'Black Mirror' creator will make 2020 mockumentary for Netflix

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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is adept at writing about dystopian worlds. So, it makes sense he wants to take on a year defined by a global pandemic. Brooker is working on a mockumentary about 2020 for Netflix, with Hugh Grant playing a "repellent" historian with a wig in the show. The actor shared the details accidentally during an interview with New York magazine for HBO's The Undoing.

Brooker did something similar in the past with his Annual Wipe series for the BBC that ran from 2006 to 2016. It was a darkly comic look at the news events and cultural moments of the year. Brooker released another one this year, too. It was called Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe, a 45-minute special for BBC Two with its focus was on the news coverage and public reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. We don't know yet when this mockumentary will come out. But we're going to want to watch it, just to find something humorous in this very trying time.

Source: Deadline

Google routers can prioritize video conferencing or gaming traffic

An update to Google's Nest Wifi and Wifi routers will allow you to choose what traffic the devices will prioritize automatically. Using the Home app, you can select if it should prioritize activities like video conferencing or gaming. The feature arrives with the Q4 firmware update (v13099.118.19), and it requires version 2.31 of the Home app.

Heading into the Wi-Fi settings of the app, you should see the new Preferred activities option. The two choices are currently focused on the two activities mentioned above. For gaming, it will prioritize Stadia. While for video conferencing, it prioritizes apps like Google Meet and Zoom. It isn't clear if this network prioritization option only applies to the mentioned apps.

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'Doom Eternal' will land on the Nintendo Switch on Dec. 8

The Nintendo Switch version of the Doom Eternal is finally arriving next week on Tuesday, December 8. The release will be digital-only, though, and available through the Nintendo Switch eShop and digital codes from other retailers. According to Bethesda's FAQ for the game, those who pre-ordered the game may have their orders cancelled. You could reach out to your retailer if your order got cancelled. Doom Eternal's storage size is 18.8GB. Its The Ancient Gods: Part One downloadable content will be available at "a later date."

Source: Polygon

Samsung tipped to launch Tile-like tracker

Samsung might have a new smart tracker in the works that's reminiscent of Tile's tracker. Called the Galaxy Smart Tag with a model number EI-T5300, it was spotted being certified by the Indonesian Telecom Certification. Samsung last launched an LTE-enabled tracker under its SmartThings branding around two years ago.

SamMobile speculates that this new device might feature more connectivity features like Ultra-Wideband, LTE, and GPS since the last tracker only had LTE and GPS. It will be a useful piece of tech if Samsung plans to launch the device. And since it's being certified, we might see it soon. Will you consider getting one?