Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and key franchises like Call of Duty, faces more long delays as European regulators have decided to take a closer look at the $69m deal. As widely expected, the European Union has announced plans to carry out an “in-depth investigation” into the takeover, amid concerns the merger may “significantly…
You’ve seen curved displays, foldable displays and even rollable displays, but what about stretchable displays? LG Display has announced a 12-inch screen it says can be stretched out to 14-inches without distortion. The high-resolution display, which offers full colour RGB and 100 pixels-per-inch, has 20 per cent stretchability, which is world first. LG says the…
MLB.TV’s spontaneous blackout policy is a pain for Major League Baseball fans. These geo-blocks (local, national, or international) are due to licensing restrictions — some broadcasters have exclusive rights. That means you can’t watch games from certain places because MLB.TV doesn’t have permission to air them in that location. Instead of paying for an extra…
Apple has issued multiple takedown orders for a popular YouTube channel amongst Apple fans that archived past WWDC keynotes. The channel owner, Brendan Shanks, shared the news on Twitter alongside screenshots from YouTube with notices of the DMCA takedown orders. The channel, “Apple WWDC Videos,” contained hundreds of videos of past WWDC keynotes and is…
It’s been a few weeks since we tracked deals on every model of the 2021 MacBook Pro, but today Amazon is providing just that, with a new all-time low price on one 14-inch model. In total, these deals reach up to $499 off select notebooks, with some of the biggest markdowns to date. 14-inch MacBook…
Apple is preparing an iOS 16.1.1 update for the iPhone to address bugs and issues experienced by users following the first major update to the iOS 16 operating system two weeks ago, including a persistent Wi-Fi bug that’s been annoying iPhone customers. MacRumors in the past week has seen signs of devices running iOS 16.1.1…
Amazon is ramping up deals ahead of the holiday shopping season, and today we’re tracking a few solid markdowns on AirPods Pro 2 and Apple Watch Series 8. This includes a rare discount on the AirPods Pro 2 and in the case of the Apple Watch, we’re seeing all-time low prices on cellular models. AirPods…
Apple is working on an iOS 16 update with a fix for an issue related to its advertising framework SKAdNetwork, according to the company’s system status page. Apple says the issue began on November 3, but it did not provide any additional details. “There is an issue impacting SKAdNetwork for users on iOS 16.1,” says…
Enlarge / The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro from 2021. (credit: Samuel Axon) For months, there have been rumors that Apple would launch new, M2-based Macs—specifically MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with new M2 Pro or M2 Max chips—sometime before the end of this year. But now two usually reliable insiders and Apple CEO…
Twitter for iOS was today updated with support for Twitter’s upcoming revamped Twitter Blue subscription plan that will enable users to pay $8 per month to be verified on the platform, with other perks such as fewer ads and priority replies. According to the App Store update, Twitter users in the United States, United Kingdom,…