Sony is not Microsoft but gamers should actually be thankful for that in 2022 and beyond, here’s why — Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus service — which went through the “will they/won’t they” phase, the “we’re still figuring it out” phase and the “OK, we’re doing this” phase in the space of six months — is available all around the world today, now that Europe gets it after Japan and…

Pentaform’s computer-in-a-keyboard available right now, so what can consumers expect of it? — Remember that hypothetical computer-in-a-keyboard Apple has applied a patent for and yours truly tentatively called iKeyboard just for kicks? Yes, the very one that’s probably drawing inspiration from the Raspberry Pi 400 that came out in 2020? Well, it seems that there’s an Intel-based product along the same lines available…

Capcom’s latest is going for a photorealistic aesthetic with questionable results but there’s an obvious, easy fix — So, after that insult of an announcement trailer back in February, Street Fighter 6 was officially unveiled during Sony’s June State Of Play a few days ago and the SF community is understandably excited: not only are we getting a brand new Street Fighter next year, but it already seems…

One of Sony’s most valuable franchises to become a “dream come true” film based on actual events — Everybody likes splashy breaking news but, sometimes, they may not be entirely accurate… and that’s what seems to have happened a few weeks back during Sony’s investor briefing: the company revealed that it’s working on God of War, Horizon and Gran Turismo TV shows, only to clarify the next day…

Going SSD-only would be a major change for Windows, it’s already underway and it matters — here’s why — This is one of those stories that have been flying under the radar for a few days now but may prove to be way more important than most of the “official news” tech companies want to be published these days. So: according to Tom’s Hardware there’s a Trendfocus executive brief…

Top-tier sound quality meets array of smarts in style, will deliver for a price — It’s fair to say that the wireless earbuds category has now reached a level of maturity so high, that any new product of this type will have to offer at least one of three things: bring something never-before-seen to the table or do what other such products do but better…

The European Commission makes good on its previous announcement, now Cook and friends will have to decide — It certainly took long enough — it kind of makes you wonder what is it exactly that those people in Brussels do anyway, no? — but what was first expressed as a mere proposal in September 2021 is now agreed upon by all European Union lawmakers: by autumn 2024, every…

The new chip makes perfect sense for the new MacBook Air, but not so much for the new MacBook Pro - why is that? — As it was largely expected to, Apple chose to reveal the next member of its own processor family during this year’s WWDC: the M2 is also what many were expecting, more or less, as it is based on the same architecture and the same manufacturing process. The bad news: it’s…

Several welcome additions to iOS, iPadOS and macOS but the company is clearly struggling to compete or impress — Can a small list of noteworthy additions mark the release of a new operating system as interesting, let alone exciting? It’s a question that’s been asked before in the context of an Apple WWDC event, yes, but it may truly summarize what one feels while gathering all the information unveiled…