Month: January 2025
Keeping the classics alive: how archivists are preserving video game history
When I ask Frank Cifaldi, the founder and director of the Video Game History Foundation, to explain the importance of preserving and maintaining old video games, he answers with a movie analogy. Imagine, he said, “if movies were only released on, like, VHS, ever. You want to watch Back to…
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Vodafone makes ‘world’s first’ satellite video call with a standard phone –here’s why that’s a big deal
Vodafone has just passed a major landmark for satellite video calls It’s demoed a “space video call” using a standard smartphone The service will roll out later this year, though there’s no pricing yet Vodafone has announced that it’s hit a new milestone in the race to end frustrating cellular…
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I can’t believe the Samsung Galaxy S25 is still the only phone of its kind to have this one crucial feature
The first Samsung Galaxy Unpacked of 2025 has been and gone, and now that we’ve had time with the new Samsung Galaxy S25 series, we’ve been chewing over the nuances of these flagship phones. Though we’re getting a decently refreshed Galaxy S25 Ultra and an entirely new model in the…
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Annoyed Samsung fans have started a petition to bring Bluetooth back to the S Pen – and they have a point
An annoyed Samsung user has started a petition to restore Bluetooth to the S Pen Samsung removed connectivity with the S25 Ultra, disabling remote camera control and gestures The petition has over 3,000 signatures so far An annoyed Samsung specialist has started a petition on Change.org to “demand Samsung Mobile…
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Max rolls out a new multiview feature for 2025’s NASCAR Cup Series that puts you in the driver’s seat
Max is debuting a new multiview feature for the first time The experience will be limited to NASCAR but puts you in the driver seat It will be available for all major races this season Max subscribers, start your engines. Just a few days after moving the main navigation menu…
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BioWare has quietly laid off long-time Dragon Age devs as it downsizes the studio and turns its focus to Mass Effect 5
BioWare is being downsized as it focuses its attention on Mass Effect 5 General manager Gary McKay says “We don’t require support from the full studio” Many long-time Dragon Age developers have been laid off EA has announced it is restructuring BioWare as it shifts its full attention to Mass…
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