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Assassin’s Creed Titles To Come On Nintendo Switch, Reportedly

According to some recent listings on several retailers’ sites, Assassin’s Creed titles would come on Nintendo Switch soon. Even more, reportedly, Nintendo Switch payers might enjoy two Assassin’s Creed games in only about a couple of weeks.

Herni-Svet, a Czech online store, listed Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation Collection for Nintendo Switch. According to the online retailer, the Assassin’s Creed title for Nintendo Switch would come out on February 15th. Also, the German online store Media Markt listed an Assassin’s Creed Collection game for Nintendo Switch. Also, it would launch next month.

We don’t know yet if these listings are just mistakes of the two retailers since Ubisoft refused to comment the rumors and leaks referring to the launch of Assassin’s Creed titles on Nintendo Switch. However, in 2018, Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot told GameSpot that the company would not launch any new Assassin’s Creed games in 2019.

Reportedly, Assassin’s Creed Titles Would Come On Nintendo Switch

“Perhaps this new collection is a way for the company to plug that gap while it works on a brand-new game for next year. Ubisoft has not yet announced any plans to bring its hit series to Nintendo’s portable console, except for last year’s Odyssey, which came to Switch as a Japan-exclusive cloud-streaming game,” reported GameSpot.

The last Assassin’s Creed game that rolled out for a Nintendo console was Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on Wii U. Also, the Assassin’s Creed III, the title rumored to launch on Nintendo Switch in February, launched on Wii U a few years ago. In other news, besides Assassin’s Creed III, the before-mentioned Czech site also listed Liberation as an upcoming Nintendo Switch game.

Nintendo Switch is the most successful console at the moment. According to recent statistics, it surpassed both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. Nintendo has many plans to boost the growth of Nintendo Switch, and the fact that some more Assassin’s Creed titles might come on Nintendo Switch is only helpful for the Japanese company in its purposes.

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OPPO Is Working On An In-Screen Camera Embedded In Its Own App Icon

From now and then, OPPO is coming with something new in the universe of smartphones. Last year, the Chinese manufacturer was the first to launch a device without bezels on the front side thanks to a pop-up camera. Now, according to LetsGoDigital, OPPO is working on an in-screen camera embedded in its own app icon.

“A newly published patent shows OPPO may be planning to integrate various app icons next to the camera hole. On January 18, 2019, two patents of OPPO Guangdong Mobile Communications were published in the Global Design Database of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office),” wrote LetsGoDigital.

OPPO Is Working On An In-Screen Camera Embedded In Its Own App Icon

According to the patent, a future OPPO device would come out with a full screen, without bezels, and an in-screen camera embedded in its own app icon which would be locked on the top of the screen. According to the images released by LetsGoDigital, we can also see that OPPO plans to allow users to add some unique icons or even widgets, possibly, on the top part of the display where the notch would be.

“By making a swipe movement at the top of the display, the icons will appear. Users can scroll through the icons, allowing for more app icons to appear. The camera icon will always stay in the same place. According to the second filling, the camera icon overlays the punch-hole. By clicking on the icon, users can open the camera app. By swiping it to the right, the camera app will be turned off,” LetsGoDigital said.

In the meantime, OPPO would launch OPPO F19 and F19 Pro in February. Both these upcoming devices would come with punch-hole camera design. Also, they would be the first mobile phones to boast a camera capable of a 10x optical zoom.

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Intel Plans To Join The Emerging Folding Smartphone Market With A Surprising Concept

We expect Intel to keep on producing computer and smartphone components without releasing its hardware, as it’s been doing for many years. However, Intel plans to launch on the emerging folding smartphone market with a surprising concept of a foldable phone.

The folding smartphone market is emerging with Samsung releasing its Galaxy F foldable phone in February and Huawei planning to roll out its 5G folding smartphone later this year. Other manufacturers also struggle to take a share of this emerging market which, according to some specialists, might become very popular in the future.

Now, an Intel folding smartphone patent has been discovered by the folks at LetsGoDigital. It seems that Intel works on a foldable phone that would be different from what the Galaxy F and other upcoming folding smartphones would show. LetsGoDigital came up with renders of how the Intel folding smartphone would look like (you can see the image at the beginning of this article or the one below, for example).

