Windows 10 to introduce a high-performance Game Mode

Microsoft has been boasting a lot of the gaming features coming to the Creators Update, including built-in Beam livestreaming, Xbox Live updates, enhanced Guide feature, among others. One new thing that’ll be coming to the Insider preview set to come out this week is the new Game Mode. Not much is known about this feature and it won’t be fully functional yet but the gist of what it does is it’ll fine-tune your PC to speed up gaming performance. This mode should work for both legacy Windows games and modern titles. Beyond that not much is known but Microsoft said more details about the new mode should be out soon.

Source: Engadget

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Android creator plans to build AI-centered smartphone

Android creator plans to build AI-centered smartphone

Android maker Andy Rubin has been out of Google for over two years already but it looks like he’s kept busy and is planning to re-enter the segment he left. Rumour has it Rubin is planning to launch a company that’ll produce a high-end smartphone that will focus on artificial intelligence and have a bezel-free screen and ceramic back. The company, which will be called Essential, has been registered by Rubin as “Essential Products Inc.” in California back in November 2015. The word “Essential” has also been submitted at the end of last year to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with smartphones, tablets, and mobile OS software as part of the outfit’s goods and services. The company is supposedly composed of around 40 people with a lot of them recruited from both Apple and Google.

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New LG Android Wear watches pass through the FCC

With the announcement of Android Wear 2.0 coming, it makes sense for manufacturers to start peddling new hardware. LG looks like it has four smartwatches coming up, with three of them passing through FCC recently. The four smartwatches are rumoured to be named the LG Watch Style, Watch Pro, Watch Force, and Watch Sole. For now, the ones that passed through the FCC carry the model numbers W270, W280, and W281. The W280 has GSM capabilities, which is similar to the Watch Urbane 2^nd Edition that LG launched last year. It also has carrier models: LG-W280A and LG-W280V. It’ll also feature wireless charging capabilities. As for the W270, it’ll be a Wi-Fi-only model.

According to recent rumours, these watches might come with Qualcomm processors, IP67 certification for dust and water resistance, and looks similar to the Urbane 2 with a stainless steel build. There isn’t that much info on the W281 but it looks to be an LTE model, too. We can’t say yet when these wearables will make it to the market but having them go through FCC might speed things along.

Source: The Leaker + PhoneArena