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Huawei on Wednesday launched its self-developed operating system across a slew of devices, including smartphones. The move comes as the Chinese tech giant looks to wean itself off its reliance on U.S. technology and could pit it against software from Apple and Google. HarmonyOS launched in 2019 after the U.S. blacklisted Huawei, cutting it off […]

At launch, installing Microsoft Flight Simulator could take up 170GB on a hard drive, but Kotaku notes on the most recent patch mention that optimizations have cut it down to merely 83GB. That’s probably welcome news to anyone with a bandwidth cap they’re trying not to go over or who wants to squeeze the game […]

Nintendo could release its heavily rumored new version of the Switch in September or October, according to a report by Bloomberg. Manufacturing is reportedly planned to start as soon as July, and Bloomberg says the system may be announced before the E3 trade show, which kicks off in virtual form on June 12th. News first […]

Epic Games is utilizing its lawsuit against Apple to accuse the iPhone maker of being notably grasping. Professional witness Eric Barns testified that Apple supposedly had an App Store working margin of 77.8 percent in 2019, itself a hike from 74.9 percent in 2018. He additionally rejected Apple witness’ claims that you just could not […]

Apple has announced “Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson,” a new docu-series exploring groundbreaking technology in music slated to debut on Apple TV+ in the summer. The six-part series, which will debut on July 30, 2021, hails from Academy Award-winning producer Morgan Neville and will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician, music producer, and DJ […]

Spotify users on iOS and Android have another way to quickly play something. Spotify has its own hands-free wake word: “Hey Spotify” appears to be rolling out on Android and iOS. You’ll need to grant Spotify permission to access your microphone if you want to use the feature, which you can switch on from the […]

Hulu’s Android TV apps can finally stream in 1080p on new Nvidia Shield TV set-top boxes and Sony Bravia TVs, as noted by users on Reddit, and written by 9to5Google Gizmodo says it could confirm that at least the 2019 Nvidia Shield and Bravia TVs received the 1080p bump on March 23, but the change […]

Razer has announced it plans to manufacture and ship the concept N95 face mask it showed at CES 2021 in January. Razer has not announced a price or release plans for the mask, so far only known as Project Hazel, but CEO Min-Liang Tan said it will be coming to market in a recent interview. […]

New images and video purporting to show an Apple Watch prototype, concealed by a security case that resembles a tiny iPod, offer a rare look behind the product-development curtain of the notoriously secretive company built by Steve Jobs. The first thing you see is the box it came in, which is more interesting than it […]

Google is giving Pixel 3 devices and later models access to features that launched with the Pixel 5 as part of the line’s December update. You’ll get the promised Extreme Battery Saver mode to wring out additional battery life at the expense of limiting apps and other power-chewing elements. The updated Google Photos editor uses […]

Oppo is patenting a removable camera module for smartphones. If you wanted to take a selfie or take more over a shot, you’d just have to pull the module from the back and point it at your subject. The design on show has two cameras as well as options for USB-C, NFC, WiFi and Bluetooth. […]

Amazon is adding local coverage to its Fire TV news app. Starting today, Fire TV users can access live and on-demand news from local channels based in 12 cities across the US New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Boston, San Francisco and of course Seattle. Amazon’s news app comes pre-installed […]