For the past couple of years, the virtual FediForum conference has offered a glimpse at what’s new in the open social web, with last year’s big news being Threads’ foray into the fediverse. This year’s presentation was no different, with several developers showing off new apps that will help to …
Read More »Razer’s new translucent Phantom Collection shows off your gamer lights
Razer has announced a new Phantom Collection featuring updated versions of four of its accessories designed to enhance a feature the brand is probably best known for: LED accent lighting. The company even sells wireless earbuds that glow, but they’re not included in the Phantom Collection which features shells and …
Read More »Let’s all do a dramatic reading of Trump and Musk’s mean posts
Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two of the most media-addled personalities of our time, are publicly torching their relationship by posting on the public social media networks they each respectively own. I have seen theories that this is kayfabe, and I don’t buy it. Trump and Musk have publicly shit-talked …
Read More »How to transfer your Switch 1 data to a Switch 2
So, you got (or are soon getting) a Nintendo Switch 2. You’re probably ready to throw your original Switch into storage, but before that, you should transfer all of your data to the new console. Good news: it’s easy for those who have a Switch 2. Not only that, it’s …
Read More »Snapchat has released an Apple Watch app
What’s Snapchat without the ability to snap and send photos to your friends? It’s the social platform’s new Apple Watch app that instead provides a quick way to preview messages and reply right from your wrist. Joining mobile and web-based versions of Snapchat, the Apple Watch app lets you preview …
Read More »Why Microsoft has created its own print magazine
Of all the many ways Microsoft could mark its 50th anniversary, I wasn’t expecting the software maker to launch a magazine. “It’s our answer to a timely question: How do we earn trust and hold attention in an age of scroll and skim? How do we create Signal in a …
Read More »Ballerina review: a dance-by-numbers return to the world of John Wick
Lionsgate was always going to need to take the John Wick franchise in a new direction if it wanted to keep the film series going after the inevitable exit of its central star. A spinoff series came and went with a telling lack of fanfare that spoke, in part, to …
Read More »LexisNexis data breach exposes sensitive information of 364,000 people
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Americans’ personal data is now spread across more digital platforms than ever. From online shopping habits to fitness tracking logs, personal information ends up in hundreds of company databases. While most people worry about social media leaks or email hacks, a far …
Read More »Alien: Earth’s new trailer is full of monsters that want out
Set before the original Alien film, Alien: Earth follows a team of researchers from Earth set out to learn what’s hiding on a space ship that happens to crash land onto their planet one day. As a person whose mind has been transferred into a durable, synthetic body, Wendy (Sydney …
Read More »A night at New York’s biggest Switch 2 launch event
I’m standing outside the GameStop at Union Square in New York City on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, with plenty of cars rolling by and people basking in the late spring sun. On the corner of E 14th Street and University Place, a line has formed around the block. Tonight is …
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