Apple is no stranger to basing TV shows on podcasts, but it now appears eager to snap up that content as quickly as possible. Bloombergsources claim Apple has signed a deal with Suave producer Futuro Studios that will fund podcasts in return for the first chance to turn any series into a TV+ movie or…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Meta has long been working on end-to-end encryption for its messaging products, but so far, only WhatsApp has switched on the privacy feature by default. In its latest update about its efforts, Meta said it will start testing default end-to-end encrypted chats for select users on Messenger. Those chosen to be part of the test…
After months of leaks and rumours, the Motorola Razr 2022 is finally official. Originally slated for launch last week, the event was postponed, but now we get a confirmed look at the final design. For now, the device has only been launched in China, but we’re expecting a global release to follow in the coming…
Xiaomi has officially revealed the Mi Fold 2 foldable smartphone at the end of Lei Jun’s Annual Speech broadcast in China on 11 August, and hot on the heels of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. The company teased the super slim folding smartphone ahead of the event, laying claim to the device being the…
Google is continuing to morph Meet into its all-in-one video calling app, bringing more features from the now-defunct Duo over to its sole meeting app. What are Google Meet and Chat and how do they work? The headline addition this time around is live sharing, a new feature that lets participants on a video call…
Making Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox “simply wouldn’t be profitable”, Microsoft has said. The claim comes as part of a fresh war of words between Xbox and PlayStation, as Microsoft seeks to finalise its eye-opening $68.7bn buyout of Activision Blizzard. Specifically, it comes in response to Sony’s recent objections to the deal – in…
Kirby’s Dream Buffet launches next week, on Wednesday 17th August, priced at £13.49. As a reminder, this is the all-new downloadable Kirby game set for the Nintendo Switch eShop, which got announced just a month ago. A spin-off from the pink puffball’s regular platforming antics, Dream Buffet sees up to four players roll around levels…
If you’ve been thinking about buying a Nintendo Switch recently, you may have come across Switch Online. Here is everything you need to know. In this day and age, it feels like new games drop almost every week, from triple-A blockbusters to small indie games, it can be really hard to know which titles are…
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has finally been revealed as the brand’s flagship foldable phone for the year. It comes with a smattering of upgrades, but is an included S Pen one of them? The S Pen has long been one of Samsung’s key accessories. The small stylus set the Galaxy Note series apart…
Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Z Fold 4 during its August Unpacked event, but how does the phone compare to Samsung’s flagship non-foldable, the Galaxy S22 Ultra? We’ve already looked at how the Z Fold 4 compares to the new Z Flip 4, as well as how it stacks up to its predecessor, the Z…