Amazon seems to be moving in the opposite direction of the other big mobile companies that are looking to strengthen their devices security. The latest Fire OS is removing support for encryption starting with version 5.0.

The OS that Amazon uses is a fork of the Android Open Source Project, but it takes out any compatibility with Google's own apps even though it relies heavily on the underlying architecture. Notably missing now, is full device encryption, something that's been greatly improved (and mandatory on some classes of devices) with the release of Marshmallow. Apparently the option of encryption just wasn't used very much by their user-base.

What this means is that the anything that you put on it won't be automatically encrypted, making the storage open to attackers who wish to sync or connect directly to the tablet. To be clear, it only applies to anything on the tablet that's being stored. SSL/TLS connections and communication with Amazon's AWS for your cloud content is still just as safe as ever, and your content in the cloud is likely to be encrypted at rest on their servers, as well, which is quickly becoming the standard.

Just how much does EA make from "extra content" - or DLC, per year? A very cool $1.3 billion, which was revealed by the company during the recent Morgan Stanley investor conference.

EA's Chief Financial Officer, Blake Jorgensen, said: "The extra content business is a billion-three [$1.3 billion] a year. Half of that is roughly our Ultimate Team business". One of the big money spinners for EA is Ultimate Team, which was the biggest contributor to the earnings of EA's extra content category.

Ultimate Team combines the FIFA, Madden and NFL franchises and lets gamers buy, trade and sell player cards for both real, and in-game money. Ultimate Team's mega success is due to human nature, says Jorgensen, where he also added that players will "typically pay money to beat their friends".

Microsoft has a few tricks up its sleeve when it comes to Windows 10, with one of them being DirectX 12. We loved the explicit multi-GPU support found in Ashes of the Singularity, powered by DX12.

Well, the company has just released a new teaser video that shows off the benefits of DX12, with the vide featuring footage from DX12-powered titles like Quantum Break, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Ashes of the Singularity, and Just Cause 3.

Microsoft says that DX12 offers up to 20% more performance from your GPU when compared to DX11, and up to 50% from your CPU.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has fired off some shots in Apple's general direction, saying that the current Macs aren't powerful enough to provide a good VR experience.

Luckey was speaking with Shacknews at the time, saying that in order for Oculus to provide Mac support for the Rift, Apple will need to release a Mac with enough GPU horsepower. Luckey said: "If they ever release a good computer, we will do it". The Oculus founder and flip-flop wearer said that that current Macs are just no good, as they don't have the right combination of hardware.

Luckey added that Apple "doesn't prioritize high-end GPUs", so even if you dump $6000+ onto a new Mac Pro with AMD FirePro D700 graphics "it still doesn't match our minimum specs". Oculus doesn't want to support Macs because of the lack of high-end GPUs, as they wouldn't be capable of playing VR games at the intended resolution and 90FPS frame rate. But, if Apple does decide to throw in better GPUs inside of future Macs, Luckey added "like they used to for a while back in the day", then Oculus might change its tune.

Quantum Break is nearly here, and while it looks like it won't support multi-GPU setups out of the box (thanks Windows Store, you suck) - developer Remedy Entertainment has no immediate plans for DLC.

During a chat with RedBull Games, Remedy's Communication Director Thomas Puha was asked if there would be DLC for Quantum Break, where he said the developer has no plans, but it has ideas on how to expand the Quantum Break universe in the future. He said: "There are always plenty of ideas discussed in the initial stages of creating a game - way more than humanly possible to fit into one game".

Puha continued: "That said, we are very happy with what we are shipping, but there have definitely been challenges along the way. We don't have any DLC plans, but that's not to say we don't have plenty of ideas for the future of Quantum Break. Microsoft owns the Quantum Break IP, so its future is up to them. The most important thing for Remedy is that we make the game as awesome as possible, hopefully players like it and we'll see what the future brings".

The Division isn't even out yet, but Ubisoft is already talking about its v1.1 patch - heck, the pre-loading is only just starting. The v1.1 patch for The Division will include a complete overhaul to the appearance menu, visual improvements, and much more. Here's what you can expect:

Tom Clancy's The Division v1.1

Appearance Menu has received a complete overhaul:

It feels like we've been promised this many times before, but Apple is expected to make the big leap to OLED displays with its next-gen iPhone, something the company will reportedly unveil next year, according to Nikkei.

Apple contacted both of its rivals in LG and Samsung in December, to talk about the possibility of increasing OLED production for the 2017 iPhone. But, the OLED displays would most likely be exclusive to the higher-end iPhone 7 Plus (or whatever Apple calls it), or the rumored iPhone Pro, due to supply constraints.

Apple is reportedly close to inking a deal with Samsung regarding flexible OLED displays, but I don't see that happening for years yet, as Apple seems to drip feed its consumers upgrades and features to the iPhone. The company has also been interested in curved OLED displays, but according to Nikkei, Apple might leave curved OLED displays to the side for now - in favor of normal OLED displays for the 2017 iPhone. The company is apparently wanting to move to OLED displays quickly, as it wants to squeeze more life out of iPhone sales, which analysts expect to stall in the coming months.

Ever since Sony Pictures announced plans to completely reboot the classic supernatural sci-fi hit 'Ghostbusters', it's been received with somewhat of a skeptical response. The studio has today released the first look at the 2016 release, and well perhaps the ominous signs were right. Judge for yourself.

While Sony have struggled on how to progress the franchise since the release of 'Ghostbusters II' in 1989, they've made it known they want to exploit the franchise in as many ways as possible. But if this film isn't a success, then it certainly would put those plans back again.

'Ghostbusters' hits theaters worldwide from July 16th.

Not all figures within the US government oppose encryption, today shows.

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter made his position on the matter clear today at the RSA 2016 security conference, stating, "I'm not a believer in backdoors. It's not realistic and it's not technically accurate," later continuing, "[The Department of Defense is] not in the executive branch seeking legislation of this kind. I don't think writing a law without an exploration of all the technical solutions out there [is a good idea]."

He also isn't a fan of implementing "a law written by people [without tech expertise] or written in an atmosphere of anger and grief" and feels that one case shouldn't "drive the solution."

Apple owners should be pleased to know the company has started a support account on Twitter, allowing you to get help easily and quickly. Although Apple already offers chat support, Twitter support is likely the more comfortable route when you're on mobile.

The account -- @AppleSupport -- has garnered nearly 70,000 followers as of press time.

The new account might make you wonder if Apple will finally take up a unifying @Apple account (currently it's being squatted, likely in hopes Apple will one day purchase it for a hefty sum), instead opting for the frustrating dissemination approach with various accounts for various services. We've put in an inquiry with the company and will update this story should we hear back.