Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature
PS5 is in trouble Kyle Orland / Ars Technica : The next Xbox will quadruple XB1's CPU, octuple its GPU performance Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter : What Exactly is Xbox's New “Smart Delivery”? M...
Netflix says users can now turn off the autoplay preview feature on its homepage
here's how Alex Cranz / Gizmodo : At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Brett Molina / USA Today : Netflix now lets you disable autoplay previews. Here's how to set it up. Stephanie Sen...
Valve says its Steam Controller, launched in 2013 as part of the failed Steam Machines program, will no longer be made; last units will sell for $5/controller
sells remaining stock for $5 each Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : RIP Steam Controller 2015-2019: Valve is selling off its inventory Christine Fisher / Engadget : Valve's Steam Controller is dead Niels ...
Instagram debuts IGTV, a hub for high-profile creators, and says it will begin letting users upload videos up to an hour long, up from previous one-minute limit
Update: We launched IGTV at an event … Nimish Sawant / Firstpost : Instagram's IGTV has its sights set on YouTube for attracting content creators WRAL TechWire : Instagram's new long-form video hub IG...
Twitter will soon offer users in US personalized news updates, alerting them to events or breaking news based on their interests, like the accounts they follow
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Google Lens, an in-photo search feature driven by computer vision, is coming to Google Photos and Google Assistant
Google Lens is a super-powered version … Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : Google has an indoor positioning tech in the works, called VPS Mike Murphy / Quartz : Everything Google announced at its 2017 I/O ...
Snapchat starts rolling out search for public Stories to users in select US cities; public Stories from all users could stay visible for up to several months
Since we launched Stories in October 2013 … Todd Spangler / Variety : Snapchat starts rolling out search for public Stories, starting in select US cities Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : Snapchat launche...
Google details the sunsetting of Talk, SMS removal for Hangouts, and other G Suite changes
here's what that means for you Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Gchat Is Dead, You'll Have to Hangout in the Future Jen Thorpe / Geek News Central : Google Announces Changes to Hangouts, Gmail, and Google+ Tyl...