Ford has announced a $3.5 billion electric vehicle factory in its home state of Michigan, where it will produce EV batteries with a lithium iron phosphate chemistry that it says are more durable, faster charging, and more affordable than its current lineup of EVs. As The Verge reports, Ford will develop the LFP batteries alongside China’s Contemporary […]
Comcast wants Xfinity subscribers to pay up for Peacock. In a post on Twitter, the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal confirmed plans to stop offering free access to Peacock Premium to Xfinity subscribers on June 26th, 2023, according to Variety. Peacock Premium, which normally costs $4.99 per month, is an ad-supported plan that has been available to Xfinity customers at […]
The classic puzzle game Myst is celebrating its 30th birthday this year with a new way to play: on your iOS device. Myst Mobile is based on the remastered version of the original that’s been released for Oculus headsets and PCs over the past few years. As The Verge reports, the new iOS port will support iPhones and iPads with A12 […]
Google has been promoting its Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts for years, but something about the mainstream attention ChatGPT has been getting, combined with Microsoft’s interest in the technology, seems to have lit a fire underneath the search giant. As The Verge reports, Google is now holding an event about search and AI on February 8th. […]
This year’s first Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event was presented in front of an audience in San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium, marking the first in-person event for Samsung in three years. It started on on Wednesday with some exciting announcements. As The Verge reports, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra leads the updated lineup with a lightly-tweaked formfactor, 200-megapixel main camera […]
The Capcom Cup starts on February 12th, and this year, they plan to exclusively use PC’s to power the Tournament. The Capcom Cup tournament has the world’s top Street Fighter 5 players battling it out for a $300,000 prize pool. In a post on Twitter, Capcom Fighters says all matches will be played on PCs with the displays […]
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it is the first automaker to receive government approval to bring a Level 3 driving feature to the U.S. The German automaker is saying that it had self-certified in Nevada for use of its Drive Pilot feature, in which the car does all the driving but the driver needs to stand by […]
GoldenEye 007 has finally come to Xbox and Nintendo. On January 27, Rare is releasing GoldenEye 007 HD on Xbox as a remaster of the legendary Nintendo 64 title that first launched in 1997, with a remastered version of Xbox that includes 4K resolution, smoother frame rates, and even split-screen local multiplayer. Nintendo is also releasing GoldenEye 007 as part […]
Apple has released iOS 16.3, which adds the ability to use a security key to lock down your Apple ID and appears to bring the company’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud feature to countries outside of the US. It also tweaks the Emergency SOS call system, includes a new “Unity” wallpaper, and adds support for the […]
Twitter has updated its developer rules to ban third-party clients, According to Engadget, this comes a week after it unceremoniously blocked the apps’ access to its platform, offering almost no explanation to what was going on. The new Developer Agreement rules state that you can’t use Twitter’s API or content to “create or attempt to create a substitute […]