Author: Zach_Wilson
The Morning After: The Mac turns 40
The Mac turned 40, putting Apple’s longest-running product squarely in middle age. But like someone who sees the back half of their life approaching and gets in marathon-runner shape, the Mac is in the strongest place it’s been for decades. While (its own) smartphones have chipped and undercut PC revenues…
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Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo selected as the AIAS’ next Hall of Fame inductee
Koji Kondo, the Nintendo composer and sound director best known for his work on The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. series, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ (AIAS) Hall of Fame during the 27th D.I.C.E. Awards. The AIAS Hall of Fame honor is…
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HPE says Russian Midnight Blizzard hackers hit security team emails
Russian state-sponsored threat actors known as Midnight Blizzard breached HPE’s email environment late last year and stole sensitive data from its employees’ inboxes. HPE confirmed the news in a new 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, BleepingComputer finds. As per the filing, the company…
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F-Zero 99 players can now enjoy private lobbies and secret tracks after the latest update
F-Zero 99 has just got a ton of new content after Nintendo released the latest update for the online racing game. Players can now enjoy private lobbies, which can be accessed with four-digit passcodes. Private lobby race results will not be reflected in leaderboard points, records, or challenge progress, and…
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Ex-Hololens engineer launches AR headset that’s the antithesis of Apple Vision Pro — and bags remote assistance partnership with Manchester United’s shirt sponsor
A former Microsoft‘s HoloLens engineer, Sebastian Beetschen, has launched an augmented reality (AR) headset that is a stark contrast to Apple‘s upcoming Vision Pro. The headset, Almer Arc 2, is the latest product from AR startup Almer, co-founded by Beetschen and ex-jet fighter pilot Timon Binder in 2021. Weighing just…
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AlphaTheta, formerly Pioneer DJ Corp, launches its first wireless DJ controller and speaker
AlphaTheta has come out of the gate swinging with its release of the Omnis-Duo all-in-one DJ controller and Wave-Eight speaker today. These two products are the first under the company’s new moniker since changing it from Pioneer DJ, although both brand names are expected to coexist for now. The launch…
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