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One of the best DLC expansions ever earned the Game Awards' highest nomination, but did Elden Ring already have its time in the spotlight?
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has been nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2024, causing fierce debate about whether or not it belongs.
2024-11-19 01:47
PSA: M4 Macs can’t run virtual machines with older versions of macOS
iMac and , which brings a lot of performance improvements – especially when it comes to AI tasks. However, users are facing issues when trying to run virtual machines with some older versions of macOS on the new machines. more…
2024-11-19 00:05
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards 2023, but Black Ops 6 might set the record straight in 2024
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards last year, but Black Ops 6 has redeemed the franchise by racking up 4 nominations for this year's show.
2024-11-18 23:43
Google rolls out ‘Screen time reminders' on Android to help you break the scroll
Google's “Screen time reminders” now help you manage app usage with gentle pop-ups after an extended time in an app. The feature is part of the latest Digital Wellbeing updates. Read more...
2024-11-18 23:38
Star Wars Outlaws update aims to make combat more responsive and engaging
Ubisoft is hyping up the 1.4 update to Star Wars Outlaws with another dev blog, this time revealing blaster upgrades for Kay, manual shoulder swap, and many more improvements to combat. Read more...
2024-11-18 23:22
Researcher reverse engineers new iPhone security feature ‘Inactivity Reboot’
A recent report by 404 Media revealed that law enforcement agents have been concerned about iPhones automatically rebooting themselves, which makes it very difficult to hack these devices. Security researcher Jiska Classen later discovered that this be...
2024-11-18 23:00
9to5Mac Daily: November 18, 2024 – Next-gen AirTag, ChatGPT upgrades
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-11-18 22:37
iPhone 17 rumors: A19 chip details, smaller Dynamic Island, more
Apple analyst Jeff Pu is out with a new investor note this week with more details on what to expect from next year’s iPhone 17 lineup. There’s also an interest twist on what to expect from the so-called iPhone 17 Air’s design… more…
2024-11-18 22:26
You Can Now Download Daily Builds of Ubuntu 25.04
A sure-fire way to tell that development has moved up a gear: Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds are now available to download. Development formally got underway on Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ last month, with the final stable release of Ubuntu 25.04 arriv...
2024-11-18 22:19
Ubuntu 25.04 Daily Builds Are Now Available
A sure-fire way to tell that development has moved up a gear: Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds are now available to download. Development formally got underway on Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ last month, with the final stable release of Ubuntu 25.04 arriv...
2024-11-18 22:19
Save money (and storage space) with one of the best Xbox Series X|S expansion cards around, now on an early Black Friday sale for less than $100
The WD_Black C50 Expansion Card, one of the best Xbox Series X|S SSDs is enjoying a gigantic sale right now for a limited time at Amazon which has reduced its steep MSRP to less than $100.
2024-11-18 21:49
1TB Western Digital SN5000 SSD is now available for only $59
Fast, affordable, and spacious—that is how you can describe the 1TB Western Digital SN5000 SSD, which is now available for just $59. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:32
Apple releases beta 3 for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2 [U]
Apple is rolling out the latest developer betas for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2. Beta 3 arrives not long after last week’s beta 2 releases, and brings the latest refinements to these upcoming software updates. Update 11/18/24: Apple has now released t...
2024-11-18 21:31
The Game Awards nominations are out, and Sony is leading the pack
Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards is returning this December with a massive amount of nominees spread across 29 categories up for honors. Here are the latest games and names on the list. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:16
Apple kills iCloud backups on old iPhones and iPads
If you have a very old iPhone or iPad with iOS 8 or earlier, you better update to iOS 9 or newer if you want to keep it backed up in iCloud. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:00
iOS 18.2 makes Camera Control the killer feature it was always meant to be
The iPhone 16’s Camera Control feature arrived to mixed reviews, including from me. But iOS 18.2 upgrades the feature in several key ways, making it what it was always meant to be. more…
2024-11-18 20:19
VPN by Google finally arrives on the Pixel Tablet
The Pixel Tablet now supports Google's built-in VPN with Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1, bringing enhanced privacy and security features. Read more...
2024-11-18 19:58
Nine years after launch, Assassin's Creed Syndicate gets 60FPS patch on consoles
Ubisoft has a brand-new update for the nine-year-old Assassin's Creed Syndicate, letting Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players get doubled frame rates. Read more...
2024-11-18 19:42
Profile-guided optimization: A case study
Software developers spend a huge amount of effort working on optimization – extracting more speed and better performance from their algorithms and programs. This work usually involves a lot of time-consuming manual investigation, making automatic per...
2024-11-18 19:32
iCloud backups will be deleted and discontinued for iPhones running iOS 8 and older
Apple has started notifying users running older software about a very compelling reason to update. iCloud backups will soon stop working—and even be deleted—on devices running iOS 8 and prior. more…
2024-11-18 19:15