Sony has sold over 40M PS5s since its launch in November 2020, up from 10M in July 2021, despite the “unprecedented challenges of COVID” and supply chain issues
here's where to get it Robert Anderson / IGN : Sony's First PS5 Sale Debuts with Attractive Price Drops in the UK and Beyond Matthew Humphries / PCMag : Sony Blows Microsoft Out of the Water, Tops 40 ...
Microsoft plans to discontinue Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass Core, which includes 25+ games, on September 14
here's what you need to know Jade King / TheGamer : Xbox Game Pass Core Is A Bad Deal For Gamers Justin Diaz / Android Headlines : Xbox Game Pass Core is the new Xbox Live Gold Steven Mills / Destruct...
Sources: Samsung suspends an internal review into replacing Google with Bing as its mobile devices' default search engine, citing business relations with Google
for now Maria Diaz / ZDNet : Samsung decides to keep Google as its default device search engine after all Louis Pavlakos / Android Police : Samsung puts its move to Bing search on pause for now Jason ...
Logitech partners with iFixit to help with DIY repairs, supplying spare parts, batteries, and guides for select Logitech hardware starting this summer in the US
Broken Gear? We've Got the Fix. — Click your device's model to find … Logitech International : Logitech Partners with iFixit to Advance Circularity Goals Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register : Logitec...
Alphabet plans to cut ~12,000 jobs, 6%+ of its global workforce; CEO Sundar Pichai says he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here”
read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff Mary Yang / NPR : Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January BBC : Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs Abner L...
The Wireless Power Consortium and Apple are working on a next-generation “Qi2” wireless charging standard based on MagSafe, set to arrive by the end of 2023
why it matters Laurent Giret / Thurrott : New Qi2 Standard to Bring MagSafe-like Charging to Android Sean Hollister / The Verge : Qi2: How Apple might finally harness MagSafe by giving it away Matthew...
Uber takes some internal systems offline to investigate a network breach; Yuga Labs' Sam Curry says it appears the hacker pretty much has “full access to Uber”
what you need to know Msmash / Slashdot : Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems Prajeet Nair / BankInfoSecurity.com : Uber Probes Breach After Hacker Boasts About Intrusion Michael Hill / ...
iOS 16 beta 4 finally adds support for Apple Pay in non-Safari browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, possibly in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act
but not on MacBooks Matt Swider / The Shortcut : iOS 16 shows Apple Pay in Google Chrome. Why it's a big deal for both users - and Apple Joe Wituschek / iMore : Apple Pay may soon work on Chrome, Edge...
Sources: Intel told customers it will raise prices on most of its CPUs and peripheral chips in autumn due to rising costs; source: prices could rise up to 20%
Report Matthew Humphries / PCMag : Intel Is Preparing to Raise Chip Prices Msmash / Slashdot : Intel Plans Price Hikes on Broad Range of Products Reuters : Chipmaker Intel starts informing customers o...
An unidentified hacker on a forum is selling 23TB+ of allegedly stolen data on up to 1B Chinese residents for 10 BTC, after breaching a Shanghai police database
Good morning, and welcome to Tuesday's Asia Links Sead Fadilpašić / TechRadar : Mystery hacker claims to have conducted one of the largest data heists in history Adam Robertson / crypto.news : Hacker ...