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Japan Government Will Ban The Use Of Devices Made By Huawei And ZTE

Japan government will ban the use of telecommunications devices manufactured by Chinese giants Huawei and ZTE due to cybersecurity concerns, according to reports on Friday. The decision could be implemented as of Monday, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper and the Jiji Press news agency.

Japan Government Will Ban The Use Of Devices made By Huawei And ZTE

The ban comes after the United States asked its allies to avoid products manufactured by the two companies because of fears they are used to carry out cyber attacks, says Yomiuri Shimbun, citing unidentified government sources. Japanese products that use parts manufactured by some of these two Chinese companies will also be excluded from government use.

According to Yomiuri Shimbun, the government does not plan to quote companies directly to avoid China’s anger. Asked about this information, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga refused to comment and said Japan “cooperates closely with the United States” on cybersecurity issues.

Western Countries Turned Against Chinese Tech Companies Huawei and ZTE

This information also comes after the arrest in Canada of Huawei’s top executive, Meng Wanzhou, which angered China and caused sharp falls in international financial markets for fear that tensions between Beijing and Washington would intensify.

US authorities suspect that the Chinese giant Huawei exported, at least since 2016, products of US origin to Iran and other countries targeted by Washington sanctions. The company was already being focused by US intelligence services, which consider it a threat to national security.

Huawei’s affordable smartphones have made a substantial market into the developed world, but the company has faced several setbacks in large Western economies due to security concerns. For its part, ZTE received harsh sanctions from the Trump administration this year for failing to respect the US embargo against Tehran. ZTE had to cease most of its activities, endangering its wellbeing but was able to save itself by paying a $1 billion fine.

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Xbox Scarlett Leaks Revealed That The Console Might Boast AMD Zen 2 Architecture

Although next-generation consoles have not been announced, we know that both Microsoft and Sony are working on Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5, respectively. Both will again bet on AMD CPU and GPU, according to the recent leaks. Now, Xbox Scarlett leaks revealed more details on the next-gen console from Microsoft.

Although Xbox One and PS4 appear to be recent, a sensation caused by the launch of intergenerational consoles such as Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, this is really a generation of five years old. The current-gen consoles, released in 2013 in their initial models, are already starting to show symptoms of exhaustion, and both Americans and Japanese companies are working on the next-generation video games consoles.

All rumors point to a presentation of PS5 in 2019, a console that will assemble AMD Zen architecture, rather than the outdated Jaguar that the console currently carries. Microsoft already confirmed that it was working on new consoles, one of them with the code name “Xbox Scarlett,” as well as another machine that would be focused on streaming games.

Xbox Scarlett Would Boast AMD Zen 2 Architecture

Now, thanks to new Xbox Scarlett leaks from Brad Sams, one of the most famous insiders specializing in Microsoft rumors, we have the first details on the next-gen console from Microsoft. According to Sams, Xbox Scarlett would launch in 2020, and the console would be built with AMD Zen 2 architecture.

With AMD Zen 2 architecture, the new Xbox Scarlett would be able to play games at 4K and 60 frames per second. The current Xbox One X already achieves that in some games, so we imagine that they refer to 4K and 60 frames at best possible quality and without having to choose between resolution and frames per second, as currently happens in games like Forza Horizon 4.

The E3 2019 could be the ideal date for the presentation of the new Xbox Scarlett, especially since Sony announced that it will not participate at the next year’s event.

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WordPress 5.0 Is Available With The New Gutenberg Editor And Other Features

WordPress 5.0 is now available for download and brings the new Gutenberg editor. WordPress, the manufacturer of the most popular content management system (CMS) on the Web, has just released version 5.0 of its platform. The latest update is one of the most important in years, with the addition of a new block-based editor offering a “simplified editing experience.”

The New Gutenberg Editor Comes With WordPress 5.0

In the new version of WordPress, named after Cuban jazz musician Bebo Valdes, there is the new Gutenberg editor, who places each piece of content in its own block, allowing creators to decide where to put it and how it appears to viewers. That essentially makes the process a flexible WYSIWYG system. WordPress indicates that if you prefer to use HTML and CSS, blocks will not be a problem.

