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Tech Digest daily roundup: Third of waking hours spent on mobile phones
People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm App Annie. In 2020, UK regulator Ofcom found similar amounts of time spent, although its research included watching TV. App Annie's report indicates that apps were downloaded 230 billion times in 2021, while $170bn (£125bn) was spent.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US
Tesla is to recall more than 475,000 cars in the US, according to documents filed with the US safety regulator. The electric vehicle firm announced it was recalling 356,309 vehicles because of potential rear-view camera issues affecting 2017-2020 Model 3 Teslas. A further 119,009 Model S vehicles will also be recalled because of potential problems…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Halo Infinite gets early launch for Microsoft anniversary
The latest game in the Halo series has been released three weeks early to coincide with the franchise's 20th anniversary. Halo: Infinite was originally supposed to be released last year but was delayed until December 2021. But on Monday, at an Xbox 20th anniversary event, Microsoft revealed the multiplayer part of the game was being…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Epic closes Chinese Fortnite
"Fortress Night", the Chinese version of the popular game Fortnite, is to close. Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, has so far provided no reason for the decision to close the online shooter. An announcement said the game, which has been available in China as a "test" for two years, would come to an end on…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple dealt blow in Epic Games trial
Apple faces losing billions of dollars in sales after a US judge ruled that the tech titan must allow developers to bypass controversial fees on its App Store. The company was told to lift a rule that forces apps to use Apple’s own payments system, which charges fees of up to 30pc, amid growing opposition…
The Five Biggest Winners in Esports History
In the past, esports players competed for gadgets or token rewards, but today’s tournaments come with prize pools in the hundreds of thousands, and sometimes even millions. The rise of Twitch largely contributed to the increased funding for esports tournaments, and players can now compete for life-changing sums. In 2019, a total prize pool of…
London’s O2 venue features in Fortnite for one week only
London’s The O2 is being immortalised in the video game Fortnite. The live music venue is available from today (Monday June 21) for one week only in the world’s biggest game, within Fortnite Creative. Indie-pop quintet easy life will be the first UK act to play in the virtual venue this Thursday evening at 20:30 BST. …
COD: Warzone views on Twitch increased 24% in March
Call of Duty: Warzone remains one of Twitch’s most-watched games a year since its first release. According to data presented by 123scommese.it, COD: Warzone was watched for a total of 91 million hours on Twitch in March 2021 - a 24% month on month increase from February. COD: Warzone Popular Among Twitch’s Viewers And Streamers COD: Warzone…
Tech Digest daily round up: LG to stop making smartphones
LG Electronics said on Monday it would close down its loss-making smartphone business. In January, the South Korean electronics giant said it was looking at all options for the division after almost six years of losses totalling around $4.5bn (£3.3bn). LG had made many innovations including ultra-wide angle cameras, rising to third-largest smartphone maker in…
Are Today’s Smartphones Really Powerful Enough to Handle Streaming and Games?
People of a certain youthful age will only know mobile phones as being these incredible machines that can do pretty much anything. Those of a slightly older vintage will remember when the Snake game was considered the zenith of technological advancement, and that five minutes to load a single webpage was about par for the…
