Netflix will get exclusive streaming rights to all of Sony’s upcoming movies, including the next installment in the Spider-Man franchise. The two companies announced a new agreement that gives the streaming giant exclusive rights to Sony’s upcoming theatrical releases beginning in 2022. The new deal sees Netflix replace Starz as Sony’s partner for the “pay […]
Amazon is adding a new streaming option to its Luna cloud gaming platform that will cap resolution at 720p to help improve stability for players on slower internet connections. Right now, Luna streams only at 1080p, with 4K coming at some point in the future. Yet even at 1080p, internet connections that struggle to keep […]
There is a global shortage of semiconductors right now that is affecting all sorts of industries, as almost all hardware these days depends on silicon at some level. The automobile industry is being particularly affected, with manufacturers simply unable to produce as many cars as they planned to while they wait on component availability. As […]
Intel has been on a relentless marketing drive against Mac computers in recent weeks, positioning them as inferior to Windows laptops powered by Intel processors. In a slight slip-up, however, Intel has accidentally used a MacBook instead of a Windows laptop in one of its newest ads to promote one of its new 11th-generation chips […]
In a blog post announcing the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354, Microsoft said MSPaint will be “updateable via the Microsoft Store outside major OS updates.” In 2017, Microsoft announced it would be killing off the graphics app after 32 years. While it’s not exactly people’s first choice when working with images, birthing the phrase, […]
Users of social media have long risked being booted from those services for misbehavior like harassment and violent threats. But whatever those users engaged in offline only narrowly factored into whether social media companies would ban them. But now livestreaming service Twitch is upending that relative safe space. It said on Wednesday that it would […]
TikTok is rolling out new music-themed filters that promise greater interactivity. The first of those, Music Visualizer, is available to use right now. It includes real-time beat tracking software that will animate the filter to the beat of a song. You can access it through the dedicated Music tab within TikTok’s Creative Effects tray. In […]
Apple is expanding its Find My network to include third-party devices. Some of the first products that will take advantage of the tool include Belkin’s Soundform earbuds and the Chipolo One Spot item tracker, with those becoming available at the start of next week. Find My functionality launched in 2009 along with iPhone 3GS. Over […]
Spotify users on iOS and Android have another way to quickly play something. Spotify has its own hands-free wake word: “Hey Spotify” appears to be rolling out on Android and iOS. You’ll need to grant Spotify permission to access your microphone if you want to use the feature, which you can switch on from the […]
T-Mobile is making its 5G home internet service a reality today. The company made the announcement on a live stream today, teased as its next Uncarrier move, and it says 30 million homes are now eligible for the service 10 million of which are in rural areas. The service costs $60 per month, or $65 […]
Microsoft found that two-phase immersion cooling can reduce the power consumption of a server by as much as 15 percent. The company also anticipates that servers in the immersion tank could experience a reduced failure rate due to the lack of humidity and corrosive effects of oxygen in the air. As computer hardware improves, air […]
After being removed and replaced by Red Dead Redemption 2 nearly a year ago, Grand Theft Auto V will return to Xbox Game Pass for consoles on April 8th, and it will also be coming to Microsoft’s cloud gaming service, xCloud. Microsoft enabled cloud support, so this time around Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can pick […]
By now, you have probably heard of the huge Facebook data breach, in which upwards of 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries had personal data leaked online. Last weekend Facebook users had their data leaked to a hacker forum. Despite including personal data such as phone numbers, full name, birthdate, email addresses, and more, […]
The Supreme Court found that Google could legally use elements of Oracle’s Java application programming interface (API) code when building Android. “Google’s copying of the API to reimplement a user interface, taking only what was needed to allow users to put their accrued talents to work in a new and transformative program, constituted a fair […]
As a part of car company Genesis’ entry into China, it has turned it up a notch with 3,281 drones in a record-breaking drone show. The company’s entry into China saw it hold a brand night on April 2 at Shanghai’s International Cruise Terminal, with the drone show following shortly after titled “Genesis of Genesis.” […]