Apple launched the original iPad 14 years ago today, starting a product line that has gone on to define the tablet space and entry-level computing, spur a shift in how media is consumed, and have immense cultural impact. The original iPad launched on April 3, 2010. Designed to bridge the gap between the laptop and […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The Minecraft 1.21 content update continues to get larger with new features and improvements, and Mojang Studios just revealed the latest drop. Minecraft: Java Edition players can now test the Mace, a brand-new weapon that does massive smashing damage with knockback. The damage the Mace does increases the farther you […]
Read MoreWe’re in the third month of the year and Samsung fans are waiting with bated breath for the One UI 6.1 update to arrive on their devices. However, Samsung still isn’t done rolling out the One UI 6.0 (Android 14) update to all eligible phones and tablets. The list of devices that haven’t received One […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Minecraft: Education Edition boasts dozens of interactive educational lessons focusing on a wide variety of topics, and many come to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, too. Mojang Studios has released a new map in its Cyber Safe collection dubbed ‘Good Game,’ and it focuses on digital wellbeing in online communities. The hour-long […]
Read MoreRecent iPhone 16 Pro prototypes seen by MacRumors indicate that Apple has again tweaked the design of the Action button, and now it looks much like the Action button found on the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple has been toying with the size and design of the Action button for the iPhone 16 Pro, but in […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know At the weekend, rumors began to swirl that Hi-Fi Rush, one of Microsoft’s biggest Xbox hits from last year, is coming to other console platforms. It would mark a departure from Xbox’s previous comments, wherein they suggested they wouldn’t explore these avenues again after creating confusion with Ori and the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft announced that it is hiring Sam Altman, ex-CEO of OpenAI. Altman was fired by OpenAI last week after the board said they had lost confidence in his leadership. Altman will be joined by Greg Brockman to lead a new AI research team at Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has […]
Read MoreApple today seeded the fifth beta of visionOS, the software that runs on the Vision Pro headset. The fifth beta came out in late October, so it has two weeks since Apple last released a visionOS update. Only a limited number of developers have access to Vision Pro at this time, with the headsets used […]
Read MoreApple today seeded the fifth beta of visionOS, the software that runs on the Vision Pro headset. The fourth beta came out in early October, so it has been nearly a month since Apple last released a visionOS update. Only a limited number of developers have access to Vision Pro at this time, with the […]
Read MoreA Sam Lake mod for Max Payne 3 by AlexSavvy gives us a glimpse at what the remakes might look like. (Image credit: AlexSavvy | Rockstar Games) What you need to know Finnish video game developer Remedy Entertainment shared its Q3 earnings. Recently released Alan Wake 2 has reportedly paved the way for future titles […]
Read MoreApple has explored using its Vision Pro headset to diagnose and treat mental health problems, among other health monitoring capabilities, The Information‘s Wayne Ma reports. Citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Ma explains that Apple has experimented with using the Vision Pro to track a user’s facial expressions to detect depression, anxiety, stress, […]
Read MoreApple’s iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data shared today by investment firm Piper Sandler in its biannual teen survey. 87 percent of teens surveyed own an iPhone, while 88 percent expect the iPhone to be their next phone. Teen iPhone ownership numbers have not shifted since last year, […]
Read MoreApple today seeded the fourth beta of visionOS, the software that runs on the upcoming Vision Pro headset. The third beta came out in late August, so it has been more than a month since Apple last released a visionOS update. Only a limited number of developers have access to Vision Pro at this time, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know For a couple months, Undead Labs and Wushu Studios have been teasing and testing the next State of Decay 2 update. Update 34: Curveball is officially coming to all players across Xbox and Windows PC on Sept. 18, 2023. The update introduces Curveballs, a wide variety of random events that […]
Read MoreXiaomi posted its quarterly financial report, and the numbers did not look good for the Q2 period of 2023. The overall revenue declined by 4%, with the smartphone business playing a major part in the lower number. Between April and June 2023, Xiaomi sold 15.8% fewer devices, compared to last year’s period. Smartphone performance Q2 […]
Read MoreAccording to the latest PC market analysis from IDC, the PC market has declined in the second quarter this year by 15.3% year-over-year. The silver lining is that it actually grew compared to Q1 2023 by 5.9%. All PC market categories saw a decline, though, with the notebook segment declining by 18.5% YoY, while the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The latest Steam weekly sales charts show another big jump for Starfield. Having made big moves last week, it’s now the number three seller (taking free to play titles out of the equation) and it still doesn’t launch for three weeks. Starfield launches on September 6 on Xbox and PC, […]
Read MoreWe’ve seen several cases of Galaxy phones being affected by screen-related issues. Almost all affected phones feature a Super AMOLED screen, and green or pink lines appear on them automatically. Recently, Samsung announced a free repair policy for out-of-warranty Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy S20 series phones affected by the issue. However, those are not […]
Read MoreAndroid 14 is the next major update coming to Google’s mobile operating system, and some manufacturers have already released Android 14 in beta form for their customers. Samsung fans, including everyone here at SamMobile, are looking forward to Android 14 as well. By the end of 2023 Samsung will likely have released Android 14 worldwide […]
Read MoreA pre-release version of Apple Pay Later continues to roll out to randomly selected iPhone users, as noted by tech enthusiast Will Sigmon. Built into the Wallet app, the “buy now, pay later” feature lets qualifying customers split a purchase made with Apple Pay into four equal payments over six weeks, with no interest or […]
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