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As Epic Games’Fortnitehas exploded in popularity, the free-to-play battle royale mode’s cross-platform play has become a major draw. Whether you’re on PC, mobile, or console, you may play together, but one system has stood in the way of it being fully connected: The PlayStation 4. Sony, however, appears to be preparing a solution to please frustrated players. Answering a question fromEurogamerregarding Sony’s continued restriction of crossplay with other consoles, Sony Interactive Entertainment American CEO Shawn Layden didn’t outright point to a specific change being made, but his words do point tosomethinghappening....

The holiday season is coming in hot. Just in time for the last few months of big game releases, Sony has announced a new State of Play event happening today. This latest livestream will have updates for both PlayStation 4 andPlayStation 5, so all PS owners will want to keep an eye on it. However, the stream is set to focus solely on third-party games, with no mention of any first-party titles....

Summary For years, I’ve been completely wrong aboutSpider-Man’s black suit and the origin ofVenomin Marvel Comics, and it’s all thanks to watchingSpider-Man: The Animated Seriesin the 1990s. At least I’m not the only one, as the story of Spider-Man’s symbiote costume has been retold in other media and even in Marvel Comics. The result is a sort of Mandela Effect, where many of us fans remember the classic tale differently from how it actually played out....

Looking for a new device but don’t want to pay the money for one?T-Mobile has the deal for you. The company launched a new deal for the holidays that will give you aniPhone XRfor free when you activate two lines and trade in an eligible device. That’s not bad at all, especially for those that were thinking of activating a few new lines on T-Mobile anyway. There are a few terms and conditions to the deal, as you would expect....

Buying one of the best laptops for using Excel isn’t as simple as just heading to thebest laptopslist and buying one of those. Well, it kind of is but using Excel requires slightly different priorities than your average great laptop. The focus needs to be on processing power and memory usage but it also often needs plenty of storage and even a good quality screen. The latter is particularly important if you don’t plan on connecting your PC to an external monitor or you need to look up many spreadsheets at once while on the move....

The Bank of England said last week that it’s currently working on a “proof of concept” to see if its real-time gross settlement (RTGS) service will benefit fromblockchain technology. The bank’s governor, Mark Carney,revealed the plans in April 2017, saying that securities settlements need innovation, and blockchain technology – aka distributed ledger tech – could produce “significant” gains regarding platform stability, efficiency, accuracy, and security. Real-time gross settlement systems are means for transferring money from one bank to another....

Google has done a great job of making Chrome OS lightweight, yet still secure against common computer viruses, which is one reason it’s a popular choice at schools. However, if you have a Chromebook, it can still be vulnerable to certain malware attacks or virus-laden downloads, so security is important. If you’re looking for the safest experience, you should add antivirus software to your Chromebook. Fortunately, we have many, many hours of experience with testing both Chromebooks and antivirus apps, so we’re well-positioned to make several top recommendations when you’re looking for software....

Samsung is just a few weeks away from putting itsfifth-generation foldable phoneson the shelves. Of course, faster silicon, better cameras, and larger batteries are some of the iterative upgrades we’re all expecting. But more than anything, I hope Samsung has made the upcomingGalaxy Z Fold 5andGalaxy Z Flip 5a tad more durable. It’s an obvious request, but a quick look at the real buyer experience with Samsung’s foldable phones adds a bit of urgency....

Volocopter put its VoloCity eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft in French skies recently and said it could be ready to launch passenger services at the Paris Olympics three years from now. The German company behind the 18-rotor, two-seat aircraft has been refining its design for the last decade as it competes with a slew of other firms exploring the urban mobility market. Volocopter’s latest test run, shown in the video above, took place at Paris-Le Bourget Airport during this month’s Paris Air Forum....

Every gamer should have a gaming headset in their arsenal, and we highly recommend the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless. It’s not yetPrime Day, but it’s already available with a 30% discount from Amazon that brings its price down from $200 to a more affordable $140. Stocks of the gaming headset may be gone once the shopping holiday arrives though, so if you want to pocket the savings of $60, you should complete your transaction for it as soon as you’re able to....

Are you looking for instant cool points? Any easy way to get an instantly impressive home theater setup is with a portableprojector, which is why we’re glad to shine a light on this fantastic offer: For a limited time when you purchase the Vankyo Performance X3 Projector at Walmart, you’ll shave $150 off its $300 retail price. This is one of thebest Walmart dealswe’ve seen on a projector in a long time, and this exclusive promo is just in time for early Black Friday shopping!...

Uberhas avoided another shutdown – at least, for now. Over the April 7-8 weekend, a court in Cairo, Egypt ruled that a previous decision to suspend Uber and other ridesharing companies’ licenses would not be upheld, allowing both the San Francisco-based transportation giant, as well as Dubai-based competitor Careem, to continue their operations. But like many victories in this space, the win is a tenuous one. Last year, a total of 42 Egyptian taxi drivers filed a lawsuit against both Uber and Careem, claiming that the companies were using private cars as taxis, and furthermore, that Uber had falsely registered itself as a call center, while Careem claimed to be an internet company....

Underused MW3 rifle has one of Warzone’s best TTKs but there’s a catch One of Modern Warfare 3’s most underused rifles actually has one of Warzone’s best Times to Kill, but there is also a pretty big catch to it. Sincethe Season 4 Reloaded update for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, the battle royale’s meta has found itself in a state of flux. The update was designed to really hit the KAR98K and Superi 46 dominance, and while that has happened, they haven’t totally fallen away....