Lapse, a smartphone app that mimics the experience of using an analogue camera, has raised $30 million in funding to expand its features and eventually move into video, while maintaining its focus on simplicity and avoiding advertising.
If you're in the market for a gaming laptop, now is the time to buy with these five deals worth considering, including the HP Victus 15, Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, Razer Blade 17, Razer Blade 15, and Alienware m18, all available at discounted prices.
Google has integrated its AI chatbot, Gemini, into the Google Messages app, allowing users to chat with Gemini in a separate conversation and access its features without using the standalone app or voice assistant.
Sony is laying off around 900 employees from its PlayStation division, impacting its studios and reflecting a wave of layoffs in the gaming and tech industries, as the company aims to focus on long-term sustainability and delivering the best gaming experiences possible.
The upcoming iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 models are expected to feature an always-on display using LTPO technology, according to a supply-chain report that aligns with previous reports and analyst predictions.
The Galaxy S24 Plus beats the S24 Ultra in terms of value, design, AI features, battery life, display brightness, and charging speed.
Samsung has updated its Try Galaxy web app to allow both Android and iOS users to experience One UI 6.1 features, including several Galaxy AI features, on their phones.
GeForce Now users will now experience up to two minutes of ads before each gaming session while in queue, but the ads are not intrusive during gameplay.
Google has announced nine new features for the Android ecosystem at Mobile World Congress, including AI-powered message summarization in Android Auto mode, improved accessibility features for users with low vision, Gemini chatbot integration in Google Messages, handwritten annotations in Google Docs, Spotify Connect support in the native media switcher, enhanced functionality on Wear OS-based smartwatches, and Health Connect integration for a more comprehensive view of health data.
The latest patch for the popular survival game Palworld has fixed a bug that allowed players to earn a high amount of gold by selling nails, much to the disappointment of fans.
Square Enix has released a patch for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, changing one of Aerith's lines at the end of the game and ensuring consistency in Tifa's outfit, sparking debate among fans about the reasons behind the amendments.
The CEO of Colossal Order, developer of Cities Skylines 2, has addressed the concerns of disgruntled players, promising to address issues such as the lack of modding support and performance improvements to turn around the negative sentiment surrounding the game's launch.
Varda Space Industries successfully landed its space capsule in the remote Utah desert after obtaining the necessary governmental approvals, marking the first commercial spacecraft landing at a military test range and achieving a milestone in the streamlined commercial spaceflight regulations known as Part 450.
CNET has unveiled a new visual style, featuring a vibrant palette, enhanced functionality, and engaging content, as it aims to maintain its position as a leading source of tech advice and recommendations.
Helldivers 2 is facing a farming problem, as players who repeatedly complete easy missions to farm resources are causing losses for Super Earth in the overall war effort, despite bonuses offered for completing operations.
A Canadian middle schooler's science fair project found that it was possible to significantly increase the temperature of a target using mirrors and heat lamps, suggesting that the Greek inventor Archimedes may have been able to set fire to ships using mirrors 2,000 years ago.
Samsung has unveiled its first smart ring, the Galaxy Ring, at the Mobile World Congress, positioning it as a comprehensive health tracker enhanced with AI insights and a simplified way to track different body metrics and support wellness goals.
Developer Pocketpair has released update 0.1.5.0 for Palworld on Steam, which fixes bugs and problems but has left fans disappointed due to the lowering of the selling price of nails, an easy way to farm gold.
Lenovo/Motorola showcased a foldable concept phone, called the Rollable Concept Phone, at MWC 2024, which demonstrates the company's ability to get creative with design and could potentially be put into production after rigorous testing.
Square Enix has released a patch for Final Fantasy VII Remake, which changes Aerith's final voiceline, leading fans to speculate its meaning, while also updating the Nibelheim flashback scene to align with the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Let Me Solo Her, a renowned player of Elden Ring, is retiring after defeating the boss Malenia over 6,000 times, but may return for difficult DLC bosses depending on the game's future, leaving players to conquer the DLC on their own or seek the help of imitators or an NPC based on Let Me Solo Her.
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona showcases unique phones, including a chocolate edition of the Motorola Razr, a phone with a 28,000mAh battery, and wearable phones from Motorola and Samsung that can be strapped to your wrist.
Samsung has confirmed that the battery life of their upcoming Galaxy Ring will last between five and nine days, positioning it as a strong competitor in the health-tracking device market.
Mattel and HMD Global have partnered to release the Barbie Flip Phone, a feature phone that aims to promote digital detox and cater to the anxiety around spending too much time on social media. The phone will have a vintage chic design with a touch of pink and sparkle, and it will be released during the summer.
