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Japan's Nintendo, Line team up for new Mario mobile game
Miitomo may have come out a little feature-barren and arguably half-baked at first, but Nintendo learned its lesson and every mobile game since has been top-notch. That list includes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (15.02m), Super Mario Odyssey (13.76m), Super Smash Bros. Nintendo officials acknowledged challenges of getting more people to play games.
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Google can now tell you if your logins have been compromised
In other words, if Facebook or Reddit suffers a widespread data breach (and your credentials are included), the Password Checkup tool will automatically help you take action. Once installed, it will check every time you sign in to an account using a username and password. Password Checkup addresses all of these requirements by using multiple rounds of hashing, k-anonymity, private information retrieval, and a technique called blinding.
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How To 'Unsend' Messages In Facebook Messenger
Facebook has started rolling out a new feature giving users the ability to delete sent messages from its Messenger service. Participants in a group conversation receive a message saying "This message was deleted" to alert them of the change.
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Respawn unveils free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends
Set in the Titanfall universe, Respawn makes some big changes from previous games in the series: multiplayer nixes mech suits and parkour/wall-running, replacing them with a roster of 8 characters with Overwatch-like skills and abilities.
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Microsoft planning Xbox Live features for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
What this means is that the meat-and-potatoes base layer of Xbox Live will now be an option for developers on non-Xbox devices: friends lists, achievements and clubs are all mentioned. So far, Microsoft hasn't officially commented on the announcement, which was originally spotted by a Twitter user before it was taken down. Microsoft has had past success in sharing their titles across platforms, with a definitive example being the availability of Minecraft on the Switch.
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IPhone users can now unlock, lock app via Face ID, Touch ID
The feature is available with the current version 2.19.20 and you can set it up under Settings Account Privacy Face ID. The update is related to Face ID and Touch ID features, and it's only available on the iOS app for the time being. Users will want to be careful about their notification settings if they choose to secure their app, though, specifically message previews. The big picture: Introducing additional privacy features to WhatsApp may be beneficial to some users, but it is ...