Month: June 2023
Microsoft is no longer making Xbox One games
Microsoft has moved on from the Xbox One and is no longer creating first-party games for its previous generation of consoles. “We’ve moved on to Gen 9,” says Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty, referring to the Xbox Series S / X generation, in an interview with Axios. While Microsoft…
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Are you backing up your photos? This survey says most of us aren’t
Not enough of us are backing up our photos and videos – that’s the message from Mixbook following its survey on the photography habits of Americans. While there’s no shortage of photo cloud storage and cloud backup services, the popular online photo printing service revealed just 35% of surveyed respondents…
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Black Mirror’s ‘Beyond the Sea’ is a slow-motion tragedy in the depths of space
“Beyond the Sea” is the rarest breed of Black Mirror episode: the kind driven by empathy. Carried by a cast that includes Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Mara, it’s equal parts character study and Twilight Zone creeping horror — a story focused less on the series’ typical social commentary…
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VPN providers react to Apple TV third-party app support
Apple just announced some exciting software updates to its Apple TV 4k coming in autumn. Among the updates, there’s something that will make those upgrading their streaming life with a VPN service very happy. The tech giant will finally release long-awaited support for third-party VPN apps, allowing developers to create…
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Twitch’s new Partner Plus tier outlines what it takes to get a 70 / 30 revenue sharing split
Twitch is introducing a new “Partner Plus” program that will give streamers an increased 70 percent of the share of their subscription revenues, with Twitch taking the other 30 percent, the company announced on Thursday. Most partnered streamers receive 50 percent of their subscription revenues, though Twitch had negotiated 70…
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Thousands of Reddit communities remain dark as protest continues
Thousands of subreddits are continuing to protest beyond the initial 48-hour blackout, as Reddit says it has no plans to back down from the changes it’s making to its API. As of this writing, one counter lists over 5,000 subreddits that are still dark, which include some of the site’s…
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