Microsoft is detailing the first games that will be optimized for its next-gen Xbox Series X console today. All of the games included in Microsoft’s Xbox 20/20 show will sport a new Xbox Series X Optimized badge, which signals that a game has been improved and optimized for the new console. Optimizations include 4K support […]
There’s a new glitch that allowed people post extra-long images onto their feeds. It’s attention-grabbing for pretty obvious reasons: they take a while to scroll past. Instagram normally limits portrait photos to roughly the size of your screen. The glitch appears to have only worked on iOS. To make it work, you basically just created […]
Mobile phone masts in the UK are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus. Claims that 5G cell towers somehow cause Covid-19 or damage humans’ immune systems have been spreading on social media for a few months now, despite being called […]
Smartphones are already implementing bilateral charging. Samsung’s Galaxy S10 uses a technology it calls “Wireless PowerShare” that is based on the Qi standard to power other Qi-compatible devices. The iPhone 11 was supposed to have a similar capability, but Apple pulled the plug on it at the last minute. The problem with bilateral Qi charging […]
Microsoft launched its Surface Book 3 today, with a big promise of 50 percent more performance than its predecessor from more than two years ago. There are no big design changes this time around, and there will still be two size options: a 13.5-inch model or the larger 15-inch version. It’s disappointing to not see […]
Sonos is refreshing its home theater offerings with a new high-end soundbar, the Sonos Arc. The one-piece speaker system is the company’s first Dolby Atmos-compatible device with upward-firing drivers, and features the same voice assistant support found in the Sonos Beam. At a high level, Arc is a 45-inch-wide soundbar, which makes it notably bigger […]
Amid an ambitious push into the podcasting space following the $340 million acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor as well the subsequent purchases of Parcast ($56 million) and The Ringer ($200 million) Spotify is looking to bring a visual component to its audio endeavors. While Spotify hasn’t confirmed the tests, adding video to podcasts makes […]
Android 11 Beta Launch Show that’s taking place on June 3 at 11:00 AM ET. It’ll be a livestream where Google announces the beta, talks about the newest features, and more. The first public beta is when a new Android update usually starts to take shape and most new features are introduced, so it’ll be […]
Microsoft’s Forza Street, a free-to-play racing title from Forza creator Turn 10 Studios, is available now for iOS and Android after launching for Windows 10 last year. The game takes the standard Forza formula of collecting, customizing, and racing cars and redesigns it for mobile, which means it has a fair amount of micotransactions and […]
Apple confirmed that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on June 22. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Apple will be hosting the conference virtually for the first time in the event’s 31-year history due to ongoing Covid-19 containment efforts. Apple said developers from around the world will get access to the next […]
Twitter is testing a new feature that could reduce bullying and harassment on its platform. Under the experiment, the company will ask users if they want to “rethink” replies before they hit send on potentially offensive tweets. “To let you rethink a reply, we’re running a limited experiment on iOS with a prompt that gives […]
NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film the first movie shot in space, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. The details of the project aren’t clear, but Bridenstine says the film will take place aboard the International Space Station. The story comes from Deadline, which insists the incredible claim is real. The project is […]
The Xbox team on Tuesday announced a new monthly series called Xbox 20/20 in which they’ll share what is in store for the next generation of gaming across Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Studios and Project xCloud. The first entry in Xbox 20/20 will be part of the Inside Xbox event on […]
Countries around the world are scrambling to create contact-tracing apps that will help track the spread of COVID-19. But a beta app launched by the UK this week shows the huge challenges they face and, crucially, the difficulty in designing an effective app without the help of the tech giants that make our phones. The […]
Microsoft is confirming today that it’s planning to refocus Windows 10X on single-screen devices. “The world is a very different place than it was last October when we shared our vision for a new category of dual-screen Windows devices,” explains Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Windows and devices chief. “With Windows 10X, we designed for flexibility, and […]