Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
The mixed-reality headset market is rumored to add another member to the list called the Huawei Vision, as the former Chinese giant is said to take on the Apple Vision Pro with a future launch. To raise the bar and get more customers interested in picking up this head-mounted wearable, the rumor claims that there will be some similarities between the two products, but the Huawei Vision is not only said to be significantly lighter but sport half the price of the Apple Vision Pro. The Huawei Vision cannot compete with the Apple Vision Pro in other areas, such as […]
Xbox will continue making consoles going forward, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has allegedly told Microsoft employees. After various reports about Microsoft going third-party, Phil Spencer announced an Xbox "business update" last week, in which details about the future of the brand will be shared. Rumors suggested that major Xbox franchises, including Halo, Gears of War, but also Starfield, the upcoming Indiana Jones, and Hi-Fi Rush would come to rival platforms. Some even suggested that Xbox would be going the Sega route where it would exit the console-making business. To make things even more confusing for fans, the Starfield coming to […]
Last week the gaming world was thrown into a grade-A tizzy, when XboxEra reported the rumor that Starfield would be going to PlayStation and other platforms. In short order, rumors that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and even Gears of War were being considered for multiplatform releases began to make the rounds, raising the specter of Microsoft going fully third party. Well, we may want to slow down just a bit. Noted insider NateDrake/Nate the Hate, who has delivered accurate info numerous times in the past, was one of the first to endorse the XboxEra rumor, but it seems […]
In 2023, TSMC only had one 3nm customer, which was Apple, but as it takes on more clients this year, it needs to address its production capabilities to cater to additional orders. According to one report, the Taiwanese giant intends to increase production to 100,000 monthly wafers in 2024 while also focusing on increasing yields by 3nm. TSMC aims to improve 3nm yields to 80 percent as it reportedly plans to increase production from 60,000 to 100,000 monthly wafers in 2024 In total, TSMC is said to receive a boatload of orders from Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Intel, and Qualcomm. […]
Sony is planning to make the PlayStation 6 the most powerful console of its generation and, as such, is not afraid to take as much time as needed to achieve this goal. A new video shared by RedGaming Tech this week provides some updates not only on Sony's next-generation system but also on the PlayStation 5 Pro. While Sony has yet to announce its mid-generation refresh system, it seems more and more likely the console is indeed releasing, as third-party studios started receiving dev kits recently. While this isn't a confirmation that the system is coming 100%, as hardware is […]
Although Nintendo has yet to officially announce its next platform, known SEGA/Atlus leaker Midori has claimed that the upcoming new SEGA games are all coming to the new Switch 2. Recent rumors suggest that Nintendo will likely announce the Switch successor next month, and on X, known leaker 'Midori' has now shared some additional details about upcoming projects from SEGA/Atlus. Some days ago, the leaker already took to X to post about the Persona series, and we know have some additional details about the Jet Set Radio Reboot, the new Crazy Taxi, a new Virtua Fighter, and more. During The […]
SMIC will eventually shift from mass producing 7nm chips to 5nm ones, with an earlier report stating that China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer has set up production lines to cater to Huawei. Unfortunately, it will be a costly endeavor for the chip maker, seeing as how one estimate claims that producing 5nm chips could be up to 50 percent more expensive than what it costs TSMC, and there is also a yield problem, which we will discuss here. In addition to high production costs, SMIC’s 5nm yield is said to be just one-third of TSMC’s, making the transition to advanced chips […]
A portion of Apple’s focus is invested in foldable iPhones, with the latest report claiming that the company is testing various prototypes in the hopes that one of them passes the quality control phase so that it can undergo mass production. Unfortunately, there are several design problems in today’s foldable smartphones, which is one reason why Apple has been so hesitant to jump on the same bandwagon as the Android squad, but its efforts persist in developing the best version it can. A foldable iPhone launch can happen in 2026, assuming Apple can address the design problems and bring the […]
Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be revealed, but the wait is not going to be much longer, as a March reveal is very likely. Speaking during the latest episode of the Nate the Hate podcast released today, the known insider commented on the reveal timing together with Digital Foundry's John Linneman, saying not only that a March reveal would make sense to get the ball rolling, it is also very likely to be before this year's edition of the Game Developers Conference, which is being held from March 18th to March 22nd. If this is indeed the truth, the […]
Call of Duty Black Ops: Gulf War, this year's entry in the series, will feature an open-world campaign that will bring Modern Warfare 3's Open World Missions to a whole different level. As reported by well-known insider Tom Henderson on Insider Gaming, this year's entry in the series will feature an open-world campaign in the vein of Far Cry built from the ground up, so there won't be any reused assets from previous games. Currently, the game’s open world will see the player and their squad navigate the map more akin to that of Far Cry than anything we’ve seen […]
This week started with lots of high-profile rumors suggesting that Microsoft would soon switch its strategy on exclusive games. Following the previous rumors of titles like Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush, we heard from various journalists, leakers, and insiders that big games like Bethesda's Starfield, MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and possibly even The Coalition's Gears of War could be landing on other consoles like Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Switch. Leaker Nate the Hate was among those who reported to have heard about Starfield. However, he clarified some things in a series of tweets posted a few […]
