The tabletop gaming industry has exploded over the last few years as millions discovered or rediscovered its joys, but it too is evolving — and The Last Gameboard hopes to be the venue for that evolution. The digital tabletop platform has progressed from crowdfunding to $4M A round, and having partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry, plans to ship by the end of the year.
As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier t
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The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform
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Apple says it blocked more than $US1.5bn fraudulent transactions in the App Store
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Apple has revealed it has blocked more than $US1.5bn of potentially fraudulent transactions in the App Store in 2020 in the fight against suspect developers and users.
There have been threats to the App Store since it opened in 2008 and Apple has scaled the size of its team and the level of technology to stay one step ahead of potential threats.
Apple uses sophisticated technology like machine learning and AI along with human expertise to prevent fraudulent transactions and keep nearly a million
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HTC unveils two new VIVE VR headsets for gaming and business
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HTC has launched two new VIVE VR headsets and a suite of professional tools that will take the platform in an all-new direction for business and consumer applications.
Announced at HTC’s VIVECon, the company unveiled the VIVE Pro 2 and the VIVE Focus 3 with both featuring 5K resolution displays and a 120-degree field of view.
“Today’s launch marks a major milestone in our strategy to create the very best immersive experiences,” said Cher Wang, HTC Chairwoman and CEO.
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HTC unveils two new VIVE headsets for gaming and business
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HTC has launched two new VIVE VR headsets and a suite of professional tools that will take the platform in an all-new direction for business and consumer applications.
Announced at HTC’s VIVECon, the company unveiled the VIVE Pro 2 and the VIVE Focus 3 with both featuring 5K resolution displays and a 120-degree field of view.
“Today’s launch marks a major milestone in our strategy to create the very best immersive experiences,” said Cher Wang, HTC Chairwoman and CEO.
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Google Assistant Could Be Soon Summoned With Power Button in Android Phones
Google Assistant could soon be summoned using an Android smartphone’s power button. The code for the trigger was spotted by XDA-Developers while conducting a teardown of the app’s latest release (12.18.6.29). The power button trigger said to be a feature on Android 12.
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Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5i, Legion 5i Pro Gaming Laptops Refreshed With 11th Gen Intel Core H-Series CPUs
Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5i, and Legion 5i Pro gaming laptops have been announced with the latest 11th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors. The Lenovo announcement comes at the heel of Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake-H processors for laptops and brings three updated laptops models, along with a new gaming monitor.
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Acer Predator Triton 300, Predator Helios 300, Nitro 5 Get Updated With 11th-Gen Intel Core H-Series CPUs
Acer updated its Predator Triton 300, Predator Helios 300, and Nitro 5 gaming laptops with the newly launched 11th-generation Intel Core H-series laptop processors.
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Pok Pok Playroom Is the New Game — for Kids — From Alto’s Odyssey Makers
Pok Pok Playroom is a new game designed for children aged 2–6 from Alto’s Odyssey developer Snowman, under a new studio called Pok Pok. Pok Pok Playroom out May 20 on iPhone and iPad. It requires a $4 monthly/ $30 annual subscription after a 14-day free trial.
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India Uses Video Conferencing Most for Education and Social Gatherings: Zoom Study
To be a part of this Zoom study, over 7,689 users participated from the USA, UK, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, India, Singapore and Australia. Out of this total, 1,007 respondents were from India. These users were surveyed online from March 15 to March 26 this year. The survey says that 92 percent of respondents agreed that virtual and remote activities have...
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Nokia’s Android 11 Rollout May Get Delayed as Company Pulls Roadmap Announcement Tweet: Report
Nokia licensee HMD Global has recently deleted a tweet announcing the rollout plan for Android 11. The tweet was earlier posted and showed 14 smartphones getting the OS. There is no clarification from HMD Global regarding the deletion of the update roadmap.
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Mi FlipBuds Pro With Active Noise Reduction, Stem Design to Be Launched by Xiaomi on May 13
Xiaomi FlipBuds Pro or Mi FlipBuds Pro are the company’s upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds with “active noise reduction”. They will be unveiled on May 13 in China. But it is unclear if they will be launched in India as of yet.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus S17, ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptops With 11th-Gen Intel Core H-Series Processors Announced
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 premium gaming laptop comes with a rising optical mechanical keyboard for better heat dissipation. The laptop is powered by an 11th-Gen Intel Core i9-11900H processor that is capable of using up to 90W of power in short bursts. In addition, there is an up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU that reaches 140W with Dynamic Boost. There’s up to 16GB on...
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Gaming GPUs for Laptops Launched
The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti promise ray tracing effects and DLSS AI-powered upscaling to improve performance drastically in the thin-and-light as well as entry-level gaming laptop segments.
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Realme C20A With MediaTek Helio G35 SoC, 5,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications
Realme C20A has been launched with a MediaTek Helio G35 SoC and a 5,000mAh battery. The new smartphone is essentially a rebranded Realme C20 that debuted in January and was launched in India in April.
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Why Is It So Hard to Be Evil in Video Games?
