Pavel Jelic Another working week is successfully behind us and now two more days off follow. Before you go to bed excited for the weekend, read this week's latest IT roundup. Specifically, today we will look at the new restrictions that Facebook has added to Messenger, then we will focus on Broadcom, specifically the increase in chip production, and in the last paragraph we will talk more about the expansion of the GameClub gaming service. So let's get straight to the point.
Messenger comes with a new restriction
At the beginning of this year, various threatening messages began to spread in India. These messages, which were mass circulated on WhatsApp, were supposed to contain false information that certain men had kidnapped several children. Unfortunately, many of these "hijackers" were seriously injured and 12 people were even killed. That's why WhatsApp rushed out an update in July to limit the forwarding of messages to just a few contacts, thereby preventing further mass spread of fake messages. It was this frightening example that showed how ruthless social networks can be in some cases.
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Of course, WhatsApp isn't the only app that lets you bulk forward messages - and thankfully Facebook is aware of this. Today we saw an update to its Messenger, in which, like WhatsApp a few months ago, a restriction on mass forwarding of messages was added. After installing the new update, users will be able to mass send one message to a maximum of five contacts - and it doesn't matter if they are individuals or groups. According to him, Facebook is trying to make all its platforms as secure as possible, and that's why it hastened the aforementioned restriction to Messenger as well. In addition to the spread of false and threatening news, this will also prevent the mass distribution of news related to the presidential election in the United States of America.
Broadcom confirms increase in chip production
A few days ago, there were reports on the Internet that Broadcom was supposed to significantly increase the production of its chips. Broadcom itself also released this information today, so previous reports have been confirmed. Analysts are practically one hundred percent sure that the order that forced Broadcom to increase chip production came from Apple itself, and that all these chips will go into the iPhone 12. Of course, there is nothing special about this, anyway, in previous years these orders from Apple they came a little earlier, which is why Broadcom also started the production of chips earlier. It follows that this year's iPhone 12 will most likely be introduced a little later, which was also confirmed by Apple's CFO, Luca Maestri. According to Broadcom, we will see the new iPhones a few weeks later, most likely in October.
The game service GameClub is expanding
If you're an avid mobile gamer, you've probably already heard of GameClub. This service is almost one full year old, during which it has earned many subscribers. Today, GameClub announced that it is looking to expand its scope - specifically, it plans to bring content from PC to mobile platforms for gamers. In addition, three games have already been announced that will receive their version for mobile devices. These are Tokyo 42, Ancestors Legacy and Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank. We will see these three games as part of the GameClub service already this fall, both for iOS and Android. Furthermore, GameClub also announced the arrival of new content to existing games, such as new levels and game modes to Breach & Clear. Similar to Apple Arcade, GameClub offers over 100 games that are available without additional in-game purchases. This means that you only pay for the subscription to GameClub, and then you don't pay a penny for the games themselves. GameClub starts at $4.99 per month for up to 12 family members.
You can download the GameClub game service using this link
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Luca Maestri is from Apple, not Broadcom.
Thanks, fixed.