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Police have arrested nine Italian nationals thought to be selling counterfeit retro games and consoles for a video game trafficking ring estimated to be worth almost £42m (€50m / $55.5m).The pirated material included 12,000 counterfeit "Nintendo, Sega, and Atari" consoles holding 47m fake versions of retro games like Mario Bros., Street Fighter, and Star Wars.As reported by the BBC, Turin police confirmed the devices - which were using non-certified electronics and batteries that did not meet EU safety stan
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Netflix's smash hit thriller returns December 26, and Emmy-winning star Lee Jung-jae and his castmates are here to reveal mostly nothing about what to expect. Read more ›
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Ukraine’s military apparently launched a drone attack against a weapons depot in Russia’s Tver region Wednesday, causing a blast detectable from space. The large-scale attack occurred near the village of Toropets, about 240 miles west of Moscow, according to Russian military bloggers. According to Russian state media, the attack was so intense the town of […] Read more ›
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Apple today released a new firmware update for all AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 models. The AirPods Pro 2 firmware has a build number of 7A302, up from 7A294, and the AirPods 4 firmware has a build number of 7A304. There is no word yet on what’s included in the firmware, but it comes just a week after Apple last updated the AirPods Pro 2 firmware to add iOS... Read more ›
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It has been over two years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles. Below, we recap the latest information about next-generation CarPlay. Launch Timing Apple's website continues to say that the first vehicles with next-generation CarPlay support will "arrive in 2024," but it has yet to provide a more specific timeframe. Aston Martin and Porsche previewed next-generation... Read more ›
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Former president reportedly bought burgers using bitcoin at the crypto-themed bar. Read more ›
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Google Calendar on a new tab sounds kinda useful, actually. | Image: Google Google is adding a new daily calendar overview in newly opened Chrome tabs for Workspace users with easy access to schedules and video calls. That way, when you’re signed in with your organization’s account, the first thing you’ll see is your appointments and meetings, in addition to files stored in Google Drive. The new feature comes alongside... Read more ›
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Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more ›
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Image: PayPal Roughly 25 years after it launched payment processing, PayPal is “ushering in a new era for customers” with some generic black text. The company has a new logo, designed by Pentagram, that looks incredibly plain — especially compared to its previous iterations with their rakish slant, two shades of blue, and prominent PayPal Ps. Image: PayPal The evolution of PayPal’s logo. They justify this for a wide variety... Read more ›
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As director of IBM Research and co-chair of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Dr. Dario Gil oversees one of the world’s largest research institutes. He shapes IBM’s AI vision and, as chair of the National Science Board, has a rare vantage point into the technology’s many evolutions and uses. As part of The Information’s recent San Francisco AI Summit, Amir Efrati, executive editor of The Information, sat down with Gil... Read more ›
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Apple didn't announce absolutely every new feature of iOS 18. Learn about the more customizable flashlight, QR codes for sharing your Wi-Fi passwords and transcribable voice memos. Read more ›
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It can’t be used as a speakerphone, but at $24.99 Soundcore’s new Select 4 Go Bluetooth speaker is claimed to have 20 hours of battery and can be paired for stereo sound. | Image: Soundcore Soundcore has launched another ultralight wireless speaker called the Select 4 Go. It’s priced at $24.99, making it the most affordable option in Soundcore’s current lineup of Bluetooth speakers, and much cheaper than similarly sized... Read more ›
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If you're a Minecraft fan with a penchant for playing while wearing Sony's PlayStation-branded VR goggles, prepare youself for some disappointing news: developer Mojang has announced it's ending Minecraft's PSVR support in March next year. Read more Read more ›
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The company was facing a €1.49 billion fine from a 2019 ruling over anti-competitive ad practices. Read more ›
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved the AM for Every Vehicle Act, which mandates that automakers include AM radio in new vehicles without additional charges. The Verge reports: The bill passed the committee on a roll-call vote of 45-2 and now heads to the full House for final approval. The bill, titled the AM for Every Vehicle Act, would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to... Read more ›
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"I was like, 'But you can't. That's not available to you,'" Zuckerberg said in an interview on the "Acquired" podcast. Read more ›
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Bose just dropped the latest addition to its QuietComfort line with a new set of earbuds. Plus, a revamped Bose Smart Soundbar has AI for better, clearer sound. Read more ›
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We already knew another Star Wars Jedi game was in the works at developer Respawn Entertainment, but EA has now confirmed it will be the "final chapter" in Cal Kestis' saga. Read more Read more ›
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Sony's recently appointed joint CEO Hideaki Nishino says consoles will remain at the "core" of the company's business going forward, but it will still continue to offer titles on other platforms as well.Nishino - who serves as CEO of the company's Platform Business Group - recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. Here, the company executive was asked to summarise the value of PlayStation consoles within Sony.In... Read more ›
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Diablo 4 has reportedly earned Blizzard around $150 million from in-game microtransactions since it released in June 2023.That's according to senior product manager, Harrison Froeschke, who stated in a since-nuked LinkedIn account that they had led the "monetisation strategy of the store cosmetics, pricing, bundle offers, personalised discounts, and roadmap planning which have driven over $150m [microtransaction] lifetime revenue".Froeschke's LinkedIn account has now been removed from public view, but not... Read more ›
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EA has shared early first details for the next instalment in its Battlefield series, confirming the multiplayer shooter will be returning to the modern era for its next outing, and that the unpopular Specialists system has been jettisoned for good in favour of more traditional classes. That's according to Respawn head and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella who, in conversation with IGN, teased a back-to-basics approach for the series' next outing... Read more ›
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Just days after we learned that Flappy Bird is set to make a return later this year courtesy of the fan-made Flappy Bird Foundation, the original developer says he has "no relat[ion]" to the game.In a tweet posted to X/Twitter earlier today (15th September), original developer Doug Nguyen publicly distanced himself from the project and its leader, confirming he has played no role in the game's revival."No, I have no... Read more ›
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Backwards compatibility is a key reason AMD will be the chip manufacturer for Sony's PlayStation 6 console.As reported by Reuters, AMD and Intel were the final two contenders in a bidding war to manufacture the computer chip for Sony's next console.However, AMD ultimately won the bid - with the need to provide backwards compatibility for previous consoles reportedly a major factor. Read more Read more ›
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Goichi "Suda51" Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic.Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases - "Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. That makes me feel shitty - why go that far and give us zero?" - but apart from that, he "tries to avoid Metacritic"."Everybody pays too much... Read more ›
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EA has announced plans to move "beyond linear, sequential Sims releases" that'll see it forego a direct The Sims 4 "replacement" in the form of The Sims 5 in favour of a new approach enabling players to keep their progress between titles and "really having an ongoing experience". Read more Read more ›
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The Borderlands film has made headlines for, sadly, not the right reasons recently. The adaptation based on Gearbox's games of the same name failed to capture the hearts (and wallets) of audiences on its August release, and was widely panned by critics.And, now, we have a better idea of just how much of a commercial flop the Cate Blanchett -fronted film actually was. According to film industry data website The... Read more ›
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Unity has cancelled the controversial Runtime Fee for use of its game engine tools, which charged developers for each game install, with immediate effect.The pricing plan was introduced in September last year and was heavily criticised by game developers, calling it an "astonishing scumbag move" among other responses.Today, in a blog post from new president and CEO of Unity Matt Bromberg, the company announced it will revert back to a... Read more ›
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