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Atari today announced that it is calling upon fans for help finding the developer of a legendary unreleased prototype, Aquaventure. No programmer has thus far ever (officially) come forward to claim this Atari 2600…
Next Nintendo Direct airs on February 9
February 8, 2022
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Nintendo announced today that it is hosting a new Direct on February 9 at 2 p.m. Pacific.
Fortnite officially not coming to Steam Deck
February 8, 2022
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Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney announced on social media that Fortnite won’t officially come…
Google auto-enabled 2SV for over 150M people leading to 50% decrease in compromised accounts
February 8, 2022
Last year, Google started automatically enabling 2-Step Verification for end users. It has now successfully done so for 150 million people and this 2SV requirement has resulted in a 50% decrease of compromised Google Accounts.
The company announced this result — “compared to those not enrolled” in 2SV — as part of Safer Internet Day. Google will continue auto enrollments in 2022, though…
Following Samsung’s tease yesterday afternoon, Google today provided more details on the new Assistant experience coming to Wear OS, including its new design.
Launching Assistant — including via the “Hey Google” hotword — on Wear OS will bring up a new screen…
Spell, Graphcore partner to build next-gen AI infrastructure
February 8, 2022
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Two 5-year-old startups — one each from the U.K. and the U.S. — today announced a partnership to design and build what they describe as “the next generation of AI…
OLED iPad rumors have been inconsistent to say the least, with commenters not even able to agree on whether Apple will make the switch, let alone when. But a new supply-chain report says that Apple display supplier LG is engaged in specific preparation for OLED iPad production.
At one time, it was reported that Apple was switching to OLED screens for the iPad Air 5, which is expected to launch at…
Apple announces new Tap to Pay feature that turns iPhones into contactless payment terminals
February 8, 2022
Apple has officially announced a new Tap to Pay feature for iPhone. This feature, coming later this year, will allow businesses to use their iPhones to “seamlessly and securely” accept Apple Pay payments with a simple tap. The feature will also work for contactless…
Stripe taking sign-ups for ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ beta program ahead of spring release
February 8, 2022
Apple turned the rumor of iPhones becoming mobile payment terminals into an official announcement today, and payment processor Stripe has more details.
For starters, Stripe suggests that Tap to Pay on iPhone will debut before summer:
Turn an iPhone into a contactless…
YouTube Music for Android gains convenient ‘Downloads’ app shortcut
February 8, 2022
YouTube Music annoyingly got rid of the handy “Offline Mixtape” app shortcut in July, but has now introduced “Downloads” as a more expansive replacement on Android.
Long-pressing the YouTube Music icon on Android reveals a new “Downloads” app shortcut. Appearing above “Search,” tapping starts shuffled play through all your downloads instead of just the “Offline Mixtape” auto…
