Citizen Sleeper developer praises Xbox Game Pass for ‘keeping a lot of indie studios going’

What you need to know Gareth Damian Martin, the developer behind indie title Citizen Sleeper, recently spoke with Edge magazine about the game’s inclusion in Xbox Game Pass.  Martin says that Citizen Sleeper being in Xbox Game Pass greatly aided its reception, exposing the game to an audience that might not have seen it otherwise.  […]

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“It’s like the gold rush. But it’s probably going to come down in a couple of years, and then we’ll just be refining the experience.” AMD Senior Manager talks AI PCs and NPUs

“We were the first ones with the NPU and then we’re the first ones to have kind of our second iteration already out and running.” AI PCs have been getting a lot of attention lately, with Microsoft specifically defining AI PCs as AI-capable computers with a Copilot key and a system that utilizes an NPU […]

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Google’s Find My Device network is going live in the next few days

Last year Google and Apple announced that they had teamed up to address unwanted tracking through AirTags and other trackers, working on a specification fit for the purpose. Then, a few months later, Google rolled out the unwanted tracker alerts to devices running Android 6.0 and later, and also held back a rollout of its […]

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Samsung’s going to launch an ‘SSD Subscription’ model for servers

You’ve heard of TV and music streaming subscriptions, but how about one for high-performance SSD memory solutions for servers? That’s apparently what Samsung is going to announce tomorrow at NVIDIA’s GTC 2024 conference in San Jose, California. Samsung is reportedly going to introduce several new memory solutions for AI and machine learning applications at the […]

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Exclusive: Samsung going back to square design for Galaxy Watch

Over a decade after the company launched one of its first smartwatches, it appears that Samsung’s bringing back the squarish design for its Galaxy Watch. Some of you have followed its journey in the smartwatch market since 2013 when the Samsung Galaxy Gear was first launched. It had a 1.6-inch square-shaped Super AMOLED display, similar […]

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“Don’t do this, because we’re going to do this in Fallout 5,” Todd Howard talks Fallout TV show in this exclusive interview

What you need to know Microsoft and Bethesda have signed an agreement with Amazon to produce a Fallout TV show, and it looks pretty damn great.  The shows producers referred to the TV show as “Fallout 5,” which had some Fallout fans nervous about the status of a very long, long, long awaited follow up […]

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Going back to the Galaxy S22+ doesn’t feel like the end of the world

I upgraded from the Galaxy S22+ to the new Galaxy S24+ a little over a month ago. Once I got used to the S24+, I thought that trying out the S22+ again would be almost shockingly bad. To my surprise, that wasn’t the case at all. I’m not trying to take anything away from the […]

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YouTube Kids is going away from Samsung TVs

Google has been offering the YouTube Kids app alongside the YouTube app on Android TV/Google TV, Apple TV (tvOS), Samsung TV (Tizen), LG TV (WebOS), and Fire TV (Fire OS) for a very long time. However, in May 2023, the company started offering YouTube Kids within YouTube as well on those platforms to offer a […]

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“I’m going to enjoy seeing it bend out of the way that you thought it was going to go.” Halo TV series cast and showrunner talk Season 2, disrupting hierarchies, and the incoming fall of Reach.

“Crisis.” So says David Wiener, new showrunner for Halo The Series Season 2, when I ask him what single word he’d choose to describe this season’s story arc. I recently had the chance to speak with some of the team on Halo The Series Season 2, with actors Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Fargo, Queen & […]

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If this is what the Google Pixel Fold 2 looks like, who’s going to buy it?

After many rumors, Google came out with its first foldable phone in May last year, called the Google Pixel Fold. It was the result of a close collaboration between the internet search giant and Samsung, as the Pixel Fold’s two displays and Tensor chipset are both made by Samsung. Even though the original Pixel Fold […]

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If this is what the Google Pixel Fold 2 looks like, who’s going to buy it?

After many rumors, Google came out with its first foldable phone in May last year, called the Google Pixel Fold. It was the result of a close collaboration between the internet search giant and Samsung, as the Pixel Fold’s two displays and Tensor chipset are both made by Samsung. Even though the original Pixel Fold […]

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If this is what the Google Pixel Fold 2 looks like, who’s going to buy it?

After many rumors, Google came out with its first foldable phone in May last year, called the Google Pixel Fold. It was the result of a close collaboration between the internet search giant and Samsung, as the Pixel Fold’s two displays and Tensor chipset are both made by Samsung. Even though the original Pixel Fold […]

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Xbox is reportedly going to release Starfield on PlayStation 5 — is the death of Xbox-exclusive games nigh?

What you need to know Rumors are swirling that Xbox is gearing up to end its console-exclusive games run, with a wide array of titles slated to hit its main console rival, Sony’s PlayStation 5.  Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush have both been rumored for the multi-platform treatment, owing to both games’ saturation on […]

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Diablo 4 players are voicing their concerns over Season 3 and to put it lightly — it’s not going down well

What you need to know Diablo 4 Season 3 launched on January 23, and the Season of the Construct hasn’t been received well. Players are criticizing the broken story quest and trap mechanics in the game, as well as the underwhelming pet theme. Developers have responded that they are taking the feedback seriously and have […]

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Palworld has, once again, highlighted the on going deficiencies in PC Game Pass and the Xbox app on Windows 11

More Palworld Palworld is here, and it’s absolutely blowing the f up — and it’s a defacto Xbox console exclusive right now, thanks to Game Pass.  While most of the funfest has been on Steam, Palworld is also driving a huge amount of growth on Xbox as well. Xbox Cloud Gaming has been suffering queues, […]

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Second Payment Emails for Refurbished Apple Device Class Action Lawsuit Going Out Tomorrow

A second wave of Apple customers eligible for a payment under a $95 million Apple refurbished device lawsuit are today receiving emails letting them know that the funds will be sent out starting tomorrow. As Settlement Administrator for the matter, we’re sending you this courtesy email to inform you that by January 9, 2024, you […]

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AYANEO Flip KB and DS are going to make handheld gaming and emulators a whole lot more convenient with a full keyboard or dual-screen model

What you need to know Today, AYANEO CEO Arthur Zhang hosted a live broadcast explaining details about the upcoming AYANEO Flip KB and DS gaming handhelds. The AYANEO Flip KB features a full keyboard while the AYANEO Flip DS features a second display.  Details and specs surrounding the Flip KB and Flip DS were revealed […]

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If you like ChatGPT, then you’re going to love Spotify’s upcoming feature

What you need to know Spotify already has an AI DJ tool built in to create a customized stream of music, but it doesn’t look like that’s the end of it.  A ChatGPT-like AI chatbot has been discovered and subsequently confirmed to be in the works.  The tool will allow you to use AI to […]

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“We felt like it’s still going to reach a broad set of folks”: Disney’s gaming lead talks Indiana Jones Xbox exclusivity, the KOTOR remake, and more

What you need to know Sean Shoptaw, Senior VP of gaming at Disney, recently offered his thoughts and insight about a range of topics during a recent interview with Axios. Shoptaw says the company is “very happy” with its licensing strategy, which sees Disney work with acclaimed developers to create games based on its franchises. […]

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Official: Redmi Note 13 series going global on January 4

We knew the Redmi Note 13 series would make a global appearance in January, now we get an exact date – January 4. The Redmi Note 13, Redmi Note 13 Pro, and Redmi Note 13 Pro+ are all available in China since September. The Pro models are the stars of the show with 200MP 1/1.4-inch […]

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