Topic: gaming coverage
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Trump's DHS Uses Halo Meme to Recruit ICE Officers
The Department of Homeland Security is using Halo franchise imagery in a social media recruitment campaign, linking directly to ICE's hiring portal with game-inspired text like "DESTROY THE FLOOD." This strategy follows a previous DHS post that incorporated Pokémon content, drawing parallels betw...
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Unlock New Achievements in Wordle
The New York Times has introduced a badge system for Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, allowing players to track and showcase their achievements like first-try Wordle solves or flawless Connections games. Future plans include seasonal events and special challenges with unique badges, and sub...
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Xbox Full Screen Experience Now Available on All PCs
Microsoft is expanding the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) to all Windows PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets, providing a console-style interface for easier game navigation with a controller. To access FSE, users must be in the Windows or Xbox Insider Program and can activate it via ...
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Halide Co-Founder Joins Apple's Design Team
Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the camera app Halide and studio Lux, has joined Apple's design team, bringing significant expertise in mobile photography and UI design. He has a prior history of design work for Apple on projects like iCloud and Find My, which should facilitate his integration ...
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Apple TV Adds Free MLS Games for Subscribers
Starting in 2026, Apple TV subscribers will receive access to every MLS match at no additional cost, integrating all games directly into their standard subscription. This change includes streaming of all regular-season matches, playoffs, and major tournaments like the Leagues Cup and MLS All-Star...
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Vision Pro Scores Its First Live Immersive Sports
The Apple Vision Pro will debut its first live sports experience with Los Angeles Lakers games, using Apple Immersive Video to offer a courtside perspective through unique camera angles and audio. This marks a milestone as the first live sporting events in this format, expanding beyond pre-record...
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TCL's New Google TVs Detect Your Presence with mmWave
TCL's new QM9K QMini LED TV series is now available, starting at $2,999, and is the first to feature Google's Gemini AI for intuitive voice control and a built-in mmWave presence sensor for detecting user proximity. The integrated mmWave sensor enables the TV to automatically power on or enter st...
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PlayStation Unveils New Parental Control App for Safer Gaming
Sony has launched the PlayStation Family app for iOS and Android, enabling parents to remotely monitor and manage children's gaming on PS5 and PS4 consoles. The app provides features like activity reports, playtime approval, spending controls, and customizable privacy settings for tailored family...
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Amazon's Starlink Rival Debuts With Fastest Satellite Antenna
Amazon has launched the Leo Ultra antenna for business and government customers, entering the satellite internet market as a competitor to services like Starlink, with a commercial release expected next year. The Leo Ultra is claimed to be the fastest customer terminal, offering download speeds u...
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Apple TV Gains Google Cast, But Only for Android
The Apple TV app on Android now supports Google Cast, allowing users to stream content wirelessly from their devices to compatible TVs and streaming hardware. This update is exclusive to Android, as the iOS app still uses AirPlay, highlighting the platform-specific nature of these streaming proto...
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Amazon's Color Kindle Scribe Arrives December 10
Amazon's new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft ($629.99) and updated frontlit Scribe ($499.99) will launch on December 10th without pre-orders. Both feature a larger 11-inch screen, a slim 5.4mm profile, and a textured glass surface for improved writing feel with the stylus. The updated Scribe includes a r...
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Nike's First 'Powered Footwear' Is an E-Bike for Your Feet
Nike has launched Project Amplify, the world's first powered footwear system that uses a lightweight robotic framework to enhance walking and running speed for everyday users. Developed with robotics firm Dephy, the system acts like extra calf muscles to help people move farther with less effort,...
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Apple Extends Free iPhone Satellite Features for Another Year
Apple has extended free satellite connectivity for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users for an additional year, now valid until November 2026 for eligible devices activated before September 2025. The service, initially offered as a two-year complimentary trial, includes Emergency SOS and expanded featur...
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OpenAI Considers Monetizing ChatGPT With Ads
OpenAI is introducing high-priced ads to ChatGPT, charging about $60 per 1,000 impressions, which is roughly triple the industry standard. Advertisers will initially receive only basic metrics like total views and click-through rates, lacking the detailed performance data common on other platform...
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Roborock Saros 20 Robot Vacuum Gains Climbing Ability
Roborock's new Saros 20 series features an upgraded AdaptiLift Chassis 3.0, enabling the robots to autonomously climb obstacles up to 3.3 inches and navigate complex thresholds between rooms. The adaptive chassis intelligently adjusts for different floor types, lifting on carpets up to 1.2 inches...
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Visible Now Offers Outage Credits to Customers
Visible Wireless is issuing a $5 bill credit to customers as compensation for a recent network outage, mirroring a larger credit offered by its parent company, Verizon. The credit was communicated via an in-app apology, but some users reported needing to contact support to receive it, indicating ...
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Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get a Teleprompter and AI Writing Assistant
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are introducing an EMG handwriting feature, allowing users to send messages by writing in the air using muscle movements detected by the neural band. A new teleprompter feature enables users to display and navigate notes or scripts from their phone directly within the...
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MSNBC Rebrands as MS.NOW: A New Digital Era
MSNBC has rebranded to MS NOW with a new website domain and logo, modernizing its digital presence while removing the iconic MSNBC peacock. The rebranding is part of its strategic separation from NBC News, establishing an independent newsroom and brand under parent company Comcast's spinoff plan....
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Twitch Adds Easy Rewind Feature for Streams
Twitch has introduced a new feature allowing viewers to rewind live streams directly from the channel page, making it more convenient than navigating to the Videos section. Initially, the rewind function is available only on the web version and is limited to Twitch Turbo and channel subscribers t...
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Belkin's Wemo Smart Devices to Go Offline This Saturday
Belkin is discontinuing cloud services for most Wemo smart home products, ending remote access, voice control, and app updates. Only newer Thread-based devices and products fully configured in Apple HomeKit before the deadline will retain smart functionality. Other affected devices will revert to...
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Disney Plus Adds Vertical Video Feature
Disney Plus is launching a dedicated vertical video feed later this year to compete in short-form, mobile-first content directly within its main app. The feed will feature a curated mix of original shorts, social clips, and repurposed scenes, dynamically updated based on user interests and viewin...
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Amazon Unveils the Next-Gen Echo Studio
Amazon has launched its next-generation Echo Studio smart speaker, representing the first major hardware update since the original debuted six years ago. The original Echo Studio was highly praised for its audio quality and received software enhancements over time, including improved sound and sp...
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Apple's New MagSafe Battery: Exclusively for iPhone Air
Apple has launched a new MagSafe battery pack exclusively for the iPhone Air, priced at $99 and incompatible with other iPhone models. The battery is designed specifically for the iPhone Air's slim form factor, preventing it from fitting or functioning properly on bulkier models like the iPhone 1...
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Fitbit Users: Migrate to Google Account by May
The deadline for Fitbit users to migrate their accounts to Google has been extended to **May 19, 2026**, providing over two additional years compared to the previous date. After this migration deadline, access to original Fitbit accounts and historical data will be lost unless users either downlo...
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Spotify Launches Music Videos in the US and Canada
Spotify Premium has launched a beta for music videos in the US and Canada, allowing subscribers to watch videos across its apps. Users can toggle between audio and video for supported tracks, and a discovery feed shows related official music videos. The initial video library is limited to select ...
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Nothing Phone 3A: Community-Designed with Colorful Style & Dice
The Nothing Phone 3A Community Edition features a vibrant, 90s-inspired teal design with colorful accents and includes a unique accessory: limited edition dice in a matching case. This exclusive model, limited to 1,000 units globally, results from a community design contest where a winning concep...
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