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Microsoft is planning to show off some Xbox Series X gameplay next month. The software maker will hold a special Inside Xbox stream on May 7th, with the focus squarely on games for the Xbox Series X. Microsoft’s event will include next-gen gameplay from Microsoft’s “global developers partners,” but Xbox Game Studios games titles will […]
Microsoft delayed its new Surface Earbuds from a 2019 release to spring 2020 in November. The user manual for the earbuds was spotted on the FCC’s website. That indicates the wireless earbuds could be coming out soon. What’s interesting in the manual are the details about the swipe gestures for the big circular touch pads on […]
Microsoft has a range of Microsoft Teams-certified headphones from its partners, and now, some are getting the ability to integrate more deeply into the chat app. A new button feature will allow headset owners to bring Teams to the front on a Windows PC, join a meeting, or check missed calls and voicemail. Some existing […]
icrosoft just announced that the Your Phone app on Windows 10 can control music and audio on Android devices. The feature is available now, though the rollout could take a few days to show up within the Your Phone app. Microsoft announced the new feature alongside its announcement of the latest Fast ring Insider build […]
Apple and Google’s joint effort to help public health authorities track the spread of COVID-19 will begin testing today, the companies said. The companies will deliver an initial version of their exposure notification API to a small number of developers working on apps for public health organizations and test it over the next several weeks. […]
The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) launched the Games for Carers initiative. The program will give away more than 85,000 video games and game subscriptions to National Health Service (NHS) workers in the United Kingdom as thanks for Working through the coronavirus crisis. It’s a nice gesture to health professionals that we have seen […]
Apple has started displaying COVID-19 testing sites in Maps. People in all 50 states and Puerto Rico can use Apple’s default navigation app to quickly find a place to get checked, whether it’s a hospital, urgent care clinic, pharmacy or dedicated testing site. The facilities also fall under a new “COVID-19 Testing” search category that’s […]
The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is the next major update for Microsoft’s operating system, and it looks like it’s coming with a clever feature to help make your PC run faster. The feature involves a tweak to Windows Search, and in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, it will no longer cause high disk […]
Drone maker DJI on Tuesday unveiled what the company is calling the best all-around drone it has ever made. The Mavic Air 2 is the first in the Mavic series to offer 4k video recording at up to 60 frames per second and 120 Mbps. It also affords HDR capabilities and can grab 1080p video […]
Apple and Google are expected to release their contact tracing technology to developers tomorrow. The UK’s coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to use a different model to the one proposed by Apple and Google, despite concerns raised about privacy and performance. The NHS says it has a way to make the software work “sufficiently well” […]
Samsung has released a new software update for the true wireless headphones that brings over a couple of features that were previously exclusive to the newer Galaxy Buds+. The most notable enhancement is the addition of an improved ambient sound mode. You can enable the feature to work automatically, as well as with just one […]
Starting this May, UPS and CVS plan to use autonomous drones to shuttle medicine to people in The Villages, Florida, giving them a high-tech way to practice social-distancing. Starting on May 4th, those living in The Villages will receive their prescriptions from a Matternet’s M2 drone. As it has done in the past, UPS will […]
Samsung seems to be working on its first smartphone with a pop-up camera. While we don’t yet know what the phone will be called. Well-known leaker OnLeaks and Pigtou have posted renders of what they say is an upcoming Samsung phone with a pop-up front facing camera. Much like the OnePlus 7 Pro and some […]
Dyson has said the medical ventilator it developed to help treat patients with Covid-19 is no longer required. After spending about $25 million on the project. It began developing a device in response to a government appeal for firms to take part in a national effort to increase the number of ventilators. But in a […]
Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat. The company today announced Messenger Rooms, a tool for starting virtual hangouts with up to 50 people and allowing friends to drop in on you whenever they like. It’s also doubling the capacity of video calls on WhatsApp from […]