Sony’s upcoming PS5 hardware has appeared at Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), providing us with the first close up photos of the next-gen console. The NCC has published a variety of images (PDF), showing the standard PS5 laying horizontally, the included cables, and the removable base that holds the console in both vertical and horizontal […]
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Amazon won’t confirm latest rumors of mid-October Prime Day
Amazon postponed its annual Prime Day from July to a date TBD, but new rumors with a hint of evidence suggest it may be happening in mid-October. The latest rumor mill was set off after tech site T3 discovered a promotional poster from Braun, titled “Braun x Prime Day,” which reads, “In mid-October Braun will […]
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores on Sunday
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores from Sunday, unless President Donald Trump agrees to a last-minute deal. The Department of Commerce said it would bar people in the US from downloading the messaging and video-sharing apps through any app store on any platform. The Trump administration says the companies threaten national […]
PlayStation 5 pre-orders sell out in less than 24 hours
Hours after Sony announced the PlayStation 5’s release date and pricing, pre-orders went up. Several retailers, including Amazon, and GameStop, went live with their pre-order pages for the PS5, but as of right now. They all seem to have sold their allotments within less than 24 hours, and there is no indication when or if […]
Mozilla is shutting down Firefox Send and Notes
Mozilla is shutting down two of its legacy products, Firefox Send and Firefox Notes, the company announced today. “Both services are being decommissioned and will no longer be a part of our product family,” Earlier in the summer, Mozilla saw that some malicious users had started to use Send to carry out phishing attacks and […]
Mozilla is investigating YouTube’s curious recommendation algorithms
YouTube’s recommendations algorithms usually do a decent job of steering viewers toward content they’re legitimately interested in. Occasionally, however, things seemingly go off the rails and before you know it, you’re down a rabbit hole on the “weird” part of YouTube. Mozilla is just as curious about the origins of these unusual recommendations as the […]
The PS5 arrives November 12th and it starts at $400
Sony finally announced both. The Sony PS5 will cost a whopping $500, and the disc-free Digital Edition will retail for $400. Both will ship Nov. 12 in the U.S. and Nov. 19 elsewhere. However, players in China are facing a longer wait. “PS5 launch date for China is still under exploration and will be announced […]
‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Splinter Cell’ are coming to Oculus
Ubisoft has announced new Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell games built entirely for virtual reality. The games, announced during the Facebook Connect virtual keynote on Wednesday, mark a long-rumored but still potentially exciting addition to VR. Ubisoft will develop the VR versions of both games. They’ll be built from the ground up but will stay […]
GoPro’s new Hero 9 Black adds a second color screen, better battery life, and 5K video for $450
GoPro’s new flagship action camera the Hero 9 Black has arrived, bringing with it one of the most significant updates in years to the product lineup. In addition to a new design that features a front-facing color display, the Hero 9 Black improves on nearly every aspect of the device, with better resolution for stills […]
Oculus’ new Quest 2 VR headset starts at $299 and ships October 13th
Facebook’s next-generation Oculus Quest 2 standalone VR headset ships in October starting at $299 with Qualcomm’s latest XR2 chipset driving major upgrades including a 90 hz mode and much higher resolution. The new Oculus Quest 2 “all-in-one” arrives to buyers starting October 13. Pre-orders start today for the 64 GB headset and Touch controllers priced […]
Bose is now offering its QC 35 II headphones as a gaming headset
Bose introduced the Bose QuietComfort 35 II Gaming Headset, the company’s first 2-in-1 gaming and lifestyle headset. The new headset is based on the company’s QuietComfort 35 II wireless headphones. In fact, it’s the exact same headset, just with the inclusion of a detachable game module featuring a Discord and TeamSpeak-certified boom mic and an […]
Apple will release iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on September 16th
Apple’s next major software upgrades for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV are almost ready. At today’s “Time Flies” event, the company announced that iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, along with the latest watchOS and tvOS updates, will start rolling out on Wednesday, September 16th. iOS 14 brings widgets to the iPhone home […]
Apple announces updated eighth-generation 10.2-inch entry-level iPad for $329
Apple is refreshing its entry-level iPad with an updated chip. The 8th-generation tablet includes the company’s A12 Bionic chipset, which Apple debuted with the iPhone XS in 2018. Apple says the chip delivers significantly improved graphical performance over the A10 processor that was in its previous entry-level iPad model. The A12 chip brings Apple’s “Neural […]
Apple announces new iPad Air
Apple is unveiling a new iPad Air today that looks very similar to the company’s iPad Pro. It’s a significant design change from the current Air, which was brought back to life last year to sit in between the iPad and iPad Pro. Last year’s Air has thick top and bottom bezels and a button […]
Apple lets you manage a family’s worth of Watches from a single iPhone
Apple is making it easier to keep tabs on your loved ones with Family Setup on the Apple Watch. This allows a user to pair multiple Apple Watches to a single iPhone, streamlining the setup process and giving the main user extra control over how the devices are used. The controlling user namely, a parent […]















