Year: 2024

It seems that the next Nintendo console, tentatively being referred to as Nintendo Switch 2, isn’t expected to launch until the next financial year according to the latest reports. This comes from Chris Dring, head of GamesIndustry.biz. On the website’s latest Microcast episode, Dring spoke on the expected launch window for Nintendo Switch 2, and that it’s unlikely to arrive during the current financial year which concludes March 31, 2025. As spotted by VGC, Dring said the following: “No developer I’ve spoken to expects it to be launching this financial…

Sometimes, you just want the tactile fun of printing Instax photos without the hassle of actually using an Instax camera. If that sounds like you, the new Instax Mini Link 3 printer for smartphones could be your next impulse buy for birthday parties and weddings. The successor to the Instax Mini Link 2, which arrived in 2022, works just like its predecessors. Connect it to your smartphone via Bluetooth then choose a photo in the companion app, and you’ll be able print out a little souvenir copy. That takes about…

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have long served as the invisible backbone of online retail. They empower retailers to seamlessly integrate the intricate web of ecommerce systems, orchestrating everything from payment processing to shipping logistics and inventory management. This interconnectedness, however, has also made the retail sector a lucrative target for threat actors. Facing a barrage of 19 billion malicious API requests in 2023 alone, retailers suffered relentless attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in any link of the API chain, potentially leading to data theft, operational disruption, or financial damage. Back-to-school season…

Remember the days of MS-DOS? If you don’t, you can experience classic PC games from that era on your iPhone, thanks to new App Store rules that, once again, allow the distribution of emulators. Which means iDOS 3 – a PC emulator that allows you to run applications made for MS-DOS via DOSBox – is back on the App Store. It was only in April this year that we were celebrating the ability to turn an iPad into a retro game machine. 10 days later, that functionality was gone again, with…

During the recent Made by Google event, we got our first official look at many of the features coming to the Pixel 9 series, from Satellite SOS to Add Me. One of the standouts, though, was Pixel Screenshots, an app that aims to “help you save, organize, and recall information” collected on the smartphone. To explain how it works, let’s say you’re looking to update your wardrobe and find a nice pair of sneakers online. You take a screenshot of them and the app analyzes the image and places it into…

During Made by Google 2024, the tech giant unveiled its next-gen wearable, the Pixel Watch 3, and with it, a life-saving feature called Loss of Pulse Detection. This is an opt-in tool that gives the smartwatch the “ability to detect loss of pulse,” which is a very scary event in which your heart suddenly stops beating. According to the announcement, the Pixel Watch 3 utilizes a combination of “sensors, AI, and signal-processing algorithms.” The Heart Rate sensor constantly tabs on your pulse via a green light. But let’s say your…

Google showed off a lot of impressive hardware at the Made by Google event this year, with new Pixel smartphones, earbuds, and smartwatches. But, the company’s Gemini AI model was arguably the real star, playing a central or supporting role in nearly every unveiled feature.  We’ve put together the most notable, interesting, and quirky ways Gemini will be a part of Google’s mobile future. Gemini Live (Image credit: Future, Lance Ulanoff) The most up-front appearance of Gemini came in the form of Gemini Live, which, as the name implies, breathes…

Wednesday’s Quordle is not too bad – but there are still plenty of traps awaiting you if you let your guard down for a second. My hints may help you avoid them. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Quordle expert Your Quordle expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation…

It’s time to solve Wednesday’s Connections puzzle from the NYT – which means it’s also time for some Connections hints if you need. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Connections expert Your Connections expert…