August 4, 2021 TikTok is testing a Snapchat-style stories feature Image: Matt Navara / Twitter On a long enough timeline, every social media app trends to adding stories, and now it’s apparently TikTok’s turn:…
August 4, 2021 Amazon’s new MMO delayed for the fourth time, but this time by just one month A screenshot from Amazon’s New World. | Image: Amazon Amazon Games has delayed New World, its upcoming MMO, from August 31st to September 28th,…
August 4, 2021 Facebook can project your eyes onto a VR headset, and it’s exactly as uncanny as it sounds Facebook Reality Labs Facebook Reality Labs wants to help people see your eyes while you’re in virtual reality — even if the results sit…
August 4, 2021 HBO Max is getting its own exclusive podcasts, starting with Batman Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO The HBO Max team wants its app to not just be the place people find big movie premieres…
August 4, 2021 Google’s Tensor chip is only the first step toward truly great Pixel phones Photo: Sundar Pichai / Twitter Google’s Pixel 6 is shaping up to be the company’s most ambitious smartphone in years, largely due to the…
August 4, 2021 Disney’s Star Wars hotel is just like Westworld: only for the wealthy Disney has been teasing its upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel for years now, promising an almost Westworld-style immersive experience (complete with “real” lightsaber…
August 4, 2021 Here are the best Kindle deals right now Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When it comes to finding a device to use to read your ebooks, you have a…
August 4, 2021 Sony’s next-gen PSVR was reportedly detailed at a developer summit Sony’s original PSVR. More and more details for Sony’s planned next-generation PlayStation virtual reality headset appear to be popping up. According to YouTube channel…
August 4, 2021 Colleges across the US and Canada are adopting virtual student IDs The University of Alabama will be the first school to exclusively issue mobile student IDs this fall. | ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Apple…
August 4, 2021 Reconciliation could create a new kind of climate job U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference urging the inclusion of the Civilian Climate Corps., a climate jobs program, in the…