Category: personalcomputing

‘Destiny 2’ is now free-to-play, including its year-one expansion

[ad_1] Details of the plot are scarce, but thanks to early leaks we know that Shadowkeep will require Guardians to return to the moon to “journey deep into a mysterious enemy citadel” and “become a slayer of nightmares.” Bungie also says that it will feature the return of an old ally. With the move to […]

Amazon drones, live-action Excel and life after iTunes

[ad_1] The company expects to have these in use within “months.”Amazon’s new delivery drone is a helicopter-airplane hybrid The new delivery drone Amazon showed off is a “hybrid design” that can take off and land vertically like a typical hexacopter drone, but it has aerodynamics (and thus efficiency) more like that of a fixed-wing aircraft. […]

The end is near for ‘Uncharted’ and ‘The Last of Us’ multiplayer on PS3

[ad_1] After nearly 10 years of operation, Naughty Dog is pulling the plug on PS3 multiplayer servers for Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us. The developers say the decision is “bittersweet to say the least,” as the games marked “defining entries” in Naughty Dog’s history. But you’ve still got time to get […]

Apple explains the future of iTunes on macOS Catalina

[ad_1] You’ll still be able to purchase music from the store on Mac, iOS, PC and Apple TV. Plus, you can still use your iTunes gift cards or credits with the new apps. Meanwhile, the new TV app will contain all the movies and TV shows you’ve purchased or rented from iTunes — in the […]

EA apologizes after 'Battlefield V' miscast a real-life antifascist

[ad_1] EA still has trouble with Battlefield V, albeit not in the way you might have expected. The company is changing the name of one of its purchasable Elite characters, Wilhelm Franke, after Vice pointed out that he shared the name of a real resistance… [ad_2] Source link

The Xbox app for Windows 10 is now a ‘console companion’

[ad_1] Microsoft is continuing to build on its promise to improve its services for gamers. Last year, it vowed to improve its Microsoft Store and last month unveiled a powerful new take on the Xbox Game Bar. Now its taking stock of its Xbox-branded services on PC. The official Xbox app for Windows, which used […]

Apple might wave goodbye to Dashboard in macOS Catalina

[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple for comment. If Dashboard goes away for good, it’d represent a sad but unsurprising end. Apple introduced the feature way back in 2005, with OS X Tiger. It was a convenient way to check the weather or track your packages, but the appearance of the sidebar (not to mention smartphone notifications) […]

Sidecar, Project Catalyst and Voice Control

[ad_1] After Apple wrapped its WWDC keynote today, the developers went to coding sessions and the press, well, mostly showed themselves out. As it happens, we later had a chance to see most of the new software in action in private demos. First, an important caveat: These demos were guided and hands-off, meaning we haven’t […]

Desktop-class browsing, better multitasking and more

[ad_1] Rather than dig into every single feature that’s going into iPadOS — we’re still trying to sort through all of them ourselves — we cooked up a handy video primer to walk you through some of the update’s most important features. That new home screen is nice and all, but improved multitasking, a new […]