Microsoft Studios Renamed Xbox Game Studios

From PC Mag: Microsoft has had a division dedicated to games development and publishing since the year 2000. It used to be called Microsoft Games, then Microsoft Game Studios, and most recently simply Microsoft Studios. However, this week the word Microsoft is being dropped as the division just got...

Firefox set to silence auto-play audio with March upgrade

From ComputerWorld: Mozilla this week announced that the next upgrade to Firefox, due for release March 19, will automatically block all auto-play audio by default.

"Starting with the release of Firefox 66 for desktop and Firefox for Android, Firefox will block audible audio and video by default,"...

Spotify buys podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor

From CNET: Spotify boosted its podcast efforts Wednesday, announcing, as it released quarterly financial results, that it has bought podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor.

"Our podcast users spend almost twice the time on the platform, and spend even more time listening to music," Spotify CEO Daniel...

ARCTIC introduces Gen 3 Monitor Arms and the all new W1C Wall Mount

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC presents the latest edition of its popular Z and Z Pro monitor arm series while also introducing the all new W1C wall mount. All products are available now in stores and in the ARCTIC Webshop.

The new Gen 3 models of the monitor mounts - Z1 (Gen 3), Z2 (Gen 3), Z1...

Logitech Launches 'Most Technically Advanced' Headset

From PC Mag: If you're in the market for a new gaming headset, be that wired or wireless, Logitech would like to draw your attention to four new headsets it is launching today ranging in price from $59.99 to $169.99.

Sitting at the high-end, Logitech is touting the G935 7.1 Lightsync Wireless...

Samsung Galaxy Sport leak shows a sleek bezel-less smartwatch

From The Verge: Samsung is due to refresh their wearable lineup, along with their Galaxy S flagship smartphones, at their upcoming Unpacked 2019 event. Leaked image renders posted by 91Mobiles show a new wearable, purportedly named the Galaxy Sport. Like the Galaxy Watch before it, the Galaxy Sport...

Apple reportedly agrees to pay France nearly $600M in back taxes

From CNET: Apple reached a deal with French authorities to back-pay 500 million euros ($571 million) in taxes, reports said.

The Cupertino, California, company's French branch confirmed the tax agreement to Reuters on Tuesday, without revealing how much it would pay.

However, French magazine L...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Locked Out of Funds After CEO's Death

From PC Mag: A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange can no longer access customer funds because the company's CEO is dead and no one knows the passwords to his computers.

The computers hold more than US$137 million in virtual currencies for the cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. However the company's...

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