Google is reportedly working on a PlayStation Now/GeForce Now Game Streaming...

Google is reportedly working on a PlayStation Now/GeForce Now Game Streaming... xda-developers Feb 8, 2018 2:24 AM • by Doug Lynch Google is reportedly working on a PlayStation Now/GeForce Now Game Streaming Competitor Google is quite the ambitious company and loves to experiment with different products and services. This has happened in multiple ways with the company being at the forefront of the market or taking inspirations from others so they can add their own splash of Google. Either way, this process has proven to be quite successful for the Mountain View-based technology giant. Today, we're seeing a report that claims Google is working on a subscription-based game streaming service akin to PlayStation Now/Nvidia GeForce Now that would utilize a Chromecast or console hardware made in-house. According to the report from The Information, the subscription-based game streaming service is being referred to internally as Yeti. The idea of a video game streaming service has been something that has been attempted for years. Earlier attempts have failed due to the high costs or poor performance caused by high latency issues. However, two services that have endured is GeForce Now from NVIDIA and PlayStation Now from Sony. Recent research showed that the video game market raked in just over $108 billion throughout 2017. When this gets broken down, $59.2 billion was brought in by the mobile sector, $33 billion from the PC sector and lastly $8.3 by the console sector. Comparing this to other entertainment industries, the global box office revenue hit $40 billion last year which was a record for them (even though overall attendance was down). Thus, it makes sense that Google wants in on a business that has eclipsed the box office movie industry. The report claims that the idea of Google's Yeti service is for people to pay a monthly subscription fee to access a collection of games. These games are being run on remote devices in the company's data centers and are streamed to the user over the Internet. The project is said to be led by two Google hardware executives (Mario Queiroz, the VP of product management, and Majd Bakar, the VP of engineering). The report says the project has been in the works for 2 years and had an original launch date during the 2017 holiday season. The mysterious hire of Phil Harrison (someone who has worked in Sony's Playstation division as well as Microsoft's Xbox division) is now starting to make sense and this could be a sign of a potential announcement at Google I/O 2018. Source: The Information Android Advices Jan 10, 2018 10:12 AM • by Jennifer CENTRiC L3 Smartphone with 5″ HD Display & 3050mAh Battery Launched in India In the last couple of months, we have seen very few smartphones launches in the Sub Rs. 10,000 price range. Now, a new smartphone from CENTRiC Mobiles called CENTRiC L3 is launched in India. The latest CENTRiC L3 is priced at Rs. 6,749 and offers great value for money specifications. At this price, the device comes with a polycarbonate shell and we can't complain much about that. The CENTRiC L3 will be available in Quartz Grey and Raisin Black color options. On the front is a 5-inch IPS Oncell display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution. There is also a 2.5D curved glass laid on the top. It also includes a 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and it comes coupled with Mali T720MP GPU. There is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The CENTRiC L3 includes a dedicated MicroSD card slot for expanding the storage upto 256GB. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The device also supports dual SIM dual standby and offers VoLTE and ViLTE connectivity. In terms of optics, there is a 13MP shooter on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP shooter on the front for selfies. Both the cameras can record videos only upto 720p resolution. It is backed by a 3050mAh non-removable battery that is rated to give up to 23 hours of talk time and lasts up to 80 hours in standby mode. Beneath the display is the front-facing fingerprint sensor. The CENTRiC L3 also includes 3-axis accelerometer, proximity, and light sensors. It measures 141 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs 143 grams. Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, GPS, USB OTG, 3.5mm audio jack, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. Instead of the capacitive navigation buttons, the smartphone comes with on-screen buttons. Compared to other smartphones in this price range, the CENTRiC L3 offers a bigger battery and better cameras. Let us know your opinion about this new CENTRiC smartphone by leaving a comment down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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