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Take A Closer Look at the BlackBerry Motion
Dubai’s GITEX Technology Week saw some interesting propositions in regards to new products. This time, we are going to take a look at one presented yesterday by Blackberry. Which interestingly ditches the Keyboard the Blackberry phones were known for entirely. All to make way to an “All-Screen” kind of phone. The name of the new phone is Motion and it’s manufactured by TCL under the Blackberry brand.
The Motion has a 5.5-inch screen and is going to run on a Snapdragon 625 SoC Platform. With an initial retail value of $460 USD. This phone will be available first on Middle Eastern regions, however. Since no date for an American release has been revealed thus far.
The new phone will have a 12MP Camera, 4GB of RAM and will support Multitouch inputs. It will also sport an Android 7.1 OS and an Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU. The phone will also sport an Adreno 506 GPU and an 8MP Front Camera. The SD card can be amped up all the way to 256GB, and will have 32GB of Internal storage. Guess what Google? It will also have a 3.5 mm. Headphone jack.
Some more interesting capabilities are showing up about this new phone as well. The phone will sport a Type-C USB Connector. And it will also come with various sensors all over it. These sensors include your basics like the Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Compass and Accelerometer. But the main gig is a Front-Mounted Fingerprint sensor that will be accurate to the point.
The biggest drawing point is the fact that the screen is entirely Touch instead of having an integrated keyboard. Unlike the Blackberry KEYOne counterpart, which has a keyboard under the touchscreen. Not to mention, the gigantic 4,000 mAh battery it will be sporting. Let’s make a short comparison to the Galaxy S8+ which has a 3,500 mAh battery, in other words. It will be having more battery power and thus, more battery life.
Seems like an interesting move by TCL, ditching the keyboard entirely to dedicate the phone to the core-users of Smartphones. However, let’s try and be patient to the North American release and see how the new phone fares in comparison to other devices.
Despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls 6 was not confirmed as an Xbox exclusive a few months ago. This happened because Xbox executive Phil Spencer indicated that target platforms hadn’t been selected yet, but it always felt like he was talking about the game being years away rather than the RPG being on PlayStation.
If you’re still holding out, Microsoft plans to release The Elder Scrolls 6 just on Xbox and PC. Documents from the company’s FTC lawsuit were recently released. In the document, Bethesda’s announced titles (both as a publisher and developer) are listed, and The Elder Scrolls 6 is listed for Xbox, PC, and nothing else.
We expected this, but The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced before Microsoft acquired its developer. The Elder Scrolls is a beloved franchise that’s been on various platforms for generations, so this isn’t Starfield.
However, the game isn’t due until 2026 at the earliest, according to the paper, and who knows what the gaming landscape will be like then.
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer’s mid-2020 dystopian email suggests the business was interested in buying Warner Bros Interactive and Bethesda. Even more alarming, the CEO calls buying Nintendo a “career moment” and “good for both companies” — and there are even rumors that Microsoft was interested in Valve.
While Spencer warns that acquiring Nintendo would be “hostile action” but “playing the long game”, the unprecedented corporate convergence is shockingly casual. He added: “Nintendo is taking a long time to realize their future is off their hardware. A long time… He even ended the chat with a smiling emoji to make it look more evil.
Spencer claims that Warner Bros Interactive was “gettable” when Microsoft was rumored to acquire it. He adds that “we wouldn’t own any of the IP which hurts long-term flexibility”. Because most Warner Bros Interactive developers work on franchises like Batman, Harry Potter, and others, the studios are worth little without the brands.
The email is over three years old, but it reveals Microsoft’s blasé approach to acquisitions and its goals. While its eventual acquisition of Activision Blizzard may have changed its plans, this leaked exchange suggests that Microsoft will not stop until it has absorbed as much of the industry as possible, even targeting Nintendo.
Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen is leaving Respawn Entertainment for unknown reasons. Asmussen had planned a trilogy for Cal Kestis, but it appears another author will need to write it.
Bloomberg reports that an EA spokesperson said: “Stig Asmussen has left Respawn to pursue other adventures, and we wish him the best. Veteran Respawn leaders will lead Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.”
This move is surprising, but Asmussen leaves on a high note. Jedi: Survivor is a great game despite its performance issues, which is rare for a Star Wars game. We’ll see where Asmussen goes, but we’re excited.
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