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Apple’s online store is down ahead of iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro pre-orders, which are expected to be available at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the United States. “We love that early energy,” reads the Apple Store’s message when visiting the U.S. website. “Almost ready for you. Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PDT. See you soon.” Apple …

Microsoft is allowing developers to submit apps to its Windows store without having to pay any onboarding fees. Individual developers in nearly 200 countries can now sign up to publish apps on the Microsoft Store with just a personal Microsoft account, and no more one-time fees. Microsoft started cutting its $19 one-time fee to publish apps to its Windows store …

Lego recently announced a new Sega Genesis Controller set featuring a cute ode to the company’s mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, and if you act fast, you can snag it as a free add-on when you spend $130 or more at Lego’s online store. The Lego Sega Genesis Controller set normally costs $20, so this is a nice promotion for anyone …

Just when we thought Sony was finally improving the PS Store, another major scam has hit the storefront, conning players out of their money. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a shady developer clone popular PC game Schedule 1, but this is the first time we’ve seen a listing with artwork that looks like it’s ripped from the original. …

The world’s slimmest curved-display phone has just been unveiled at the IFA (Innovation For All) ShowStoppers 2025 event by Tecno. Tecno — known for its brilliant budget and flagship phones in developing regions — is stepping up its game, and has decided to expand into the European market as well. The Tecno Slim, as it’s been named, has two variants: …

Hollow Knight: Silksong is officially available for purchase, after six long years of waiting. The anticipation is at a fever pitch. Fans have swarmed to Steam to purchase the game and, well, it looks like they overloaded the system and shut it down. The same thing seems to be happening to the Nintendo eShop and the Xbox Store. Multiple social …

The planet’s capacity to store carbon-dioxide emissions in rock formations is much smaller than previous estimates suggest and it could run out as early as 2200, according to a study1 published in Nature today. To meet the goal of the 2015 Paris agreement — limiting global warming to 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial temperatures — vast amounts of CO2 will need …

PlayStation and Xbox are cosying up more than ever, and this latest sales milestone suggests the love-in may go even deeper. Over the past couple of years, Xbox has been quite controversially putting its flagship titles onto PlayStation consoles. Many (myself included) thought this could sound the Xbox hardware ecosystem’s death knell — why buy an Xbox console if it …

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 1. And while the day has become the unofficial end of summer, the roots of the federal holiday run much deeper. Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the American worker, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Some mystery remains about who exactly established the holiday. Some records show that …