Apple CEO Tim Cook wow’d virtual audiences with his launch of all of the tech giant’s new goodie gadgets at their annual “Apple Event” on September 14th. While he had the audience all fresh and revved up, Cook started off the night by promoting Apple TV’s Fall lineup, which sounds great, but let’s face it, […]
The Verge reports that Electronics company TCL has confirmed it is pausing its plans release a lower-cost foldable phone this year. Its clamshell-style foldable phone, codenamed Project Chicago, was in mid-development when the company made the decision to put it on indefinite hold. According to TCL the delay is due in part to rising production […]
After months of combating a tidal wave of harassment campaigns targeting marginalized streamers, Twitch has filed a suit against two alleged “hate raiders.” First reported by WIRED, the suit, filed September 9th in US Federal Court, names two defendants, CruzzControl and CreatineOverdose, and alleges the two were responsible in part for the rash of “hate […]
Sony is the latest video game company to put on a big virtual event, and its PlayStation Showcase 2021 didn’t disappoint. It was a chance to show off some of the biggest games coming to the PS5, and while there were some notable absences — Sony still isn’t talking much about the next generation of […]
The Verge reports that Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled for a permanent nationwide injunction blocking Apple not only from keeping iPhone users in the dark about alternate ways they can pay, but potentially allowing developers to actually stick their own purchase mechanisms into their own apps. It’s a win for developers in general, but not […]
According to Business Insider, Amazon is set to release Amazon-branded TV’s as soon as October in the US. The televisions will have Alexa, screen sizes “in the range of 55 to 75 inches,” and will be designed and manufactured by third parties such as TCL, Insider reports. The company is also developing a TV designed in-house, Insider says, but […]
BMW’s Motorrad division has been pumping out some wild concepts over the last few years as the larger company turns its attention towards electric vehicles, and now the latest to launch looks extremely cool: the CE 02 mini-bike. The Verge reports that the electric mini bike debuted just ahead of the IAA Mobility conference in Germany. The CE 02 […]
Do you really need a physical body when you’ve got the next great idea? Shouldn’t an artificially intelligent machine be able to patent its own inventions? As far as a U.S. federal judge is concerned, the answers are “uh, yeah you do,” and, “nope.” Bloomberg reports that in April 2020, the US Patent and Trademark […]
Fortnite developer Epic Games is finally bringing the big alien invasion event they’ve been teasing fans with in the form of “Operation: Sky Fire.” The live event will be taking place on September 12th at 4PM ET, and Epic says that players will “join a strike team and sneak aboard the Mothership to deliver IO’s […]
According to The Verge, there’s a rumor floating around that Nintendo may be finally ready to bring its storied handheld gaming library to the Nintendo Switch — Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will soon join the 100-plus NES and SNES games that it offers via its Switch Online subscription service, according to rumors from the “Nate the […]