BATTERYFORPC BLOG
Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games
Apple has removed Fortnite from its App Store, preventing players from installing one of the world's most popular games on iPhones. It came after a Fortnite update that let players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought direct from maker Epic Games - bypassing Apple. Epic appeared to know the ban would come, announcing it had filed a legal complaint minutes after the removal. Apple ... Read more
2020-08-13 20:48:06
Facebook adds 'blackface' photos to banned posts
Facebook has updated its rules to tackle posts containing depictions of "blackface" and common anti-Semitic stereotypes. Its Community Standards now explicitly state such content should be removed if used to target or mock people. The company said it had consulted more than 60 outside experts before making the move. But one campaigner said she still had concerns about its wider anti-r ... Read more
2020-08-12 20:37:58
AOC's new CU34G2X: 34-inch UltraWide 3440x1440 at 144Hz for $450
AOC has just revealed its new CU34G2X gaming monitor, offering a 34-inch 21:9 aspect ratio UltraWide experience with a native 3440 x 1440 resolution. The 34-inch UltraWide has a super-fast 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, so you should be pretty good for even the fastest shooters on the market. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its battle royale mode Warzone would be pretty damn near perf ... Read more
2020-08-12 03:09:43
Xiaomi’s new transparent OLED is one of the weirdest TVs ever
Xiaomi has its fingers thoroughly in a number of tech pies, and for its tenth anniversary, the Chinese tech giant announced a swathe of new products, including the Mi 10 Ultra flagship smartphone and… a completely transparent TV. Despite having a pretty considerable novelty factor, the Xiaomi Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is actually going to be available to consumers in China from August 16 ... Read more
2020-08-12 03:09:43
Huawei's 24-Core 7nm Kunpeng CPU Allegedly Beats Core i9-9900K In Multi-Core Performance
Chinese news outlet IThome received word that Huawei is on the brink if launching the brand's new desktop PC (internally known as Pangu) for the domestic market. The system utilizes a variant of the company's Kunpeng 920, which is also known as the Hi1620. The report claims that the Kunpeng 920 3211K's multi-core performance is slightly better than the Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake processor. T ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:50:57
Chrome for Windows to gain handy Incognito Mode desktop shortcut
The Windows version of Google Chrome is preparing to add a desktop shortcut to open directly into an Incognito window, perfect for whatever you use Incognito Mode for. Incognito Mode in Google Chrome has more than its fair share of uses, be it hiding certain web pages from your history, bypassing paywalls from larger news sites, or just wanting to do a search without it appearing in your Google S ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:46:57
WhatsApp braced for its biggest change in years but this upgrade comes with a warning
WhatsApp looks set to launch a big update soon and it will finally fix one of the biggest irritations of the popular chat app. As spotted by the ever-reliable team at WABetaInfo, it appears that the Facebook-owned chat app has begun testing a feature called "Linked Devices". As the name suggests, this will allow WhatsApp's two billion users to add more than one device to their accounts ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:46:57
watchOS 7 public beta is out now – here's what's it brings to your Apple Watch
After being announced at Apple’s WWDC 2020 event in June, watchOS 7 is finally available – or, at least, a public beta of it is anyway. This follows a developer beta which has been available for a while, but the public beta is easier to get and is actually designed for general users (albeit those who can put up with a few bugs and non-final software). Thankfully, you won't need to pay into the Ap ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:44:09
Windows 10 update means copy-and-paste will never be the same again
Microsoft may be planning to release Windows 10X in the spring of 2021 but some of the new operating system's features could be coming to Windows 10 sooner than that including a new panel that completely changes how copying and pasting works. As reported by Windows Latest, in Windows 10 Build 20185 the software giant has added a new panel that allows users to insert emojis, GIFs and even content ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:44:09
The headphones that even a DJ can't break?
Before the pandemic hit Anne Frankenstein would be DJ-ing in bars or clubs most Friday and Saturday nights. She laughs when asked if she misses it: "Not really, I kind of prefer the quiet life. I think I was playing a few too many gigs before lockdown. It's been nice to just enjoy music at my own pace." Fortunately for Anne she has a day job - her mid-morning show on Jazz FM. As well ... Read more
2020-08-10 20:58:20