Tilia spins out, gets minority investment from J.P. Morgan to do metaverse payments

Tilia, the all-in-one payments platform spawned by Second Life, has spun out of Linden Lab and raised a minority investment from J.P. Morgan Payments. The plan is to enable metaverse payments for all of the companies that need financial services for their virtual economies. Tilia will now be its own company, independent of Linden Lab,…

Apple’s new iPad only supports the old Apple Pencil — and needs an adapter to do so

Lightning one end, USB-C the other. | Image: Apple The base model iPad’s switch to USB-C has made using an Apple Pencil with the tablet… complicated. The new 10.9-inch tablet only works with Apple’s first-generation Pencil, which requires a Lightning port to charge. That’s a little bit of a problem when the new iPad uses…

Turtle Beach’s new Atom controller splits in half to clamp onto your Android phone

The Atom’s clamping system should accommodate most Android phones with the cases left on. | Image: Turtle Beach Hot on the heels of releasing its first cloud-focused controller, Turtle Beach is announcing a dedicated game controller for Android phones. The new Turtle Beach Atom is focused on mobile gaming and cloud streaming, as it’s solely…