As part of Sony’s push into mobile gaming, the company has formed a PlayStation Studios Mobile Division that will operate separately from console game development. According to a press release, the new team will create mobile games with “new and existing PlayStation IP.” According to The Verge, Sony’s move to form a mobile gaming division […]
Google’s trying to make it easier for developers to create Android apps that connect in some way across a range of devices. In a blog post, Google explains that it’s launching a new cross-device software development kit (SDK) that contains the tools developers need to make their apps play nice across Android devices, and, eventually […]
Instagram has announced that the platform is rolling out a feature that defaults accounts for new users under 16 years old to “Less,” the most restrictive setting for Sensitive Content Control. Teenagers already on Instagram will get push notifications “encouraging” them to opt-in to the heavier filtering on what the algorithm shows them across Search, Explore, Hashtag […]
As The Verge reports, T-Mobile says it’s getting rid of mobile dead zones, thanks to a new partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, at an event hosted by T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and Elon Musk. With their “Coverage Above and Beyond” setup, mobile phones could connect to satellites and use a slice of a connection providing around 2 […]
Apple’s next product launch event will take place on September 7th, the company announced in an invitation sent out to journalists this week. According to The Verge, Apple is expected to share details on upcoming iPhones and Apple Watches at the event. The invite, which has the tagline “Far out,” is for an in-person event […]
Twitter has hidden negligent security practices, misled federal regulators about its safety, and failed to properly estimate the number of bots on its platform, according to testimony from the company’s former head of security, the legendary hacker-turned-cybersecurity-expert Peiter “Mudge” Zatko. As The Verge reports, these explosive allegations could have huge consequences, including federal fines and […]
On August 18, The Verge reported that Sony had kicked off another one of its once infrequent (but becoming much more frequent) PS5 restocks, and the $549.99 console bundle that includes the PS5 with a disc drive along with Horizon Forbidden West is still in stock about 19 hours later. Even after everyone has had the chance to run through the […]
New HBO Max owner Warner Bros. Discovery has been playing fast and loose with content recently on the streaming service as a result of fallout from their messy megamerger. Although it’s been shedding shows and movies from the service to save money — and even canceling late-stage projects like Batgirl — it’s trying to course-correct any lost subscriptions […]
Airlines have lost so much luggage of passengers this summer that travel pros are advising people against checking any bags at all, and it’s true that when you hand over your luggage to airline personnel, you run the risk of being separated from your belongings for the entirety of your trip — or longer. Many airlines […]
As TechCrunch reports, Apple is on the cusp of introducing a tiny change with an outsized impact on the quality of life of iPhone users everywhere who are tired of helplessly watching as the life trickles out of their device in unquantifiable increments. But wait, there’s good news. According to TechCrunch, in the latest iOS […]