Report claims Microsoft is developing a low-cost, streaming-only Xbox

At the recent E3 conference, Microsoft announced its cloud gaming system, which is being called by a new report Scarlett Cloud. But it seems that isn’t the only big thing coming for Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox strategy. Thurrott.com reports the next Xbox will be coming in two versions. One is the traditional gaming console with games being processed locally, and the other will be a lower-powered system that will stream games from the cloud. The report says the console will still have some processing power to help counter any latency usually associated with streaming games and it’ll run part of the game locally but the rest will be streamed to the system. This streaming-based Xbox is being speculated to cost much lower but will make up its profits from the sales of games and online services.

OnePlus 6’s selfie portrait feature is coming to the OnePlus 5 & 5T

Responding to user feedback from its first Open Ears Forum in India, OnePlus is bringing its selfie portrait mode from the OnePlus 6 to two of its predecessors the OnePlus 5 and 5T. Without dual-front facing cameras, its implementation is similar to the Google Camera and the Google Pixel 2, meaning it’s purely software based. Porting won’t be much of an issue as both phones feature a 16-megapixel front shooter like the OnePlus 6. OnePlus hasn’t exactly said when it’s coming but we’re sure to hear from them when it does arrive.

Source: XDA Developers

Hasbro and Blizzard debut ‘Overwatch’-inspired NERF gun

Overwatch fans are going to want to keep your eyes out for this. While teased back in May on Overwatch’s Twitter account, Blizzard and Hasbro showed off its NERF gun inspired by the popular game at San Diego Comic-Con. The NERF Rival Overwatch Reaper Wight Edition, as its name suggests, takes design inspiration from Reaper’s signature shotguns in the game. It comes in all-white with chrome, black, and bronze accents. It can carry eight rounds and can shoot up to 90 feet per second. Each gun also has a custom NERF Rival rounds that has the Overwatch logo on them. This is expected to hit stores in 2019.

Source: Hypebeast

Samsung updates AR Emoji to add more customization options

When Samsung first unveiled the AR Emoji, it had some kinks it had to work out. Now, Samsung is hoping to give the Galaxy S9 users a better experience and have these AR Emojis look more like their users by introducing customization options. A new My Emoji Editor feature will let you fine-tune standout characteristics like eyes, lips, nose, and cheeks, among others. You can even adjust face shape to mirror your own. Face-tracking has been updated here, too. Samsung says there’s been a 65 percent increase in “landmark detector” points, which means it can track things like eye and mouth movement more precisely. There’s also a frame rate boost so movements look smoother and more natural. Samsung will be releasing this update to all its markets soon.

Source: SamMobile