For the past couple of weeks, my Switch has been pretty much nothing but a Japanese role-playing game machine. (Okay, and a goose game machine.) The system’s JRPG library just keeps growing, and following the overdue return of Final Fantasy VIII, we have two more releases — and they’re some of the best yet.
First, there’s Dragon Quest XI, which comes out today. It was the first game…
After several major leaks in the past week, the Samsung Galaxy A70s is finally official. The phone was launched in India and features minor improvements over the Galaxy A70 such as the new 64MP Samsung Bright GW1 camera, prism gradient design and 4,500 mAh battery.
Looking…
Razer built an RGB microphone that displays live stream emotes
September 27, 2019
If you’re a livestreamer determined to stand out from the pack with flashy effects, Razer has your back. It’s introducing a Seiren Emote microphone whose 8×8 LED screen displays (what else?) emotes in sync with Twitch and Mixer stream events, including…
8BitDo's latest Switch controller ditches thumbsticks for dual D-pads
September 27, 2019
The latest controller from 8BitDo might pique your interest if you play a lot of 2D games on Nintendo Switch. The Lite for Switch peripheral has a striking look thanks to its dual D-pads. According to 8BitDo, it has full functionality for Switch with “all core buttons supported.”
There are no thumbsticks here, so it might not be the best option for Fortnite or Overwatch, but it should…
8BitDo Lite is a new minimalist gamepad for the Switch
September 27, 2019
You cannot use the new Nintendo Switch Lite on a television, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pair external controllers with it. Connecting a giant standard gamepad with the smaller portable, however, seems almost silly. That’s where the 8BitDo Lite comes in.
The 8BitDo…
Motorola’s Razr foldable phone will reportedly debut by the end of 2019
September 27, 2019
Foldable phones are off to a rough start with Samsung’s durability troubles and Huawei’s… other problems. According to a report, Motorola’s Razr foldable phone could be a bright spot when it debuts sometime later this year.
cites a source…
Behind-the-scenes, Google requires hardware manufacturers to preinstall certain apps to get access to other first-party services. YouTube Music is now on that list for newly launched Android 10 devices, while the soon-to-be-replaced Play Music is being dropped.
Google today announced that YouTube Music will be preinstalled on “all new” Android 9 and Android 10 devices, with the “Pixel…
Samsung Galaxy Fold launches today – are you buying one? [Poll]
September 27, 2019
It’s been a road to get the Samsung Galaxy Fold to market. After years of teasing, the foldable finally made an exciting debut earlier this year. That was followed by a spectacular crash, but Samsung has fixed some of the issues and the Galaxy Fold is finally launching…
You will soon be able to ask Siri to play Spotify music on iOS 13, feature currently in beta
September 27, 2019
Spotify is currently beta testing integration with the new SiriKit audio APIs introduced in iOS 13. As demonstrated by The Verge’s Tom Warren, the current Spotify beta build lets you ask Siri to play music on Spotify.
This OS-level support has not been possible until iOS…
Tempo run log app for Apple Watch runners gains iOS 13 Dark Mode, double run days feature, more
September 27, 2019
Tempo is an excellent run log iPhone app for doing more with running and walking workout data from Apple Watch. This week developer Rahul Matta released not one but two great updates to Tempo including a marathon-inspired version.
Visually, Tempo has a bold new look throughout the app thanks to full support for Dark Mode in iOS 13. The run log app now responds to the system appearance setting…
