Over the past year, Microsoft leapt first into some controversial decisions regarding its first party Xbox games output, putting previously exclusive titles like Forza Horizon and many others onto rival consoles. At the time, Xbox’s efforts to give up on console exclusives looked like a swan song for the embattled platform. Microsoft’s Xbox hardware sales continue to look bleak on …
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iPadOS 26 preview: The rare software update that makes (most) old hardware feel new
If you position two windows next to each other, and you try to resize them so they’re touching along any of their edges, iPadOS will leave a small gap with a draggable area in between so that you can resize both windows at once, sort of like the way resizing apps in Split View mode used to work. Even while …
Read More »Switch 2 has become the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, usurping the PS4
Nintendo’s Switch successor – the aptly named Switch 2 – has become the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, knocking the PS4 off the top spot. That’s according to the latest data from Circana, with analyst Mat Piscatella revealing 1.6m Switch 2 units were sold in the US during the console’s launch month. The previous record holder …
Read More »Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history
The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in United States history, according to market research. The Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in June, the highest launch-month unit sales for video game hardware in U.S. history, says video game analyst Mat Piscatella on social media. This beats the PlayStation 4, which sold 1.1 million …
Read More »NASA hacked hardware of camera orbiting Jupiter • The Register
NASA has revealed that one of the cameras on the Juno craft it sent to Jupiter malfunctioned, and that it fixed it with some very, very, remote hardware hacking. As explained in a Monday post, NASA designed the visible light JunoCam to survive for eight orbits of Jupiter – about 400 days – but wasn’t confident it would last much …
Read More »Alaska Airlines resumes flights after hardware failure causes system-wide ground stop
Alaska Airlines has resumed flights after the failure of a critical piece of hardware forced the airline to ground all its planes for approximately three hours, but the effects will linger into Monday, the company announced. The carrier issued a system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights around 8 p.m. Pacific time Sunday. The stop was lifted …
Read More »New Pixel Watch 4 leak details even more hardware upgrades ahead of next month’s launch
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel Watch 4 is said to feature a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chip. Both models are expected to have a new co-processor called the M55. For the first time, the smartwatch may feature side charging. Google confirmed today that it will hold its hardware event on August 20. The showcase should include …
Read More »New iPhone Fold rumors claim more affordable price, ultra-thin hardware
This fall will be all about the iPhone 17 lineup, but rumors for next year’s iPhone Fold are already ramping up. A pair of new rumors indicate Apple’s foldable iPhone could have a more affordable price than expected, and be thinner—when unfolded—than Apple’s current thinnest product. Price of new iPhone Fold could hit $1,800 rather than the $2,000+ expected Today …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm CPU dream hits a hardware wall, debut pushed to 2026
TL;DR: Nvidia’s first CPU based on the Arm architecture has been the subject of growing buzz, signaling the company’s ambitions to challenge dominant players like Intel, AMD, and Apple. But that move is now hitting serious turbulence. A newly uncovered hardware issue has forced another delay, and engineers are reportedly going back to the drawing board to resolve this latest …
Read More »Foldable iPhone’s Preliminary Specifications Shared By Analysts Include The Advanced 2nm A20 Pro, & New C2 5G Modem, But Camera Hardware Could Miss Out On Telephoto Unit To Reduce Cost
The internal specifications surrounding the foldable iPhone share some polarity. On one hand, Apple’s most cutting-edge smartphone will be loaded with top-end hardware, but the company is also reported to make compromises elsewhere, such as the device supposedly lacking Face ID due to design complexities. The Cupertino firm could make trade-offs in other areas, such as camera configuration, with analysts …
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