AnandTech shuts down after covering PC and mobile hardware for over 27 years; publisher Future plans to keep AnandTech's website and articles live indefinitely
Ryan Smith, with some very sad news: — It is with great sadness … Shawn Knight / TechSpot : AnandTech ends its 27-year run in online tech publishing John Callaham / Neowin : The well regarded PC har...
Spotify creates a refund process for its discontinued Car Thing gadget, as consumers sue claiming Spotify misled them by selling a soon-to-be obsolete product
how to get your money back before Spotify bricks it Tim Marcin / Mashable : Spotify to refund Car Thing purchases. Here's how to get yours. Ayomide Sadiq / TalkAndroid.com : Public Fury Works: Spotify...
SpaceX plans to offer its Starlink Direct to Cell service to LTE phones, starting with texting in 2024, and adding voice, data, and IoT device support in 2025
what you need to know Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : SpaceX details Starlink-for-phones plan, launching in 2024 Andrew Tarantola / Engadget : Starlink's satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, b...
Epic Games lays off 16% of its workforce, or ~830 employees, divests from music storefront Bandcamp, and intends to spin off “kid-tech” company SuperAwesome
Earlier today Tim Sweeney sent the following email to Epic employees: Tim Sweezy / HotHardware : Epic Games Confirms Massive Layoffs After Fortnite And Metaverse Spending Spree Jamie Crawley / CoinDes...
Sony has sold over 40M PS5s since its launch in November 2020, up from 10M in July 2021, despite the “unprecedented challenges of COVID” and supply chain issues
here's where to get it Robert Anderson / IGN : Sony's First PS5 Sale Debuts with Attractive Price Drops in the UK and Beyond Matthew Humphries / PCMag : Sony Blows Microsoft Out of the Water, Tops 40 ...
SEC filing: T-Mobile says a hacker stole the data of ~37M customers, including names, addresses, and phone numbers, but not passwords, SSNs, or credit cards
here's what to do if you're ever worried that your data was leaked Chris Velazco / Washington Post : Here's what to do if you think you're affected by T-Mobile's latest data breach Lorenzo Franceschi-...
The WEEE Forum research estimates that about 5.3B out of 16B mobile phones worldwide will be thrown away in 2022; e-waste will grow to 74M tons per year by 2030
5.3 billion phones to become waste in 2022 Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : More than 5 billion mobile phones to become waste this year Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Roughly 5.3 billion mobile phones will b...
Apple signs a multiyear NFL deal to have Apple Music replace Pepsi as the main sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show; sources say the NFL was seeking ~$50M
Or Won't—Perform At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Marketing Dive : Apple Music to sponsor Super Bowl Halftime Show as services take spotlight Sissi Cao / Observer : Apple Will Be the New Title Sponsor ...
Google unveils Chromecast with Google TV (HD), featuring a remote control and supporting only 1080p content with HDR, for $30; the 4K version costs $50
at a lower price Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers : Google showcases the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) in retail training video ahead of launch Cesar Cadenas / TechRadar : Google's new Chromecast is ...
Nintendo misses with Q1 sales down 4.7% YoY to ~$2.3B and operating profit down 15.1% YoY to ~$763M; Switch sales fell 22.9% YoY to 3.43M units
here's why Zack Hermenau / Twinfinite : 10 Games That Desperately Need Steam Deck Support Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net : Don't expect a new Nintendo Switch model this financial year - report Kentaro I...