Intel Plans To Join The Emerging Folding Smartphone Market With A Surprising Concept

Source: LetsGoDigital

What makes this Intel folding smartphone be a unique and surprising concept is that it boasts three screen areas instead of only two as the upcoming foldable phones of Samsung and Huawei, among others, would show. Nonetheless, the device can fold in virtually any way users would wish.

However, we don’t know if Intel is going to launch such a device, at least anytime soon. Also, the Intel folding smartphone concept might not be a hint that the chipset manufacturer is working on such a device, but might be an indication for Intel’s partners that the company can produce the necessary components for such a folding smartphone.

At the moment, Intel has not commented on these leaks, but, hopefully, they will come out to explain more about the Intel folding smartphone concept we can see above.

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Netflix 6.24.0 Build 2 31642 Rolled Out on Android With Some Improvements

Netflix is, at the moment, the most popular streaming service. With Netflix, we can watch full-length movies, TV series, documentaries, and more. Netflix app on Android, for example, totals more than 500 million downloads, proving the popularity of the streaming service on mobiles. Now, Netflix 6.24.0 Build 2 31642 rolled out on Android with several improvements.

Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded Netflix in 1997, and in 1998 it became the world’s first online DVD rental store. In 2000, when Netflix totaled 300,000 subscribers, Netflix’s founders declined a $50 million offer from Blockbuster, its rival at that time. In 2001, however, Netflix experienced massive growth, but the “dot-com bubble” burst and the September 11 WTC terrorist attacks affected the company in late-2001.

Fast forwarding, in 2007, Netflix moved from its core business, which was selling and renting DVDs, to offering videos on demand over the Internet, a business model quite similar to what the service is providing nowadays. By January 2013, Netflix totaled 29 million subscribers worldwide, but 27 million of them were US-based. Netflix started to expand globally and support other platforms, as well, thanks to the increased popularity of mobile devices.

Netflix 6.24.0 Build 2 31642 Rolled Out on Android With Some Improvements

Back on the Netflix app, Netflix streaming service is now the most popular streaming service on Android and iOS, totaling over 500 million users, worldwide on mobile platforms. Today, Netflix 6.24.0 Build 2 31642 rolled out on Android. The new version of the Netflix app on Android is not bringing any visual changes, but some enhancements under the hood.

“Someone eyeing your Netflix app on the bus? Make sure it’s the latest and greatest. Get the update for our best experience yet. No matter your mood – we’ve got options. In this version, we made player improvements to make watching them [videos] even better,” Netflix said in the Netflix 6.24.0 Build 2 31642 release notes.

“We’re working on the app experience. You work on what, when, and how you watch next. That’s equally as important,” Netflix added.

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Pokemon Go 0.133.0 Update Is Now Available

Pokemon Go is still a very popular game on Android and iOS. Niantic, the game’s developer, is frequently bringing new content to Pokemon Go and rolls out special events such as the well-known Community Day. Nonetheless, Niantic is also releasing updates quite often to enhance the stability and performance of the game. Now, Pokemon Go 0.133.0 rolled out with some minor changes and improvements.

The gameplay of Pokemon Go is quite straightforward, in essence. Players, also known as coaches in the Pokemon universe, have to wander in parks and on streets to spot and catch Pokemons. Also, gamers can grab items that give them discounts on in-game objects or resources needed in the game.

Many special events take place in Pokemon Go, too. The most popular one, Community Day, offers the opportunity for gamers to catch Shiny variants of various Pokemon monsters, which are nothing else than regular Pokemons but with a particular outfit and at least one special move.

Pokemon Go 0.133.0 Update Is Now Available

In Pokemon Go, players have to catch Pokemon monster. Then, the characters can evolve in improved Pokemons with other properties. With its Gym battles, Pokemon Go special events, Raids, and lots of other fun features and activities, Pokemon Go remains one of the most popular and appreciate games for Android and iOS.

Going technical now, Pokemon Go is a free-to-play game on both Android and iOS, but comes with in-app purchases, and runs smoothly on devices with at least 2 Gb of RAM and Android 7 or newer. The title can also run on smartphones and some tablets (not guaranteed) with fewer RAM and Android 4.4 or higher, but the game experience might not be smooth.

Now, Pokemon Go 0.133.0 update rolled out with some minor changes and improvements. The new version is already available for Android, and it comes with several under the hood modifications, such as various bug fixes and enhancements for stability and performance.

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