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Sony has committed to making its gaming products more environmentally friendly, starting with a more power-efficient sleep mode for the upcoming PlayStation 5. Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced the plans as part of the Playing for the Planet initiative which aims to making the gaming industry more sustainable. To make […]
After releasing it in South Korea and the UK, Samsung is finally ready to say when the Galaxy Fold will go back on sale in the US: September 27th. Samsung says it will be available both in an AT&T version and a standard unlocked version. It’s a smaller launch than the first time around, as […]
The doors are open for Disney+ subscribers, at the promised rates of $69.99 annually, or $6.99 per month. The service started taking sign-ups tonight during the Emmys while other streamers mostly Amazon took home trophies, but with more than 25 original series and ten films promised in the first year, it will be interesting to […]
Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally making its way into the world after a months-long delay by Samsung to shore up its hardware when it became apparent from review units that the foldable phone was too fragile. Unfortunately, it seems that the “fixed” version of the Fold is still extremely fragile. And based on a new […]
President Trump may have claimed in July that Apple wouldn’t get tariff exemptions for the redesigned Mac Pro, but the reality is very different. The US Trade Representative’s office has confirmed that regulators approved 10 out of 15 of the company’s tariff exemptions for computer components focusing primarily on the Mac Pro. It’s not certain […]
now that a new iPhone has hit the market, iFixit is pulling it apart an iPhone 11 Pro Max to show you what the insides look like. It’s a common annual ritual, and in short order we should have confirmation of the usual things like RAM chips, modem manufacturers and battery capacity. There’s some additional […]
The Apple Arcade service is an all-you-can-play offering of more than 70 new games that is available starting today for $5 a month, with a one-month free trial. It runs on iPhones and iPads now and will soon also work on iMacs and other devices including Apple TV. Because of the way the games are […]
AMD undoubtedly has the advantage in today’s market. As we note in our Best CPUs of 2019 line-up, the company’s 7nm Ryzen 9 3900X offers better workstation performance than its similarly-priced competition, while still holding its own in the gaming front. AMD’s Ryzen 9 3950X is just around the corner; in fact, the chip was […]
A new feature in iOS 13 asks you if you would like an app to have access to your Bluetooth. Apple added it for privacy reasons, and it is surprising how many apps want access to your signal. Apps wanting to access Bluetooth will also ask for your consent. Although apps can use Bluetooth to […]
Vivo has announced a new phone at the mid-to-high end of the market. The V17 Pro will serve as the company’s headline device in many of its regions, or for people who aren’t ready to give up volume buttons just yet. The V17 Pro dual selfie cameras consist of a 32-megapixel main sensor and an […]
An updated version of Microsoft’s Surface Pen, which is expected to be announced at the company’s annual fall hardware event on October 2nd, may come with wireless charging. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pen and Apple Pencil only being two examples. The FCC filing for the new Surface Pro 7 pen suggests this feature may also […]
The Global Climate Strike begins today and will see protests lodged in more than 150 countries over the course of next week. Tech companies are seemingly showing full support towards the cause, with Amazon making significant investments and now Google announcing “the biggest corporate purchase of renewable energy in history.” Google’s purchase includes a 1,600-megawatt […]
Incognito mode for Chrome is probably one of the most useful things about the browser. Google revealed many things at I/O 2019 last May but, as typical, not all of them have materialized just yet. Of course, those may still happen in due time, and it seems that Google is indeed taking its sweet time […]
Google is changing the way it verifies channels on YouTube to prioritize those that “have a clear need for proof of authenticity.” Currently, a channel on the video sharing platform is eligible for verification if it has more than 100,000 subscribers – a method that worked well when YouTube was smaller but not so much […]
Apple continues to expand the the availability of 3% cashback with Apple Card. Starting on Friday, T-Mobile customers can earn 3% Daily Cash when they use their Apple Card for select purchases. The carrier says that the 3% cashback offer applies to any in-store T-Mobile purchase that’s made with Apple Pay. This includes hardware, such […]