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Microsoft’s Xbox Series X / S consoles are in stock again at Target

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles are some of the most sought-after consoles to buy right now. Those looking for another shot to get either console can buy one right now at Target. You will have the option to pay for either console in full or through Xbox All Acces, allowing you to… Read more

Twitter tries to fix problematic image crops by not cropping pictures anymore

Twitter has devised a potential solution to its problematic image cropping issue: no more cropping. The company said on Wednesday it’s now testing a “what you see is what you get” image preview within the tweet compose box and experimenting with displaying full-frame images. That way, images will show up in the Twitter timeline looking… Read more

Microsoft’s long-awaited new webcam reportedly arriving at Surface spring event

Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a new webcam this spring. The software giant has previously offered a variety of webcams under its LifeCam brand, but Microsoft hasn’t updated these significantly for 10 years. Petri reports that a Surface event will take place this spring, and a new webcam will be on the agenda alongside… Read more

Twitter is working on a ‘big overhaul’ of TweetDeck

Twitter is actively working on a “big overhaul” of its TweetDeck platform, which lets you arrange lists and feeds into easy-to-read vertical rows, and it plans to share more about the project publicly later this year, product chief Kayvon Beykpour said in an interview with The Verge published Tuesday. TweetDeck, as one of the oldest… Read more

The Xbox Series X / S are available at Microsoft Store [UPDATE: Series X out of stock]

The Xbox Series X and Series S are some of the hottest and most challenging gadgets to buy right now. Fortunately, the Microsoft Store has restocked both the Series X and Series S gaming consoles. Get ‘em while supplies last. Whether you purchase the most affordable next-gen console (the Xbox Series S) or Microsoft’s most… Read more

Disney Plus surpasses 100 million subscribers

Disney Plus has officially surpassed 100 million subscribers, less than a year and a half after the streaming service launched. Executives announced the milestone during Disney’s annual shareholders meeting, which is currently ongoing. The last time Disney gave an update on Disney Plus’ subscribers number was in February during its first quarter earnings, when it… Read more

Yakuza’s lead writer on how Like a Dragon reinvents the series

A long, spoiler-filled chat Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a bold shift for Sega’s long-running series, doing away with beloved protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and shifting to turn-based RPG-style combat. In Kiryu’s place is the wild-haired Ichiban Kasuga, who finds himself homeless in Yokohama after doing 18 years’ hard time for a murder he didn’t commit…. Read more

Vudu is finally coming to Amazon’s Fire TV devices

Vudu, the digital video service that was owned by Walmart before Fandango bought it last year, is finally making its way to the Amazon Fire TV platform. The app is a big source of high-quality, 4K HDR movie rentals. You can also access your existing Vudu library — including Movies Anywhere titles — with the… Read more

Feds Accuse John McAfee ‘Crypto Team’ of Fraudulently Pocketing Over $13 Million

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Stop us if you’ve heard this before: John McAfee has been accused of a crime. This time it’s because he allegedly pocketed $13 million from people who, prompted by McAfee’s tweets, wanted to profit from the cryptocurrency boom of 2017 and 2018. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a… Read more

Seagate: 100TB HDDs Due in 2030, Multi-Actuator Drives to Become Common

Home News Seagate is on track to deliver ~50TB hard disk drives by 2026, ~100TB HDDs by 2030, and 120TB+ units early next decade, according to the company’s recently revealed product and technology roadmaps. To hit capacity targets, Seagate will have to adopt new magnetic recording technologies. To ensure the high performance of its future… Read more

The SEC is dragging AT&T to court for illegally duping analysts into lowering expectations

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing AT&T for providing nonpublic information to 20 different analyst firms so they would lower revenue estimates ahead of earnings, according to a press release. That let AT&T “beat” expectations for the quarter when the information-sharing took place, turning what could have been some nasty headlines in… Read more

KitGuru – Children’s Hospice Charity PC Auction

We can all agree that the last 12 months have been challenging and stressful for everyone, and I wanted to utilise Kitguru in a positive way for a great cause. Over the next two weeks, we are holding a silent auction via email for our readers and supporters, with 100% of the proceeds being donated… Read more

Great apes receive COVID-19 vaccine at San Diego Zoo

Several great apes at the San Diego Zoo received two doses each of a COVID-19 vaccine in February, National Geographic reports. The lucky recipients are four orangutans and five bonobos, who were distracted with treats as they got their shots. One of the orangutans is Karen, the first ape to undergo open-heart surgery in 1994…. Read more

New COVID-19 reporting tool is another patch for the US’s rickety health data system

Antigen tests run at a university in WisconsinPhoto by David Joles/Star Tribune via Getty Images But the CDC system doesn’t fix the foundational issue It was taking staff all day to wrangle rapid test results at assisted living facilities like Via Elegante in Tucson, Arizona. The facility doesn’t normally run medical tests, but this year,… Read more

Analysts Forecast TSMC To Double 5nm Output This Year

Home News (Image credit: TSMC) Earlier this year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. outlined plans to increase its CapEx budget to $25 billion ~ $28 billion in 2021, many industry observers attributed the increase to building out 3-nm capacities in preparation to produce CPUs for Intel and other large customers. This is not quite the case,… Read more