For more than a decade, we’ve been able to count on one crucial piece of software being available entirely for free: web browsers. But that may soon change. Mozilla plans to start offering a subscription service inside of Firefox that offers access to “premium” features like a VPN service or cloud storage. It’s still unclear […]
Earlier this year, we announced dynamic email in Gmail in beta. On July 2, 2019, this feature will become generally available and will launch on by default for all domains. This means that users will be able to access the feature unless you choose to disable it via the Google Admin console. You’ve undoubtedly encountered […]
This was the first year of the UploadVR’s E3 virtual reality showcase, and although we’ve probably seen bigger individual VR announcements at E3, the show was packed with trailers and game reveals. We’ll see a lot of these games get full releases over the next year, but for now, here’s some of the most exciting […]
Microsoft will indeed follow through on its plan to open its xCloud game streaming service to the public later this year. Phil Spencer has announced further details on Microsoft’s game streaming service, Project xCloud. The service is now available to try out at E3, with further previews promised for October. “We are scaling the program […]
Three will launch its 5G network in August, claiming it will be the fastest in the UK – but there’s one major catch. At launch, the 5G network will only be available in London as a home broadband service. Three said its 5G home broadband customers will be able to plug a hub into the […]
Microsoft used E3 to make a number of big announcements, including detailing its next Xbox, called Project Scarlett, as well as providing release dates and trailers for much-anticipated games like Halo Infinite and Gears 5. We also got a new Elite controller, a surprise Blair Witch game, and a whole lot more. If you weren’t […]
Bethesda’s E3 keynote had some great reveals. Fallout 76 is getting a massive update, Doom Eternal has a release date, and Shinji Mikami has a new horror game. https://youtu.be/MXv5IDp8y74 Arkane is a studio best-known for the Dishonored series of action-adventure games, but the team is back with something very different. Called Deathloop, it’s a first-person […]
Microsoft is launching a new version of its popular Xbox Elite controller today at E3 2019. It’s the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, and it has been totally reengineered according to Microsoft. Microsoft says its new Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 has “over 30 new ways to play like a pro,” including adjustable-tension […]
Microsoft is following through on its teaser for next-gen Xbox details, and it’s clear Microsoft is ready to take the PlayStation 5 head-on. The new system, nicknamed Project Scarlett, will use a custom variant of AMD’s Zen 2 processor architecture with GDDR6 memory, with enough processing and graphics power to handle 8K, real-time ray tracing […]
Microsoft didn’t give us many new details about its Project xCloud game streaming service at E3, but at least we know when it’s going to arrive. Microsoft confirmed October during its Xbox E3 2019 press conference today, but didn’t share many more details about the platform. As you’d expect, the service will let you play […]
Many have suspected that Microsoft would talk about its next Xbox at its E3 event, and that now appears to be virtually guaranteed. Microsoft has started teasing its next-generation console, codenamed “Scarlet” ahead of the company’s pre-E3 keynote presentation in Los Angeles. First spotted on Twitter, Xbox’s E3 Countdown videos seemingly hints at the launch […]
Apple will be big on privacy in iOS 13, and that includes the data collected after you’ve granted permission. Beta testers at 9to5Mac and elsewhere have discovered the upcoming release (and iPadOS) will occasionally pop up detailed panels asking if you want to retain the level of location sharing you have for a given app, […]
E3 is kicking off on Monday, but before the main event takes place, we still have several pre-E3 publisher conferences to sit through. Electronic Arts’ (EA) conference, EA Play, took place today, and the company revealed 15 minutes of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay right at the start. The game was first to be […]
Microsoft has deleted a massive database of 10 million images which was being used to train facial recognition systems, the Financial Times reports. The database was released in 2016 and was built of online images of 100,000 well-known people. According to an investigation by the Financial Times, MS Celeb was used not only by academics, […]
China is determined to fight the US ban on Huawei through any means possible, and that might include scaring the companies required to honor that ban. New York Times sources report that Chinese officials have warned that they could face retaliation if they cooperate with Trump administration trade restrictions. They could face “permanent consequences” if […]