In case you have managed to forget it, it is the Xbox 25th Anniversary this year. Among the whirlwind of Phil Spencer officially resigns last month and the unceremonious death of the “This is an Xbox” campaign Under new CEO…
Google finally announced its long-awaited “advanced flow” for allowing downloads from unverified developers last week, which will roll out later this year to all Android phones. It addressed many of the concerns we had about the future of third-party APK…
Apple has lost its historic tax battle against the EU and will have to pay some $14.5 billion in unpaid taxes to Ireland. The European Court of Justice announced its ruling less than a day after the iPhone 16 and…
Jeff is the head of video content production at 9to5. He initially joined 9to5Mac in 2016, producing videos, tutorials, how-tos, written tutorials, and reviews. He prides himself on explaining things simply, clearly and concisely. Jeff’s videos have been viewed hundreds…
It has taken RCS a long time to unify the messaging experience between Android devices first, then between them and between iOS. But we’re almost there. Despite the green bubbles, sharing messages between different phones and platforms is now a…
What you need to know Google announced Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, an update to Gemini Live and Search Live that brings more natural, low-latency voice assistance to AI. This version of the AI is lightweight, meaning Google has sped up…
OpenAI has added support for plugins to its Codex agent coding application in an apparent attempt to match similar features offered by competitors Anthropic (in Claude Code) and Google (in the Gemini command-line interface). What OpenAI calls “plugins” are actually…
For years, fantasy has been caught up in the mass-produced churn of ultimate isekai power: a crazy mix of modern life and magic that often seems more derivative than daring, telegraphed entirely by those long-sentence titles that say it all.…
For the better part of a decade, Whoop was sold as a secret weapon for serious athletes. LeBron James was convinced to put on the company’s fitness band in Whoop’s first year. Michael Phelps arrived shortly after. Other Whoop users…
Meta revealed in SEC filings on Tuesday that it had granted stock options to six of its top executives, the first such grants since the company’s initial public offering in 2012. Hours later, laid off approximately 700 employees in Reality…