Blocks include paragraphs, images, galleries, quotes, audio, lists, embedded elements and much more. For those building customer sites, it is possible to create reusable blocks that allow customers to add new content at any time while maintaining the same look. Of course, not all users will adopt the new editor, and it is possible that this will affect the plugins used in the old version. For those who want to stick to the Classic Editor, WordPress allows you to install a Classic Editor plugin in 5.0 that will be supported until December 2021.

WordPress 5.0 Is Available With New Features

Other new features in WordPress 5.0, besides the implementation of the new Gutenberg editor, include compatibility with PHP 7.3, support for internationalization of JavaScript and the new Twenty Nineteen theme, which highlights the power of the new Gutenberg editor.

“With its large spaces and modern sans serif titles, combined with classic serif text, Twenty Nineteen uses system fonts to increase loading speed. No need to wait long on slow networks,” says WordPress.

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Resident Evil 2 Remake Gets Two New Gameplay Videos

GameSpot has released two new Resident Evil 2 Remake gameplay videos in which we can see new locations and also a terrible enemy – the Tyrant T-00 – which is an old acquaintance for all fans of the mythical Capcom franchise that will make things difficult again in this new installment.

The approach followed by the Japanese company with the Tyrant T-00 has been the same as in the classic of the late nineties, which means that it will chase us all over the Raccoon City police station, appearing at the most unexpected moments, and also more inappropriate.

GameSpot Revealed Two New Resident Evil 2 Remake Gameplay Videos

As we can see in the videos, Resident Evil 2 Remake looks better and better. The graphics quality that Capcom has achieved is outstanding, and the best thing is that the devs haven’t had to make any sacrifices either regarding animations or in the level of detail of characters and scenes. On the other hand, there are a lot of scenes where NVIDIA Ray Tracing technology can make a difference.

In the second gameplay video, the main character is Ada Wong, who returns to the scene in her characteristic red dress, although she does not detract from the grotesque combat that Leon is waging in the sewers. Resident Evil 2 Remake has all the ballots to become the best remake ever made, and also the best game of the next year.

Resident Evil 2 Remake will come out on January 25th, 2019, on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. To see if you can run it on PC, we leave you below the minimum and recommended specs.

Resident Evil 2 Remake System Requirements

Minimum requirements:

  • Windows 7 64-bit;
  • Intel Core i5 4460 or AMD FX 6300;
  • 8 GB of RAM;
  • Nvidia GTX 760 or Radeon R7 260X with 2 GB – Nvidia GTX 1050 or Radeon RX 460-560;

Recommended requirements:

  • Windows 7 64-bit;
  • Intel Core i7 3770 or AMD FX 9590;
  • 8 GB RAM;
  • Nvidia GTX 1060 3 GB or Radeon RX 480 4 GB;
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Microsoft Edge Will Finally Arrive On MacOS

With the arrival of Windows 10, the Microsoft team announced the arrival of Microsoft Edge, a much faster web browser that, at first, came to replace the classic Internet Explorer, but has gradually been reaching more and more platforms with a multitude of new features. Now, Microsoft Edge will finally arrive on macOS, too.

Recently, Apple decided to make a series of changes with the macOS, while Microsoft has planned to take their Internet browser to more operating systems. In the first place, Microsoft has implemented Edge on their latest operating system, Windows 10, by default. However, to improve security and user experience on their older operating systems, Microsoft released Edge versions for Windows 7 and 8, too.

However, the most exciting piece of information came recently from TechCrunch which announced that Microsoft Edge would officially arrive on macOS, but they did not reveal when is that going to happen.

Microsoft Edge to finally arrive on macOS

On the one hand, the date when Microsoft Edge will reach macOS is unknown, for the time being, since Microsoft has not yet revealed any official information in this regard. Thus, it seems that it would go for a long time and that until next 2019 we would not see anything new on this topic.

On the other hand, we also do not know the functions or the design that Microsoft Edge for macOS would incorporate, although we expect to see something similar to what is the Microsoft Edge browser is currently offering on Windows and other platforms. Of course, we also assume that Edge would incorporate the required elements to fit into the Apple ecosystem correctly.

Although as we said there are still no dates or official confirmation by any of the two companies, Microsoft or Apple, it would be quite logical to see an official Microsoft Edge version for macOS because, after all, there are many people who use other Microsoft applications on their Mac every day.

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