Month: April 2024
A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store
Now, clicking on a link to Bimmy shows “This app is currently not available in your country or region.” This time, it wasn’t Apple that removed it but the developer. Over on MacRumors’ forums, the developer said it pulled the app “out of fear.” “No one pressured me to, but…
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The AOKZOE A2 Ultra could be Intel’s chance for a PC gaming handheld redemption
The MSI Claw, released in March 2024, has gotten plenty of negative attention thanks to its poor optimization at launch. But a new PC gaming handheld sporting an Intel processor is coming and may be the answer to Intel’s portable console woes. The AOKZOE A2 Ultra has been confirmed to…
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Report: TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’
Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed Project Texas, as “an unprecedented initiative dedicated to making every American on TikTok feel…
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Motorola’s new $130 earbuds are a Bose collab
A new wooden Edge phone isn’t all that Motorola announced today. The company also introduced two pairs of earbuds: the higher-end set is called the Moto Buds Plus and costs $129.99, while the more basic Moto Buds will only be available in select markets. But the Plus standout as the…
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Crypto miner arrested for skipping on millions in cloud server bills
A 45-year-old Nebraska man Charles O. Parks III has been charged with numerous financial crimes, including wire fraud and money laundering, as part of a scheme defrauding two cloud storage providers based in Seattle and Redmond, Washington. Ars Technica, reporting on the indictment, beat us to the punch in alleging…
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Reports rolling in that Steam Deck OLEDs seem to develop cracks on its cases
The Steam Deck OLED is a marvel of a PC gaming handheld that manages to improve on the base model. However, recent reports from handheld owners have been coming in, stating that the transparent casing has been cracking. While the special transparent 1TB OLED models haven’t been the only models…
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