Amplitude Studios’ Humankind will be the first Stadia release to utilize a new touch-focused control system, according to 9to5Google, which was also verified by Google to The Verge. Instead of using a Bluetooth controller or gamepad overlay, Stadia’s “direct touch” is based on multitouch finger inputs, just like a regular mobile game. Google confirmed playing with direct touch in Humankind is a very seamless experience with the release of few screenshots. In-game items can be selected with a single finger touch, content may be viewed by holding a finger down, canceling…

T-Mobile is investigating a forum post that alleged to be peddling personal information obtained from the mobile carrier’s servers. According to Vice, which reported the security breach accusation earlier on Sunday, the data leak includes information such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driving licence information. T-Mobile isn’t mentioned by name in the forum post, but the vendor notified Vice’s Motherboard that the data came from T-Mobile servers. A portion of the data comprising 30 million Social Security numbers and driver’s licences is being sold for…

Apple on Friday defended its new child protection features, which will check images uploaded to its cloud storage and messaging platform.  Apple announced two new features for iPads and iPhones in the United States last week.    According to the company, one can identify child sexual abuse images uploaded to its iCloud storage, while the other uses machine learning to recognize and warn children and their parents when receiving or sending sexually explicit photos on Apple’s texting app, Messages.    “We can see that it’s been widely misunderstood,” the US tech…

Facebook rolls out encryption for voice and video calls made through its Messenger texting app on Friday, increasing user privacy. smartphones have become a more contentious issue. Since 2016, it has been possible to encrypt text chats on Messenger. The number of audio or video calls made on Messenger has increased to more than 150 million per day, prompting Facebook to add the option of scrambling exchanges from one end to the other to prevent eavesdropping. “The content of your messages and calls in an end-to-end encrypted conversation is protected…