A woman talks on her phone as she walks past T-mobile and Sprint wireless stores in New York July 30, 2009. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Federal prosecutors allege that a former GOP lawmaker engaged in insider trading. The SEC alleges that Stephen Buyer traded on inside knowledge, which included buying stock in Sprint just before its merger…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russia’s state-run energy giant is cutting flows again, just days after resuming deliveries. Gazprom said it will slash gas flows via the Nord Stream pipeline to 20% starting Wednesday. Natural gas futures in Europe jumped as much as 10% on the news. Russia’s state-run energy giant will cut…
Flight delays and cancellations continue to shake passengers’ travel plans. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Travel agents say they’re busier than ever in recent months amid surging demand for travel. Some agents report being “overwhelmed” by the recent flood of new clients who want help planning trips. Some agents say they’ll wait on hold with airlines for…
In late June, Blizzard delayed Diablo Immortal’s Chinese launch mere days before the game was set to debut in the country after co-developer NetEase seemingly drew the ire of government censors over an ill-advised social media post. The episode was a reminder of the tightrope act foreign game developers often have to pull off to…
Funko, which is best known for its Pop vinyl figurines, is about to venture into new territory. It’s making video games with the help of developer 10:10 Games. The studio is led by Jon Burton, the founder of Traveller’s Tales and TT Games. “By partnering with 10:10 Games and utilizing the best creators in the…
Google is continuing its push to improve the Android tablet ecosystem, this week releasing updates for Workspace apps like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep that take better advantage of a tablet’s larger display. For example, Google wants to make it easy to perform certain functions when you have two apps running next to each…
EA is reportedly the latest studio to get a slice of the Marvel action, with new claims suggesting it’s currently working on a new single-player, open-world game based on the Black Panther series. That’s according to loose-lipped journalist Jeff Grubb who, speaking as part of Giant Bomb‘s Game Mess Mornings stream, claimed the project will…
The upcoming iPhone 14 series is expected to be divided into two camps – the Pro models will get the new Apple A16 chipset, better cameras and a different screen setup. The vanilla models will stick with the current A15 chip, 12MP cameras and a notched display. The current iPhone 13 series already exhibits a…
While Apple has yet to release a foldable iPhone, Samsung is about to unveil a new series of foldables for the third consecutive year at its Unpacked event on August 10. Meanwhile, Samsung’s mobile president TM Roh believes that we are already seeing the mainstream acceptance of foldable smartphones play out as consumers switch to…
Think back to 2012: “Call Me Maybe” was on top of the music charts and “Venmoing” wasn’t a mainstream verb yet. Android — with its mission to make mobile computing accessible to everyone, everywhere — was just a few years old. That year, we opened the (digital) doors of Google Play. A decade later, more…