A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for hours, raising questions about the vulnerability of the internet and its concentration in the hands of a few firms. It was certainly a wake-up call for our ever-increasing dependence on all things tech. Robotic vacuum […]
Sony is planning to create an Xbox Game Pass-like subscription service codenamed “Spartacus,” according to Bloomberg. The company already offers two subscription services, PlayStation Plus (which is required for the majority of online multiplayer games) and PlayStation Now (which offers a catalog of games to download or stream), and they will reportedly be merged in this […]
Valve has shared a preview of the Steam Deck’s final package design ahead of the handheld gaming PC’s recently delayed launch date. Each Steam Deck comes with the console and a carrying case, and Valve revealed in these photos that each device also comes with its own USB-C power supply, meaning you won’t have to source your […]
Apple shared its 2021 App Store Award winners last Thursday, highlighting the 15 best apps and games selected by Apple’s global App Store editorial team. The top apps were chosen for their quality, innovative technology, creative design, and positive cultural impact. “The developers who won App Store Awards in 2021 harnessed their own drive and vision to […]
The Verge reports that Twitch is furthering its efforts to reduce harassment with a new tool that uses machine learning to detect people who may be attempting to evade bans. It’s the company’s latest addition to combat things like hate raids, where streamers’ chats are overrun with trolls sending hateful messages. The new tool, called […]
Fortnite’s next big in-game event won’t just mark the end of the latest season — it’ll also draw chapter 2 to a close as well. Called, appropriately, “The End,” The Verge reports that the one-time-only event will take place on December 4th at 4PM ET. Developer Epic describes it as “one last stand for the […]
You can be happy for one artist while wanting better for others. That’s the takeaway from a recent exchange between Adele and Spotify, involving the streaming service’s controversial auto-shuffle feature, Mashable reports. Last week, Adele retweeted a post from entertainment news site Pop Crave, confirming Spotify had removed the auto-shuffle feature on the premium version […]
Maybe Microsoft’s Xbox hasn’t been around the block as many times as Sony and Nintendo, but they’ve had a rather storied history that spans a couple decades, as of this year. With several different commercially released gaming consoles and numerous first-party and third-party titles populating each console’s respective game library, the lineage of Xbox consoles […]
Roku says it’s working to fix issues that users have been reporting following its 10.5 software update. TechCrunch reported the problems earlier on Monday, citing posts on Reddit and Roku forums where users said that apps like HBO Max, ESPN, Disney Plus, and more wouldn’t allow them to watch any video content after updating the […]
Microsoft is now allowing testers to access a new Xbox app for Windows that greatly improves the game install process from the Windows store. As The Verge reported earlier this month, the updated app allows PC gamers to install titles into any folder of their choice with unrestricted access to game files. It’s an option […]