This day one Xbox Game Pass title coming this summer just got a spectacular extended gameplay trailer

What you need to know Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, developed by A44 Games and published by Kepler Interactive, was revealed during the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. The game is described as an open-world, action-adventure RPG where players battle against epic Gods and their armies of the undead. A new extended gameplay trailer was […]

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Microsoft Teams (classic) gets an extended lifeline despite the new client reaching feature parity

What you need to know Microsoft has pushed the end of availability for Teams classic from March 31, 2024, to July 1, 2024. The company says this will give admins ample time to address any issues they might have encountered while transitioning to the new Teams app. The new Teams client shipped to general availability […]

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Fortnite refund deadline for unwanted items extended to February 29

Samsung and Fortnite’s story goes way back to when the popular battle royale title was launched on Android in 2018. Since then, Samsung has continued to release new skins, maps, items and other activations in collaboration with Epic Games. Many Fortnite players willingly purchase in-game items, but developer Epic has faced a lawsuit for sales […]

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Apple’s Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2023 Holiday Season

Apple today indicated that its extended return policy is now in effect for the 2023 holiday shopping season. The policy applies to most products that Apple sells, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, accessories, and more. In the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, and many other countries, most items purchased between […]

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Samsung dives deep into June 2023 camera update with extended changelog

Lately, Samsung’s changelogs for firmware and app updates have been hit-and-miss. Some prevalent issues are that changelogs for device updates don’t always go into detail, and app updates often borrow old changelogs for new releases. Thankfully, Samsung seems to be at least somewhat aware of its shortcomings in this area. And at least as far […]

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Lightyear Frontier returns during Xbox Games Showcase Extended with a new release window

What you need to know Lightyear Frontier was originally unveiled during the 2021 ID@Xbox showcase. Unfortunately, the team behind the exo-mech farming simulator had to delay the title indefinitely in 2022. FRAME BREAK and Amplifier Game Invest have unveiled a new trailer with a new Early Access launch window at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase […]

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Hi-Fi Rush Arcade Challenge Update announced at Xbox Games Showcase Extended

What you need to know Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks was announced and released on the same day back in January 2023. During the Xbox Games Showcase Extended, Tango Gameworks director John Johanas showed up to talk about the Arcade Challenge update for Hi-Fi Rush. The update brings a new Rhythm Tower challenge mode, a […]

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Apple Park WWDC 2023 Viewing Event to Include Special ‘Ring’ Tour, Evening Activity and Extended Developer Sessions

The 2023 Apple Park event that select developers have been invited to attend will include tours of the campus, special extra long developer sessions, and an evening activity, all of which are new compared to the event that Apple held last year. Developers will be treated to refreshments in the morning, followed by the 10:00 […]

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Apple’s Headset to Bring Continuity Features into ‘Extended Reality’

Apple intends to bring new Continuity features to its upcoming mixed reality headset that will make switching between devices and virtual workspaces a seamless experience, if a new patent is anything to go by. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, Continuity is how Apple describes all the ways that the devices in its ecosystem communicate […]

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Windows 8.1 officially reaches end of extended support

What you need to know Windows 8.1 officially reached its end of support today. The operating system aimed to fix many of the issues introduced with Windows 8 but was ultimately received poorly by general users. Those with PCs running Windows 8.1 can upgrade to Windows 10 for free and Windows 11 if their system […]

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Apple’s Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2022 Holiday Shopping Season

Apple today announced that its extended return policy is now in effect for the holiday shopping season. The policy applies to most products that Apple sells, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, HomePod mini, and more. In the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and select other countries, most items purchased […]

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Target Highlights Apple Shops Expansion and Extended Trials for Apple Services

Target today highlighted recent expansions to its relationship with Apple, led by the growing number of “Apple at Target” locations with the dedicated Apple sales areas now available in over 150 Target stores. Target says these Apple “shop-in-shops” feature Apple-trained Target Tech Consultants with twice the amount of space dedicated to Apple products compared to […]

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Samsung and Qualcomm have extended their chipset partnership to 2030

Qualcomm announced today that it has agreed to extend its patent license agreement with Samsung for another seven years. The agreement’s renewal guarantees that future Galaxy devices and Samsung PCs will be powered by Qualcomm technologies such as chipsets and networking equipment through the end of 2030. More specifically, Samsung and Qualcomm have extended their […]

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Apple and Samsung could soon compete over the extended reality market

Samsung and Apple could soon compete in another market segment besides smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. Apple is showing signs of entering the VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) market, and the launch of its first VR/AR device could be around the corner. Early evidence suggests that Apple chose the “RealityOS” name for the […]

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Extended lockdown would hurt Samsung’s semiconductor factory in Xian

Amidst the rising cases of COVID-19, China has partially locked down Xian from April 16 to 19 to curb the spread of the virus. However, this doesn’t seem to be a good sign for Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor factory in Xian. Because, according to BusinessKorea, the semiconductor production in the Samsung factory is likely to be […]

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Some MacBook Pro Models Seeing Significantly Extended Delivery Times Due to Lockdowns in China

High-end MacBook Pro models are experiencing extended delivery times due to component shortages and ongoing lockdowns in China caused by the global pandemic, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In the online Apple Store, M1 Max and custom M1 Pro versions of the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro deliveries are delayed until late May or […]

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Samsung announces extended partnership with Orange in Europe

Samsung has announced a deeper partnership with Orange, a leading network provider in Europe. Among other things, Samsung will help Orange expand its SA (standalone) 5G network throughout Europe and ensure that Samsung Galaxy devices work flawlessly on it. Orange customers will soon be able to avail of attractive trade-in offers for Galaxy phones. They […]

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