Atari has talked a lot about what the console itself will be like, it has been curiously silent on the controllers it revealed in its crowdfunding campaign. It’s ready to break that silence now that it’s nearing production of the Classic Joystick and the Modern Controller. When was the last time you used a joystick […]
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Microsoft removes Huawei laptops from its store
Following President Trump’s national emergency declaration that effectively bans US companies from buying and using telecoms equipment from “foreign adversaries,” along with Huawei being added to an ‘Entity List’ barring it from doing business with American firms without government approval, top tech names have been cutting ties with the world’s second-largest smartphone firm. After Google […]
Razer will officially kill Ouya on June 25
Online services for Razer’s Ouya and Forge TV services will shut down at the end of June, Razer announced today. The shutdown brings to an end the ambitious, turbulent, and mostly unsuccessful travails of the crowdfunded console for Android video games. Ouya as a device was discontinued back in 2015, when Razer bought the startup […]
EE will launch the UK’s first 5G network on May 30
The race to bring 5G to the UK is gathering pace, and EE looks like it’ll be the first to launch the new high-speed and ultra-connected service. At a press event in London, EE announced it’s set to flick the switch on 5G on May 30, cutting way ahead of Vodafone’s 5G launch date on July 3. The networks […]
DJI will add airplane and helicopter detectors to new drones in 2020
DJI today strengthened its role as the drone industry’s safety leader at a Washington, D.C. event by committing to install airplane and helicopter detectors in new consumer drones. This is the first part of a 10-point plan to ensure the world’s skies remain safe in the drone era. All new DJI drone models released after […]
A new look for Google Search for mobile search design to highlight a website’s name and favicon
Google is introducing some noticeable changes to how it displays mobile search results, meant to better highlight the source behind each link. Mobile search results will soon display a website’s icon and name above the title of the specific page being surfaced. Until now, Google has somewhat downplayed the source of search results, displaying a […]
EE and Vodafone drop Huawei phones from 5G launch in the UK
UK mobile carriers EE and Vodafone have dropped Huawei devices from the launch of their respective 5G networks. It’s the latest example of carriers distancing themselves from the Chinese tech giant after Google pulled the company’s Android license in response to a US government ban. Both the carriers were set to include Huawei Mate 20 […]
Apple sells refreshed version of LG’s UltraFine 4K display
Just because Apple has stopped selling the UltraFine 5K doesn’t mean it has given up on LG’s monitors altogether. Apple resurrected the UltraFine 4K Display, the one made in partnership with LG, as a 23.7-inch model with two new Thunderbolt 3 ports (as well as three vanilla USB-C sockets) around back. It costs the same […]
Google Notifying administrators about unhashed password storage
Google disclosed that it recently discovered a bug that caused some portion of G Suite users to have their passwords stored in plain text. The bug has been around since 2005, though Google says that it can’t find any evidence that anybody’s password was improperly accessed. It’s resetting any passwords that might be affected and […]
Microsoft wants a US privacy law that puts the burden on tech companies
Microsoft corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, Julie Brill, wrote Monday that people have a right to privacy, as they become increasingly alarmed by how much data tech giants have gathered on them. The post comes nearly a year after the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect. While there are multiple […]
Apple will offer free repairs to owners of 2016 MacBook Pros with backlight issues
Apple will offer free repairs to owners of 2016 MacBook Pros with backlight issues a problem that’s increasingly started to appear on the laptops as they age. The repair program, announced this afternoon, covers only the 13-inch MacBook Pro model that debuted in 2016, though both the Touch Bar and non-Touch Bar versions are eligible. […]
Honor 20 Pro Review
Two days after Google threw the future of Huawei’s Android devices into disarray, its sub-brand Honor is announcing its flagship lineup for the year. The Honor 20 Pro will sit at the top of the budget brand’s range, featuring Huawei’s flagship Kirin 980 processor, quad rear cameras, and side-mounted fingerprint scanners, all fronted by a […]
Windows 10 May 2019 Update is what many Microsoft fans have been waiting for
Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2019 Update to everyone today. The Windows 10 May 2019 Update includes a new light theme for Windows 10, alongside Kaomoji support, a Windows sandbox feature, and the separation of Cortana and Windows search. Microsoft first released this to testers last month, giving the company plenty of time […]
Google unveils new $999 smart glasses for businesses, undercutting Microsoft’s HoloLens on price
Google on Monday unveiled a Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, a new model of its Google Glass that’s catered specifically to business uses. The aptly named Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR1 platform. The chip, which is ”significantly more powerful” than the previous version’s Intel Atom SoC, is designed especially […]
US Justice Department reportedly leaning to deny T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger
T-Mobile and Sprint started the day with very good news when FCC chairman Ajit Pai said he would urge the commission to approve their industry-transforming merger. Stocks of both companies soared soon after. But only a few hours later Bloomberg reports that a source close has said the department is not convinced that the T-Mobile/Sprint […]















