Apple wants to make cheaper Vision headsets after the expensive Vision Pro sold poorly. The company might launch Vision Air later this year with MacBook Pro models. Mark Gurman writes Apple might release it by early 2026 at the latest. Apple continues developing two new models despite the weak sales of the first version. One model will cost less with a lighter design, and another will connect to Mac computers.
The company rushes to create more affordable options for customers. They originally planned to showcase advanced technology with Vision Pro before making cheaper versions. Apple hoped developers would build apps using the headset's mixed reality features. The company must decide if Vision Air replaces the Pro model or serves as a...
The next Elder Scrolls game will probably not use Unreal Engine 5 like Oblivion Remastered does. Digital Foundry experts discussed this on their podcast when asked if the remaster might test tech for future games. They noted other studios have customized Unreal Engine for their needs before. The experts think Unreal Engine would not fix the main problems with Bethesda games, such as fragmented game worlds.
Oblivion Remastered shows these limitations because it still runs on top of the old Gamebryo engine. Rendering was already good in Starfield, which uses the Creation Engine. Using Unreal Engine 5 would likely delay the game more, make development harder, and cause performance issues. Oblivion Remastered already needs very powerful...
Samsung hopes to make chips for Qualcomm next year. Reports say talks started about making the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 for Galaxy phones on Samsung's new 2nm process. The design work should finish this spring, with production starting early 2026. Samsung can make about 7,000 wafers monthly with this new technology, but might begin with just 1,000 wafers at their Hwaseong S3 plant.
Early tests showed that only 30 percent of chips worked correctly on Samsung's 2nm process. This is better than Qualcomm's troubled 3nm technology. Qualcomm wanted to use both Samsung and TSMC factories before, but poor results stopped those plans. TSMC already makes all regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chips on its 3nm process. Samsung races to improve as...
A former Rockstar Games developer thinks Grand Theft Auto VI needs no more trailers before launch. The surprise would make its release more successful. This comment came during talks about GTA IV's 17th anniversary. Xbox 360 served as the lead platform for GTA IV because PlayStation 3 proved hard to work with. The team decided to delay GTA IV just four months before its first planned date.
Rockstar has stayed quiet about GTA VI since showing one trailer late last year. Take-Two Interactive still plans to release the game this fall. The company expects strong sales along with Mafia: The Old Country and Borderlands 4. PC players must wait longer since the game launches first on consoles. Recent tests of GTA V Enhanced Edition on PC hint...
Japanese game maker PlatinumGames had trouble with its first live service game, Babylon's Fall. Players disliked it because of its poor design, bad combat systems, and money-grabbing features. The game closed down less than a year after its release.
The company seems ready to try again with online action games. They posted jobs looking for designers with experience in online games and open-world level design. This new project might learn from past mistakes. PlatinumGames has not said if they will publish this game themselves or work with another company. They currently work with Team Ninja on Ninja Gaiden 4, a single-player action game coming out this year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X.
Critics felt Babylon's Fall held...
The US Department of Justice started investigating TP-Link because of its low prices. They want to know if the Chinese networking company poses security risks to America. Officials worry TP-Link sells products at a loss just to hurt competitors. The company holds 65 percent of the US market share for wireless equipment.
The DOJ fears TP-Link might raise prices after pushing other companies out. They also wonder if their devices contain backdoors that could help with spying. If found guilty, TP-Link faces fines up to $100 million. Its leaders could pay $1 million each or spend 10 years in jail.
TP-Link claims it never received notice about any investigation. The company says it handles both manufacturing and research itself, which...
Players can pre-order WUCHANG Fallen Feathers from 505 Games starting today. Anyone who buys early receives the Night & White Pack with two special costume sets, a war club weapon, and a skill upgrade item. The Standard Edition costs $49.99, and the Deluxe Edition runs $59.99 with four extra costumes, four additional weapons, and another skill upgrade.
The game launches July 24 on PC through Steam and Epic Games Store, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass. PC players need at least Windows 10, an Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor, 16GB of memory, and a mid-range graphics card like NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. For best performance, the game works better with 32GB of memory and newer graphics cards...
Apple canceled plans for scratch-resistant anti-reflective screens on iPhone 17 Pro models. The coating process slowed down production lines, making it hard to create enough phones. Current iPhones have fingerprint-resistant coatings that reflect more light than Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra screens. Apple wanted to catch up with Samsung but had to change course because of these issues.
The company needs to make millions of new iPhones each year. Adding the special coating took much longer than expected for each phone. If Apple finds a faster way to apply this coating, we might see it on iPhone 18 models next year. Anti-reflective coating differs from nano-texture glass, which reduces glare but does not eliminate it.
Apple might explore...
Google adds screen control features to Pixel phones with Android 16 Beta 4. Users can soon turn off their screens with a double tap, catching up to Samsung devices. According to Android Authority, this hidden code appeared in the latest beta update. The feature might work on empty spaces or any area of the home screens.
Pixel owners previously needed third-party apps for this function. The official release should arrive in June when the stable Android 16 version launches. Google plans additional improvements like the Supervision page connected to Family Link. Many users hope the release stays on schedule.
Samsung already offers double-tap options to both wake up screens and turn them off. This simple gesture makes phone use more...
