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25 Jan

Anker battery packs and chargers are up to 30 percent off

John RoutledgeLatest News

It's happened to pretty much all of us. Unless you're very organized or hyper attentive to your phone's battery life, your device will have died at least at one point while you're away from home or the office. Rather than scrambling to borrow a charging cable or get a top-up from someone else's device, you can nip this problem in…

25 Jan

Microsoft slashes 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision Blizzard

John RoutledgeLatest News

We're not even one month into 2024 and it's already been another brutal year for workers in the video game industry. Microsoft is the latest company to announce a major round of layoffs in its gaming division as it's cutting around 1,900 workers from its Xbox, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (aka Bethesda) teams. That brings the total number of video…

25 Jan

Facebook and Instagram will block DMs to teens unless they’re from a friend

John RoutledgeLatest News

In 2021, Meta restricted adults on Instagram from being able to message under-18 users who don't follow them. Now, it's expanding that rule to help protect younger teens from potentially unwanted contact. Users under 16 — or 18, depending on their country — can no longer receive DMs from anybody they don't follow by default, even if they're sent by…

25 Jan

The Morning After: The Mac turns 40

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Mac turned 40, putting Apple’s longest-running product squarely in middle age. But like someone who sees the back half of their life approaching and gets in marathon-runner shape, the Mac is in the strongest place it’s been for decades. While (its own) smartphones have chipped and undercut PC revenues for Apple, it follows years of growth and a major…

25 Jan

Elon Musk confirms a new low-cost Tesla model is coming in 2025

John RoutledgeLatest News

Elon Musk has confirmed that a "next-generation low-cost" Tesla EV is in the works and is "optimistic" that it'll arrive in the second half of 2025, he said in an earnings call yesterday. He also promised "a revolutionary manufacturing system" for the vehicle that's far more advanced than any others in the world by a "significant margin."An article yesterday from…

25 Jan

Microsoft launches Mesh, a virtual meeting platform on Teams

John RoutledgeLatest News

While many organizations are pushing for their employees to return to offices, Microsoft suggests trying a new type of "hybrid" working. The company has announced the launch of Microsoft Mesh, a feature that lets employees' avatars meet in the same place, even if the actual people are spread out. The virtual connection platform is powered through Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has tested…

25 Jan

The Pokémon Company is investigating ‘Pokémon with guns’ satire Palworld

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Pokémon Company knows about Palworld and is very much aware that the game is drawing a lot of comparisons with its intellectual property, based on a statement it has published. While the company didn't explicitly name Palworld, it said it's going to investigate a game "released in January 2024" and will "take appropriate measures to address any acts that…

25 Jan

AlphaTheta, formerly Pioneer DJ Corp, launches its first wireless DJ controller and speaker

John RoutledgeLatest News

AlphaTheta has come out of the gate swinging with its release of the Omnis-Duo all-in-one DJ controller and Wave-Eight speaker today. These two products are the first under the company’s new moniker since changing it from Pioneer DJ, although both brand names are expected to coexist for now. The launch coincides with the NAMM event this week and it’s also…

25 Jan

HP Enterprise was hacked by the same Russian state-sponsored group that targeted Microsoft

John RoutledgeLatest News

HP Enterprise was infiltrated by a hacking group linked to Russian intelligence last year, the business IT company has revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The threat actor is believed to be Midnight Blizzard, also known as Cozy Bear, which was the same group that recently breached the email accounts of several senior executives and other employees at…

25 Jan

Google’s latest Pixel phone update adds new AI tools and a working thermometer

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Google’s rolling out its first update of 2024 for Pixel phones and it brings new health features and AI tools. Perhaps the most interesting new doodad is an actual working thermometer, which is only available for the recently-released Pixel 8 Pro. We knew this feature would come at some point, as the phone includes a temperature sensor and, well, a…