Around the end of last year, when I was in the market to upgrade a three-year-old iPhone XS that was beginning to show signs of age, I got curious about the potential of being able to use an Apple Watch instead of a proper smartphone altogether. I’d never owned a smartwatch, and up until then … Read more
2023 was the first year that Apple Inc. did not release an update to their iPad lineups, breaking a convention that otherwise stood firm since the introduction of the original tablet in 2010. As such, tech enthusiasts around the web were eager to see what the one-year hiatus would mean for the next version of … Read more
In what can only be described as a monumental moment for the tech industry, the Justice Department for The United States announced last week that they, alongside sixteen other state and district attorney generals, will be filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. for “monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of … Read more
Rumours have been circulating over the past few weeks of Apple allegedly ramping up work on a new wearable piece of technology in the form-factor of a ring. This shouldn’t come as a surprise as the company had been filing patents for a few years now of a finger-worn device, with some of the earliest … Read more
The iPhone SE is one of Apple’s oddities in their otherwise fairly refined line of smartphones. The original, which launched in the spring of 2016, saw Apple deviate from their playbook in order to attract the budget-conscious buyer, especially those from outside of the U.S. Fitted with the snappy A9 processor that was housed inside … Read more
This week, Qualcomm announced that it will be rebranding its next-generation ARM processor with the name, “Snapdragon X” — the letter every tech executive seem to love. This comes in preparation for their annual “Snapdragon Summit,” an event that will surely expand upon the aforementioned “X” chip and its capabilities. Qualcomm have long played second-fiddle … Read more
A couple days ago Victor Lerp, Unreal Engine XR Product Specialist at Epic Games, posted in a developer community thread mentioning that the company were, “exploring native Unreal Engine support for Apple Vision Pro,” with his full post separated into two bullet-points reading: Internally we’re exploring native Unreal Engine support for Apple Vision Pro, but … Read more
It’s not a stretch to say that smartphones have, for some time now, felt monotonous. I’d even go as far as to say uninspired. Each year companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google release their new line of sleek, recycled aluminum and glass bricks, unveiling them at exclusive press conferences with much pomp and circumstance; though … Read more
After years in Early Access, Balder’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios has finally launched with tremendous success. As of writing, the CRPG has broken into Steam’s top ten for concurrent players, with the game’s peak reaching just over 800,000 users. The success of Balder’s Gate 3, though somewhat expected, was still a surprise for the … Read more
One of the main talking points in the grand unveiling of Apple’s AR/VR headset, Apple Vision Pro, at June’s WWDC was the ability to watch movies on a giant screen. The accompanying video that was showcased during the segment had actors lounging on a couch while watching a movie or T.V series on a giant … Read more
