Nintendo is offering a free bonus month of the Nintendo Switch Online+ Expansion Pack to users who purchase, renew, or redeem a 12-month individual or family subscription before July 28, 2026. Eligible members will receive 13 months of service for the price of 12. The promotion is open to new customers, existing Expansion Pack members […]
Following big announcements about Siri AI and Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2026, Apple has outlined a series of feature updates coming with iOS 27. The update includes AI-powered bill splitting in Apple Wallet, time-limited location sharing in Find My, local lists in Apple Maps, expanded song translation in Apple Music, as well as improvements to
Microsoft has confirmed a bug affecting the Recycle Bin in Windows 11 after this month’s Patch Tuesday update. Users have also reported several other problems since the rollout of the June 2026 update earlier this week, including issues with OneDrive access, File Explorer performance, Blue Screen of Death errors, and BitLocker Recovery prompts. The recycle
Google released Android 17 Google has released Android 17, codenamed Cinnamon bun. Although it does not bring major changes, it does come with some new features and quality of life improvements. Thanks to App Bubbles, you can now multitask with ease. This feature places app icons on the side of the screen, tapping on an
Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal that price increases across Apple’s product lineup this year are inevitable as memory costs continue to rise. The company has not yet decided which devices will be affected or what the extent of the increase will be. The Wall Street Journal estimates that prices for base-model
Google has notified advertisers that starting on or shortly after August 3, 2026, it will begin using IP addresses for ad measurement and personalization in the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland. This change gives a new purpose to data previously collected by Google, changing from network routing to device identification for advertising purposes.
Microsoft is facing a class action lawsuit from shareholders accusing the company of defrauding investors by overhyping its AI products and hiding weaknesses in its cloud business. The complaint was filed in federal court in Seattle by the Michigan-based City of St. Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System. Microsoft has dismissed the allegations as
Fox Corp. is acquiring Roku in a deal worth about $22 billion consisting of cash and stock, the companies announced. The acquisition will give Fox direct access to Roku’s more than 100 million homes, as well as expanded ad targeting data and a way to reduce its reliance on traditional cable distribution. The deal is
According to Asobo Studio producer Eric Chort, the games industry’s studios have scheduled their release dates around the November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6. This has resulted in a very busy autumn release calendar, with most major publishers fitting their launches into the six-week period leading up to GTA 6. Chort shared these details
Microsoft has announced that it will switch to a two-week release cycle for Microsoft Edge starting with Edge 152, which is set to reach the Stable channel on August 27. Each update will include about half as many new features as the previous release, but twice as many. Microsoft says this change will allow users
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 officially announced Apple unveiled iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 at WWDC 26. The Cupertino company says an optimized CPU scheduler helps make older iPhones more responsive. The announcement highlights several performance improvements in iOS 27. App launches are 30% faster, new photos open 70% faster in the Photos app. AirDrop
Instagram has expanded its algorithm controls to the main feed. This follows an initial launch on Reels in October 2025 and a subsequent rollout to Explore. This feature allows users to see which topics the recommendation system interests them, add topics they are more interested in, and remove topics they are less interested in. Instagram
Linux Lite 8.0 is released. The new version is based on Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon and comes with Xfce 4.20 as the desktop environment. Following its usual pattern, major updates to Linux Lite are tied to new Ubuntu LTS releases, with version 8 arriving almost two years after Linux Lite 7. Key changes include rewritten
Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball has confirmed that a price increase for Game Pass Ultimate in October 2025 has caused the service to lose millions of subscribers. He shared this information in an interview with The Game Business, showing a level of transparency that is rare for a major platform holder. In October 2025,
Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC 2026, which marks the end of support for Intel Macs and introduces a significantly improved Siri AI powered by Google Gemini. The new operating system is expected to be released this fall. Siri AI will be available in beta for English users later this year. macOS 27
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