Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Today, Microsoft finally unveiled many of the specs for its upcoming Xbox Series X, but the company also detailed something arguably as important: how the console will handle backwards compatibility. According to Microsoft, the Series X will support “four …
Microsoft will end support for its Windows 7 operating system next week on January 14, 2020. The last Patch Day for Windows 7 will provide users with a last round of security updates before support ends. Enterprises and business customers may extend support by up to …
The Google Phone app is the pre-installed dialer application on Google Pixel smartphones, devices in the Android One program, and most recently, Xiaomi smartphones sold in Europe. When Xiaomi announced that all of their phones sold in Europe would come pre-installed with the Google Phone app, …
In the absence of any updates to Saurik’s jailbreak-centric Cydia Impactor tool since it stopped working several months ago, Chimera, Electra, and unc0ver jailbreak users have faced frustrating times. Luckily, a working alternative called AltDeploy made its first public debut a few days ago. Just this …
There are a lot of benefits to owning a Chromebook. They are typically affordable, lightweight, have good battery life, and Chrome OS has just enough functionality for most people. However, one reason you might not want a Chromebook is if you intend to do a lot …
Modern smart televisions do much more than just display broadcasted programs, so these days TV makers need to equip them with powerful applications processors to decode HD and Ultra-HD content, as well as handle other complex tasks. To that end, LG has revealed that it plans …
Towards the end of 2017, we learned that Google was planning to replace Chrome Apps with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). The company planned on completely removing Chrome Apps support on Windows, Mac, and Linux by Q1 2018. However, Google didn’t follow through with the plan and …
OnePlus’ next smartphone, the OnePlus 8, will reportedly be a 5G-capable phone that works with Verizon’s network in the US. Android Police said it would be the first OnePlus phone available through Verizon. Currently, T-Mobile is the only US carrier to offer OnePlus phones. The report …
Both Doom and Doom II for iPhone and iPad today received an update that brought visual improvements like a frame rate increase, a new aspect ratio and support for free add-ons. As Bethesda noted in changelogs published on its website, these updates are available for all …
Most years CES feels first and foremost like a TV show, and certainly this year’s show hasn’t disappointed. Among the many vendors making TV announcements for CES 2020 was Samsung, who introduced its upcoming lineup of premium 8K QLED televisions, the Q950-series. Samsung’s new Ultra-HD TVs …