It took a bit of time, but you can now stream Xbox games from your TV without a Microsoft console in sight. As long as you have a Samsung TV. The Xbox app is now available on Samsung’s latest smart TVs and monitors, alongside apps for rival gaming services like Stadia and NVIDIA’s GeForce Now. It’s bigger news, however, when a console maker — and its huge catalog of games on Game Pass…
Discord voice chats are coming to Xbox. Starting today, those enrolled in Microsoft’s Xbox Insider beta program can test the functionality before a wider rollout later this year. The feature allows Discord users on Xbox, PC and mobile to join the same voice channel…
Alaska Airlines’ e-ink bag label pairs with your iPhone to create electronic baggage tag
July 20, 2022
One piece of tech which has proven slow to, uh, take off is an electronic baggage tag to replace the usual paper label applied to hold baggage at check-in. Alaska Airlines is hoping to boost adoption by offering it free of charge to frequent fliers.
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Bloomberg is the latest publication to report on iPhone shipments growing in China after COVID-19 lockdowns lifted. Apple was responsible for leading a rebound in the smartphone market in June as Chinese users are buying more iPhone 13 than ever.
According to Bloomberg, China’s mobile phone shipments jumped 9.2% in June, led by Apple and Samsung. The Cupertino company has become the…
Samsung will unveil the next generation of its foldable phones on August 10. In its fourth year of folding smartphones, the question remains: when will Apple be part of the trend and launch its first foldable iPhone?
Reports about a future foldable iPhone are sparse. The…
Hyundai has confirmed that it joined the race to build a new small electric car for less than $20,000. However, it sounds like only European markets might get access to it.
One of the biggest complaints about electric vehicles remains their prices. They are unattainable…
Exclusive: Ryvid Anthem unveiled as revolutionary new affordable electric motorcycle in the US
July 20, 2022
The electric motorcycle market in the US will soon welcome a fascinating startup that plans to shake up the industry with a radical new electric motorcycle: the Ryvid Anthem. And the company is planning to do it at a price that won’t have riders running to the hills, but rather carving them.
Ryvid is a new electric motorcycle startup that has been operating in stealth mode while developing a…
ROAM launches production-ready Air electric motorcycle with two swappable battery packs
July 20, 2022
Swedish-Kenyan mobility company ROAM has launched its first production-intent model of electric motorcycles designed for both urban and rural terrain in Africa. The ROAM Air arrives as the first fully adapted electric motorcycle for the commercial market in all of Africa and…
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XSET is announcing it has closed a $15 million funding round for its gaming and…
The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section.
Since 2020, photos.google.com has included “Uploaded from” and “Shared by” image information that’s not found on the Android or iOS apps. The latest web-only section is called “Backed up” and it joins day/date, location, device, EXIF, and file…
