SpaceX’s Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries — now it’s coming to backpackers. As The Verge reports, the new compact DC-powered Starlink Mini is about the size of a thick laptop and integrates the Wi-Fi router right inside the dish. And despite using less power than other Starlink […]
At its introduction event, Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay expressed a desire not to alienate longtime Windows aficionados, and that’s a good thing (though almost impossible, given the way many people react to change). Despite that goal of keeping it familiar, there’s plenty of innovation in Windows 11. So, what’s new in 11, and […]
Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree is finally here. The huge game, from Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, is set in a world created in part by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. As The Verge reports, the game largely lives up to the massive hype, but it didn’t have a perfect launch. Bandai Namco issued a PSA on the day […]
After years of playing second fiddle to Link in her own franchise, Princess Zelda is finally getting a video game of her own this fall. As The Verge reports, Nintendo revealed Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom during Tuesday’s Direct presentation. This is the franchise’s first game to follow along as Princess Zelda herself […]
Samsung is exploring new digital health coaching features based on large language models, or LLMs, as part of its efforts to embed AI into its most important products. The move can also be seen as an effort to fend off rivals including Google and Apple as they evolve their own health trackers and digital assistants. As CNET reports, this initiative […]
Voyager 1, the farthest human-made craft from the Earth, is finally sending back data from all four of its scientific instruments, NASA said last week. That means the agency is once more receiving its readings on plasma waves, magnetic fields, and space-bound particles. As The Verge reports, Voyager 1 stopped sending back good data months ago, in November, […]
Even though Apple barely mentioned its smart home platform during its WWDC 2024 keynote last week, Apple Home users can still rejoice over an update discovered in the first iOS 18 beta: they’re getting the option to choose a “Preferred Home Hub.” As The Verge reports, this fixes the problem of your smart home “deciding” to run […]
As of June 10th, Nintendo has officially discontinued support for the Switch console’s integration with X (formerly Twitter), making it the last of the current-gen consoles to do so after Microsoft and Sony disabled their own access last year. As The Verge reports, the integration was removed as part of the Nintendo Switch’s 18.1.0 update, taking away the ability for […]
Microsoft’s big Xbox game showcase was back with a vengeance for summer 2024. The more than an hour-long showcase delivered plenty of release dates, and Xbox game announcements, including a 2025 release window for Fable and some new gameplay, alongside a November launch date for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, some more Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay, and even a […]
The keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday teased a lot of what users can expect later this year when all of its major software updates roll out to the public in the fall. Big changes coming to iOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 include RCS support, a new Passwords app, a revamped Calculator app […]