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Pre-orders for the Xbox Series X and Series S weren’t quite the shambolic fiasco that we saw with the PlayStation 5 and RTX 3080, but some sites did crumble under the pressure of people frantically trying to secure one of Microsoft’s machines they sold out even faster than Sony’s consoles. A tweet from the official […]
Sling TV is joining the quarantine-era watch party bandwagon with a unique edge over the streaming services that got there first: live TV. The new feature, called Sling Watch Party, makes Sling the first pay-TV provider to add a co-watching feature to its platform, doing so to infuse some much-needed social interaction to the now-solemn […]
Google has already released a number of COVID-related features on its Maps app, including noting potential transit delays due to the outbreak, the relative busyness of local businesses and tagging the locations of nearby COVID testing sites. Google announced yet another new feature which will inform users as to whether new cases of the virus […]
Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 users in the US can take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings starting today through the Samsung Health Monitor app. Samsung said in early August the feature was coming to the devices after it received FDA approval. Previously limited to South Korea, the app now lets users in the US […]
Instagram Reels is doubling the length of videos in a new update, allowing users to make 30-second videos instead of 15 seconds. Reels’ biggest competitor, TikTok, lets people record videos up to a minute in length. Instagram is also extending the timer from three to 10 seconds, and people will also be able to trim […]
On the launch of pre-orders for the Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s old console, the Xbox One X, has jumped as massive 1,368 places up Amazon’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ charts, and at full price as well. The 431% increase in sales could be attributed to a sudden interest overall in the Xbox brand or.. well, that’s […]
Samsung has unveiled its next high-performance NVMe 2280-sized M.2 drive, the 980 Pro. So far, it comes in three capacities shipping this month: 250GB for $89.99, 500GB for $149.99, and 1TB for $229.99. A 2TB model will arrive later this year, but Samsung didn’t share a price. The standout feature of this drive is its […]
The world’s first foldable smartphone the Royole FlexPai just received a successor. Chinese display-maker Royole has launched the FlexPai 2 with a 180-degree folding display, Snapdragon 865 chipset, and Android 10. The new foldable launches today in China. You can see it around the 38-minute mark in the video below. The FlexPai 2 features a […]
Microsoft is planning to launch a preview version of its Edge browser for Linux next month. After officially confirming plans for Edge on Linux earlier this year, Linux users will be able to download on the Edge Insider site once it’s available, or on the Linux package manager. Just like on Windows and Macs, the […]
Outlook’s Mac version will also get a major facelift in October, just in time for Apple’s macOS Big Sur release. Announced as part of Microsoft’s Ignite developer conference, the new Outlook features new icons that more closely tie-in to the rest of the company’s apps, along with lots of rounded corners and semi-translucent panels to […]
A new leak suggests that Amazon Prime Day will happen on Tuesday, October 13. Traditionally held in July, Prime Day was postponed this year as a result of the pandemic. However, Amazon has allegedly blacked out vacation for its full time warehouse employees from October 13 through October 20, according to The Verge. It’s unlikely […]
Walmart will test using drones to drop COVID-19 diagnostic kits at customers’ homes, the retailer’s latest move in the pandemic-fueled arena of contactless deliveries. The company is piloting drone delivery of at-home coronavirus self-collection kits in North Las Vegas and Cheektowaga, N.Y., it said in a blog post Sept. 22. It’s delivering the kits to […]
As of today, Xbox Game Pass across all platforms has managed to attract an astonishing 15 million subscribers in total. That’s not bad for a platform that only recently came to a wider audience, but a significant chunk of those customers only signed up recently. To be more specific, Xbox Game Pass accrued five million […]
Microsoft plans to address dwindling water resources in its latest environmental pledge. Microsoft made a new commitment to replenish even more water than it uses for its global operations by 2030, making the company “water positive.” To replenish water sources, the plan includes actions like investing in wetland restoration and removing impervious surfaces like asphalt. […]
Microsoft has rolled out a new Android Xbox app, which will allow all Xbox One owners to stream games from their console to their phone or tablet. Until now, only Xbox Insiders had access to the feature. The Xbox remote play feature, known previously as Console Streaming, lets you remotely connect to an Xbox One […]