Category: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: Facebook may offer paid ad-free plans in Europe
Would you be willing to pay for Facebook? Meta may add a paid subscription option to Instagram and Facebook for users in Europe, according to The New York Times. The ad-free tier addresses European Union (EU) regulations that have diminished some of Meta’s most lucrative data-collection methods, but, the NYT…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on ‘Starfield’
This is Bethesda's highest-profile game since being bought by Microsoft. It’s also a high-profile game for the console maker, as the acquisition turned it into an Xbox exclusive. Starfield is here with vast gameplay options, stories and quests. According to Engadget’s Jessica Conditt, every player will find a gameplay aspect…
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The Morning After: Apple’s iPhone 15 event is on September 12th
Apple has set a date for its annual September iPhone event, so it’s almost time to see the iPhone 15. All models (save for perhaps a new SE) could ditch the notch and start using the Dynamic Island cutout that debuted in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. There’s…
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The Morning After: ‘GTA VI’ hacker leaked game footage with a Fire TV Stick
All you need to leak footage from a highly anticipated, multimillion-dollar game is an Amazon Fire TV stick and a cheap UK hotel. That massive Grand Theft Auto VI leak came from Arion Kurtaj, a member of hacking group Lapsus$. And he managed to do so while already on bail…
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The Morning After: Trump’s first post since X reinstated him is his mug shot
More than two years after former President Donald Trump was banned from Twitter (now X) in the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot, he’s returned to tweet (sorry, post) his county jail mugshot. It’s not a great image for horizontal placement, but at least it’s embeddable. https://t.co/MlIKklPSJTpic.twitter.com/Mcbf2xozsY — Donald…
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The Morning After: The PlayStation Portal is a PS5 game-streaming handheld
Several months back, Sony teased a dedicated remote-play device for the PlayStation 5. Now it’s got a name and a price. The PlayStation Portal will cost $200 when it lands later this year,. Aesthetics-wise, it looks like a tablet wedged between two halves of a DualSense controller. The eight-inch LCD…
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