Amazon wants to be your next Fitbit. Last year’s Halo Band was the company’s first entry into fitness tracking, but this year’s Halo View, announced at an Amazon devices event today, feels a lot less weird. It’s more affordable, adds a color screen, and drops that creepy, always-recording microphone (which did have an off switch, …
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OtterBox on Tuesday unveiled a $40 mobile gaming clip for MagSafe, which lets you attach your phone to an Xbox controller using Apple’s new technology. MagSafe allows for a new way to charge iPhone 12 models and attach accessories like wallets, tripod mounts and PopSockets. The new mobile gaming clip features one-handed angle adjustment and tilt, and can also detach for a …
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Apple Arcade added Detonation Racing, an explosive new racing game from Electric Square, on Friday. The latest game brings Apple’s $5-a-month service to 198 games. See at App Store Detonation Racing features the eccentric Dr. Boom as the host of the “least responsible game show of all time.” Players must navigate a course rigged with explosives and massive obstacles at every …
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The Tokyo Olympics have finally arrived. To celebrate the Olympic recognition of the once-stigmatized sport of skateboarding, Skate City — an atmospheric, lo-fi skateboarding game on Apple Arcade from developer Snowman (Where Cards Fall, Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City) — is bringing the streets of Tokyo to players in a new game level. Tokyo is Skate City’s biggest update yet, loaded with …
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I’ve always gotten along better with plants in the Sims 4 than I do with real-life greenery. My Sims can usually make a decent living by selling flowers, fruits and vegetables. Though Simmers have been gardening in the Sims 4 for some time, the newest expansion pack, Cottage Living, available now, takes living off the land to a whole new …
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Apple Arcade just added Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick Studios, the creators of Fruit Ninja (also on Apple Arcade). The new game is Apple Arcade’s 196th title so far. You can check out the new game Friday. See at App Store Take on the role of Barry Steakfries in this high-tech endless runner. Don your jetpack and navigate an obstacle-ridden laboratory while …
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Several major websites and online services went down Thursday in a brief but widespread outage. Websites including those of UPS, AT&T, Airbnb, USAA and more were offline, with some showing DNS-related error messages. Popular gaming services including PlayStation Network and Steam were also impacted, as was Fortnite maker Epic Games. The Epic Games Store/Launcher is currently impacted by a broader internet …
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Zoom is bringing third-party apps and virtual business events to the video chat platform, with the goal of making it easier for people to work and socialize within the service that skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic as many people reenter a hybrid world and workplace. First unveiled in October 2020, Zoom Apps — launching Wednesday — allows you to …
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YouTube is launching paid “Super Thanks” in 68 countries starting Tuesday as a new way for fans to get money into the hands of creators they want to support. It’s the latest in a lineup of features broadening the ways creators can make money on YouTube. These Super Thanks — which can be worth $2, $5, $10 or $50 in the US, …
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Apple announced plans on Wednesday to expand its free educational efforts by bringing a version of its Today at Apple retail classes to YouTube. The tech giant said it plans to offer creative projects for photo, video, art and design, teaching various techniques throughout each video. In its first episode, Apple will teach people how to draw themselves as a …
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