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Activision Blizzard said on Thursday it would suspend most Blizzard game services in mainland China once its current licensing agreements with NetEase end in January. Blizzard Entertainment said it was unable to reach a deal with the Chinese Internet and gaming giant that was "consistent with Blizzard's operating principles and commitments to players and employees." Hangzhou-based NetEase said in a Chinese statement that it was unable to agree on key terms of cooperation and added, in a second statement in English, that the expiration of the licenses would have no "material impact" on its financial results. NetEase's share price slid about 11% in morning trading in Hong Kong, pulling back slightly from a steeper drop following the announcement. NetEase has become China's second-biggest gaming company behind Tencent Holdings in large part due to its status as Blizzard's publishing partner in China since 2008-2009 when Blizzard end...

Twitter Inc is planning to roll out its verified service next Friday with different colored checks for individuals, companies and governments, after a botched initial launch led to a surge in users impersonating celebrities and brands on the platform. Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday allotted colors for the categories - gold for companies, grey for governments and a blue check for individuals including celebrities. "Painful, but necessary," he said, adding that verified accounts will be manually authenticated before a check is activated. Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week. Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals ( Celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates. Painful, but necessary. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022 The revamped $8-per-month service will allow individuals to have a smaller, secondary logo of t...

Apple Inc on Tuesday launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by firms like Affirm Holdings and Swedish payments company Klarna. The service , Apple Pay Later, will allow users to split purchases into four payments spread over six weeks with no interest or fees, the company said. It will initially be offered to select users, with plans of a full roll-out in the coming months. Users can get loans between $50 and $1,000 for online and in-app purchases made on iPhones and iPads with merchants that accept Apple Pay, according to the company. More than 85% of US retailers accept Apple Pay, the company said. "Apple Pay Later will absolutely wallop some of the other players. Other companies would've taken a look at Apple's announcement today because they are an ubiquitous name. This will take a bite out of the market share of other players," said Danni He...

Twitter, now known as X, appears to be working on its verification method for premium users , with the app asking for a government-issued ID and a live photo to verify accounts. Blue checkmarks are available to those who pay for X Premium, formerly Twitter Blue, a subscription service which also offers users a host of special features including the ability to edit posts, write longer posts and undo posts. Before tech magnate Elon Musk acquired the platform, verification was given out to users in media and government , or those at heightened risk of impersonation. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Source: https://thefoxposts.com/twitter-asks-users-of-premium-service-for-photo-of-government-issued-id-to-verify-account-TheFOXposts-33201.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

ISLAMABAD: Fears of paid services by Google being shut down in Pakistan finally came to an end on Thursday after IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque said that the Ministry of Finance has agreed to devise a mechanism for payments against the tech giant's app services.  Earlier it was expected that Google Play Store service s would no longer be available to Pakistani users after December 1 as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had suspended the direct carrier billing (DCB) mechanism. Users would have had to use their bank cards to avail the services and most won't be able to download apps from Google Play Store because of limited credit card facilities. Read SBP rebuts holding payments to Google The telecom ministry, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA ) and cellular service operators had approached the SBP to seek revocation of the step since the move would cause issues for customers. However, Minister of Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Aminul...

Google Play Store services will no longer be avail able to Pakistani users after December 1 as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has suspended the direct carrier billing (DCB) mechanism. Users will not have to use their bank cards to avail the services and most won't be able to download apps from Google Play Store because of limited credit card facilities. The Telecom ministry, PTA and cellular service operators have approached the SBP to seek revocation of the step, since the move will cause issues for customers.  Read:  Elon Musk says Twitter's verified service with colors to start next week "It is pertinent to mention here that we all understand the prevailing challenge of worsening economic conditions of the country and thus are open to working in an amicable way with the Regulator (SBP); as we are already working with them in case of the telecom sector imports related transactions to navigate through these testing times," said the letter sent by ...