Month: July 2022
Sony warns of weaker PlayStation business as game sales wobble
Sony has cut its annual profit outlook, warning of weaker PlayStation game sales. The forecast comes as Sony revealed it shipped 2.4 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its recent quarter, up only 4 percent from the 2.3 million shipped during the same period last year. PS5 lifetime shipments have now…
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Dial-up is dead, but Apple just made it deader – and we still miss it
Audio player loading… The news that Apple’s macOS Ventura would cease offering guidance (opens in new tab) on how to set up your dial-up modem waylaid me with an intense wave of nostalgia that rocketed my mind back 32 years to the early days of the Internet, email, and that…
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Backbone One – PlayStation Edition turns your iPhone into a wannabe DualSense
Audio player loading… PS Remote Play is still a thing, and the Backbone One – PlayStation Edition is just the reminder we needed. While it’s not on a par with Xbox Cloud Gaming, PS Remote Play does let you stream PS4 and PS5 games on the go using your smartphone’s…
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YouTube’s making it easier for creators to turn longer content into Shorts
YouTube is trying to make it even easier for creators to turn their longer videos into Shorts formatted for the platform’s TikTok competitor, by adding a new “Edit into a Short” tool to its iOS and Android app. It’ll let creators select up to 60 seconds from one of their…
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The Twitter Blue subscription is getting more expensive
People frequently express their amazement that Twitter is free, but for some people, it isn’t — Twitter Blue launched last year in several countries, tacking on a few extra features for anyone willing to pay $2.99 per month. Today the service told subscribers it’s increasing the price (via Matt Navara),…
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Meta will stop paying US publishers to put their content in Facebook’s News tab
As you’ve probably heard, Facebook and Instagram will lean heavily into AI-curated creator content going forward, and the News Tab project Facebook launched a few years ago doesn’t seem to be a big part of that. As reported by Axios and confirming earlier rumors, Facebook’s parent company Meta is telling…
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