Palworld, a viral “Pokemon with guns” game, has become Microsoft’s biggest third-party launch on Game Pass. According to developer Pocketpair, the game sold 12 million copies on Steam and seven million on Xbox since its January 19 launch. A million of the copies were sold in its first eight hours. Engadget reports: In addition to
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge During Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday afternoon, CEO Tim Cook mentioned that the company is working on generative AI software features that will make their way to customers “later this year.” That aligns with reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who said recently that iOS 18 could be
Read MoreThe standard Nintendo Switch can be played on the go or while docked on a TV. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge While the Nintendo Switch 2 is widely expected to drop this year, it’s anybody’s guess when. That means if you don’t want to wait to play games like the Mario vs.
Read MoreApple’s fourth quarter earnings revealed that there are more than 2.2 billion active devices in use spanning the product lineup, which is a main driver to Apple’s continued successes in Services. The Apple lineup remains popular, with 2.2 billion active devices. Propelling these numbers is the iPhone 15 lineup, which has an astounding 99% customer
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge During Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday afternoon, CEO Tim Cook mentioned that the company is working on generative AI software features that will make their way to customers “later this year.” That aligns with reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who said recently that iOS 18 could be
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is the latest carrier to switch over to Google’s Jibe platform. With Verizon now jumping on board, the RCS standard is becoming more unified. The carrier says the move will enable new features, allow more secure messaging, and improve interoperability with RCS on other networks. Last year, two
Read MoreApple’s iPhone sales worldwide are up, but in China are down 13% year over year, and CEO Tim Cook argues that it’s a reflection of overall economic issues rather the iPhone losing popularity. Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro range During Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings announcement, Apple has reported that its total iPhone sales in China were
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook says there isn’t any intention to license Masimo’s blood oxygen detection to end the Apple Watch import ban. Apple Watch Series 9 Masimo has been embroiled in a patent lawsuit that most recently resulted in an import ban for Apple Watches with a blood oxygen sensor. Apple opted to disable the
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Tomorrow, Apple will launch its Vision Pro headset, marking the company’s most high-profile product launch since the original Apple Watch. And later this year, it will open up the iPhone’s App Store (at least in the EU) in new ways, offering developers more freedom — even if some
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Every time another Google app or feature bites the dust — even a small, relatively inconsequential one — I get annoyed. Really annoyed. Here’s the thing: there are Google Assistant-equipped devices in three rooms of my relatively small house: living room, bedroom, and office. Which means, unfortunately, that when I say “Hey,
Read MoreYouTube has announced it has surpassed 100 million YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers globally. Variety reports: The 100 million figure includes uses who are on free trials, according to YouTube. The company didn’t break down how many are on YouTube Music versus YouTube Premium, the subscription service for ad-free viewing, background listening, offline video
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is the latest carrier to switch over to Google’s Jibe platform. With Verizon now jumping on board, the RCS standard is becoming more unified. The carrier says the move will enable new features, allow more secure messaging, and improve interoperability with RCS on other networks. Last year, two
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tech companies want AI to grow. To do that, they need more and more powerful chips. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Google Google Maps is introducing a new way to discover places regardless of how specific, broad, or niche your inquiry is. The feature uses Google’s LLMs to analyze over 250 million places and insights from the community. Early access to the feature starts this week for select Local Guides. Google is still finding new
Read MoreSome prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is a ploy to keep President Biden in power. Psyop experts think otherwise.
Read MoreMacworld You may have heard that Apple Vision Pro has an app problem. No Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, Gmail, Instagram…there are some obvious big gaps. But Apple is seeking to counter the “there’s no apps” argument on the eve of the Vision Pro’s launch with a press release touting 600 apps built specifically for the platform.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on making the use of AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal. The FCC said that AI-generated voices in robocalls have “escalated during the last few years” and have “the potential to confuse consumers with misinformation by imitating the voices of
Read MoreA limited-time deal on Microsoft 365 has been issued this February, with both Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family on sale for as low as $44.99. Save on Microsoft 365 this week. Pick up a year of Microsoft 365 in your choice of Personal (1 user) or Family (up to 6 users). Microsoft 365
Read MorePhoto by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s not you, it’s the interest rates. The reasons are probably more nuanced than that, but a number of prominent car tech companies are finding themselves in the unenviable position of being dumped by the bigger companies that they’ve relied on for funding. It’s especially harsh when you
Read MoreBraille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be visually impaired. Both displaying Braille and reading it is difficult to do with machines, but there has been a development in the latter area. A
Read MoreThe Abode Lock is a retrofit Wi-Fi smart door lock that comes with a Bluetooth keypad with a fingerprint reader. | Image: Abode Hot on the heels of launching the first Wi-Fi HaLow security camera, DIY smart home security company Abode is leaning into Wi-Fi as its primary smart home protocol with the arrival of
Read MoreFollowing early doubts over how many developers were creating native apps for the Apple Vision Pro, Apple says it has triple the previous estimates. Apple’s visionOS menu system Based on third-party estimates, it was previously reported that the Apple Vision Pro’s App Store contained only between 150 and 200 apps that had been built specifically
Read MoreIn preparation for Friday’s Apple Vision Pro shipments, the company has turned on listings for individual apps for the headset. Apple Vision Pro App Store page for Photos There still isn’t a good way to search for Apple Vision Pro apps outside of the headset itself. However, individual listings for applications known to be on
Read MoreThe standard Nintendo Switch can be played on the go or while docked on a TV. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge While the Nintendo Switch 2 is widely expected to drop this year, it’s anybody’s guess when. That means if you don’t want to wait to play games like the Mario vs.
Read MoreImage: Meta The Meta Quest 3 will soon give wearers the ability to easily view spatial videos as well as use new pinching gestures for control, features that are similar to what you’ll find in Apple’s much more expensive Vision Pro headset that launches this week. Both changes are starting to roll out gradually as
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