Nintendo releases Animal Crossing’s big 2.0 update early

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The major 2.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available to download, which is somewhat surprising because Nintendo previously said it wouldn’t be released until November 5th. That means you’ll be able to dive into all the new features two days earlier than expected.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As of June 30th, Nintendo had sold 33.89 million copies.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/3/22762709/animal-crossing-2-0-update-released-early-nintendo

Notability Users Frustrated By Switch to Subscription Model Claim Violation of App Store Guidelines

Notability users have been left frustrated and annoyed after the developer of the popular Mac and iOS note-taking app revealed on Monday that it has switched to a subscription-based model, and that key features included in original app purchases will stop functioning after one year.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/02/notability-users-frustrated-subscription-model/

Roblox game played by the majority of US kids back after 3-day outage

One of the most popular mobile games, Roblox, is down. The company is showing “Service disruption” for every platform: iOS app, Android app, Xbox and Avatar.

Roblox dominates in the US.and UK, where 54% and 51% of kids play, respectively. In Spain, only 17% do. Instead, kids in Spain currently prefer Brawl Stars […]

In February 2020, this one game accounted for 81 minutes per day, on average […] During COVID-19 lockdowns, the kids who played Roblox increased their time spent in the game, up 31% [in the US].

https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/01/roblox-is-down-a-game-played-by-the-majority-of-us-kids/

Company formerly known as Facebook unceremoniously kills off ‘Oculus’ brand

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“To reflect who we are and what we hope to build, I am proud to announce that starting today, our company is now Meta. Our mission remains the same — it’s still about bringing people together. Our apps and our brands — they’re not changing either,” Zuckerberg said.

Well, it turns out that’s not so true. In a lengthy Facebook post, CTO-in-waiting Andrew Bosworth detailed about 15 minutes later following the completion of the keynote that as part of the new rebrand, they will be killing off the Oculus brand.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/28/facebook-errr-meta-unceremoniously-kills-off-oculus-brand/

Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world

Facebook employees unveil a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on Oct. 28 in Menlo Park, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“From now on, we’re going to be the metaverse first. Not Facebook first,” Zuckerberg said at Connect, the company’s annual event focused on virtual and augmented reality. “Facebook is one of the most-used products in the world. But increasingly, it doesn’t encompass everything that we do. Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything we are doing.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/28/facebook-meta-name-change/

Adobe MAX 2021: Unleashing Creativity for All with the Next Generation of Creative Cloud

At Adobe MAX, the company announced major updates across Creative Cloud flagship applications powered by Adobe Sensei, accelerated the video creation process with the addition of Frame.io and advanced 3D and immersive authoring abilities. Adobe also previewed new collaboration capabilities with the introduction of Creative Cloud Canvas, Creative Cloud Spaces and betas of Photoshop and Illustrator on the web.

https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2021/Adobe-MAX-2021-Unleashing-Creativity-for-All-with-the-Next-Generation-of-Creative-Cloud/default.aspx