In a case of pandemic deja vu, another gigantic tech tradeshow that looks like it may be falling apart as the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, and on, and on. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, one of the Consumer Electronics Show’s featured speakers, has publicly announced that his company won’t be attending the world’s largest electronics show […]
The Verge reports that after briefly halting sales of its 6-Series and 5-Series Google TVs due to sluggish, buggy software, TCL this evening announced that the TVs are back. “Recent software updates have allowed us to make significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV,” spokesperson Rachelle Parks said […]
The Verge reports that Tencent is adding to its already large roster of video game studios by acquiring Slamfire, the parent company of Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios. Turtle Rock will be “retaining its independent operations” in California and the current leadership team will still run the studio, according to a press release. Tencent is behind some […]
With the introduction of macOS Catalina in 2019, Apple finally brought the reign of iTunes to an end by splitting its features into dedicated Podcasts, TV, and Music apps. There was just one problem — the new Music app isn’t really that different from iTunes, and even the new streaming elements render like web pages instead of natively. As 9to5Mac points […]
Echo smart speakers and smart displays have a handy feature that can show and tell you when there’s a package sitting on your doorstep and even what’s in it. While this is usually pretty helpful, this time of year it could seriously put a major Bah Humbug in your holiday season. Avoid making any Grinch-like […]
Halo Infinite is getting Slayer, Free-For-All (FFA), Tactical Slayer (SWAT), and Fiesta playlists, according to a Reddit post from u/ske7ch343, otherwise known as 343 Industries’ community director Brian Jarrard (via Windows Central). Jarrard confirmed that the four playlists are coming to the game via an update on December 14th. 343 Industries previously said that Fiesta, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]