US video game spending totaled $1.2 billion in June, according to a new report by NPD Group. Spending has been dramatically higher in 2020 than it was compared to last year, with sales through June up 19 percent year over year, and June sales specifically were up 26 percent compared to the same month in […]
Facebook has enabled its screen-sharing feature for Messenger on mobile devices, allowing you to share your phone or tablet screen when calling a friend one on one, in a group chat, or while taking part in even larger conversations via Messenger Rooms. Messenger’s new phone feature lets you instantly share your screen with friends and […]
NASA is planning for the SpaceX Crew Dragon to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean on August 2nd, CNBC reports. This will mark the completion of the Demo-2 mission, SpaceX’s first crewed flight and the first mission to launch NASA astronauts from US soil since 2011. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will un-dock from the […]
Instagram confirmed it’s preparing to soon launch its TikTok competitor, known as Reels, in the U.S. The company expects to bring the new video feature which is designed specifically for short-form, creative content to its platform in early August, according to a spokesperson. The U.S. launch comes shortly after Reels’ arrival in India this month, […]
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are demanding more details on Twitter’s massive hacking attack yesterday. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said in a statement Thursday that “Twitter must fully disclose what happened and what it is doing to ensure this never happens again.” Twitter accounts on Wednesday belonging to major companies like Apple and […]
It’s official: Sony has just announced that the launch event for the long (long, long) awaited Sony a7S III will take place on Tuesday, July 28th at 10am Eastern time. In light of this confirmation, here’s everything we expect to see based on the latest rumors and reports. The news wasn’t all that surprising to […]
Amazon is extending its corporate work-from-home policy through January of next year. The company is also planning to continue restricting nonessential business travel through the end of the year. Amazon’s decision aligns with those of Facebook and Google, both of which have announced work-from-home policies that extend through 2020. Microsoft has plans to reopen its […]
Peacock is officially available across the US today, but it was near-impossible to find on the Google Play Store for much of today. For hours, it didn’t show up in search results. Android’s Peacock app published overnight in the Google Play Store as planned, and it was available to download if you had a link […]
Amazon has begun sending emails out to owners of its Echo Buds true wireless earbuds, cautioning those customers to update the device firmware as soon as possible to avoid a “potential safety risk.” A new firmware update addresses this problem, and helps ensure that headphone batteries last as long as possible, by making charging more […]
Until now, if you wanted to include more than one image in a single post on Reddit, it’s been a chore. Most users, especially on mobile, had to drop links to external photo-sharing sites like Imgur into a post or reply. But today, Reddit is adding a new feature called Image Gallery, which lets you […]
NBCUniversal has formally launched its Peacock streaming service, which offers a blend of live and on-demand programming with a rather unique hook. Peacock offers three different tiers for users to choose from. The free, ad-supported tier offers more than 13,000 hours of content at launch including current season hits from NBC (one week after they […]
Google has signed on five new developers to make exclusive titles for its Stadia cloud gaming service. Two of those five already have fully realized projects, with one ready for release. Developer Splash Damage, which developed the recent Microsoft exclusive Gears Tactics, is now making an online multiplayer game called Outcasters, while popular strategy and […]
Google introduced Play Pass on Android it’ll be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom this week. If you’re interested, you can check out Google Play Pass for free with a one-month trial. You’ll find it in the Play Store menu. After the trial’s up, it typically […]
Apple agreed to pay up to $500 million to US consumers as part of a settlement that came out of its iPhone batterygate saga. To qualify for a payment, you must either currently or have previously owned an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and or an iPhone SE that ran […]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars wrapped up its final season on Disney+ a couple of months ago, but there’s another animated series in the works from a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: The Bad Batch will premiere on the streaming service next year. Like The Clone Wars, Rebels, and the live-action The Mandalorian, The […]