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Huawei Mate 20 X Is A Gaming Smartphone that Allegedly Competes With Nintendo Switch

Huawei has realized the potential that smartphones have in the video game market and has not hesitated to join this industry with its latest handset, the Huawei Mate 20 X which, according to the Chinese manufacturer, can compete with Nintendo Switch.

In the presentation Huawei held a few days ago, the company revealed its new smartphone, the Huawei Mate 20 X, the most performant model of the newly launched Huawei Mate 20 series. And, as Huawei officials stated during the conference, they have not been satisfied with comparing their new handset with other major companies in the smartphones industry, such as Samsung or Apple, so the went even further, comparing the new Huawei Mate 20 X with Nintendo Switch.

While Huawei Mate 20 X has some edge over the Nintendo Switch, the latter boasts a more extensive catalog of video games with some exclusive titles.

Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Nintendo Switch – Which is better?

Huawei’s statements are clear! The new Huawei Mate 20 X is a “better handset” than Nintendo Switch. With a 7.2-inch touchscreen display, at 1080p resolution, and a battery of autonomy of about 7 hours the new smartphone seems more performant than Nintendo Switch which boasts a 6.2-inch LCD with a 720p LCD resolution, and an accumulator with the autonomy of 3 hours.

Also, Huawei also presented new images of a “perfectly coupled” peripheral that can be used as a gamepad with Huawei Mate 20 X.

However, despite all the features that Huawei showed in the newly launched images, the company’s representatives forgot to mention the difference between the two devices regarding the prices. The Huawei Mate 20 X will be more expansive than the Nintendo Switch console. Also, let’s not forget that these devices are running on distinct platforms and Nintendo boasts a broader catalog of games with some titles which are exclusive for the Japanese console.

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Pokemon Let’s Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee Could Have Had Photorealistic Graphics

Pokemon games have always had very colorful and “cartoon-like” characters. A little change from time to time is rarely a bad thing. And sometimes it’s a real success, like with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It could have been the same with Pokemon: Let’s Go which could’ve had almost photorealistic graphics.

Now, about one month before the game release, the developers of the upcoming Pokemon Let’s Go titles revealed that the game could have had almost photorealistic graphics, but they ditched that, eventually.

It seems that the Game Freak teams have experienced something similar for the two highly anticipated Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. When asked by IGN, the leading designer of the upcoming Pokemon game environment, Kensaku Nabana, revealed that he had tested a photorealistic graphics style at the beginning of the project.

Pokemon Let’s Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee Could Have Had Photorealistic Graphics

“We have been instructed by Masuda, as he himself mentioned a moment ago, to go for something nicer, more comforting and attractive to the visuals. After a few tests, we realized that a more realistic, photorealistic option simply didn’t work for what we wanted to do,” said Kensaku Nabana, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee designer.

According to the game’s director, Junichi Masuda, the game was designed to be a relaxing game for kids to play at home with the family and friends.

“We really wanted, at least for this first track, to make the graphics, and the audio, nice and attractive, not intimidating at all. So even for music, where we had opted for more aggressive rock or techno styles in previous games, we deliberately avoided them, for a really warm and welcoming experience,” said Junichi Masuda.

Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee will come out on November 16th for Nintendo Switch. As you may already know, you can choose either Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee or both.

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Netflix Reached 137 Million Subscribers Worldwide in Q3 2018

Netflix is in great shape in the third quarter fo 2018, as the service performed better than expected and now reached more than 137 million subscribers worldwide. After a disappointing second quarter, Netflix did more than just turn the tide by exceeding all expectations in Q3 2018. The famous giant streaming service gained 7 million subscribers in the third quarter, bringing its total to 137 million.

Out of the more than 7 million subscribers, 5.87 million were worldwide and 1.09 million across the United States. Netflix is doing better than expected and admits to having “underestimated the number of memberships.” “The variance from our expectations is due to a larger than expected increase in new subscribers worldwide, with strong growth in all our markets, including Asia,” Netflix representatives explained.

Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, told investors last year that $8 billion would be reinvested in original content creation in 2018, for a total of 700 new programs. During his time in Paris, he revisited this strategy to confirm that the department was not focusing exclusively on American productions.

Netflix reached 137 million subscribers in the third quarter of 2018

Netflix’s expensive but profitable strategy should enable it to continue to win even more subscribers by the end of the year. The platform is expecting a gain of 9.4 million subscribers in the next months, out of which 7.6 million would be outside the United States.

This growth has enabled it to earn more money and increase its sales by 34% compared to the same period last year. That amounted to $4 billion with a net income of $402.8 million, compared with $129.6 million in 2017.

With such results, the leading streaming service can wait calmly for the arrival of new competitors in this market. Next year, we’ll get the streaming service of Disney, a giant company that plans to use its popular licenses to outperform Netflix. This will include the arrival of films and series such as The Mandalorian, a Star Wars live series directed by Jon Favreau.

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PlayStation 4 6.02 System Update Launched With Performance Enhancements

Sony has just rolled out the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update which is now available for the owners of the console, worldwide. The new PS4 firmware patch comes with slight performance enhancements and fixes some bugs, as well.

According to the official release note, the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update improves the console’s performance, but some users also reported that the new firmware patch is fixing the recently reported malicious message bug causing PS4 consoles crash.

That error allows a malicious message, consisting of a string of unique characters, to crash PlayStation 4 video games console. Soon after the first reports of this bug emerged online, Sony announced that they fixed the issue and anyone should avoid opening the respective message with the consoles, but, instead, use the PSN app for Android and iOS.

PlayStation 4 6.02 System Update Launched With Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Sony has just revealed the new PlayStation 4 6.02 firmware patch which brings improved performance and minor bug fixes. Also, it’s possible that this new system update could fix the recently reported error that permits a malicious message to crash PlayStation 4 consoles each time a user opens up the message to read it.

In other news, PlayStation 4 owners will soon be able to change their online IDs within PlayStation Network. That functionality has never been present before in PSN, although many gamers asked Sony to add it. Now, Sony accepted it and will make that possible in PSN in 2019.

If you want to play new games on your PlayStation 4 console, then you’ll have lots of option to choose from in the PlayStation Store as many games are now on sale. Also, don’t forget that another big release takes place next week with the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26th.

In short, Sony has just released the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update with performance enhancements and bug fixes.

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New Google Maps Update Now Shows Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Earlier this week, Google announced a new Google Maps update that makes it possible to locate electric vehicle charging stations. The new feature comes right after the addition of the group planning option for choosing and rating on a restaurant and the new Reserve function to assist people in booking for activities and tables at favorite diners.

The upcoming Google Maps update helps people locate the closest EV charging stations. It’s ideal for electric vehicle owners who can now find charging stations while on the road.

To locate electric vehicle charging stations, all you have to do is to search using terms like “EV charging,” “EV charging stations,” “Electric car charging stations, or derivatives of the three. Google Maps would return a map showing you the nearest such station. You must have your smartphone’s Location setting activated to let Google now your position to retrieve the closed EV charging stations.

New Google Maps Update Now Shows Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Once you’ve located a station, just tap on it, and Google Maps will show you additional information, including how many ports are available, how fast is the charging, customer ratings, images, and so on.

Google Maps is now helping you locate Tesla and Chargepoint electric vehicle charging stations, worldwide. However, in the US, the app is also revealing SemaConnect, EVgo, and Blink stations. For the UK drivers, new Google Maps update can pinpoint Chargemaster and Pod Point stations, while people in Australia or New Zealand can find Chargefox stations.

As the electric car market is growing more and more, many electric vehicle drivers wonder where they can find charging stations. Until now, especially for those who are much time on the road, locating an EV charging station was challenging. Now, thanks to the new Google Maps update, users can pinpoint the nearest electric vehicle stations, depending on drivers’ location.

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