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Sometimes there are too many choices. Most of the time, “good versus evil” isn’t very clear-cut.
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Gerald Cotten Death: Podcast Exit Scam Takes Deep Dive Into Blockchain Whiz’s Mysterious Demise
A new podcast, Exit Scam: The Death and Afterlife of Gerald Cotten, looks at the mysterious and unexpected death of the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCx. See details here.
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Intel 11th Gen Core 'Tiger Lake-H' Gaming, Workstation Laptop CPUs Announced
Intel's new Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 laptop CPUs based on the 10nm Tiger Lake architecture are aimed at gamers and enthusiasts.
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CMU researchers show potential of privacy-preserving activity tracking using radar
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Or — for an altogether healthier use-case — what if you could ask your speaker to keep count of reps as you do squats and bench presses? Or switch into full-on ‘personal trainer’ mode — barking orders to peddle faster as you spin cycles on a dusty old exercise bike (who needs a Peloton!).
And what if the speak
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BabyChakra Exposed Data of Indian Parents, Children to Hacking, Say Researchers
Indian parenting platform BabyChakra exposed a total of 259GB data of its users to hacking due to a misconfiguration in one of its servers, according to the researchers at VPNMentor.
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Sugar-Coated Brain Implants: Scientists Find Sweet Solution to a Hard Problem
A team of researchers at Canada's McGill University has succeeded in developing a new method to create brain implants that are as soft as the brain tissue itself. The researchers used silicon and sugar to create delicate silicone implants, the softest brain implant to the day, as thin as sewing thread. Check out details here.
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The Secret Origins of Amazon's Alexa Empire
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In 2011, Jeff Bezos dreamt up a talking device. But making the virtual assistant sound intelligent proved far more difficult than anyone could have imagined.
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The Secret Origins of Amazon's Alexa
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In 2011, Jeff Bezos dreamt up a talking device. But making the virtual assistant sound intelligent proved far more difficult than anyone could have imagined.
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How to Take a Slick, Professional Headshot With Your Phone
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Snapping that perfect self-portrait on your phone is a skill. Here’s how to do it, according to the experts.
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How Amazon Paid Unwitting Civilians to Make Alexa Smarter
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In 2011, Jeff Bezos dreamt up a talking device. But making the virtual assistant sound intelligent proved far more difficult than anyone could have imagined.
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Get Your Hands on Some of Our Favorite Sex Toys
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May is National Masturbation Month, and sales from two of our favorite brands will help you perfect your self-love.
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From Meme To Rap: Watch This Performance That Chart’s Dogecoin’s Story
It was billionaire Elon Musk, who until now regularly talked about Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a meme joke, but now is worth $93.38 billion. And now a “Dogecoin Rap”, written and performed by Remy, is out and making people go crazy. ‘Reason’, the monthly magazine and website of “free minds and free markets”, has carried the song. “There are ...
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Dogecoin Rap: Check Out This Fun Song That Charts the Cryptocurrency’s Story
Dogecoin Rap, written and performed by Remy, is a fun song that has gone viral on YouTube with over 218,000 views within a couple of weeks since its release. Thanks to support from industry leaders and celebrities such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk and rapper Meek Mill, Dogecoin currently holds a market cap of over $60 billion (roughly Rs. 4,40,400 crores) at the time of wri...
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Teases Sanhok Map, Release Date Still a Mystery
Battlegrounds Mobile India will include the popular Sanhok map as per the teaser poster shared by the developers on Facebook. The poster does not share any information on the release date of the game.
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Lava Z2 Max With 7-Inch Display, 6,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Lava Z2 Max has launched in India with a bigger screen and a larger battery capacity compared to the Lava Z2 that was unveiled in January this year. It runs Android 10 (Go edition) and has a dual-rear camera setup.
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Tesla Said to Halt Plans to Buy Shanghai Land as US-China Tensions Weigh
Tesla has halted plans to buy land to expand its Shanghai plant and make it a global export hub, people familiar with the matter said, due to uncertainty created by US-China tensions.
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Ola to Offer Free Delivery of Oxygen Concentrators for COVID-19 Relief in India Starting With Bengaluru
Ola says it will offer free delivery and pick up of oxygen concentrators through the app. Both delivery and pick up are free of cost and Bangalore is the first city where Ola beginning this service. Co-Founder of Ola Cabs, Bhavish Aggarwal tweeted that this service will expand to other parts of India in the coming weeks.
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Twitter Donates $15 Million for COVID-19 Relief in India
Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey tweeted on Monday to inform that his company has donated $15 million (roughly Rs. 110 crores) for COVID-19 relief in India. India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,66,161 COVID-19 cases on Monday and 3,754 deaths.
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Tips and Tricks to Mastering Online Casino Games
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Gambling is fun no matter if you have thousands to spend on one game or just $50 to stretch to an entire evening. If you want to boost your scores and earn some extra money, it’s important to know that most games are based purely on luck, so coming up with complicated strategies won’t help a lot.On the other hand, some games involve your skills so you can invest time and effort into practice. No matter which games you love, here are a few tricks and tips to keep in mind when playing
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OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei’s Nothing to Launch Ear 1 TWS Earbuds in June
Nothing, the venture started by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, today revealed that it is launching true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds called Ear 1 as its first product as early as June.
