Month: January 2022

Epic Games launched a mobile version of Fortnite for the iPhone in 2018. But it’s been unavailable since 2020 when Apple removed the game from the App Store after Epic deliberately violated App Store rules for in-app payments and kicked off a long-running legal battle.

But now Fortnite is coming back to iOS devices. Sort of.

NVIDIA has announced it’s been working with Epic Games to develop a mobile-friendly version of Fortnite that works with NVIDIA’s GeForce Now game streaming service. A limited closed beta will begin next week, and gamers can sign up now for a chance to join.

Rather than a native app, this version of Fortnite will be run in the Safari web browser on iPhones and iPads. Data will stream over the internet from NVIDIA’s servers, so you’ll need a reasonably fast, low-latency internet connection to play.

What makes the iOS version of Fortnite different from most of the games in the GeForce Now game streaming library is that it is specifically optimized for mobile devices. That means rather than using an external game controller, you can expect touch-based, on-screen controls that will allow you to play without the need for additional hardware.

NVIDIA says it’s also working with other game developers to create touch-friendly versions of games for streaming to mobile devices.

Note that you will need a GeForce Now membership in order to stream Fortnight or other games from the service. But if you want to try out the service before spending money, there’s a free tier that offers basic features and support for gaming sessions up to 1-hour in length as well as paid memberships starting at $10 per month (or less if you pay for 6 months at a time).

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Beim Peering-Betreiber DE-CIX ist schon lange ein Notfallplan in Kraft. Man rechne nicht mit Problemen durch Omikron. (DE-CIX, API)

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Stellungnahmeverfahren für Empfehlung steht noch aus - Kritiker sprechen von einer Off-Label-Impfung, da die EMA Booster für 12- bis 17-Jährige noch nicht freigegeben hat

Der neue Verkehrsminister Volker Wissing hält Elektroautos für sinnvoller als den Betrieb von Verbrennern mit E-Fuels. (Volker Wissing, Elektroauto)

Die cloudbasierte Office-Suite Microsoft 365 und das Kollaborationstool Teams sind aus vielen Unternehmen nicht mehr wegzudenken. Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie helfen, ihren Einsatz zu optimieren. (Golem Akademie, Microsoft)

Nun geht es ganz schnell bei Die Siedler: Beta im Januar, Veröffentlichung im März 2022. Golem.de konnte das Aufbauspiel schon ausprobieren. Von Peter Steinlechner (Die Siedler, Ubisoft)

The MangoPi MQ Pro is a single-board computer that looks like a Raspberry Pi Zero, but instead of an ARM-based processor, the MQ Pro is powered by a RISC-V chip.

MangoPi first announced it was developing the MQ Pro in January, and now it’s available for purchase in China for about $20. It should be available worldwide soon.

At the heart of the little computer is an Allwinner D1 processor, which is the same 1 GHz, single-core, 64-bit RISC-V processor we’ve seen used in other small cheap devices including the Sipeed Lichee and Nezha.

Like a Raspberry Pi Zero, the little computer measures 65 x 30mm (2.6″ x 1.2″) and features a few ports including two USB Type-C ports, a mini HDMI 1.4 port, and a microSD card reader plus a 40-pin Raspberry Pi-compatible GPIO header.

While that’s a pretty limited set of ports, the Mangopi MQ Pro could also work with carrier boards that will add features like full-sized Ethernet and USB Type-A ports.

MangoPi will offers versions of the MQ Pro with 512MB or 1GB of DDR3L memory, and the little computer supports WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 4.2 wireless connections.

There’s some documentation for the MQ Pro at the MangoPi website and the company’s GitHub page, including schematics, datasheets, tools, and suggested firmware (the board will be compatible with Tina-Linux, but as of early April, 2022 the firmware isn’t available for download yet).

The MQ-Pro will be MangoPi’s second mini PC with a RISC-V processor. The first was the even smaller 1.6″ x 1.6″ MangoPi MQ, which has an Allwinner D1s processor, 64MB of RAM, two USB-C ports, a microSD card reader, WiFi and Bluetooth, but no traditional video output port (although there is a 15-pin DSI FPC connector).

Red, MQ-Pro, RV64 1GHz, 512MB/1GB DDR3L, mass-production version.
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— MangoPi SBC (@mangopi_sbc) March 31, 2022

via Hackster.io and CNX Software

This article was originally published January 13, 2022 and most recently updated April 9, 2022. 

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Mit 24,5 Zoll gehört der XG251G zu den eher kleineren Monitoren von Viewsonic. Das soll er mit allerlei Gaming-Funktionen wettmachen. (Display, Viewsonic)