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Patrick O'Rourke

17 days

Today is my first day at @Pocketlint as the publication's managing editor of devices 🔥. If you're looking to get in contact with me, hit me up at: patrick.o @pocket -lint.com

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

How is there no iPad calculator app.

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3 years

This was a really cool moment I captured at WWDC 2019.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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9 months

@TheTorontoSun It’s pretty cool the plane did cocaine.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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5 years

Yesterday I tested out Apple's SwiftStrike ARKit 3 developer experience. It was a little janky but did a decent job of showing off ARKit 3's key new features, including 'People Occlusion.' #WWDC19

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5 years

I just got a Spotify push notification about Taylor Swift dropping a new song called Archer. It looks like someone at Spotify may have pressed the button a little too early.

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4 years

The hate for The Last of Us Part II is incredibly reminiscent of gamergate in so many ways, but mainly in that the most vocal detractors say they hate it because of the story when really it's because they can't handle diversity in the medium they define their lives by.

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4 years

Statistics Canada is straight up just trolling millenials.

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4 years

How old were you when you bought your first house?

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

Getting Keanu Reeves involved in Cyberpunk 2077 is such a smart move by CD Projekt Red. #XboxE3

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

I am at a Jonas Brothers concert. That is all.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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6 years

The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar have been updated for 2018 with a faster processor and revamped keyboard.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

@UniverseIce Spoilers: Samsung has never been itself when it comes to phones 😉.

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6 years

I'm looking forward to Halo: Combat Royale.

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7 years

@colesprouse 2017, silly.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

New York. Shot with the Pixel 3 XL.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

It really does suck that the Xbox one X doesn't feature a 2TB hard drive like the S. I guess it was to save money? 4K patches are huge..

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2 years

I was digging through my old phones to find a BlackBerry and discovered that my Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 6 all seem to have suffered from some sort of battery expanding issue. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this happen before with a smartphone.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Underwater starring Kristen Stewart is the best throwback late 90s to early 2000s action movie I’ve seen in a really long time. It gets right into the disaster in the first few minutes and never slows down 🎉.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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1 month

After nearly a decade at @MobileSyrup , I've decided it's time for a new challenge, and May 17th is my last day at the publication I've played a significant role in building. I want to thank @journeydan for taking a chance on me all those years ago, and @inkblotca for giving me…

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7 years

Lol.

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@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

To be clear, I’m talking about an official Apple iPad calculator app. I know there are several third-party iPad calculators.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

Fortnite coming to the Switch is a massive deal. It's probably the biggest announcement Nintendo has made so far. #E32018

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

In the first feature in @thedaleydean 's new series of @MobileSyrup stories, he talks to a diverse group of game developers and streamers about the importance of representation in gaming.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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4 years

Another fascinating look at video game development crunch culture from @jasonschreier . This will definitely make me look at The Last of Us II a little differently when I'm playing it.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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8 years

I think I was the only 27-year-old male at @5SOS ' Toronto concert. Also, they're great live. @ashton5sos @calum5sos @michael5sos @luke5sos

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

My initial reaction to the Xbox Series X was, "this looks like a mini PC," followed by, "why?" I think it's grown on me already though. The standing rectangle aesthetic is pretty unique. #GameAwards

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

Good morning.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

I want to go on the record now as saying that iPhone Xs Max is a bad name for a smartphone... #AppleEvent

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

@realtechsci @MobileSyrup @jon_prosser Nope, I honestly don't. The team and I just thought it was a catchy headline that is also technically true.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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6 years

@MauryRubin None of Nintendo's previous mobile releases have features obtrusive in-app purchase. I don't expect Mario Kart Tour to be any different.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

Here it is: I tried to buy a coffee with McDonald’s mobile app, instead I was defrauded $2,000. @McDonaldsCanada @McDonalds

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

@John_Garvin Days Gone is a very average video game, and that's totally okay (I played roughly 10-15 hours when it first released). Complaining about middling reviews like this on Twitter is pathetic.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

This is why the Nintendo Switch is the greatest console ever.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Apple is advertising on TikTok that the iPad is compatible with Xbox One controllers. We truly live in a strange timeline.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

It took me writing about McDonald's scamming me for the University I attended for 4 years to follow me.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Casting Giancarlo Esposito as the villain is interesting, but if Far Cry 6 still feels very similar to Far Cry 4 and 5, I'm not sure I'll be interested. #UbiForward

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

Cool. This breaks embargo.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

Files really do copy much faster with macOS High Sierra. APFS ftw.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

As of today I’ve been at @MobileSyrup for 5 years. Time flies when you’re having fun 🎉🚀.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

@sachinbahal @geoffkeighley I'm still convinced Skull & Bones doesn't exist.

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

My bank has refunded the $2,033.58 in fraudulent McDonald's app transactions pulled from my chequing account 🙌.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

Microsoft's Xbox One year-in-review site really is pretty cool.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

@9to5mac Halo Infinite Season 3.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

I'm slowly starting to get more interested in Stadia.

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5 years

Google Stadia Pro’s $11 subscription plan isn’t ‘Netflix for games’

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

@karanganesan Someone who is using an iPad and needs a calculator?

