‘Fallout 76’ beta will come to the Xbox One on October 23

Bethesda has just announced that it’ll be releasing the beta of Fallout 76 pretty soon. It’s coming first to the Xbox One gamers who got the exclusive headset on October 23. A week later PlayStation 4 and PC users can expect to get access to the game. Bethesda says the game will not be running 24/7 during the beta test because they want to stress test the game a bit and have as many players on its server as possible to see if it can handle it. According to the developer, “On any given day the game might be up for anywhere between four to eight hours. Focusing as many players as we can into these windows is our prime objective. Then we’ll fix what we need to fix and do it again and again from the start of B.E.T.A. until a few days before launch. We’ll give you as much heads up as possible because we need you to log in during these times and play the game.” 

The game itself will be launching on November 14 but the beta access will be given to those who pre-ordered the game, which you can do right from Bethesda’s site. 

Source: Ubergizmo 

YouTube enables HDR support for iPhone Xs and Xs Max

The latest update for the YouTube app on iOS now lets iPhone Xs and Xs Max users watch videos in HDR. Last year’s iPhone X had this feature already, but it seems an update was needed for the new iPhones. The downside is videos are still capped at 1080p, which means still no 2K or 4K viewing for you. This restriction isn’t just for the phones, but it also applies to the iPad, Apple TV, and Mac, if you use Safari. But it’s still great experience to watch Full HD videos in HDR and at least now you can enjoy that on those new edge-to-edge Super Retina displays. 

Source: Cult of Mac

LG officially launches V40 ThinQ, shows off its five-camera setup

Before you ask, LG hasn’t completely shared the specs of its newest flagship but it has teased a lot of the details when it announced the device in its home market. One of the most important things it shared is the five-camera setup on the V40 ThinQ. This doesn’t mean there are five cameras at the rear of the device. Instead, LG has a triple-lens camera at the rear and dual camera setup in front. No word yet what the specs of these cameras are. The phone itself features a glass-sandwich design with a sandblasted rear that gives off a “silky feel” but it has retained its strength and hardness similar to tempered glass, meaning it’ll be scratch-, fingerprint-, and dirt-resistant but still soft to the touch. The metal frame is “treated with glitter.”

The phone will be coming in three colors: Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, and Moroccan Blue. It’ll be the same size as the V30 but will have a 6.4-inch display thanks to its smaller bezel. And yes, it has a notch. LG has kept the rest of the spec sheet, but we’ll hear more when the phone officially launches next week.

Source: BGR

Spotify begins cracking down on friends who share Family plans

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Some “Premium for Family” subscribers in the US and Germany are getting emails from Spotify to confirm if they live in the same address. The move is the music streaming service’s attempt at cracking down on groups of friends who split the discounted plan meant for families. As some users pointed out, not all families live together but as The Verge reported, there is a fine print in the family plan that says it’s available for “you and up to five people who reside at your same address.” But the company made it easy for its users to sign up with no means to verify a user’s family status, thus making it easy for friends to setup accounts.

With the amount of subscribers who use this plan, it suggests that not all of them abide by this rule. As Billboard reported, almost half of global streaming subscribers use the family plan, which reduces Spotify subscription by as much as 75 percent, with six people using one US$14.99 Spotify family plan. And this is affecting the company’s bottom line, with average revenue per user dropping by 12 percent in the second quarter of this year. It isn’t clear though how aggressively Spotify will be going after these users but best keep an eye out on those accounts before you lose them.