GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Google’s recent decision to close its dedicated game studios — opened to much fanfare just two years ago — […]
Google is tightening its belt a little when it comes to photo storage. The company has announced that so-called “high quality” photos will now count toward Google Drive‘s 15GB of free cloud storage. In other words, if you’re using Photos for free to store all your photos, you’ll soon need to stay within that 15GB […]
Tony Avelar/AP This time last year, it looked like Apple seemed to be getting out of the luxury watch game when it quietly discontinued its most expensive Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Edition. The ultra-high-end 18-karat-gold Apple Watch Editions, which cost upwards of $ 10,000, were spotted on celebrities including Kanye West and Beyoncé after […]
Enlarge / Google’s customary “We’re going to kill this service soon” pop-up. Another day, another dead or dying Google product. This time, Google has decided to shut down “Hangouts on Air,” a fairly popular service for broadcasting a group video call live over the Internet. Notices saying the service is “going away later this year” […]
Enlarge / Skype 8.0. Microsoft In July, Microsoft announced plans to end support for the “classic” Skype client in September. But those plans were put on hold after the Skype community complained that the new, modern client was missing some beloved features from the classic client. With plans now in place to reinstate those missing […]
Previous Next A little later in the week than usual, Epic Games has released the Fortnite v5.30 patch notes on Thursday, August 23. Also known as update 1.73 on consoles, the v5.30 patch notes bring us into week seven of season 5. The wait was certainly worth it, though, as this update brings small but crucial […]
Enlarge / Skype 8.0. Microsoft Skype’s development history is a bit checkered; a wide range of clients has been developed with disparate features and a lack of clarity over direction. This has been especially true on Windows, where two different clients were available—the “Classic” client is a Win32 application that can trace its heritage back […]