14 Go
We do not have much on the exact specifications of the laptop apart from what was mentioned at CES 2022. This should become clearer as the device becomes available for the market. We will update this post when TCL shares more with us. Watch the device announcement below and get first impressions of how it looks.
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