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Tag: cloud
Plex is sunsetting Cloud Sync and other features
Plex is clearly doing some major spring cleaning, because it has just killed a handful more barely used features after shutting down its personal cloud streaming service in early September. The company has announced that it’s sunsetting plugins, Cloud Sync and Watch Later. If you don’t even recognize those features, we wouldn’t be surprised — […]
Nintendo Switch cloud saves won’t be available for some games
There are a lot of reasons why cloud-based backup is one of Nintendo Switch Online’s most awaited features. It can make sure you don’t lose your progress if your game suddenly gets corrupted, if your console gets stolen or if you decide to buy a new Switch. Sadly, it looks like it won’t be available […]
Nintendo’s promised cloud saves on Switch won’t work for every game
Enlarge / A few Nintendo Switch games’ save files will be stuck on your console even if you pay for cloud-save support, as per Nintendo’s latest confirmations. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The first paid online service for Nintendo Switch, simply named Nintendo Switch Online, is set to arrive at some point later this month, and we’re […]
BBC weather forecast: Wednesday WASHOUT as intensified band of cloud SWEEPS the UK
Most Britons will wake up to dark and murky skies this morning as thicken clouds loom over much of Britain. Areas most likely to be affected include England and Wales, particularly in east Anglia as well as western Scotland. It is also possible for some drizzle to occur across the east coast of East Anglia […]
4 ways the AR cloud is connecting digital content with the physical world
GUEST: Since Apple’s release of ARKit, it’s become easier than ever to make AR experiences. However, an initial stumbling block for the nascent mobile AR ecosystem was the fact that AR experiences were solitary. That is, it wasn’t possible to make seamless real-time multiplayer AR experiences, and content didn’t persist in the spaces where these […]
Cool Stuff: Massive Cloud City LEGO Set Lets You Recreate the End of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
There are countless LEGO sets giving us building brick versions of characters, vehicles and settings from the Star Wars universe. However, they’re rarely as massive and extensive as this recently announced set recreating some of the most iconic moments from The Empire Strikes Back. LEGO has revealed a new playset called Betrayal at Cloud City and […]
India may tell companies to store cloud data inside the country
India might be the next country to insist that internet companies store users’ data inside its borders. Reuters has learned that a government cloud policy panel wants locally-generated data (including info about Indians) to be stored on servers within the country. The move would ostensibly make it easier for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to […]
Google launches “Shielded VMs” to protect cloud servers from rootkits, data theft
Enlarge (credit: Donald Iain Smith / Getty Images) This week, Google is rolling out a number of new cloud security technologies aimed at making the public cloud a safer place. Among them is Shielded VMs, a feature of Google Cloud Platform that protects virtual machines from the installation of rootkits and other persistent malware, as well […]
GamesBeat Decides 89: We promise truth in cloud advertising
PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb is on vacation, but he came back for the podcast because what if everyone realizes they don’t need him. This is why his hair is going white. Capitalism is going to kill him. On this week’s episode, fellow host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about Mega Man X. Jeff […]
