The latest major version of macOS, Big Sur, is now available to everyone. The new-look operating system adds a slew of privacy features, along with upgrades for core apps like Safari, Maps and Messages. Apple designed Big Sur to get the most out of its M1 processor, which will debut in the latest MacBook Air, […]
Amazon’s Key in-garage delivery is now available in many, many more places. Amazonas has expanded the free, Prime-only service to over 4,000 cities and towns across the US, including Atlanta, Philadelphia and Phoenix. You’ll need a myQ smart garage door opener to let the courier in, but it might be worthwhile if you’d rather not […]
A couple of viral videos of the new Xbox Series X bellowing smoke have been called out as fakes after it was revealed the effect could easily be created by blowing vape smoke into the bottom of the console. At least two videos showing thick smoke rising from the Xbox Series X’s top vent holes […]
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is available starting today, and if you missed your chances of securing one on launch, you might be able to secure the console on launch day. Due to the pandemic and high demand of the PS5, retailers will only sell the console online at least until the end of 2020. So, if […]
Facebookand Googke announced an extension on its political advertising ban for at least another month, citing delays in election results due to COVID-19 and unprecedented rates of mail-in and absentee voting. Google and Facebook both confirmed to the Financial Times that their bans remain in place. It’s not clear for how much longer they’ll be […]
Google plans to discontinue one of the best perks of Google Photos. Starting on June 1st, 2021, any new “high quality” photos or videos you upload to the service will count against a shared 15GB cap that will include your Google Workspace documents, slides and spreadsheets. Once you passed that cap, you’ll need to pay […]
Apple has announced some of the first apps and games coming to Arm-based Macs, and it includes more than a few familiar names: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, and more. Other titles teased during Apple’s event today where it detailed the first computers to use its Apple Silicon chips include the code […]
Apple is refreshing its smallest desktop. The company showed off an updated Mac Mini with its new M1 chip that starts at $699. The Mac Mini new desktop model comes packed with an 8-core M1 chip, which Apple says will deliver three times the CPU performance compared to the prior quad-core base Mac Mini model. […]
Apple says it’ll release macOS 11.0, dubbed Big Sur, on November 12th. The company first announced the new OS at its developer’s conference in June and released it as a public beta in August. This will be the first macOS to support Apple’s new M1 laptop chip. Once you download the new, free update, you’ll […]
Apple will swap the MacBook Air’s Intel CPU for its own M1 chip, the company announced today. That swap alone should make the Air a much speedier notebook Apple claims its faster than 98 percent of PCs sold in the last year, and nine times faster than the last model. The new MacBook Pro comes […]
pple’s first ARM-based Mac processor is here. The 5nm M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC) features an 8-core CPU, which the company claims delivers the best performance-per-watt of any processor on the market, and up to 8 GPU cores. Those CPUs cores are divided up into four high-performance and four efficiency cores. According to Apple, the former deliver […]
Google has added another promotion to help push its cloud gaming service Stadia into more households: now YouTube Premium subscribers can get its $100 Stadia Premiere Edition bundle for free in the US and UK. YouTube Premium subscription can claim a Stadia Premiere bundle here, and the only caveat is you’ll have to sign up […]
Xiaomi continues to experiment with phone cameras. It showed off an under-display selfie camera earlier this year and was among the first to introduce a 108-megapixel sensor on a phone. Its Mi Mix 3 flagship even has a sliding screen to reveal a sensor on the panel behind. This time, though, the company is squeezing […]
Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate comes with one free month of Disney+ provided you’re new to the streaming service. You have until January 31st, 2021 to claim the perk, after which you can redeem it until March 2nd. After the one-month trial expires, it will automatically renew so keep that in mind if you […]
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Zoom, after it accused the video calling giant of engaging in “a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users,” in part by claiming the encryption was stronger than it actually was. Zoom said in March that the phrase “end to […]