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Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app
Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro retro gaming platform Antstream will land on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news.
X is making live streaming a premium feature
X will soon be moving the ability to live stream behind its premium paywall, the company announced.
Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks
Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that brings back the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic plan includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access.
Apple will reportedly withhold new AI features in Europe due to regulations
Apple said on Friday that it would delay iOS 18’s marquee AI features in the European Union, conveniently blaming Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulations. The company claimed it would block the launch of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring on the Mac and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year.
The new Apple Pencil Pro gets its first discount, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week, the best deals on tech we recommend come from brands like Apple, Anker, Belkin and Beats.
Amazon reportedly thinks people will pay up to $10 per month for next-gen Alexa
Amazon is working on a higher, more-advanced tier of Alexa for which it may charge as much as $10 per month.
MSI Claw A1M review: A touch late and bit too pricey
At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.
The latest MacBook Pro beats my high-end PC for content creation
I've always been a PC guy for content creation, but the MacBook Pro M3 changed my mind.
The best budget earbuds around are on sale for $49
Our favorite budget earbuds are now even more enticing as they've dropped to their lowest price ever.
A four-pack of Apple AirTags has dropped to $80
The Apple AirTag is our favorite Bluetooth tracker for iPhones, and right now there's a solid deal on a four-pack.
The new Apple Pencil Pro is on sale for the first time since launch
The Apple Pencil Pro is currently on sale for $119 on Amazon, or $10 lower than its original price.
Axget Podcast: Surface Pro and Laptop Copilot+ Q&A
In this episode, Devindra and Sam will answer your questions about Microsoft’s new hardware, and we'll deliver some of our first impressions.
The Morning After: How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline
The biggest news stories this morning: More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus, Netflix House will open two locations in Texas and Pennsylvania in 2025, The Webb Telescope’s dazzling nebula image supports a long-held theory.
The best smart displays for 2024
Here's what you need to know before buying a smart display, plus the best ones you can get now.
SpaceX starts selling the Starlink Mini for $599 in select locations
SpaceX has started offering some users a new Starlink kit that's small enough to fit in a backpack, so users can take it wherever they want to and get access to the company's satellite internet service.
New York Governor signs two new bills into law protecting kids from social media
New York’s new social media laws are the first in the nation to address how youths interact with algorithmic social media feeds.
The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software next month
The Biden administration has taken a sweeping action to ban Kaspersky Labs from selling its antivirus products to US customers.
One of our favorite webcams is on sale for only $48
If you’re in the market for a new webcam, you can save 20 percent on one of Axget’s top picks for video calls. The Anker PowerConf C200, our top budget pick at its $60 standard price, is on sale for only $48.
Anthropic’s newest Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o in some benchmarks
Anthropic rolled out its newest AI language model on Thursday, Claude 3.5 Sonnet. The updated chatbot outperforms the company’s previous top-tier model, Claude 3 Opus, but works at twice the speed.
How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline
Frustrated Facebook and Instagram users are heading to small claims court in a last-ditch attempt to get help from Meta.