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Asus ZenFone 8 Price Surfaces Ahead of May 12 Launch, Could Start at EUR 700
Asus ZenFone 8 series will launch on May 12 and it will be a successor to the ZenFone 7 series that launched in August last year. The vanilla Asus ZenFone 8 is expected to be priced at EUR 700 (roughly Rs. 62,300).
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Spotify Makes It Easier to Share Specific Parts of a Podcast With Timestamp Sharing, More Features Added
Spotify has announced three new features that will make sharing music and podcasts easier for its Android and iOS apps. Users can share podcasts with a timestamp so recipients can jump right into the intended part. Users can also share music with Canvas on Snapchat in addition to Instagram stories. Spotify has also revamped the sharing menu.
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Facebook to Prompt Users Before Sharing Unread Links to Curb Spread of Fake News
Facebook’s new prompt is still in testing mode and not all users will be able to see it immediately. For those who get it, if they go to share a news article link that they haven’t opened, Facebook will show a prompt encouraging them to open it and read it first, before sharing it with others. Facebook says that it looks to promote more informed sharing of news ar...
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We’re celebrating the 450th Episode of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast
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We’re celebrating the 450th episode of the top rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech, which has kept listeners updated and educated about the latest consumer tech since June 2012.
On this week’s show, the pursuit for even faster home broadband just got even better – we’ll take a look at the announcements from Telstra and the NBN, are the new Apple AirTags safe? Officeworks doesn’t think so and Dyson has unveiled its new V15 Detect vacuum that now
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Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets
Sweden’s Exeger, which for over a decade has been developing flexible solar cell technology (called Powerfoyle) that it touts as efficient enough to power gadgets solely with light, has taken in another tranche of funding to expand its manufacturing capabilities by opening a second factory in the country.
The $38 million raise is comprised of $20M in debt financing from Swedbank and Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), with a loan amounting to $12M from Swedbank (partly underwritten by
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iPhone 12 Output at Foxconn Factory in India Said to Be Down 50 Percent Amid COVID-19 Surge
iPhone 12 production at a Foxconn facility in Tamil Nadu is said to be down by 50 percent after workers infected with COVID-19 have had to leave their posts. More than 100 Foxconn employees in the state are said to have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Poco F3 GT Specifications Leak via Online Listing Ahead of Launch
Poco F3 GT has appeared on an US retailer’s website with detailed specifications just days after it was speculated to launch in India as rebranded Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition.
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13-inch laptop review – looks and performance
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The Lenovo Yoga Slim Carbon 7i is a combination of design, beauty and performance for those users who want to get things done on the go and look good doing it.
The Yoga Slim Carbon 7i has an eye catching colour – its official name is Moon White – and a tapered design which gives it a slim 14.9mm profile. It also weighs less than 1kg.
The top cover of the laptop is made from high-strength carbon fibre which means its 40 per cent lighter but with greater durability.
Meanwhile the palm
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Virtual NFT Hoodie from Label Overpriced Sells for $26,000
The high-end streetwear label says it is on a mission to create social commentary on the madness of money meeting art.
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Sony PS5 DualSense Controller Now Works With iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV for Remote Play
Sony has said the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller can now be used for remote play with iPhone models, iPad models, iPod Touch models, and Apple TV. This will allow users to play PS5 and PS4 games remotely on their iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Apple TV.
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Oppo Reno 6 Pro, Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ Specifications Tipped by Alleged TENAA Listings
Oppo Reno 6 Pro, Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ specifications have surfaced online, thanks to their TENAA listings. Oppo Reno 6 Pro is listed to feature 6.55-inch display and run on Android 11 software. Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ is listed to run on Android 11 and feature a similar 6.55-inch display. Check out more details on the two phones.
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Dave Bautista Joins Knives Out 2 Cast Opposite Daniel Craig: Report
Dave Bautista has reportedly joined the cast for Knives Out 2, the whodunit sequel from writer-director Rian Johnson that stars Daniel Craig in the lead.
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Samsung Galaxy A12, Galaxy A02s Receiving Android 11-Based One UI 3.1 Update: Reports
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Tecno Camon 17, Tecno Camon 17P, Tecno Camon 17 Pro With 5,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications
Tecno Camon 17, Tecno Camon 17P, Tecno Camon 17 Pro have launched as the latest smartphone offering in Nigeria. The phones are priced starting at NGN 74,000 (roughly Rs.14,200) and they come with multiple rear camera setups.
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Samsung Galaxy F52 5G Price, Live Images Leak; Could Be Priced Around Rs. 23,000
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Harley-Davidson Goes All-Electric, Launches LiveWire Motorcycle Brand
Harley-Davidson launched an all-electric motorcycle brand LiveWire, the latest effort by the company to ramp up bets on the rapidly growing electric-vehicle market.
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