月份: 2020 年 6 月

Sometimes, you stumble across greatness while digging through the Play Store. This happened to me late last week when I was trying to come up with an idea for this article. I found Shadow of Death 2, an Early Access title and sequel to Shadow of Death (obviously). It’s a side-scrolling 2D hack-and-slash with a shadowy aesthetic and RPG elements. Intriguing!

All of that sounds cool, but this game was obviously designed with a mobile gamer’s short attention span in mind. Each of the levels is often pretty quick to complete, so you can finish one while waiting in line or whatever, and pick it up again later when you have another free moment. While I wouldn’t say this game grips my attention as thoroughly as Titan Quest or Anima do, it’s definitely a great way to kill some time.

Shadow of Death 2 picks up where its predecessor (a game I never gave much thought to) left off. I remember picking it up a few times to try it and, while I had some fun, I couldn’t justify the time investm…

There be dragons ahead, so use caution.

It’s that time of year again, though earlier than ever before: a developer preview of the latest version of Android is available, called Android 11. And while Google explicitly says that only developers should install it, many of us want to see what the company is planning for the next big update, set to be released sometime this summer.

Top 10 features in Android 11 you need to know about right now

Given that this is a developer preview, there are going to be missing features and bugs, so you shouldn’t expect a fully working experience. But if you’re curious about what’s next, here’s how to download and install it, plus answers to a few questions you may have.

Update, May 6, 2020: Google has released the fourth Android 11 developer preview for Pixel phones. It’s still aimed primarily at developers, but there will be far fewer bugs, and newer features, this time around. Google has delayed the release of the first Android 11 beta beyond June…

Lockdown mode is a security feature that first arrived with Android 9 Pie that acts as a last-resort measure to keep prying eyes out of your phone. Enabling it obfuscates any incoming notifications on your lockscreen and disables biometrics and Smart Lock settings, preventing anyone from forcing you to unlock your phone with your face or fingerprint.

Product used in this guide

Pure Android bliss: Google Pixel 4 ($650 at Amazon)
Well-rounded flagship: Samsung Galaxy S20 ($1000 at Amazon)

How to enable Lockdown on the Pixel 4

The exact steps to enable Lockdown mode varies from phone to phone, but on the Pixel 4, it’s as simple as jumping into the display settings. Once it’s been enabled, you won’t have to launch it from the settings every time; instead, it’ll conveniently show up in the power menu.

Open the Settings app.
Tap Display, then drop down additional options by tapping Advanced.
At the bottom of the screen, tap Lock screen display.
Under What to Show, toggle Show loc…

Oculus Quest is Facebook’s last piece of hardware in its first generation of VR devices. It has six degrees of freedom, movement tracking so you can game throughout an area and two Touch Controllers, which facilitate a wide range of gameplay. The Oculus Quest now has over 100 games available, ranging from first-person shooters to musical saber swinging titles. We marked the latest titles with “new,” and at the top of the list, so you can keep track of all the latest games.

New titles
Available now
Supported Oculus Go games
Confirmed future titles
Teased future titles

New

Battle in darkness

Gloomy Eyes

New

After the sun went dark, zombies rose from their graves. While humans and zombies clash, a human girl and a zombie boy fall in love in this VR experience.

$8 at Oculus Store

Four!

Pro Putt by Topgolf

New

Play on your own or in multiplayer modes in this golf game with a 10,000 square foot practice green and three courses. You can also play in the Topgolf Putt L…

Facebook employees now wonder if they are the baddies.

What you need to know

Facebook employees have come out to publicly criticize Zuckerberg’s handling of a Donald Trump post last week.
Employees have also staged a virtual workout in protest and in solidarity with protestors across the U.S.
Zuckerberg has promised to donate an additional $10 million to nonprofits tackling racial justice.

Facebook employees are openly revolting against CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the company’s decision to leave a post by Donald Trump, censured on Twitter for being an incitement to violent, up on its platform.

For some, it went further than simply allowing the story to stay up on its platform, “Mark Zuckerberg Comes to Trump’s Defense,” The New Republic’s headline went as the CEO went on Fox News to denounce Twitter. It’s against this backdrop that Facebook employees finally spoke out in open revolt.

Mark is wrong, and I will endeavor in the loudest possible way to change his mind.— Ryan Freita…