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A Streets of Rage movie is coming from the creator of John Wick
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A flick based upon the timeless Streets of Craze video game collection remains in the jobs, according to a record from Target Date. John Wick maker Derek Kolstad supposedly composed the manuscript on specification (without a workshop offer), while the manufacturing business behind the Sonic the Hedgehog movies will certainly create the adaption. Houdini, the workshop behind The Equalizer franchise business, is likewise aboard to create the movie, Target Date records.
Streets of Craze was very first launched for the SEGA Genesis back in 1991, with Streets of Craze 2 and also 3 introducing on its heels in 1992 and also 1994. In each video game, you play as badass vigilantes punching the black out of bad guys contaminating the roads of the city. The 4th installation of the side-scrolling beat-’em-up appeared in 2020, 26 years after the 3rd video game. As my coworker Andrew Webster keeps in mind in his evaluation, it still handles to record the exact same retro really feel as the initial triad of video games, and also I’d picture this is what the contemporary movie adaption of the collection might appear like.
I’m constantly skeptical of game-to-movie adaptions, yet Kolstad looks like the ideal fit to transform a beat-’em-as much as the cinema. If his deal with the extremely terrible John Wick and also No One is any type of mean what’s to find, I’m wishing that the adaption is equally as action-packed and also interesting.
dj2 Enjoyment gets on a roll with computer game adaptions, with its launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 previously this month and also its offer to adjust the preferred indie title It Takes 2 for movie and also tv. It’s likewise servicing tasks including Burial Place Raider, Nightclub Elysium, and also Life Is Odd. Kolstad has actually been equally as active with computer game adaptions himself, as he’s been phoned call to deal with the live-action variations of Splinter Cell, Hit Man, and also Simply Reason.
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Amazon’s Fire HD 10 tablet is nearly 50 percent off for Prime members
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Let’s face it: Apple’s slates seem to get all the attention when talking tablets (and understandably so). However, you don’t necessarily need to spend $1,000 on an iPad Pro or even $350 on an entry-level model if all you need is a cheap entertainment device for watching The Boys, reading, or burning through your latest audiobook. Amazon’s latest Fire HD 10 tablet will get the job done for a lot less — especially since it’s currently on sale for Amazon Prime subscribers for an all-time low of $74.99 ($65 off) in its ad-supported base configuration.
The 2023 Fire HD 10 isn’t going to blow you away with an OLED display or a laundry list of premium features, though it is a step up from some of Amazon’s low-end models. The inexpensive tablet features a modest octa-core processor, support for up to 1TB of microSD card storage, and 3GB of RAM, the latter of which should allow for plenty of tabs and some light multitasking should you need it. On the outside, you’ll find 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 display that’s surprisingly sharp for the price (so long as you’re not in direct sunlight), as well as a USB-C port for charging and a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio. The Alexa-enabled device is also compatible with Amazon’s detachable keyboard case ($49.99) and stylus ($34.99), though I’d argue neither of which is going to turn the budget tablet into a productivity machine.
Like all Fire tablets, the biggest drawback of the Fire HD 10 is that it requires you to spend an additional $15 to remove the lock screen ads and chains you to Amazon’s own Appstore — which is seriously lacking when compared to the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. But, again, if all you want is to stream Prime Video content or read, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more capable tablet for the price.
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Amazon Kindle book downloads were broken, but now they’re back
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An outage was preventing Amazon Kindle users from downloading both new and previously purchased books to their e-readers, as noted on Amazon’s support forums and Reddit, but the company says things should be resolved. “Yesterday, some Kindle customers experienced an issue that impacted their ability to download e-books. The issue was quickly resolved,” writes Amazon devices spokesperson Jackie Burke in an email sent to The Verge.
Good e-Reader reported the problem on Wednesday, noting a response from Amazon support at the time that said it was the result of “server issues” and that “it would be at least 48 hours before ebooks started downloading again, but it could be longer.”
In a post today on Amazon’s support forums, a staff member recommended that a person still seeing problems today should restart their device by holding down the power button for 40 seconds and try again.
The forum post included many reports of Kindles that were only able to download the title and cover art of books before the progress indicator got stuck at 1 percent. The outage also seemed to affect downloading books from Overdrive to Kindle devices using Libby. However, downloading books to the iOS and Android Amazon Kindle apps is not affected.
This latest issue comes a week after several Kindle users on Reddit reported a problem with Amazon’s “Send to Kindle” feature, which allows ebooks and documents to be sideloaded onto the e-readers without having to plug them into a computer. Some users received error messages telling them their files “could not be delivered due to a service error,” while other users in the thread were still seeing problems with the service earlier this week.
Update, July 4th: Added statement from Amazon and updated to note the issue has been resolved.
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Google might fix its fingerprint scanner woes with the Pixel 9
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Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 lineup will reportedly feature a faster, more reliable ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, according to Android Authority. It would replace the optical under-display fingerprint sensor that Google introduced on the Pixel 6 with the newer technology that’s capable of reading even wet or oily fingerprints.
The switch could also address some of the widespread issues that users have experienced when trying to unlock their Pixel devices, with some people saying that light levels and finger dryness can impact the reliability of the previous optical reader. Optical scanners are the oldest method of reading fingerprints. They work by flashing light against the user’s finger and then visually detecting patterns and ridges on the surface — meaning any changes like dirt or blemishes can interfere with the process.
By contrast, ultrasonic sensors read fingerprints with greater accuracy by bouncing ultrasonic pulses off of them, which also spares users from being blinded if they need to unlock their phones at night. According to the reliable leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, the Pixel 9 will use Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Gen 2 (QFS4008), the same model found on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
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