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Microsoft introduces AI key for Windows 11 PCs, XBox toaster goes on sale!
Microsoft has announced the biggest change to its keyboards in three decades with the introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) key. The key will allow users to access Copilot, Microsoft's AI tool, on new Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, which powers Copilot's AI capabilities. It integrated AI into other products…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok to raise livestreaming age to 18
TikTok is raising its minimum age for livestreaming from 16 to 18 from next month. A BBC News investigation found hundreds of accounts going live from Syrian refugee camps, with children begging for donations. Some were receiving up to $1,000 (£900) an hour - but when they withdrew the cash, TikTok had taken up to…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple Insider Reveals 30W iPhone 14 Fast Charging
iPhone fans have been disappointed by claims that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 lineup will have smaller batteries than expected. But now, new information has provided an exciting twist. According to Apple leaker @Jioriku, iPhone 14 models will quick charge at up to 30W. This is a 50% increase on the iPhone 13 lineup, and the first significant…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sony shares slump after Microsoft deal
Shares in Japanese technology giant Sony have slumped in Tokyo trade after Microsoft said it plans to buy mega games company Activision Blizzard. The deal worth $68.7bn (£50.5bn), would be Microsoft's biggest-ever buyout and the largest deal in gaming history. It would see the US firm owning popular gaming franchises including Call of Duty, Warcraft…
Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in $69bn deal
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty, in $69bn deal Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy the troubled Call of Duty and Candy Crush gaming firm Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn (£50.5bn). The all-cash takeover will give the Xbox maker a leap into the mobile gaming sphere…
Virgin Media sees record-breaking traffic on Xbox launch
Tuesday 10 November was Virgin Media’s busiest day of broadband traffic on record – 30% higher than October’s average This was linked to the launch of Xbox Series X/S consoles and games including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Destiny 2 Blue Light, a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update and pre-download of Call of Duty: Black Ops…
Call of Duty hits 60.5 Million units on best-selling PS4, Xbox list
Video games have become an enormous part of the entertainment industry, with the global gaming market expected to reach $131.2 bn worth this year. And while free-to-play games like League of Legends and Fortnite continue to dominat there is still a massive demand for AAA titles, like Call of Duty series. According to data gathered…
Game streaming will take years to become mainstream, says Xbox boss
The streaming of video games will take many years to become mainstream or replace playing through a traditional console or PC, the head of Xbox has said. Phil Spencer said he believed streaming games would eventually become as common as music or video streaming, but the technology is still in the “testing phase”. Xbox is…
Project xCloud streaming service coming to the UK in October
Xbox has confirmed its video game streaming service, Project xCloud, will come to the UK in October. As part of a public preview to test the service, which will enable users to play console-standard games on any mobile device, a trial will run in the UK, US and South Korea next month, the gaming giant…
Xbox boss says company has ‘no plans’ for streaming-only console
Xbox has no current plans to develop a “streaming-only” games console, the company’s boss has said. The video games arm of Microsoft is due to launch its next console, known as Project Scarlett, next year and is also preparing to introduce its games streaming service, Project xCloud later this year. However, Xbox head Phil Spencer…
