Author: Bertrand Smith

Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced a major outage on Saturday that affected tens of thousands of users in the United States and several other countries before being largely restored, according to tracking service Downdetector. Outage reports peaked at more than 25,800 around 8:51 a.m. ET (1251 GMT), with users citing problems accessing the platform, the monitoring site said. By 12:09 p.m. ET, reports had declined to fewer than 650. Users in countries including Germany, Spain, France, India, Canada, Australia, and Britain also reported issues during the disruption, data from Downdetector showed. X, formerly known as Twitter, did not…

Garmin has begun rolling out beta version 5.01 to eligible users of its Lily 2 Active smartwatch, adding new features and system improvements to the device launched in October 2024. According to the release notes, the update includes two new watch faces and enhancements to the weather forecast functionality. Previously, the device would display a “waiting for data” message if information was incomplete. With the new firmware, partial data will now be shown where available. The About page has also been updated to display the watch’s serial number. In addition to these changes, the update brings a Bluetooth-related fix and…

Xiaomi is reportedly preparing to introduce a new smartwatch featuring standalone mobile connectivity and faster charging than its competitors, according to a recent leak. The upcoming wearable could debut alongside a high-end tablet and a next-generation foldable smartphone. The new smartwatch, identified by model number M2426W1, is expected to include eSIM support, as confirmed by a 3C certification. See also: Xiaomi Prepares to Launch OLED Tablets, Including Potential Pad 7 Max This suggests it could be a successor to the flagship Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro or possibly an early iteration of the Watch S5. The model number bears a close…

Following Rockstar Games’ recent announcement, concerns are mounting among Grand Theft Auto fans that the highly anticipated GTA 6 could face a delay. While the studio has confirmed a late 2025 launch, speculation is growing that the game may not arrive until 2026. A report from an online retailer claims GTA 6 will be released on September 17, 2025, though Rockstar has yet to verify this date. Meanwhile, fans awaiting a second trailer have been met with silence, with Rockstar choosing instead to announce the acquisition of Video Games Deluxe on March 3, rebranding it as Rockstar Australia. The acquisition…

LG announced the presence of its first gaming laptop, the LG UltraGear 17G90Q. Carrying a series of fast hardware, this device will be one of LG’s main products on display at the upcoming CES 2022 event. LG UltraGear 17G90Q Specifications The LG UltraGear 17G90Q is equipped with a 17.3-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Not only large, the screen also has a 300Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and 99 percent sRGB coverage. Perfect for gamers and content creators. See also: LG UltraGear 17G90Q, First Gaming Laptop from LG LG UltraGear 17G90Q relies on…

Which series deserves to be considered as the best Final Fantasy series? For veterans of this franchise, it’s not difficult to find the name “Final Fantasy VI” which ends up being a series that stays at the top. That this series that still carries pixel-based visuals is always touted as the most “perfect” Final Fantasy series, not only from the fun side of the gameplay, but also the music and also how each character gets a balanced portion of the story. For gamers who haven’t jumped in yet, this might be the best opportunity. Following the release of the Pixel…

December has been a very busy month for the Assassin’s Creed community. Not only because Ubisoft announced a new expansion titled Dawn of Ragnarok for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but also because of the release of Crossover Stories between Valhalla and Odyssey that brought Eivor and Kassandra together. In addition, last December 21 was also commemorated as Assassin’s Creed Day. See also: Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios, Developer of “Back 4 Blood” Game Although not an official celebration, just like the Dragon Age community celebrating D4 Day and the Mass Effect community celebrating N7 Day, Ubisoft as the developer of the…

Some time ago, we reported that Honor had given a teaser for one of its newest devices, namely the Honor Magic V. This device itself is a folding smartphone that was first produced by Honor. From the same news, there is confirmation that this folding smartphone will also be the first folding smartphone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. This has been re-confirmed with the latest leaks coming from China. This confirmation comes from a leaked presentation that aired on the Weibo site. Unfortunately, although it has been confirmed that this device will be the first folding smartphone with…

Passwords are used to protect accounts used in internet. The more complicated the password, the more secure the account. To further increase security, internet users are advised to change their account passwords periodically, including Google accounts. Google account is arguably one of the accounts that must be strictly protected. The reason is, a Google account can be connected to a number of applications that are currently commonly used, such as Gmail, YouTube, to Google Maps. You can imagine if your Google account password is leaked and spread, then important data in those applications is stolen. Not only data, your Google…

Renders of the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro Max leaked earlier this year, featuring a punch-hole camera design. And now new reports are emerging that LG and Samsung will be supplying punch-hole screens for the iPhone 14 series. According to a report by The Elec, South Korean tech giant Samsung, which is Apple’s dominant supplier of OLED panels, will supply all perforated panels for the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, while sharing orders for the 6.7-inch iPhone, 14 Pro Max with LG. Displays for the first time. See also: Apple plans to launch the Apple Silicon Chipset every 18 months However, the…