We knew it was coming, and a visit to the .Mac homepage has confirmed that it's down for "maintenance" (but we all know that really means "adding cool new stuff"). As of this posting, at least, my .Mac email seems to be still working. Still, I've let my contacts know to use my Gmail address for the day.
Is a post about the status of the .Mac hompage a little obsessive? Probably, but at least I'm not watching Steve get into his car.
Thanks, Berko!
The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok might be trying to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchase rules, Batman: Arkham Shadow is the first big exclusive VR game for the Quest 3, Rabbit denies claims its R1 virtual assistant is a glorified Android app.
Crunchyroll, like many other streaming services recently, is raising its subscription prices
TikTok and Universal Music Group have signed a deal that will allow Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and other artists to return to the platform.
Here are the best budget wireless earbuds you can get right now, each of which comes in at $100 or less.
Over a year after announcing it would acquire Mint Mobile for up to $1.35 billion, T-Mobile has closed the deal.
Anthropic has released a Claude mobile app for iOS that any user can download for free.
This one's a bummer.
Snapchat will finally join most of its messaging app peers and allow users to edit their chats.
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is suing Meta on behalf of a researcher who wants to release a browser extension that would allow people to “effectively turn off” their algorithmic feeds.
It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google show Microsoft executives expressing alarm and envy over Google’s AI lead.
Starfield's May update adds the option to target 30, 40, 60 fps or an uncapped frame rate on Xbox Series X.
Sony just announced a forthcoming feature for the PS5 that will let users invite friends into a game even when they aren’t at the console or near a keyboard. It works via a shareable link.
Block appears to be squarely in the government’s sights. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are reportedly probing extensive compliance lapses at the parent company of Square and Cash App.
Sony just announced May’s PlayStation Plus lineup of games. They include Ghostrunner 2, Tunic and EA Sports FC 24.
If you need more storage for your Xbox Series X/S, 1TB and 2TB expansion cards from WD and Seagate are currently on sale.
Meta just dropped a trailer for Batman: Arkham Shadow, which is one of the first exclusive games for Quest 3. You play as the caped crusader in a story set in the franchise canon.
TikTok has apparently added in-app coin purchase options for some users, going against Apple's policies.
LinkedIn, the professional network known for job listings and unsolicited career advice, is jumping into gaming.
It's the first Ring to come with a motorized base.
The $199 Rabbit R1, a pocket-sized AI virtual assistant device, runs Android under the hood and is powered by a single app, according to Android Authority.