Microsoft’s head of Xbox and gaming, Phil Spencer, has confirmed the company isn’t working on a streaming-only console. Rumors previously suggested that Microsoft’s next-generation Project Scarlett console would ship with both a high-end version, and a “cloud console” with limited amounts of local compute for things like like controller input, image processing, and collision detection. “We are not […]
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Tech Deal Alert: Apple’s iPad Now Available for $299 at Best Buy
The latest iPad (sixth-generation, Wi-Fi) with 128GB of storage is $299.99 at Best Buy, the only retailer to currently offer it at this price. This beats the best available out there by $30, and it’s quite a large price drop for Apple’s most affordable iPad. Usually, it costs around $100 to jump up from the 32GB option […]
The Dune Boardgame is Back!
One of the most unique strategy games of all time is being brought back to life by Gale Force 9. The board game adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, first published 40 years ago and long out of print, is back. Publisher Gale Force Nine (GF9) says that this is just the beginning of its newly-forged […]
Apple Now Sells Mophie Wireless Chargers
Apple has begun selling two multidevice wireless chargers from Mophie. Both the Dual Wireless Charging Pad ($99.95) and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad ($139.95) are coming to select Apple Stores next week and are available for online order now. Note that Mophie sells the dual-charger for a bit less at $79.95. The Dual Wireless Charging […]
Marques Brownlee Launches a New Tech Podcast
It seems like every YouTube creator has a podcast these days, and that now includes Marques Brownlee. Brownlee, one of YouTube’s most prominent creators who has more than 9 million subscribers on his tech-focused channel MKBHD, is launching a new podcast called Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast. The podcast will be similar to the videos […]
Amazon’s Scout Robots Are Now Delivering to So Cal Doors
Amazon has been testing its Scout delivery robots near its headquarters in Snohomish County, Washington, for a few months. Today, it announced that it’s expanding the program, and it’s set to start testing the robots in the Irvine, California, area on a larger scale. To start, Amazon will only have “a small number of […]
Verizon Clears Up ‘Unlimited’ Plan Confusion with New Offerings (Or DO They)?
For the past few years, Verizon has (rather confusingly) offered three different types of “unlimited” data plans, but now the carrier is looking to clear up that confusion by replacing them with four unlimited plans. Sorry, did I say “clear up”? I meant “make everything even more confusing.” As The Verge reports, the changes […]
Dark theme and Sleep Tracking are coming to Google Fit
In Google’s quest to dark mode everything, Google Fit users can now switch to dark theme to see their rings fill up in even more vivid contrast. In addition to dark theme, the Google Fit app is also being updated to track sleep patterns by pairing it to apps or fitness trackers you use that […]
Here’s What You Can and Cannot Do with Your New Apple Card
Apple has revealed more details about its upcoming credit card, and the Apple Card will come with one unique restriction and one not-so-unique restriction. Thanks to the card’s customer agreement, which was posted publicly on creditor Goldman Sachs’ website last week, we know now the Apple Card won’t play nice with a jailbroken iPhone, […]
Designer Philipp Plein Posts his own Shoes and Cars on Instagram, and Ferrari Doesn’t Like It
Harmless Instagram post or copyright infringement? Ferrari thinks it’s the latter, and definitely doesn’t like what German fashion designer Philipp Plein is doing with its Italian luxury cars. In a series of Instagram posts this week, Plein claims that Ferrari is threatening to sue him because he posted images of his sneakers on the hood […]