Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he does not “feel an imperative” from users to release a new Xbox console, and the team is “pretty set on the hardware”
but it doesn't need one Metro : Xbox boss insists there's no demand for a more powerful console yet Aleksha McLoughlin / TechRadar : Xbox head Phil Spencer doesn't see the need for an upgraded Xbox Se...
Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin's Telly opens a waitlist to give away 500K 55-inch 4K HDR TVs, which have a second screen for constantly showing ads, in 2023
but there's a massive catch Cesar Cadenas / TechRadar : This free TV has a second screen for extra ads - and it could be a privacy nightmare Axios : Axios Pro: Media Deals Kyle Funk / Techaeris : Want...
Samsung plans to cut memory chip production to a “meaningful level” after estimating that its Q1 operating profit fell 95%+ YoY to ~$450M, its lowest since 2009
no, like, really bad Msmash / Slashdot : Samsung To Cut Chip Production as Profits Plunge by 96% Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : Samsung scales back memory chip production as profit craters TechPowerUp ...
Russia has created its own trusted TLS certificate authority as sanctions prevent Russian sites from renewing existing TLS certificates
Yeah, RIGHT TechRadar : Russia creates its own TLS certificate authority to bypass sanctions Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Russia issues its own TLS certificates to get past global sanctions Ad...
Gurman: MacBook Pros with M1X, including 8 high-performance cores, 2 high-efficiency cores, and 16 or 32 graphics cores, will launch “in the next month”
Apple may surprise with Mac mini redesign Brandon Hill / HotHardware.com News : Apple M1X MacBook Pros Rumored To Launch This Month With Up To 32-Core GPU Configs Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : M1X-bas...
Microsoft says Windows 11 will feature a new Dynamic Refresh Rate, designed to save laptop battery life and boost refresh rates when they're really needed
here are some of the biggest changes Jonathan Lamont / mobilesyrup.com : Windows 11 dynamic refresh rate feature can help save battery on laptops Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : Windows 11 will save bat...
China's Sichuan Province closes crypto mines, following Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan; an estimated 90% of China's mining capacity has now been shut down
reiterating 2017 banking ban Arjun Kharpal / CNBC : China's renewed crypto crackdown wipes $400 billion off the market as bitcoin slides Sean Murray / thegamer.com : Bitcoin Crackdown In China Leads T...
Global smartwatch shipments rose 35% YoY in Q1 2021; market leader Apple grew 50% YoY to raise its market share by 3 percentage points and Samsung grew 27% YoY
and Apple is in the lead Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : The smartwatch market is growing, Apple Watch still dominates Tweets: Sam Guichelaar / @samguichelaar : Honestly I'm surprised it's so small. I r...
Facebook launches free-to-play cloud gaming on desktop and Android but says it is unable to bring games to iOS due to Apple's “arbitrary” policies
and another feud with Apple Emma Roth / MakeUseOf : Facebook Introduces Free Cloud Gaming Service | MakeUseOf David Pierce / Protocol : Apple fights the future of gaming Andrew Webster / The Verge : F...
Elon Musk claims Tesla is “very close” to developing fully autonomous vehicles despite Tesla's “Full Self Driving” feature not living up to its name since 2016
it hasn't Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : Elon Musk: Tesla is close to achieving basic level 5 autonomy for its cars VentureBeat : Elon Musk says Tesla is ‘very close’ to level 5 autonomous driving Chin...