Geek News

Google announced today that Gboard for Android is getting a handful of new languages including Korean and both traditional and simplified Chinese. The company said that those have been the most requested languages for Android -- they're already on Gboard for iOS -- and they join 20 others that are rolling out to Gboard for Android now. Gboard launched in 2016 and it now supports over 300 language varieties. You can check out a full list here . Google said that while a few of the newly added languages are some of the most widely-spoken, it's also working on including others like Manx, Maori and the Fulani alphabet Adlam that are not as well known. The new languages are rolling out worldwide and should be available within the next few days. Source: Google via Engadget RSS Feed "http://ift.tt/2G1Eypa"

YouTube has acquired the rights to Eminem-produced Bodied , a satirical film that takes place within the Oakland hip-hop scene. It's co-written and directed by Joseph Kahn -- director of 2004's Torque as well as music videos for everyone from Taylor Swift to Eminem -- and follows a grad student who decides to jump into the rap battle scene. The student, played by Calum Worthy ( Austin & Ally , American Vandal ), is successful, which doesn't sit well with others in Oakland's underground hip-hop world. Bodied premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and won the Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness award. YouTube now holds global rights to the film and will preview it at the Sundance Film Festival this month. Bodied will then see a theatrical release later this year and will be accessible on YouTube Red. This is a notable move for YouTube, especially since Amazon has been raking in festival films left and right. Last year, Amazon b...