IOS 14.5 lets Apple Watch users unlock iPhones with a mask on
Apple has released the developer version of iOS 14.5. The update allows Apple Watch owners to unlock their iPhone via Face ID, even when they wear a face mask. It is not yet clear when the release version of iOS 14.5 will come out.The…
Intel Alder Lake laptop processor with 14 cores and 20 threads appears online
An Intel Alder Lake-P processor for laptops has appeared. The CPU surfaced in Geekbench and, according to that benchmark, has 14 cores and 20 threads. The processor will use a design with several fast and energy-efficient cores.…
Ford signs six-year deal with Google and equips future cars with Android
Ford and Google have entered into a six-year deal. Future Ford and Lincoln cars will be equipped with Google services from 2023. The infotainment systems of such cars will from then on use Android. Ford will also use Google Cloud.Ford…
Download foobar2000 1.6.4
Version 1.6.4 of foobar2000 has been released. This popular, lightweight music player supports MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Flac, WAV and WMA, among others, and has support for Replay Gain. Furthermore, the player can convert different…
Control has ray tracing on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 30fps mode
The next-gen update for Control: Ultimate Edition, due out Tuesday, will add ray tracing to the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. It works in a 30fps mode. There is also a 60fps mode without ray tracing. On the Xbox Series S, the…
Download DBeaver 7.3.4
Version 7.3.4 of DBeaver was released recently. Databases can be managed with this program. It can perform queries, display, filter and edit data, among other things. Support for the well-known databases, such as MySQL, Oracle, DB2,…
Analyst: Oculus Quest 2 sold 1.1 million copies in fourth quarter
According to SuperData, Facebook sold nearly 1.1 million Oculus Quest 2 headsets in the fourth quarter of last year. The analyst firm expects 87 percent of all VR headsets sold by 2021 to be a standalone like the Quest.Never before have…
Sony PlayStation Studios baseball game also coming to Xbox this year
MLB The Show 21 will be released on April 20 for both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The latter is striking, because the game is made by Sony's own PlayStation Studios. The developer already announced in 2019 that MLB would come to more…
Netflix and SEGA are making Sonic the Hedgehog animated series to be released in 2022
A 3D animated series of Sonic the Hedgehog will appear on Netflix next year. The series will be called Sonic Prime, is aimed at children and families and will initially consist of 24 episodes.SEGA is making the series in collaboration…
Download Zoom 5.5.0
Version 5.5.0 of the video conferencing software Zoom has been released. This program makes it possible to attend online meetings, conferences and lectures, among other things. It is available for the most common operating systems and is…