Tag: author_name|Mat Smith
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG with beautiful artistic flair
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 first appeared with an intriguing trailer as part of Microsoft's summer showcase, teasing a dream world where squads of adventurers fight in a bid to defeat “The Paintress” who is gradually shaving years off the maximum life that people could live. It’s a very JRPG-sounding premise.…
Read More
Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL review: Superb cameras, with a side of Gemini AI
This year, Google decided not only to update the design of its Pixel phones but also put its AI features front and center. The Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL are the first Pixels that have swapped the Assistant for Gemini. With its latest flagships, Google continues to improve…
Read More
The Morning After: Zoom can now handle one million simultaneous participants
Zoom just announced that webinar calls can now support up to one million simultaneous participants. This was after various political groups used the video conferencing platform to raise money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign. The company now offers various tiers for webinar calls that feature max capacities of…
Read More
The Morning After: Google apologizes over its Pixel influencer demands
The relationship between tech companies and influencers can be murky. A recent post on Threads showed part of the sign-up form to receive Pixel devices for influencers and YouTubers, mandating that signees feature Google’s hardware “in place of any competitor mobile devices” or else “we will need to cease the…
Read More
The Morning After: Congress asks Zuckerberg why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram
Congress can’t get enough of the Meta boss. Nineteen members of Congress are now pressing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs on both Facebook and Instagram. It comes after the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) used Meta’s ad library to find 450…
Read More
The Morning After: Apple is still working on a rotating iPad-like tabletop device
An iPad-like tabletop device, Apple’s reported take on Echo Show and Nest Hub-style touchscreen devices, might still happen. According to Bloomberg, it could debut as soon as 2026, with a thin robotic arm that moves around a large display. In my mind, it’ll look like a mid-00s piece of technology,…
Read More