PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium’s next lineup will release on May 21 and it’s rather impressive. The big headliner is Red Dead Redemption 2, the 2018 wild-west epic from Rockstar Games. Other games include Deceive Inc., (for PlayStation 5); Crime Boss: Rockay City (PS5); The Settlers: New Allies, (PlayStation 4); Stranded: Alien Dawn (PS4 and
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority RetroArch, a versatile emulator frontend, has finally launched officially for iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs. The app offers access to numerous emulation cores, allowing users to play classic titles from various consoles. Apple’s recent embrace of retro game emulators on its App Store continues to bear fruit. RetroArch, a
Read MoreA new “adaptive vibration” feature has appeared on the latest Android 15 beta for Pixel phones. This feature uses your phone’s microphone and other sensors to determine the sound levels and context. It then automatically adjusts your phone’s vibrations based on your environment. Earlier today, Google rolled out the second beta release of Android 15.
Read MoreGoogle is opening up API access to its Google Home smart home platform, allowing app developers to access over 600 million connected devices and tap into the Google Home automation engine. In addition, Google announced that it’ll be turning Google TVs into Google Home hubs and Matter controllers. The Verge reports: The Home APIs can
Read MoreGoogle has updated both its Flutter multiplatform application development framework and the accompanying Dart language. In making these updates, the company stressed the addition of the WebAssembly bytecode instruction format as a compilation target for web apps built with Flutter and Dart. The announcement follows recent reports of Google laying off staff from the Dart
Read MoreDays after Apple learned its lesson, apologized, and removed its controversial “Crush” ad for iPad Pro, Samsung is here with another poorly thought out ad promoting Galaxy Tab with AI. Samsung’s ‘UnCrush’ ad tries to be clever praising creatives while advertising AI Apple’s Let Loose iPad event was a celebration of the company’s advancement of
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has now added a way to create easily formatted tables in Sheets with one click, something Excel has had for years. Now, if you have a block of data that you’d like to quickly turn into its own little island of filters and sorting rules, that’s fully
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Wear OS landscape is gaining traction with more names in the field than ever, including Google’s own smartwatch line. We’re only a few months out from the next round of major Wear OS device launches (looking at you, Samsung), and I’m already eager to see what a potential
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge AST SpaceMobile has ramped up demonstrations of voice calls, texts, and video calls via satellite over the last year, using 4G LTE and 5G connections with download bandwidth reaching 14Mbps. Now the company says that a previous memorandum of understanding with AT&T to work on a space-based broadband network for phones has
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a speech during an event called Microsoft Build: AI Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 2nd, 2024. | Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft’s producing a lot more planet-heating pollution now than it did when it made a bold climate pledge back in 2020. Its
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google’s I/O conference is still happening, and while the big keynote was yesterday, major Android beta releases have apparently been downgraded to Day 2 of the show. Google really seems to want to be primarily an AI company now. Android already had some AI news yesterday,
Read MoreImage: Google Alongside Google’s ongoing developer-focused I/O conference comes the latest release of Android 15, which is now in its second beta. It’s got some cool new features, like the ability to now hide a collection of apps inside a “private space,” customizable vibrations so you can notice different types of notifications just by feeling,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed two new lawsuits against Amazon on Wednesday, bringing similar complaints to those the company is already facing from the Federal Trade Commission. Both of the lawsuits are brought under Arizona’s own state statutes in the Superior Court of Arizona. One of the
Read MoreThis week, in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple is introducing several new accessibility features. Noteworthy additions include eye-tracking support for recent iPhone and iPad models, customizable vocal shortcuts, music haptics, and vehicle motion cues. Engadget reports: The most intriguing feature of the set is the ability to use the front-facing camera on iPhones
Read MoreImage: ByoWave On Wednesday, Microsoft announced the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular video game controller kit that lets Xbox gamers with disabilities customize their controllers. Created by peripheral company ByoWave as part of the Designed for Xbox program, the wireless controller consists of small cubes with interchangeable faceplates that include controller buttons, a directional pad,
Read MoreWith Amazon on its heels, the nation’s biggest company by revenue is hunting for ways to continue growing. From a report: For a decade, Walmart has reigned as the nation’s biggest company by revenue. Its sales last year added up to $648 billion — more than $1.2 million a minute. That status comes with benefits.
Read MoreCamera sliders are great creative tools, letting you get smooth controlled shots that can class up any production. [Anthony Kouttron] decided to build one for an engineering class, and he ended up mighty satisfied with what he and his team accomplished. As an engineering class project, this wasn’t a build done on a whim. Instead,
Read MoreCredit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority ASUS is currently developing the next ROG Ally handheld gaming PC. The company hinted at some major upgrades, like more RAM and battery life. A rumor may have revealed the battery life and amount of RAM. ASUS is in the process of developing a new ROG Ally handheld gaming
Read MoreGoogle has confirmed that its project to run Chrome OS alongside Android was just a fun proof of concept. The company needed something to demonstrate the enhanced virtualization capabilities of Android 15, so they used Chrome OS. This is unfortunate, because many people were excited about the possibility of turning their phone into a portable
Read MoreMacworld Much like Apple Watches, extra Apple Watch bands can be rather pricey, so whenever one snaps, replacing it can burn your pocket for $50. Thankfully, we found a fantastic model on clearance at Walmart that’s just $14, good for $35 off the original MSRP and a great chance to grab an official Apple Watch
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix’s expansion into an ad-supported model seems to be a hit. Today, at its 2024 upfront presentation, the streamer said that it now has 40 million monthly users on its ad-supported tier globally. That’s up from 23 million earlier in the year; it took six months for the
Read MoreImage: Netflix 3 Body Problem is getting a second season. Netflix announced the news that its adaptation of Cixin Liu’s award-winning sci-fi trilogy is getting more episodes, with David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo returning as executive producers and writers. 3 Body Problem follows a group of scientists as they struggle with the realization
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: There are concerning reports on Reddit that Apple’s latest iOS 17.5 update has introduced a bug that causes old photos that were deleted — in some cases years ago — to reappear in users’ photo libraries. After updating their iPhone, one user said they were shocked to find old
Read MoreRetroArch, a popular multi-platform emulator, is now officially available on iPhone and iPad, giving gamers a way to play their favorite legacy games on the go. RetroArch is now officially available on iOS via the App Store Following the App Store debut of emulators such as PPSSPP, Delta, and Gamma, Apple has finished the evaluation
Read MoreAndroid’s Photo Picker will support local and cloud search later this year. Currently, Android’s Photo Picker only sorts your gallery via albums, which you can’t even search through. This update was announced at Google I/O 2024, Google’s annual developer conference. Your phone’s gallery has a lot of personal and sensitive content that you probably don’t
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