First Apple, the Facebook, now Google. It seems like all the big players are doing it. No, not horrible things with your personal data (though that’s also happening). Nope, Google’s got designs on more money than it already has, with plans to open bank accounts from 2020.
Usually by this time of the year all the really major international tech news is done. But we keep seeing more product launches and they’re not making years any longer. That might explain why we may see a new Apple launch later today. Bloomberg reports that Apple may reveal its new 16in MacBook Pro as soon as this evening.
We all know that one person who’s a little too keen on curating their beard/plaid/coffee/craft beer/odd clothing/bands you’ve never heard of/vinyl collection. It’s the last item on this hipster activity list that really concerns us today, what with the Phonocut’s crowdfunding campaign drawing to a close.
We’ve been following along with Samsung and Xiaomi’s plans to bring a massive 108MP camera sensor to smartphones. The hardware is real and will be appearing in the China-only Xiaomi CC9 Pro smartphone. But that’s not where it will stay.
Last month Stuff got to chat to the chaps from Canon SA. One of the things that came up was a rumoured astrophotography camera from the company, a rumour that Canon SA wasn’t about to confirm. Until today, that is. Meet Canon’s EOS Ra, an evolution of the EOS R designed specifically for taking photos of stars.
It’s about time Facebook rolled out a change that wasn’t going to track, leak, or otherwise mess with its user’s info. The social network has revealed a new logo, one more in keeping with “…a suite of products…
Last year’s BlizzCon didn’t go too well for developer/publisher Blizzard. Its announcement of still-missing-in-action mobile game Diablo Immortal didn’t have quite the sort of impact the company wanted. 2019’s reveal of Diablo IV, though, may go some way towards making up for it. Stay awhile and listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdDpqCmjb4 Blizzard revealed some of Diablo IV’s story with a brand new cinematic trailer (available here) but we don’t need to be convinced that Blizz can tell a good tale. It’s all about the gameplay and it’s in that department that things are looking a little… old school. There are only snippets of…
If you’re sharing your Spotify account with… well, anyone, you’ll know that it has a talent for throwing up some odd suggestions based on what the other person listens to. That tendency increases if the person you’re sharing that account with is still primary-school age. You don’t have to live in fear of an unexpected animated Disney medley in the middle of your thrash-metal-Thursday outing any more, though — Spotify Kids is here to help.
Provided your idea of a ‘good’ game extends beyond the annual twitch-shooter (often found on Twitch — funny that), sportsball or battle royale releases, The Outer Worlds is the best game you’ll run into in 2019. We’re backdating that as well — noting else released this year comes close.
Those of you suffering from Game of Thrones withdrawal after the Song of Fire and Ice series ended earlier this year can rejoice. There’s hope on the horizon… for viewers, anyway. The cast of newly-confirmed GoT prequel series House of the Dragon may find themselves a little more nervous instead.
