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Having already conquered the smartphone market and after disrupting smart TV segment in a major way, Xiaomi is looking at smart home products as its next big growth area. The company has already claimed to have the most number of active IoT products in the market. One of these is the Mi Home Security Camera 360°. Before you install the security camera, you need to download the Mi Home app, which is available for Android and iOS phones....

Jaafar Jackson has been cast to play Michael Jackson in the upcoming biopic. Lionsgate is producing a biopic about Michael Jackson. Antoine Fuqua is directing it and is known for his films Training Day, Emancipation, and Olympus Has Fallen. Jaafar Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson, a former member of The Jackson 5. Just like his uncle, Jaafar started singing and dancing at a young age. He may be a singer and dancer but acting is an all-new frontier for the young performer....

In a blog post revealing Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has shared some technical details about the console, which has been branded as the “fastest, most powerful” living room hardware in the history of gaming. We already knew about specifics at large, with “the latest Zen 2 and next-generation RDNA architecture” from AMD, “hardware-accelerated ray tracing.” Still, Spencer has added something more for what matters “patented technology” coming directly from Microsoft....

During their press conference at E3, Microsoft announced that they now have five new studios as part of their videogame making family. This appears to be a reaction to the fact that they seem to have lost the first party war on this generation of consoles. The Switch has been a major success for Nintendo, with all the usual exclusives that entails, while Sony have had strong showings from their own first party studios....

Even after Apple had recently rejected Xbox game streaming app, Project xCloud, from being on iPhone and iPad, Business Insider reports that Xbox Head Phil Spencer told employees that the company is working around this with a “direct browser-based solution.” This solution would ultimately mean Game Pass subscribers may eventually access the xCloud library of titles on iOS via an Internet Explorer-like application. “We absolutely will end up on iOS,” the report notes Spencer said in a meeting about the future of xCloud....

In October last year, Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 7 in the U.S. and it came to India this May. While Microsoft has not announced a successor to the Surface Pro 7 just yet, an engineering sample of the Surface Pro 8 has found its way to eBay. According to the listing, the product was available in Seattle, Washington and it was up for bidding at a starting price of $1,300....

On December 3, Microsoft filed a trademark application for the term “Halo: The Endless.” Some observers have interpreted this as hinting at a potential Halo Infinite expansion or another type of addition coming to the franchise in the future. Microsoft is yet to make an official statement about either possibility. The Endless are a newly introduced alien faction that is described as even more of a threat than the Flood. The Endless play a large role in the Halo Infinite campaign narrative, although they remain off-screen for its duration....

To make spectral arrows in Minecraft, players will need both arrows and glowstone dust placed in a specific order inside a crafting table. You can make spectral arrows by using the same pattern with at least four glowstone and one arrow, as shown above. To get the glowstone you need for the spectral arrow recipe in Minecraft, you will need to head to the Nether and mine it by breaking glowstone blocks....

With all the features that were announced at Minecraft Live 2022 making it into the game with previous snapshots, the developers have moved on to new components, and we can’t keep calm. The latest Minecraft 1.20 snapshot 22W46A brings manual mob sounds, a long-awaited command, and a bunch of exciting updates to the game. Here’s everything you need to know about them. At this point, it is common knowledge that if you kill some mobs with a charged creeper, they end up dropping a mob head....

Mojang has been ringing in 2022 with free maps for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on PC, and the last of the batch has just been revealed. If you feel like celebrating Halloween in January, then this one’s for you. Why the Halloween comment? Well, the announcement explains that you’ll be squaring off against zombies, hounds, and “a gigantic, terrifying plushie with nails in its arm” in the new map, titled Grave Danger....

Minecraft on the Xbox 360 is getting new downloadable content with a Halo-themed Mash-up pack. The image above was teased via Twitter, captioned with “Yes, this is happening”. It looks like Minecraft players will be able to build at their heart’s desire as the Master Chief with the Halo Mash-up pack, as well as reside in a world themed with Halo odds and ends. Minecraft on the Xbox 360 has already seen a couple of Mash-up packs arrive on the console....

The indie sensation known as Minecraft has hit another milestone. Mojang Specifications has divulged that over 4 million people have purchased the the game to date. The game which is set to finally leave beta later this month, has permeated beyond the PC in 2011. Mobile and console versions in the works and already available Minecraft’s growing community will likely get much bigger in the coming years. Later this month, the developers will host MineCon....

While Xiaomi is preparing to launch its next flagship Xiaomi 12 series, the company is also working on its next-gen Android skin – MIUI 13. Although the skin for Xiaomi devices was rumored to launch earlier this year, CEO Lei Jun previously confirmed the delay and stated that the company will release MIUI 13 at the end of the year, presumably alongside the Xiaomi 12 series. Now, ahead of its potential release this month, the MIUI 13 logo and a few significant features of the upcoming OS have leaked in a series of videos....

A brand new melee weapon is here for Season 4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 is finally here, bringing a host of new maps, modes, and weapons to Modern Warfare multiplayer and Warzone battle royale. While the brand-new Fennec SMG and CR-56 AMAX assault rifle have taken most of the spotlight with the release of this new season, a bonus weapon has also been added to the game: the Kali Sticks....

Here’s the first official trailer for Modern Warfare 3’s new Spec Ops mode. The addition to the Modern Warfare franchise is an interesting twist on a now familiar game mode. In Modern Warfare 3’s Spec Ops Survival Mode you will fight off waves of increasingly difficult enemies as you earn XP and unlock several types of armories to expand your arsenal and load-out customizations along the way. You’ll be earning these new upgrades and missions as you gain XP and increase your level throughout the survival experience....

Dispel the fog obscuring the Citadel’s map! Players exploring the new locales in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak may notice some strangely inaccessible locations. This is particularly true when checking out the Citadel. In Area 13, there’s a seemingly inaccessible path giving players a glimpse at some bone piles. Their first instinct might be to try using bombs or climbing the walls around it, but these methods will quickly prove ineffective. To access this secret path, there’s a hidden cave in Citadel Area 13 that will let players access the rare materials within....

There are two achievements in Monster Hunter: World Iceborne that you can complete side by side, and they’re all about the new endemic life you can find in the snowy region. Unfortunately, these animals only appear in specific locations, and even then, they’re difficult to find. To complete the Deft Digger and Creatures of The Earth achievements, you need to first complete the base game, and you’re on the search for Moly....

The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) has revealed some new news on Halo 5: Guardians as well as Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo: Nightfall. 343 Industries studio head, Bonnie Ross had a lot to say about Halo 5: Guardians and the other games in a new interview with OXM. The magazine asked why the game is subtitled “Guardians”. Ross said 343 Industries plans to ditch numbered Halo game names eventually....

Does anybody else hear the loud ringing sound? There are a few new environmental interactions that have been added to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. One of these interactions is the ability to set off alarms. While alarms have been used in previous Lego Star Wars games, in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga they are more than cosmetic and can be turned off. When an alarm is raised, any NPC associated with the alarm will begin to attack you....

Riot Games have rolled out yet another event in League of Legends: Wild Rift to commemorate the release of High Noon skins for Irelia, Thresh, and Ashe. The High Noon 2022 Event will run from May 19 to May 29, and players have the chance to grab a free High Noon Skin Pose, among other exclusive rewards. In order to collect these rewards, players need to complete challenges in-game to earn XP....