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Gran Turismo 7 was announced on June 11, 2020, during the PlayStation 5 unveiling. Despite its name, it’ll be the eighth game in the mainline franchise, which dates back to the groundbreaking Gran Turismo for the original PlayStation in 1997. The primary releases reached peak sales in 2001 with the launch of Gran Turismo 3: […]
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is hitting next-gen consoles and the Nintendo Switch this year. The game will launch on the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S on March 26th, but there’s no specific release date for the Switch release beyond “2021.” The game was first released last year for PlayStation 4, […]
Samsung has taken a strong stance on security by offering an extended support of security updates for its smartphones. Samsung says that it’s worked with over 200 carriers globally to push out timely security updates for over 130 models over the last decade. And while this 4-year program only includes phones and tablets released from […]
Huawei has unveiled its latest foldable smartphone, the Mate X2, at a special event in China. The successor to 2019’s Mate X, the phone has received a radical redesign and now features a large uninterrupted 8-inch screen that folds inwards, rather than having the main display on the exterior, as with the original device. The […]
NASA’s latest mission to Mars has been a successful one thus far. After providing photos of Perseverance’s safe descent to the surface last week, the agency has revealed footage of the critical moments of the landing: the moments when the rover touched down. The video shows the rover falling towards the planet, using its parachutes […]
The first sighting of the Sony WF-1000XM4 may have appeared online. The WF-1000XM4 looks radically different compared to the WF-1000XM3. The leak from MyDrivers (via MySmartPrice) claims to show the sequel to Sony’s WF-1000XM3 it seems like a nice design upgrade. The leaked image shows a copper accent cylinder that acts as a design flair […]
Netflix has launched a new feature that will automatically download recommended TV shows and movies to your mobile device based on your tastes, as determined by your Netflix watch history. It’s optional, of course, but it sounds like it’s worth trying out. Called Downloads for You, the feature is now available globally on Android and […]
Google will lift its ban on political ads on Wednesday, ending a self-imposed prohibition that had been active since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Google announced the decision in an email to political clients Monday morning. Google had also banned political ads on its platforms, including YouTube and Google search pages, after […]
Spotify HiFi is official. Almost four years after it was first teased, a CD-quality tier is finally coming to the world’s most popular streaming service, Spotify revealed during its ‘Stream On’ online event today. Spotify HiFi will be available later this year and “will deliver music in CD-quality, lossless audio format to your device and […]
The FAA seems satisfied with its investigations into Elon Musk’s last two SpaceX Starship tests, each of which ended in an explosive crash, and the conclusion of those investigations should clear the way for a new SN10 flight in the very near future. “The FAA closed the investigation of the Feb. 2 SpaceX Starship SN9 […]
Security researchers have discovered a previously undetected piece of malware affecting Mac users around the world, including the new M1-powered Macs. Red Canary researchers say that this “Silver Sparrow” malware forces infected Macs to check a control sever once per hour, but the actual threat remains a mystery. The malware identified by Red Canary researchers […]
According to Reuters, the social network is currently in negotiations with Australian authorities, a few days after it blocked users in the country from sharing news links. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced in a news conference that the company has “tentatively friended again” and that it’s “back at the table…” They’re expected to […]
Google has fired Margaret Mitchell, co-lead of the ethical AI team, after she used an automated script to look through her emails in order to find evidence of discrimination against her coworker Timnit Gebru. Last December, Gebru was fired from Google after she tried to be outspoken about unethical AI. This prompted some 225 Google […]
Following pressure from politicians and the public, Comcast won’t enforce a 1.2TB data cap on customers in the Northeast US until 2022, the company said in an announcement spotted by ArsTechnica. “We are delaying implementation of our new data plan in our Northeast markets until 2022,” Comcast said. “We recognize that our data plan was […]
NASA landed a rover named Perseverance on Mars. I, along with 2 million other people, watched the landing happen live on YouTube. In its bid to use software that was “safe and proven”, NASA turned to Linux and open source. “This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars,” said Tim Canham, Mars Helicopter […]