The mixed-reality headset market is rumored to add another member to the list called the Huawei Vision, as the former Chinese giant is said to take on the Apple Vision Pro with a future launch. To raise the bar and get more customers interested in picking up this head-mounted wearable, the rumor claims that there will be some similarities between the two products, but the Huawei Vision is not only said to be significantly lighter but sport half the price of the Apple Vision Pro. The Huawei Vision cannot compete with the Apple Vision Pro in other areas, such as […]
Xbox will continue making consoles going forward, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has allegedly told Microsoft employees. After various reports about Microsoft going third-party, Phil Spencer announced an Xbox "business update" last week, in which details about the future of the brand will be shared. Rumors suggested that major Xbox franchises, including Halo, Gears of War, but also Starfield, the upcoming Indiana Jones, and Hi-Fi Rush would come to rival platforms. Some even suggested that Xbox would be going the Sega route where it would exit the console-making business. To make things even more confusing for fans, the Starfield coming to […]
Last week the gaming world was thrown into a grade-A tizzy, when XboxEra reported the rumor that Starfield would be going to PlayStation and other platforms. In short order, rumors that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and even Gears of War were being considered for multiplatform releases began to make the rounds, raising the specter of Microsoft going fully third party. Well, we may want to slow down just a bit. Noted insider NateDrake/Nate the Hate, who has delivered accurate info numerous times in the past, was one of the first to endorse the XboxEra rumor, but it seems […]
In 2023, TSMC only had one 3nm customer, which was Apple, but as it takes on more clients this year, it needs to address its production capabilities to cater to additional orders. According to one report, the Taiwanese giant intends to increase production to 100,000 monthly wafers in 2024 while also focusing on increasing yields by 3nm. TSMC aims to improve 3nm yields to 80 percent as it reportedly plans to increase production from 60,000 to 100,000 monthly wafers in 2024 In total, TSMC is said to receive a boatload of orders from Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Intel, and Qualcomm. […]
Sony is planning to make the PlayStation 6 the most powerful console of its generation and, as such, is not afraid to take as much time as needed to achieve this goal. A new video shared by RedGaming Tech this week provides some updates not only on Sony's next-generation system but also on the PlayStation 5 Pro. While Sony has yet to announce its mid-generation refresh system, it seems more and more likely the console is indeed releasing, as third-party studios started receiving dev kits recently. While this isn't a confirmation that the system is coming 100%, as hardware is […]
Although Nintendo has yet to officially announce its next platform, known SEGA/Atlus leaker Midori has claimed that the upcoming new SEGA games are all coming to the new Switch 2. Recent rumors suggest that Nintendo will likely announce the Switch successor next month, and on X, known leaker 'Midori' has now shared some additional details about upcoming projects from SEGA/Atlus. Some days ago, the leaker already took to X to post about the Persona series, and we know have some additional details about the Jet Set Radio Reboot, the new Crazy Taxi, a new Virtua Fighter, and more. During The […]
SMIC will eventually shift from mass producing 7nm chips to 5nm ones, with an earlier report stating that China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer has set up production lines to cater to Huawei. Unfortunately, it will be a costly endeavor for the chip maker, seeing as how one estimate claims that producing 5nm chips could be up to 50 percent more expensive than what it costs TSMC, and there is also a yield problem, which we will discuss here. In addition to high production costs, SMIC’s 5nm yield is said to be just one-third of TSMC’s, making the transition to advanced chips […]
A portion of Apple’s focus is invested in foldable iPhones, with the latest report claiming that the company is testing various prototypes in the hopes that one of them passes the quality control phase so that it can undergo mass production. Unfortunately, there are several design problems in today’s foldable smartphones, which is one reason why Apple has been so hesitant to jump on the same bandwagon as the Android squad, but its efforts persist in developing the best version it can. A foldable iPhone launch can happen in 2026, assuming Apple can address the design problems and bring the […]
Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be revealed, but the wait is not going to be much longer, as a March reveal is very likely. Speaking during the latest episode of the Nate the Hate podcast released today, the known insider commented on the reveal timing together with Digital Foundry's John Linneman, saying not only that a March reveal would make sense to get the ball rolling, it is also very likely to be before this year's edition of the Game Developers Conference, which is being held from March 18th to March 22nd. If this is indeed the truth, the […]
Call of Duty Black Ops: Gulf War, this year's entry in the series, will feature an open-world campaign that will bring Modern Warfare 3's Open World Missions to a whole different level. As reported by well-known insider Tom Henderson on Insider Gaming, this year's entry in the series will feature an open-world campaign in the vein of Far Cry built from the ground up, so there won't be any reused assets from previous games. Currently, the game’s open world will see the player and their squad navigate the map more akin to that of Far Cry than anything we’ve seen […]
This week started with lots of high-profile rumors suggesting that Microsoft would soon switch its strategy on exclusive games. Following the previous rumors of titles like Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush, we heard from various journalists, leakers, and insiders that big games like Bethesda's Starfield, MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and possibly even The Coalition's Gears of War could be landing on other consoles like Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Switch. Leaker Nate the Hate was among those who reported to have heard about Starfield. However, he clarified some things in a series of tweets posted a few […]