Author: Amanda Giasson

PUBG mobile replaced in China with a government-approved patriotic game

Amanda Giasson
PUBG Mobile - Woman with mobile phone

Tencent shut down its test version of PUBG in China and replaced it with a more patriotic game. Tencent Holdings Ltd. pulled the PUBG mobile video game on Wednesday, announcing the end of the testing for the game. The company said it had launched an anti-terrorism-themed game called “Game for Peace,” instead. Unlike PUBG, Tencent managed to gain monetization approval for Game for Peace. Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG for short, is an extremely popular battle royale shooter game. When it was first introduced on mobile to the Chinese market…

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Marvel fans create Endgame QR codes to avoid spoiling the movie for others

Amanda Giasson
Endgame QR Codes - Incredible Hulk - QR Code - Marvel

Avengers: Endgame movie spoilers have been reduced on social media thanks to QR codes. In this day and age it’s difficult to avoid spoilers of popular movies and TV shows, but dedicated Marvel fans have done their best to respect other fans who have yet to see Avengers: Endgame by creating Endgame QR codes. These quick response codes created by fans allow them to share their thoughts about the movie without outright spoiling the film on social channels. The QR codes created by fans reveal how much they’ve honored the…

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JCPenney Apple Pay option removed from stores without warning

Amanda Giasson
JCPenney Apple Pay - JCPenney Store

The American retail chain has surprised customers by dropping the popular mobile payment method. JCPenney Apple Pay support has been dropped this month, surprising many of its customers who use the payment method. What makes the removal of support for this mobile wallet so surprising is that the company didn’t give its customers any warning that it would no longer be a payment option. JCPenney first rolled out Apple Pay as payment option to all its stores in 2016. Following JCPenney Apple Pay testing, which occurred in select stores in…

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold disappoints those with early access

Amanda Giasson
Samsung Galaxy Fold Damage - Review by Mark Gurman - Bloomberg TicToc

The luxury foldable smartphone that converts into a tablet is proving to be not so durable. According to several reviewers who received early access to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, their new devices broke only a few days after use. One reviewer from Bloomberg said his foldable phone was unusable after only two days of use. “The screen on my Galaxy Fold review unit is completely broken and unusable just two days in. Hard to know if this is widespread or not,” reviewer Mark Gurman from Bloomberg said in one of a…

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Puma QR Code shoes deliver augmented reality experience

Amanda Giasson
Puma QR code shoe - Puma LQD Cell - YouTube

The LQDCELL Origin AR has launched as a limited release. The new recently launched Puma QR code shoes are the first in the series of its LCDCELL Origin AR sneakers. The shoes are equipped with technology designed to target both the wearer’s comfort and amusement. The first sneakers in the series are covered with quick response codes. Almost the entire surface of the Puma QR code shoes are covered in the 2D barcodes. When scanned by a camera view of the LQDCELL app, this unlocks an array of AR (augmented…

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