Samsung announced on Tuesday that it has plans to expand Samsung Pay’s services to include both a debit card and a cash management account backing it. Samsung will launch the card, which will be backed by a cash management account, in partnership with personal finance company SoFi, Ahn said. Samsung is also developing a “mobile-first […]
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Office for iPad is getting mouse and trackpad support later this year
Microsoft is hard at work getting Office for iPad up to speed with Apple’s latest iPadOS release, with plans to add cursor support for trackpad and mouse in the apps. Apple introduced the cursor to its iPad and iPad Pro line-up in iPadOS 13.4, alongside the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro that for the […]
Samsung Galaxy S21 may feature a 150 megapixel Penta camera setup
Samsung is planning on improving upon this in its next premium flagship generation, Galaxy S21, as claimed by certain rumors. As reported by SamMobile, a leaker on Korean tech forum clien.net claims that Samsung is testing the camera specs for the 2021 iteration of its S-series handsets, which will either be called the S21 or […]
The Switch continues to make Nintendo look good with new sales records
Nintendo Switch sales more than doubled in March compared to 2019’s numbers, according to research from NPD. Nintendo published its official earnings revealing that the Switch has now outsold the combined lifetime sales of the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube. Nintendo 64 sold 32.93 million units in the six or so years it was on […]
Here are the first 13 games optimized for the Xbox Series X
Microsoft is detailing the first games that will be optimized for its next-gen Xbox Series X console today. All of the games included in Microsoft’s Xbox 20/20 show will sport a new Xbox Series X Optimized badge, which signals that a game has been improved and optimized for the new console. Optimizations include 4K support […]
Instagram glitch lets people post extra-long photos
There’s a new glitch that allowed people post extra-long images onto their feeds. It’s attention-grabbing for pretty obvious reasons: they take a while to scroll past. Instagram normally limits portrait photos to roughly the size of your screen. The glitch appears to have only worked on iOS. To make it work, you basically just created […]
Broadband engineer sick with Covid-19 after being spat at by 5G coronavirus conspiracy theorist
Mobile phone masts in the UK are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus. Claims that 5G cell towers somehow cause Covid-19 or damage humans’ immune systems have been spreading on social media for a few months now, despite being called […]
NFC will soon let you charge your earbuds or smartwatch wirelessly
Smartphones are already implementing bilateral charging. Samsung’s Galaxy S10 uses a technology it calls “Wireless PowerShare” that is based on the Qi standard to power other Qi-compatible devices. The iPhone 11 was supposed to have a similar capability, but Apple pulled the plug on it at the last minute. The problem with bilateral Qi charging […]
Spotify is testing video podcasts
Amid an ambitious push into the podcasting space following the $340 million acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor as well the subsequent purchases of Parcast ($56 million) and The Ringer ($200 million) Spotify is looking to bring a visual component to its audio endeavors. While Spotify hasn’t confirmed the tests, adding video to podcasts makes […]
The first public Android 11 beta will be available on June 3rd
Android 11 Beta Launch Show that’s taking place on June 3 at 11:00 AM ET. It’ll be a livestream where Google announces the beta, talks about the newest features, and more. The first public beta is when a new Android update usually starts to take shape and most new features are introduced, so it’ll be […]
Forza Street, Microsoft’s free-to-play racing game, is out now for iOS and Android
Microsoft’s Forza Street, a free-to-play racing title from Forza creator Turn 10 Studios, is available now for iOS and Android after launching for Windows 10 last year. The game takes the standard Forza formula of collecting, customizing, and racing cars and redesigns it for mobile, which means it has a fair amount of micotransactions and […]
Apple’s virtual WWDC begins June 22
Apple confirmed that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on June 22. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Apple will be hosting the conference virtually for the first time in the event’s 31-year history due to ongoing Covid-19 containment efforts. Apple said developers from around the world will get access to the next […]
Twitter tests a warning message that tells users to rethink offensive replies
Twitter is testing a new feature that could reduce bullying and harassment on its platform. Under the experiment, the company will ask users if they want to “rethink” replies before they hit send on potentially offensive tweets. “To let you rethink a reply, we’re running a limited experiment on iOS with a prompt that gives […]
SpaceX and Tom Cruise planning an outer space movie shoot
NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film the first movie shot in space, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. The details of the project aren’t clear, but Bridenstine says the film will take place aboard the International Space Station. The story comes from Deadline, which insists the incredible claim is real. The project is […]
Microsoft to slowly reveal Xbox Series X details through a monthly video series
The Xbox team on Tuesday announced a new monthly series called Xbox 20/20 in which they’ll share what is in store for the next generation of gaming across Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Studios and Project xCloud. The first entry in Xbox 20/20 will be part of the Inside Xbox event on […]