What you need to know Developer FromSoftware has announced that on March 31, 2024, the Xbox 360 and PS3 servers for the original version of Dark Souls 2 will shut down at 5 a.m. PT / 8 a.m. ET. This will effectively remove all multiplayer from this edition of the game on consoles, forcing Xbox […]
Read MoreE3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) has announced that it is shutting down permanently after nearly three decades of activity. E3 began in 1995 and attracted countless video game exhibitions every year. The show was first canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The last E3 game convention was held in an all-virtual environment in 2021, and […]
Read MorePopular Apple accessory maker Pad & Quill has announced that it is going out of business, and in the process it is offering shoppers 50 percent off everything on its website. Pad & Quill sells a wide variety of Apple product accessories, so this event covers everything from iPhone cases to iPad folios, laptop bags, […]
Read MoreThere appears to be a curious phenomenon that is causing some iPhone models to turn off temporarily at night, which can interrupt alarms and other iPhone features. In a thread on Reddit, a user complains that two separate iPhone alarms in his home failed to go off. Several other users also chimed in with similar […]
Read MoreAnother Google app will soon be phased out – Google Podcasts will cease to exist in 2024 as Google looks to move podcasts to YouTube Music. Google Podcasts launched in 2018 on Android and later made its way to web and iOS in 2020. Google Podcasts is being phased out by YouTube Music Google is […]
Read MorePopular third-party Reddit app Apollo is set to shut down after today as Reddit will be implementing its paid API changes tomorrow. Apollo’s shuttering was announced earlier in June after developer Christian Selig was unable to work out a deal with Reddit to keep the app functional. Reddit as of tomorrow will be charging third-party […]
Read MoreChinese smartphone makers are facing a pretty rough situation in Europe. After OPPO and OnePlus exited the German market, Vivo followed suit and shut down its website for the foreseeable future. According to new reports, another Chinese brand and Samsung’s rival in the mid-range smartphone segment, Realme, is exiting the German market imminently. Realme Germany […]
Read MorePopular third-party Reddit app Apollo will be shutting down as of June 30, Apollo developer Christian Selig announced today. The news comes after Reddit decided to start requiring developers to pay an unreasonable amount to access its API. Selig said in late May that Reddit is charging $12,000 for 50 million requests, and given the […]
Read MoreApple’s “My Photo Stream” service is set to shut down on July 26, 2023, which means customers who are still using that feature will need to transition to using iCloud Photos prior to that date. My Photo Stream is a free service that uploads the last 30 days of images (up to 1,000) to iCloud, […]
Read MoreOppo confirmed its Shanghai-based chip subsidiary Zeku will be closed down due to “uncertainty in the global economy and the smartphone industry”. The chip design company was responsible for the development of the MariSilicon series of chips which included the MariSilicon X ISP and MariSilicon Y audio chip. Oppo established its chip-making business back in […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Smilegate Entertainment, the developer behind the Xbox exclusive shooter CrossfireX, has announced its plan to shut the game down on May 18, 2023. Both the game’s single and multiplayer content offerings will become unavailable after the shutdown. Refunds are being offered to anyone that spent money on the game in […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Marvel’s Avengers is a third-person action-adventure game from Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix. After two-and-a-half years, Marvel’s Avengers is officially shutting down and being delisted from digital storefronts. The game’s final update will arrive on March 31, 2023, and will gift all Marketplace cosmetic items to every player. Support will […]
Read MoreAs a reminder, Apple says it will be shutting down Dark Sky on January 1, 2023. The popular weather app was already removed from the App Store in September and it will stop functioning for existing users starting tomorrow. Apple acquired Dark Sky in March 2020 and it has since incorporated many of the app’s […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The Xbox MVP program has been used to recognize and celebrate prominent leaders in the Xbox gaming community. According to Windows Central sources, Microsoft is officially shuttering the Xbox MVP program at the end of the year. The role of Xbox MVPs will be continued through the thriving Xbox Ambassador […]
Read MoreHMD Connect launched in early 2020 and made it easy go stay connected while roaming – users could pick between SIM and eSIM options and 14-day data plans for 120 countries. Now HMD has quietly revealed that Connect is shutting down. The service will stop operating on December 15 this year, meaning that you will […]
Read MoreIt seems that Xiaomi is planning to discontinue the Gallery Sync feature of Xiaomi Cloud. Developer Kacper Skrzypek discovered a draft announcement for this, but the company is yet to make it official. For those unfamiliar, Gallery Sync gave Xiaomi users 5GB of free cloud storage that could hold photos and videos. But if this […]
Read MoreGoogle today announced that it is shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service, with access set to end in mid-January 2023. Google will be providing refunds for all hardware purchases, all game purchases, and all purchases of in-app add-on content made through the Stadia store. Stadia was not able to gain the traction with users […]
Read MoreTuesday September 13, 2022 4:57 am PDT by Sami Fathi The Dark Sky weather app on iOS is reminding users that it will shut down and no longer be supported starting on January 1, 2023, as previously announced. In a note on the App Store and a prompt shown to users, the app says that […]
Read MoreWe’ve discussed in detail why Samsung’s Unpacked events don’t have the kind of mystery and excitement they used to. Almost everything leaks out before the event itself, so watching the event is more of a formality than an exciting celebration of design and technology. Then again, Samsung only has itself to blame for spoiling its […]
Read MoreUS wireless carrier Sprint’s remaining LTE towers have begun their official shutdowns, a T-Mobile spokesperson confirmed to The Verge. It’s been over two years since T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint went through April of 2020 including its network, stores, assets, spectrum, towers, and customers. T-Mobile has decommissioned Sprint’s wireless spectrum from its 3G and LTE networks […]
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