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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AliveCor Praises Apple Watch Ban Amid Its Own Health Tech Patent Dispute With Apple

Health technology company AliveCor has praised the International Trade Commission (ITC)’s ban on sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States. AliveCor, like Masimo, accuses Apple of violating its patents related to heath technology used in the Apple Watch. While Masimo’s fight focuses on the Apple Watch’s […]

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Lies of P director praises Xbox Game Pass and its marketing efforts for supporting a new IP

What you need to know Ji Won Choi, the director of Lies of P, recently praised Xbox Game Pass during an interview on Game Rant, stating it helped the game gain a massive player base. Lies of P is a Soulslike reimagining of Pinocchio where the player must save the city of Krat from a […]

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“This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen…” Esports journalist praises Valve for giving cheating DotA2 players an absolutely brutal holiday gift

What you need to know Players caught ‘smurfing’ in DotA2 have logged on to be greeted by a gift from Valve, a ‘Highly Toxic Lump of Coal’ which permabans their account. The bans have been handed out indiscriminately and even to professional streamers who have opened the gift live. Smurfing is when a highly skilled […]

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US tech union praises completion of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition, says it represents a ‘milestone’ for improving labor in gaming

What you need to know Microsoft finalized its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion on Oct. 13, 2023, adding a large number of studios and games to the Xbox first-party roster.  In working to complete this deal, Microsoft previously signed a binding contract to remain neutral in worker unionization efforts.  Earlier in 2023, over […]

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Tim Cook Praises Apple’s ‘Symbiotic Relationship’ With China During Beijing Visit

Apple CEO Tim Cook has praised his company’s “symbiotic relationship” with China during his first visit to the country in the last three years. Tim Cook shares a photo of his visit to Apple’s Wangfujing store via Weibo In his first visit since the pandemic began in 2020, the Apple chief gave a keynote speech […]

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Timothée Chalamet Praises Apple’s Taste in Ongoing TV+ Ad Campaign

Apple is continuing on with its Apple TV+ ad campaign starring actor Timothée Chalamet, today sharing a new spot where Chalamet praises Apple’s taste and laments that the TV+ streaming service is “missing someone” while staring at a portrait of himself. [embedded content] Chalamet uses an iPad to longingly look through various ‌Apple TV+‌ shows […]

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iFixit Shares iPhone 14 Teardown, Praises New Design With Easily Removable Display and Back Glass

Repair website iFixit today shared a video teardown of the standard iPhone 14. In a blog post, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens praised the device’s more repairable internal design, calling it the most substantial iPhone redesign since the iPhone X. [embedded content] As was mentioned in a few reviews, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus […]

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Everyone’s asking me about the Galaxy Z Flip 4, and I can’t stop singing its praises

I’ve been using the Galaxy Z Flip 4, the latest in Samsung’s foldable flip phone series, for around two weeks as I write this. I wasn’t going to review the device as I wouldn’t get a unit on time here in India, but Samsung was still kind enough to send me one to try it […]

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President Biden Praises Apple Employees in Maryland for Unionizing

U.S. President Joe Biden this morning said that he was “proud” of Apple employees in Maryland who voted to unionize over the weekend, reports Reuters. Though other Apple retail locations have been discussing unionization, the Maryland employees are the first Apple retail workers to unionize in the United States. “Workers have a right to determine […]

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