Fortnite is getting some changes on iOS. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Fortnite on iOS is about to become an even more limited experience. The game was removed from the iOS and Mac app stores and Google Play in August 2020 due to Epic Games’ legal spats with Apple and Google, meaning
Read MoreMattel holds a fond place in most people’s hearts as they made many of the toys we played with as kids. You might remember the Thingmaker, which was essentially an Easy Bake Oven with some goop and molds that let you make rubbery creatures. But back in 2016, Mattel had an aborted attempt to bring
Read MoreCredit: Microsoft (Photo: Microsoft)If you’re one of the unwashed masses still using ancient versions of Microsoft Office, the company is about to find out about it. According to recent patch notes, Microsoft is pushing out a silent update that will analyze what version of Office is installed on your PC. It will send that info
Read MoreImage: BioWare Mac Walters has become the latest BioWare veteran to leave the company. Walters — who was the senior writer on Mass Effect, lead writer on its two sequels, the narrative director of the ill-fated Anthem, and, most recently, the production director on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf — announced his departure on LinkedIn. “These past
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The Google Pixel 7 series made quite the splash in October, earning both our Editors Choice and Readers Choice awards in 2022. We can definitely see why, as the phones delivered respectable performance, polished software, and a great camera experience (as usual for a Google phone). Now that these
Read MoreThe new Mac Mini is here, and the little powerhouse is pleasing reviewers everywhere.
Read MoreThe pTron Force X11S is a new smartwatch that promises a lot, but it’s impossible to get beyond the fact it desperately wants to be an Apple Watch.
Read MoreIf you’re a space fan, these are very exciting days. There’s so much happening overhead that sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with the latest news. Artemis I just got back from the Moon, the International Space Station crew are dealing with a busted Soyuz, SpaceX is making incredible progress with their Starship
Read MoreAdam Liptak / New York Times: SCOTUS asks the Biden administration for its views on the constitutionality of Florida’s and Texas’ social media laws, likely postponing a decision until 2024 — The laws, enacted by Florida and Texas in response to conservative complaints about censorship, have been challenged under the First Amendment.
Read MoreAnother big musical act is descending upon Fortnite. Today, Epic announced that the game’s next virtual music experience will feature The Kid Laroi, and it’s kicking off very soon: the “immersive, interactive musical experience” will begin on January 27th at 6PM ET. It will be a little different from the events featuring the likes of
Read MoreBen Bajarin / Creative Strategies: Apple’s M2 chips appear to have two subtle upgrades, making performance cores more efficient and efficiency cores more performant, helping improve battery life — Many years ago, I used to give a presentation to business school students specifically about the semiconductor industry.
Read MoreThe new Mac Mini may look like most models before it, but it’s got some big updates inside and to its port selection — particularly on the M2 Pro model. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Well, this is convenient timing. Our review of the new M2 Pro Mac Mini just went
Read MoreHave you ever planned to read for an exam at night only to sleep and wake up two hours before the examination? Or perhaps you postponed reading a topic and found it in the test, yet you didn’t even look at it before entering the examination room. A lot of this happens to us when
Read MoreTime got a little wibbly wobbly during these pandemic years. Perhaps we would’ve had a more tangible connection to it if [Siren Elise Wilhelmsen]’s knitting clock had been in our living rooms. Over the course of a year, [Wilhelmsen]’s clock can stitch a two meter scarf by performing a stitch every half hour. She says,
Read MoreImage: Meta Meta’s bringing Messenger’s core customization features to end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats on the platform. That means encrypted chats can now incorporate themes, custom emoji, reactions, group profile photos, and a whole lot more. Messenger’s E2EE chats hide your online conversations from third parties, including Facebook itself. It also makes it more difficult for
Read MoreKenrick Cai / Forbes: Deel, which offers HR software for hiring a remote global workforce, says it hit $295M ARR this month and confirms it raised $50M in Q2 2022 at a $12B valuation — Alex Bouaziz, cofounder and CEO of Deel, is armed with metrics that would be enviable to nearly every software startup
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Apple Mac mini (M2 Pro) review: terrific performance, many ports, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3, but no front ports or SD card and a tricky peripherals setup — With two processor choices — one for everyday computing, the other for conquering creative work — Apple’s littlest Mac has never been
Read More(Credit: NuScale Power)The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified the design for the country’s first-ever small modular nuclear reactor. In the Federal Register on Thursday, the NRC established a rule allowing the so-called “NuScale reactor” to be used within the US beginning on Feb. 21, 2023. The rule paves the way for companies to
Read MoreIvan Levingston / Financial Times: VC firm Highland Europe raised a €1B fund, its fifth, bringing its total raised to €2.75B; PitchBook: European startup investment fell 16% YoY to €91.6B in 2022 — New fundraising by tech investing firm bucks trend of slowdown across venture capital industry
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani The growth of the foldable smartphone market should come as no surprise to anyone with even a passing interest in the mobile business. As traditional smartphones hit peak innovation, the ensuing slowdown in upgrades is making them boring, and some of the best foldable phones are taking up
Read MoreSlightly worse battery life aside, I’m a big fan of almost everything Sony did to improve on the already-great DualSense. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Square Enix There’s a fascinating story and incredible parkour action buried under lackluster combat and a game lacking technical polish. Continue reading…
Read MoreMonica Chin / The Verge: Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max) review: incredible performance and speakers, big battery gains, and gorgeous display, but pricey and limited upgradability — Apple’s new MacBook Pro 16 with M2 Max has exactly one significant upgrade from the 2021 model: a more powerful chip.
Read MoreThe first reviews and videos of the new M2 MacBook Pro are here. But what do people think?
Read MoreApple says that an investigation into its control over cloud gaming on the iPhone should be canned because of a technicality relating to dates.
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