Now that the Pixel 10 series has been out for a week, Google has begun rolling many of the software features it debuted with those phones to its older devices as part of the September Pixel drop. Starting today, if you own any Pixel device Google has released since 2021, including the Pixel 6 and … Read more
Ubisoft is releasing a free Discovery Tour app covering the history of Baghdad, the setting of Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The game launched in 2023 without Ubisoft’s “Discovery Tour” feature, a mode that’s previously been packed into Assassin’s Creed games — starting with 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins — and uses the game’s open-world maps and character … Read more
We finally have our Lara Croft, well over two years after Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series was first announced. Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner has been cast in the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She had better start trying on khaki shorts and blue sleeveless shirts. Turner acknowledges the “massive shoes to fill” … Read more
IO Interactive seemingly wrapped up its assassination series Hitman in 2023, launching the anthology on practically every game platform. But it’s not done with sneaking, subterfuge, and… sniper rifles. The game developer announced that it was making a new James Bond game, teasing an “unrefined” Bond in training – yes, it’s another reimagined origin story. … Read more
The social media platform Instagram is finally available on the iPad as a native app. It only took 15 years, as the app first launched all the way back in 2010. We knew this was coming and, well, now it’s here. The iPad is a different platform from a smartphone, so the tablet-based app features … Read more
The sports broadcasting piracy network Streameast has been shut down after it was investigated for a year by a US-based anti-piracy group. Streameast is the largest illegal sports streaming platform in the world, and while active it offered its users free access to 80 unauthorised domains. This allowed people to pirate live soccer matches from … Read more
Kam Patterson is stepping into the spotlight as one of Saturday Night Live’s new season 51 cast members. Learn more about the comedian here. Kam Patterson is stepping into the spotlight as one of Saturday Night Live’s new season 51 cast members. Learn more about the comedian here.
Netflix has upgraded its Moments feature for the mobile app. It already lets users save iconic scenes, but now there’s a simple editor to bring it in line with something like Twitch’s clipping tool. Viewers can use the tool to set start and end points, so they can turn preferred scenes into “full clips to … Read more
Perplexity, the NVIDIA- and Bezos-backed AI company, is partnering with PayPal to get its Comet browser in front of millions of the financial tech giant’s users. The deal will see PayPal and Venmo customers in the US and select international markets gain access to the AI-powered browser, as well as a free 12-month subscription to … Read more
The comedians vowed ‘PDD 4 ever,’ but is their comedy trio breaking up now that John left and Ben is an ‘SNL’ cast member? Find out here. The comedians vowed ‘PDD 4 ever,’ but is their comedy trio breaking up now that John left and Ben is an ‘SNL’ cast member? Find out here.