Nintendo said it is upgrading its forecast for profits in the fiscal year ending March 31, thanks to strong sales of the Nintendo Switch and games that run on it.
Nintendo said that its revenues would hit $11.48 billion in the fiscal year, about the same as it had predicted in October. But the Kyoto, Japan-based video game company said its operating profit would be $2.75 billion, up from a…
OpsRamp raises $37.5 million to apply AI to DevOps processes
January 30, 2020
Ever heard of AI for IT management (AIOps)? It’s a burgeoning ecosystem of platforms and products that enhance IT operations by leveraging AI to analyze data collected from various tools and devices. OpsRamp is one of the startups leading the charge in what Research and…
Can the iPhone survive a nearly 4,000 mph tethered spin? This kinetic space launch company tested it
January 30, 2020
I have to admit that this has never occurred to me as something to test in an iPhone review, but it’s reassuring to see someone has apparently tried it.
According to a new profile on the kinetic space launch system firm SpinLaunch, Apple’s iPhone can…
Want to become more efficient with Reminders on your Apple devices? Read on for how to use Siri to set location-based Reminders on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and HomePod.
Using the Reminders app to alert you about your to-do items at a certain time can be helpful, but real life is fluid and ever-changing, so a location-based Reminder can often be more helpful.
Going beyond typing in Reminders…
Xbox is the only weak point for Microsoft's strong quarter
January 29, 2020
If you’ve been paying close attention to Microsoft’s quarterly earnings, you’ve probably noticed they’ve started to sound like a broken record. The company’s cloud business typically grows steadily (it’s up 27 percent this quarter), and…
Xbox Q2 revenue sinks 21% as Microsoft reloads for next gen
January 29, 2020
Microsoft’s gaming revenue dropped significantly in the second quarter of its fiscal 2020. Xbox’s Q2 revenue plummeted 21% year-over-year during the three-month period ending December 31. But while that is a precipitous decline, it looks worse than it actually is.
This…
The Unicode Consortium just detailed Emoji 13.0 with 62 new characters, and 55 skin tone and gender variants. Google today announced that the new emoji will be available with Android 11, as well as the company’s five contributions to the 2020 set.
For Emoji 13.0, Google proposed all gender variants for “person in veil” and “person in tuxedo,” as well as “person feeding baby with a…
The new emoji that will arrive in 2020 on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices have been officially set. Additions in Emoji Version 13.0 include “Italian Hand,” ninjas, the Transgender flag, anatomical body parts, smiling face with tear, disguised face, new animals…
Play the arcade classic 'Tecmo Bowl' on PS4 and Switch tomorrow
January 29, 2020
Ahead of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, you’ll be able to replay the original 1987 release of Tecmo Bowl when it comes out on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch tomorrow. Not to be confused with the NES version most people associate with the game, the $8 Arcade Archives…
C’mon Apple, stop making me choose between avoiding Coronavirus and easily unlocking my iPhone in China
January 29, 2020
It’s tough out there, people. Thousands have been infected with the novel Coronavirus in China, millions are under lockdown, airplanes are grounded, and borders tightened. It’s like we’ve gone back to the bubonic plague — or more accurately, gone back to the iPhone 5s!
Let me explain… I know it’s not too common for people to be out and about wearing masks in public in the United…
