While Samsung and Huawei are said to be preparing to explore additional foldable phone designs later this year, Apple has reportedly left the game due to concerns regarding the durability of foldable screens. A new report via Naver says Apple has been experimenting with foldable phones from other brands, including Samsung. The Cupertino giant has […]
Read MoreApple has failed to properly comply with a court order that requires non-App Store purchasing options be made available to third-party developers, Epic Games has told a judge (via Bloomberg). The Supreme Court earlier this month declined to hear separate requests from both Apple and Epic Games in their three-year-long lawsuit against each other regarding […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The not-Pokémon game with guns, Palworld, has been released on Xbox Game Pass and Steam in early access. Palworld has sold 1 million copies in just 8 hours and with 370k+ concurrent players, it is in the top 25 all-time peak players on Steam. The game is a great survival […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has released a new update for PowerToys, bringing it to version 0.77.0. The update ships with a new module dubbed Command Not Found PowerShell 7.4, designed to detect failed commands in PowerShell 7.4 and recommend a package to install using winget. Several bug fixes and improvements are also included. […]
Read MoreToward the beginning of 2023, I finally ventured into a genre that I had previously left untouched — classic-style turn-based RPGs, especially those made or inspired by Japanese creators. At the time, it seemed obvious which game I should choose as my first foray into turn-based JRPGs, with Octopath Traveler from Square Enix seemingly universally […]
Read MoreWhen making or receiving a FaceTime call with my friends, family, or co-workers, you would expect it to keep its connection and not to fail mid-discussion. Unfortunately, however, you’ll sometimes encounter problems where the call doesn’t last too long before cutting off. Needless to say, if you encounter the FaceTime call failed issue, this needs […]
Read MoreApple today unveiled its long, long rumored Vision Pro with its virtual and mixed reality systems mashup into what it calls its spatial computer (a term first invented in 2003 and used by Microsoft and others since). There’s no denying that a LOT of effort and technology went into the $3,500 headset, with Apple claiming […]
Read MoreApple introduced the original iPhone in January 2007 and a few months later it leveraged the new all-touch interface to add a new branch to the iPod family tree. While the iPod touch was outsold by the iPhone, it was still highly successful – Apple celebrated 100 million units sold in mind 2013. Naturally, Android […]
Read MoreA couple of years ago we looked at the best LG phones and called the LG G5 “the most ambitious LG phone ever”. We stand by that – the phone brought some features that had a marked impact on the market and some that did not, not even on LG’s own lineup. The G5 was […]
Read MoreNote: This article contains spoilers for HBO’s The Last of Us and Paramount’s Halo. The premiere of HBO’s highly anticipated The Last of Us show is finally here, and it’s proven to be everything you could want from an adaptation of a video game. Pedro Pascal portrays protagonist Joel Miller with incredible balance and precision, […]
Read MoreIn August 2021, Apple announced it had acquired classical music service Primephonic. At the time, Apple said it planned to release a dedicated classical music app in 2022, but the year has now ended without the app launching. “Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year combining Primephonic’s classical user interface […]
Read MoreAfter a hiatus of 13 years Avatar is back in cinemas – the original movie revolutionized the industry and transformed 3D from a gimmick to a must-have for each and every blockbuster. But what happened once a 3D movie left the silver screen and was released on Blu-ray? The rise in popularity of 3D movies […]
Read MoreIn 2004 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos created a team to build an ebook reader – in 2007 the Kindle was born and it went on to dominate its market. Then in 2011 the Kindle Fire Android tablet arrived and while it couldn’t quite achieve the same domination it became a major player in its niche. […]
Read MoreSubscription movie ticket service MoviePass first launched in 2017, offering subscribers unrestricted movie access for $9.99 per month. MoviePass was providing customers with debit cards and paying full price for each movie ticket despite the low monthly fee, and the effort ultimately failed catastrophically within a matter of months. MoviePass had been counting on deals […]
Read MoreMicrosoft and Verizon somehow managed to kill the Kin phones twice. The first generation came out in 2010 and was designed by Danger – the company behind the Hiptop (aka T-Mobile Sidekick). Danger was home to the likes of Andy Rubin and Matias Duarte, which people familiar with Android history should know quite well. We’ve […]
Read MoreMicrosoft and Verizon somehow managed to kill the Kin phones twice. The first generation came out in 2010 and was designed by Danger – the company behind the Hiptop (aka T-Mobile Sidekick). Danger was home to the likes of Andy Rubin and Matias Duarte, which people familiar with Android history should know quite well. We’ve […]
Read MoreFor the last several years, Apple has been working to develop its own 5G modem chip so that it won’t need to rely on Qualcomm as a supplier, but according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s efforts “may have failed.” Kuo says that his “latest survey” suggests that development on the chip has stalled, which […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Under-Panel Camera (UPC) might be one of the most overhyped and underwhelming mobile technologies in years. It debuted with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and it’s barely getting any attention across the mobile industry, despite all the hype it generated in recent years. UPC (or UDC / Under-Display Camera) technology has been a dream […]
Read MoreLast month, Nvidia officially confirmed that its acquisition of Arm was being terminated due to complications with convincing regulators that the merger would not affect Arm’s free licensing model. Softbank (Japanese investment company and current owner of Arm) is on the hook for a $1.25 billion fee. Following the failed acquisition, The Telegraph reports that […]
Read MoreThere is some sad, rather shocking news coming in for the fans who have traded in their old phones to get their hands on the Galaxy S22 series in the UK. Notably, according to a Galaxy S22 Ultra user in the UK, Samsung has sent a notice to the user citing that the device will […]
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