Day: June 9, 2023

Newly discovered leaks reveal Google is working on several ways for Pixel owners to customize their device’s look as well as the opportunity to create their own cinematic photos. This information comes from the Google News Telegram channel, which is not officially affiliated with Google itself but is run by industry insider Nail Sadykov. There, […]

Spotify is currently working on a new playlist that will automatically download recently played songs to your device for when the internet connection is spotty. This information comes from the platform’s own CEO, Daniel Ek, who posted a screenshot of the upcoming feature called Offline Mix to his Twitter account. Details are slim as Ek […]

Google has been getting into the generative AI trend by incorporating it into its own search results as part of Search Labs with Search Generative Experience (SGE) recently going public. And now Google seems to be experimenting with a drag-and-drop feature for Google’s search app for Android. According to a new video posted by Telegram […]

Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last October the platform has experienced an endless stream of issues, from the removal of blue ticks, drastic staffing issues and stripping of moderation staff. Meta clearly sees an opportunity and plans to introduce a Twitter alternative on Instagram, which looks promising.  Meta confirmed in April that it is “exploring […]

Human Fall Flat 2 has been revealed at the Devolver Digital Showcase. No release date has been announced yet, however, the physics-based platformer is expected for PC and all major console platforms.  Equal parts construction and destruction are the name of the game here, which is very much on brand for what made the original […]

Despite many opinions that it would be a disaster, the Netflix password sharing crackdown is going better than many might have anticipated. According to new data compiled by analytics company Antenna (as first reported by Business Insider), the world's best streaming service saw a huge uptick in new subscribers across the US in the first […]

Think of your child's headphones and you probably envisage something adorned with their favorite cartoon character or toy – or perhaps something made from single-use plastic with cat ears or possibly a unicorn horn.  Not so here. With the right to repair movement in glorious ascendancy (see this modular, repairable concept beautifully realized in Bang & […]

While Usenet slipped under the radar for many, the computer enthusiasts of yesteryears know it as the revered origin of social networking. Its combination of text-based discussion forum and binary posting platform makes Usenet extraordinary in its own right. Cloaked in secrecy, Usenet follows an unspoken rule reminiscent of Fight Club: the first rule of […]

Activision has removed FaZe Clan co-founder Nickmercs' Call of Duty skin from the in-game store following the backlash from comments the streamer made on social media.  The skin, which was available in both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone, has now been removed with immediate effect. It comes after Nickermercs […]

Hackers were seen, once again, using Minecraft to distribute infostealers among the gaming community, capable of hijacking cryptocurrency transactions, stealing Discord authentication tokens, as well as cookies and login data saved in browsers.  According to cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender, unknown hackers managed to compromise several developer accounts on CurseForge and Bukkit. These are modding communities […]