Ubisoft CEO believes we’re down to the last generation of consoles before streaming takes over

We’re slowly noticing the transition of different segments into streaming instead of owning media, whether these be for music, TV shows, movies, etc. Gaming seems to be the next thing and one of the big names in the industry seems to think it’s almost upon us. Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot believes we’re down to one last generation before this will be completely replaced by the ability to stream games to a number of platform-agnostic devices.

“I think we will see another generation, but there is a good chance that step-by-step we will see less and less hardware,” Guillemot told Variety. “With time, I think streaming will become more accessible to many players and make it not necessary to have big hardware at home.”

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Yahoo Messenger has reached its end, officially shuts down on July 17th

Perhaps you’re like us who are hit by nostalgia of losing another one of the pioneers of the instant messaging segment. But with stiff competition coming from all sides and the inability of Yahoo to keep up, it doesn’t surprise us that Yahoo is finally closing the doors on Yahoo Messenger. It will officially shut down next month on July 17^th. It’s been 20 years since Messenger (originally Yahoo! Pager) launched and it offered not just instant messaging but file transfers and chat rooms as well. Desktop versions of the app have been shut down since mid-2016 but now all the remaining apps (those on iOS, Android, and web browser) will stop working, too.

After the shutdown, the apps will stop working and you won’t be able to sign in. If you want to extract your chat history, this option will be available for the next six months. You will need to sign into Yahoo’s downloader request site, verify your identity and then give your email address for where you want your chat log sent to. Yahoo doesn’t have an immediate replacement for Messenger outside out of its new chat service Squirrel, which launched in closed beta this May. Its focus is on group chats and it currently relies on invitations instead of going through your contacts to build the groups so we’re not sure if this is a worthy alternative. You’re rife with choice out there though so it might be high time you try something new.

Source: SlashGear

Introducing the ASUS ROG Phone accessories

Undoubtedly the biggest news out of Computex 2018 was the ASUS ROG Phone. Accompanying the new gaming-centric device is three new accessories to get the most out of the powerful phone. We’re here to do a quick rundown of the three ASUS-made accessories.

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Facebook’s latest privacy blunder exposes 14 million private posts to the public

A new Facebook blunder has led to the exposure of private posts (or those set only to be shared to a limited number of contacts) of as many as 14 million users to the public. The bug that caused this issue came about as Facebook developers were developing new ways to share photos and other featured items in user profiles. As a result, from May 18 to May 27, the private posts were made public. Facebook’s technicians were able to automatically stop making private posts public on May 22 but it took them another five days to fully restore the privacy settings of those affected posts. Facebook has started notifying on Thursday the users who have been affected by the bug. The company has also been referring users to this Privacy Basics Page.

“We have fixed this issue, and, starting today, we are letting everyone affected know and asking them to review any posts they made during that time,” Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan said in the statement. “To be clear, this bug did not impact anything people had posted before—and they could still choose their audience just as they always have. We’d like to apologize for this mistake.”

Source: Ars Technica