Microsoft’s next Xbox, code-named Project Scarlett, is coming next year. But the company’s already releasing key parts of it now, and it says the reception has been big. In the past couple months, Microsoft’s been beefing up its subscription offerings. In April, it announced a new Xbox Games Pass Ultimate for $15 per month, combining …
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A few moments on Project Scarlett stole the E3 schedule at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 press event, despite being barely more than a shot of the logo and some hyperbolic promises that it’ll be the most powerful Xbox ever. (I would hope so…) In truth, PC hardware at E3 today is already as powerful as the next Xbox or PlayStation consoles will …
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iCloud for Windows users can now access their files via iOS devices and Macs, Apple and Microsoft announced Tuesday. The companies said the new iCloud app, listed for the first time in the Microsoft Store, will allow Windows 10 users to be more productive when away from their PC. The cloud system allows users to store files and folders on the internet …
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Huawei is reportedly inviting Google Play Store developers to publish their apps on its own AppGallery app store. Google last month locked Huawei out of its Android updates, though the US Commerce Department granted the Chinese tech giant a three-month general license to update existing devices, temporarily easing restrictions on Huawei’s access to US components. Huawei’s phones run on a …
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Get ready for a new Xbox. Microsoft gave more details about its upcoming Xbox video game console, codenamed Scarlett, in a presentation ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as it’s known, in Los Angeles Sunday. The new device will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X and powered by an AMD chip. Microsoft said the new console will be able to offer frame rates …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I chased a giant ball that wasn’t really there with a friend. I watched someone puppet a hovering sun with their face, and speak through its mouth. I sat through sessions where Apple employees discussed the importance of Reality Files, which could store …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The day before he was set to address thousands of developers, Apple CEO Tim Cook walked into a cavernous conference space at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The room was empty except for a few reporters, some Apple execs and about a …
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A swathe of news sites including The Guardian, the Washington Post, The Intercept, HuffPost, NBC News, the Toronto Star, the Christian Science Monitor and Breitbart News have reportedly been blocked in China. The Great Firewall of China already bars citizens from accessing non-Chinese social media sources including Facebook, Google, Gmail, Twitter and Microsoft’s Bing, and last month China also blocked …
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The question about the implications of artificial intelligence, not just for the future of technology but the future of jobs and our communities, is something Microsoft is investing new energy and resources to answer. On Friday, the company announced that it’ll open its “first regional hub for AI” in Louisville, Kentucky. The project will be an experiment to upskill people …
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Google has an answer for any skeptics of its Stadia streaming game service: Buy the game from Google, and you can play through Stadia for free. The internet giant laid out its launch plans Thursday, during a livestream in which it announced prices for its service, which includes an effectively free tier offering high-definition visuals for any game you buy …
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