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

10 years

The Pebble really is the only smartwatch worth buying right now: My review. http://t.co/zFvUKvcRsw http://t.co/bPzVXK4thf @Pebble #pebble

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Here's a thread of all the big announcements from the Apple keynote. #appleevent

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

I just played the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 demo for a few minutes and the game is exactly what it needs to be. That muscle memory is all still there surprisingly.

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

I interviewed this pigeon on my way to work today. He’s paying $2,000 a month for a 1 Sq Ft bachelor apartment in downtown Toronto.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

The worst millennials are older millennials that complain about millennials because they think they aren’t millennials.

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@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

The fact that the next-gen Xbox is called 'Series X' indicates that there's at least another new system coming to Microsoft's lineup. My guess is that that the rumoured lower-end 'Lockhart' console is real. What we saw tonight was probably Project Scarlett. #GameAwards

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 months

A reader sent me this video of a Cybertruck driving in Montreal. This car looks ridiculous.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

Let 👏. People 👏. Like 👏. Things 👏. You hated all the chatter about Game of Thrones, I get it. I’m tired of all the Raptors tweets but I don’t constantly complain about it because it’s totally cool with me that people are into something I don’t care about.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Just like gamergate wasn't actually about "ethics in games journalism," most of those barraging the game's metcritic with low user review scores really aren't upset about The Last of Us Part II's narrative.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 months

Bell Let's Talk

MobileSyrup

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Bell cutting 4,800 jobs under restructuring plan

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@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

I have an Xbox Series X. My hands-on experience and impressions of the console will drop in different stories on @MobileSyrup over the next few weeks.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

@PaulTassi @Forbes Lol, this is exactly what I expected.

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@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

@Abhinav_das_ Nope. I’m never going to do that 🎉.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

It's great to see Gears of War 5 placing an emphasis on a female protagonist. #E32018

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

Someone “tell’ em” that this is just a rebranded handheld manufactured in China.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

Fortnite launching first on Android on Note 9 with 30 days of exclusivity, is totally something Samsung would do.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

While I do think the keyboard controversy has been blown out of proportion a bit, it’s disappointing Apple hasn’t addressed the issue with this redesign. I also think it’s going to be a long time before we see a full Pro refresh.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

9 years

Got an original @Pebble ? If you're an Android user you can try the new Timeline update

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

I wish Microsoft bought Respawn instead. It would have been a great fit.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

@darren_woloshyn Also super strange.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

@officialjaden Cheese in pancakes is a Toronto staple. You have offended the entire city.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be part of the experience, but The Bay’s Zellers pop-up is pretty shitty.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

Yea, I'm not cool with "just getting COVID."

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

9 years

In my latest for @MobileSyrup I talk to @Outerminds about @pewdiepie 's Legend of the Brofist. http://t.co/yPOVwsLKfo http://t.co/P0u1MJ6MvD

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

7 years

Ubisoft goes from not publishing games for the Wii U, to making a tie-in Mario title. Things certainly have changed. #e32017

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 years

It's good to see that Ubisoft still hasn't figured out how to sync voice and mouth movement lol. Seriously though, Assassin's Creed Odyssey look great #E32018

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

My partner and I finally booked vaccine appointments last night 🎉.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

6 months

@rsgnl Unfortunately, I really don't think it'll ever see the light of day.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

It’s a Hyundai Pony with N64 graphics. My Ioniq 5 finally arrived.⁣ I now define my existence by everything Mr. Hyundai says. ⁣

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

This gif is great.

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@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Today I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World for the first time. I now understand what everyone is always talking about. It was great.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

@MaxWinebach Weird, I haven’t encountered any connectivity issues with them 🤷‍♂️.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

I bought his Xbox sign for $20 at Winners. Why? I don’t know.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

3 years

The Nintendo apologists are out in full force today regarding the Switch OLED Model 👀. Any way you look at it, slightly better battery life and a better display is a disappointing upgrade.

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Patrick O'Rourke

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4 years

Apple is advertising on TikTok. What a time to be alive.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

8 years

The VR war is now over.

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@souljaboy

8 years

I'm at E3 checking out @htcvive it's dope

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

8 years

Look what I got @spencerpratt .

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

Pray 4 me: I bought a house.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

My @MobileSyrup review of the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max is live. I'm surprised at how much the square camera bump has really grown on me.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

1 year

@MintBlitz For me, new maps.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

Why do boomers end random sentences in emails with "..." ? I am seriously asking this question. Who taught them this?

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

I am in an office for the first time in 2 years.

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

5 years

I am the "Toronto Man" ✌.

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@iPhoneinCanada

5 years

Toronto Man Scammed Over $2,000 by McDonald’s Mobile App

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

4 years

By all means, criticize the game. But also, play it first. You can’t base an opinion on leaks and watching TLOU2 footage on Twitch for an hour. Sure, there are probably some legit negative day 1 user reviews, but the vast majority are likely from those who haven’t played the game

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Patrick O'Rourke

@Patrick_ORourke

2 years

The tech powering Stadia is impressive, but I if you're a big fan of the service and can't acknowledge its several serious shortcomings, you're just being willfully ignorant. @bradshankar 's latest column certainly struck a chord with the Stadia hardcore.