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Quarterly consumer spending on video game products reached the highest total in US history in the first quarter of 2020. That’s according to a new report from The NPD Group, which indicates that isolation measures resulted in a nine percent increase in industry consumer spending during Q1 (Jan – Mar) compared to the same period […]
The Justice Department and a coalition of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust charges against Google in the coming months, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. The reporting is consistent with earlier statements by Attorney General William Barr, who said he expected a decision to be made sometime this […]
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it may also be preparing a more affordable iPad for the second half of the year and a new iPad mini for the beginning of 2021. Kuo says there’s going to be a 10.8-inch iPad and an iPad mini with a screen that’s somewhere around 8.5 to 9 inches in […]
In a statement issued to FlatpanelsHD, Netflix said it is working with ISPs to help increase capacity. “In the last month alone we have added four times the normal capacity,” a spokesperson said. And as conditions continue to improve, Netflix will further lift limitations. Per the publication, users in Norway, Denmark, Germany and other European […]
Fitbit, which makes fitness-tracking wearables, will be shifting supply chain resources to make emergency ventilators, Fitbit CEO James Park said to CNBC. The ventilators will be used to help treat COVID-19 patients and could help bolster the national supply of the medical devices, which have been in need during the pandemic. “There was a lot […]
Spotify’s Safari web player vanished without any explanation in 2017. Users were forced to use another browser or the native Mac app. Now, just as mysteriously, Spotify has added Safari back to its list of approved browsers. After almost three years, loyal Safari users can finally listen to Spotify in the browser once again. It’s […]
The TurboGrafx-16 Mini will launch in North America on May 22nd. Konami’s miniature console was initially set to come out on March 19th through Amazon for $99.99. However, Konami delayed the console a few weeks before its release after suspending manufacturing and shipments of the system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new […]
Facebook is buying the popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million, with plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook apps. News of the deal was first reported by Axios, which revealed the $400 million value of the deal. Giphy was founded by Alex Chung […]
Foxconn shared its earnings report for the first quarter of 2020 which highlights the impact that Covid-19 has had on its business. Revenues declined by 12 percent year-over-year to NT$929.7 billion ($31.2 billion) with gross profit sliding a full 28 percent compared to the same period last year, down to NT$41.814 billion ($1.40 billion). Earnings […]
Apple has confirmed it did indeed purchase virtual reality company NextVR, which specializes in recording live events like concerts and sports matches to be experienced in VR, according to Business Insider. NextVR’s website was also changed this week to read, “We’re heading in a new direction,” and the company thanked its “partners and fans around […]
Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s attempt to take on the likes of Zoom with group video calls, is now live. Anyone can create a room in Messenger, but only people in North America can start one on Facebook for the time being. You’ll soon be able to create rooms on Instagram and WhatsApp too. “WhatsApp and Messenger […]
The Epic Games Store has been counting down to the launch of an unnamed free title at 11AM ET today, and we learned last night that game would be Rockstar’s smash hit Grand Theft Auto V, thanks to an early tweet posted by Epic Games’ official Twitter account. However, since the clock passed 11AM ET, […]
Google is doing more to combat resource-intensive ads that can dampen the overall user experience. Google wrote in a blog post. So beginning this summer, Google will cap the resources a display ad can use in Chrome in order to protect users’ batteries and data plans. The search giant said it is experimenting with setting […]
Microsoft is beginning what will be a very long and drawn-out process of no longer supporting 32-bit versions of Windows 10. Beginning with Windows 10 version 2004, which is already available to OEMs and developers, the company is no longer offering a 32-bit version of the OS to OEMs for new PCs. The change is […]
President Donald Trump has extended his executive order banning US companies from working with or buying telecommunications equipment from companies deemed a national security risk until May 2021, via Reuters. The order was key to the Commerce Department adding Huawei to its Entity List from operating in the country. While the ban doesn’t explicitly call […]