The new OnePlus Watch 2 utilizes a hybrid interface with a dual-chipset architecture, offering more than two days of battery life while offloading tasks to a low-power co-processor.
ZTE has unveiled a range of new Nubia smartphones at MWC 2024, including the Nubia Focus 5G Pro, Nubia Focus 5G, Nubia Flip 5G, Nubia Music, and Nubia Neo 2 5G, each offering unique features and targeting different types of consumers.
Elon Musk expressed his frustration with the mandatory Microsoft account setup for Windows PCs, contacting Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to request the option to skip creating a Microsoft account, which he later successfully managed to do.
Samsung showcased a bar-style smartphone concept called the Cling Band at MWC, featuring a flexible OLED screen that can be used as a smartphone or a smartwatch, although it has limitations in measuring health metrics and may be uncomfortable to wear during sleep.
Netflix is removing users' access to their iTunes billing plan, forcing them to pay directly using a credit or debit card, resulting in the end of lower, discounted rates for those who previously paid through iTunes.
Samsung has released a February 2024 security update to the factory-unlocked versions of the Galaxy S22 lineup in the USA, fixing 72 security vulnerabilities in the previous software version.
The upcoming Pokémon Presents: Pokémon Day broadcast, set to be around 13 minutes in length, is expected to cover games such as Pokémon Masters EX, Pokémon Sleep, and Pokémon Café ReMix, with the possibility of bigger announcements as well.
YouTube Music web app is beginning to support offline downloads, allowing users to download songs and podcasts for offline listening.
Stardew Valley's Version 1.6, which will be released on PC in March, will be followed by updates for console and mobile versions as soon as possible.
Apple is preparing to release iOS 17.4 RC ahead of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) deadline, which will bring significant changes such as App Marketplaces for installing apps outside the App Store in the EU.
Developers of Helldivers 2 are facing the new challenge of dealing with cheaters who exploit bugs to gain unfair advantages in the game, such as collecting excessive samples or activating invulnerability.
The Y chromosome is degrading at a concerning rate and is expected to vanish in about 4.5 million years, but there are conflicting opinions on its longevity and its impact on disease risk in men.
McLaren is introducing the 2025 Artura Spider, an open-top hybrid supercar that features a retractable hardtop, engineering improvements, and a 19-horsepower increase in total output, which can be retrofitted to existing Arturas as a free update.
Square Enix released an update for Final Fantasy VII Remake, which modifies one of Tifa's outfits and renders the FFVIIHook mod incompatible, ahead of the upcoming release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Qualcomm has unveiled its FastConnect 7900 integrated mobile Wi-Fi solution, featuring AI-optimized Wi-Fi-7 performance and on-chip Bluetooth and Ultra Wide Band radio technologies, providing improved connectivity and power efficiency.
Metalenz has unveiled its Polar ID 3D face biometric system, which uses Samsung's ISOCELL Vizion 931 sensor, offering faster, more accurate, and cost-effective 3D face recognition and unlock capabilities for various devices including smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft has announced a new partnership with French AI developer Mistral AI, expanding its AI portfolio beyond its existing partnership with OpenAI.
The Apple Vision Pro is a spatial computing device that combines the real and digital worlds seamlessly, offering a transformative and incredible user experience despite some flaws, and has the potential to revolutionize computing in the future.
Scientists at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have developed a 3D nanoscale optical disc that can hold an astonishing 1.6 petabits of data, making it a potential physical format for 8K movies or data storage in data centers.
Netflix is informing subscribers who pay through the App Store in-app purchase system that they will need to add a new payment method, as the company wants to stop paying Apple a 15 percent cut of their subscription fees.
Pentiment, an Xbox-exclusive game, currently runs better on PlayStation 5 than on Xbox Series X/S due to a bug, sparking controversy among Xbox fans.
Pentiment runs better on the PS5 than the Xbox Series X due to a bug allowing for 120 frames-per-second gameplay, which will be fixed in an upcoming patch.
The Mobile World Congress 2024 has begun, featuring new mobile tech and phone launches, with some available for pre-order or purchase now, such as the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and the OnePlus Watch 2. Additionally, innovative devices like the AI wearable device from Humane and Honor's Magic 6 Pro are set to be released soon.
The Pokémon Presents showcase, taking place on February 27, will likely feature announcements of new Pokémon games, including a potential remake of Pokémon Black and White, as well as updates on various live-service games and other Pokémon-related content such as the trading card game and the new anime premiering on Netflix.
The OnePlus Watch 2 achieves an impressive 100 hours of battery life thanks to its hybrid OS interface, which switches between processors based on tasks, preserving battery power without sacrificing functionality.
The PlayStation handheld PS Portal device has exceeded Sony's expectations in terms of demand, prompting the company to focus on increasing production and supply to meet consumer needs.