Mobile World Congress begins today, February 28th, in Barcelona and runs through Thursday, March 3rd. It’s typically the world’s largest mobile technology show, where some of the biggest smartphone brands announce their latest devices and new technologies. As The Verge reported, in recent years, the show’s big focus has been on the transition to 5G as well […]
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Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design
The Verge reports that Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021, showed off the controllers last March, and confirmed it would be called PlayStation VR2 in January. The new design features a similar white-and-black color scheme as the PlayStation 5 (the company says […]
Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode
Halo Infinite’s creation mode, Forge, isn’t supposed to come out until way later this year, but apparently leaked early footage has started making the rounds this week. And holy halo, Batman, it looks ah-MAH-zing. As Kotaku reports, Forge, which has been a staple of the first-person shooter series since 2007’s Halo 3, allows players to customize […]
Firefox and Chrome versions ‘100’ could Make a Mess for some Websites
As both the Chrome and Firefox browsers approach their 100th versions, what should be a reason for the developers to celebrate could turn into a bit of a mess. It turns out that much like the Y2K bug, the triple-digit release numbers coded in the browsers’ User-Agents (UAs) could cause issues with a small number of sites, […]
Tik Tok announces new Policy Changes to make the platform more “Safe and Secure”
On the heels of its first Congressional hearing for product safety, TikTok has announced policy changes aimed at making the short-form video social platform safer and more secure, particularly for minors, LGBTQ and minority users. In October, TikTok vice president and head of public policy Michael Beckerman testified along with executives from Snapchat and YouTube, […]
Call of Duty is getting a ‘new Warzone experience’ in 2022
Activision is working on two big Call of Duty initiatives for 2022. The Verge reports that one is a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and the other is a “new Warzone experience,” both of which will be “designed together from the ground-up,” according to a blog post from the company. It’s unclear if the new Warzone experience is a full-on […]
Samsung Unpacked 2022 Highlights: Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Tab S8 series launched
At Samsung’s Unpacked 2022 event held last week, the tech giant gave their fans what they’ve been anxiously awaiting: the Galaxy S22 series is finally here. The new Samsung Galaxy S22 series comprises the Galaxy S22, S22+ and the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the Galaxy S22 series is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 […]
MoviePass is officially coming back
Two years after the wildly popular subscription service MoviePass crashed and burned, its co-founder Stacy Spikes is determined to bring it back. Spikes says MoviePass will return this summer. As The Verge reported, the company, recently bought by Spikes after his unceremonious ouster from MoviePass in 2018, held its launch event last week at the Walter Reade […]
Consumers Beware: All Verizon’s New Phone contracts are now Locked In at Three Years
If you’re looking to buy a new phone at Verizon, you now only have two options: buy the device outright, or pay monthly installments for three years. As reported by Droid Life (via Android Police), Verizon appears to have gotten rid of its 24- and 30-month contracts for all devices — including phones, hot spots, […]
Is Apple revealing a iPhone SE with 5G (and More) in March?
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman is typically a reliable source for Apple rumors, and he says the company is targeting March 8th for a spring event to show off a new low-cost iPhone SE with 5G, as well as a refreshed iPad Air that adds a new CPU and 5G for cellular-equipped models. Rumors of an […]