Sony is extending its gaming brand in every possible direction this year, still heavily depending on Spider-man 2 — One would have thought that releasing Horizon: Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and God of War: Ragnarok for the PS4 and PS5 in the same calendar year would be a hard act for Sony to follow in 2023, but the Japanese show no signs of slowing down. If anything, the…

The most promising feature of iOS 16 failed to deliver — how can it be saved? — Apple’s WWDC 2023 event is less than three weeks away and, as is usually the case, there are more rumors than ever making the rounds on the Web about what the new versions of iOS, iPad OS, macOS, watchOS and TVOS have in store for billions of consumers across the…

That new Windows 11 toggle option is not as innocent as it looks, here’s what needs to be done — It’s no secret that Microsoft’s attitude towards Windows users worldwide has changed dramatically over the last decade or so: once it became apparent that the popular operating system was not going to contribute to the company’s bottom line as much as it used to, its executives decided to leverage its…

Sony’s 2023 flagship smartphone offers serious camera hardware and software upgrades, but will they be enough? — Few things are as baffling in the smartphone market as the apparent inability of Sony — a company enjoying considerable brand recognition and an unquestionably loyal following — to achieve the kind of commercial success its Xperia models often deserve in that space. …

Microsoft confirms what was already apparent to all, here’s what that might mean for Windows 11 — In the end, it all happened through a brief blog post primarily addressed to IT pros — not consumers — and a tweet: Windows 10, the operating system once promoted as “the last version of Windows” by Microsoft, is now in maintenance mode. It has been, in fact, for months…

Consumers interested in picking up a high-quality television for much less than usual need look no further — All right, so… this happened. After yours truly published a story on Geek Culture about the impending clash between the three flagship OLED TVs of 2023 — referring to a few other OLED TV models as alternative choices too — a number of consumers reached out asking, more or less…

Astonishing box office success a stark reminder of Nintendo’s greatest weapon — but are game adaptations really having a moment? — Come on, let’s be honest about all this: most of us expected an animated film based on Nintendo’s famous characters to do well, sure, but… that well? It feels surreal to even type it: Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to hit $1 billion at the global box…

A sharp decline in hardware sales seems to be a side effect of a different problem Microsoft is currently facing — Commenting on financial results or quarterly earnings is not the most exciting kind of reporting in the video games industry, but Microsoft’s latest deserve a closer look: the company released its Q3 numbers and it seems that there’s an alarmingly weak spot in its Xbox business. While during that period…

Much-improved models from LG, Samsung and Sony reshape the way consumers will pick their next TV set in 2023 — Hey, hang on a minute! Could this… could this really be happening at long last? Well, it certainly seems that way: OLED TVs are about to have a moment and a certain target group — early adopters and demanding consumers — are sure to enjoy it. …