Sony is the latest video game company to put on a big virtual event, and its PlayStation Showcase 2021 didn’t disappoint. It was a chance to show off some of the biggest games coming to the PS5, and while there were some notable absences — Sony still isn’t talking much about the next generation of […]
The Verge reports that Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled for a permanent nationwide injunction blocking Apple not only from keeping iPhone users in the dark about alternate ways they can pay, but potentially allowing developers to actually stick their own purchase mechanisms into their own apps. It’s a win for developers in general, but not […]
According to Business Insider, Amazon is set to release Amazon-branded TV’s as soon as October in the US. The televisions will have Alexa, screen sizes “in the range of 55 to 75 inches,” and will be designed and manufactured by third parties such as TCL, Insider reports. The company is also developing a TV designed in-house, Insider says, but […]
BMW’s Motorrad division has been pumping out some wild concepts over the last few years as the larger company turns its attention towards electric vehicles, and now the latest to launch looks extremely cool: the CE 02 mini-bike. The Verge reports that the electric mini bike debuted just ahead of the IAA Mobility conference in Germany. The CE 02 […]
Do you really need a physical body when you’ve got the next great idea? Shouldn’t an artificially intelligent machine be able to patent its own inventions? As far as a U.S. federal judge is concerned, the answers are “uh, yeah you do,” and, “nope.” Bloomberg reports that in April 2020, the US Patent and Trademark […]
Fortnite developer Epic Games is finally bringing the big alien invasion event they’ve been teasing fans with in the form of “Operation: Sky Fire.” The live event will be taking place on September 12th at 4PM ET, and Epic says that players will “join a strike team and sneak aboard the Mothership to deliver IO’s […]
According to The Verge, there’s a rumor floating around that Nintendo may be finally ready to bring its storied handheld gaming library to the Nintendo Switch — Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will soon join the 100-plus NES and SNES games that it offers via its Switch Online subscription service, according to rumors from the “Nate the […]
Microsoft has announced that the long awaited Windows 11 will finally be released on October 5th, as reported by The Verge. The new operating system will be available as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs, or on new hardware that ships with Windows 11 pre-loaded. The free upgrade to Windows 11 will start […]
Buzzy (and extremely well-funded) EV startup Rivian has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. Rivian will be doing a traditional initial public offering, bucking the recent trend of electric vehicles going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company, which is backed by Amazon and […]
Elon Musk has criticized fellow centibillionaire and space cowboy Jeff Bezos for filing lawsuits against the former’s aerospace company SpaceX. Earlier this month, Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin sued NASA after it lost a critical government contract to put astronauts on the Moon to SpaceX, which resulted in a delay of SpaceX’s own work on the project. […]