Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted Apple’s App Store fees on Twitter Friday, in a tweet that sides with Epic in the ongoing Epic v. Apple dispute. “Epic is right,” wrote Musk, before going on to call Apple’s App Store fees a “de facto global tax on the Internet.” Musk has clashed with Apple over the years due to employee […]
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TikTok announces lots of new Live Video Features
TikTok has announced a multitude of new live video features coming to the popular video app platform for both creators and viewers, including scheduled “events,” picture-in-picture support for iOS and Android, and group livestreams with two users. It’s part of the company’s increased efforts to push users to create and watch live videos. A lot […]
Facebook brings cloud gaming to Apple devices with a Web App
The Verge reports that Facebook is bringing its new cloud gaming service to iPhones and iPads through a web app that, like a native app, can be added to people’s home screens. The site will let you play simple web games like Solitaire and match-threes and stream more graphically intensive titles, like racing games. Unfortunately, due […]
Google Drive will let you block other users to stop potential harassment
Google Drive is adding the ability for users to block other accounts from sharing files with them, in a move that’s designed to prevent potential harassment and spam on the platform. The feature, which is rolling out over the next two weeks, also stops accounts from accessing any files you’ve shared with them in the past, […]
EA announces New Projects, talks the Future of Game Development in a Post-Pandemic Era
The Verge reports that on July 22nd, Electronic Arts announced a handful of new projects, including a remake of Dead Space and a story-driven racer complete with Hollywood talent. And this comes on the heels of what was a very busy pandemic year, because in 2020, EA says it launched 13 new games and more than 400 updates for […]
Apple delays Employees return to In-Person amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Apple will delay the return of its employees to office by at least a month to October at the earliest, as COVID-19 cases surge back in the United States and abroad, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.The tech giant will inform its employees at least a month before their expected return to offices, the report said, […]
Jeff Bezos launches Blue Origin’s first human flight into Space
Nine days after billionaire Richard Branson made history by becoming the first person to launch himself into space on his own Virgin Galactic plane, fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos did the same on a rocket from his company Blue Origin. “Best day ever,” Bezos said from the autonomous capsule after it landed. The 57-year-old Amazon founder […]
Amazon’s Alexa gets big Star Quality
Amazon has announced that the voices of Melissa McCarthy and Shaquille O’Neal are now available on Alexa devices. McCarthy and O’Neal are the latest A-List celebs to act as Alexa celebrity personalities. The last time Alexa added a star-powered voice, it was Samuel L. Jackson in 2019. According to the company’s launch announcement, the day Amazon […]
Could Google’s Pixel 5A 5G be coming soon?
The Pixel 5A 5G, Google’s midrange counterpart to last year’s Pixel 5, has been spotted in the FCC’s database, suggesting a release might not be far away. Android Police, which first saw the two listings, reports that none specifically mention the name “Pixel 5A” but that at least one of the three model numbers (GR0M2) lines up […]
Apple plans to bring a Mini LED screen to MacBook Pro and 11-inch iPad Pro
Apple plans to add a Mini LED screen to the 11-inch iPad Pro in 2022, following the introduction of the technology on this year’s 12.9-inch model, according to a research note by Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo. The note was reported on by AppleInsider and MacRumors. Apple released new versions of the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro this year, […]