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WB’s Adult Swim Games label is delisting its games within 60 days, possibly all of them

Delisted Games, citing various developer, is reporting that the Adult Swim Games subsidiary of Warner Bros. is ceasing operations and will be delisting games currently published by them within the next 60 days.  Delisted Games are speculating that this will affect all games under the label and are reporting that WB is refusing to work with affected developers. Matt Kain Lewandowski, one of the developers of 2013’s Fist Puncher, has stated on Steam Discussions, “So far they have said no with the reason being that they…

Apple reinstates Epic’s developer account two days after banning it

Apple has reversed course on its decision to ban Epic Games' developer account after it emerged European Union officials were looking into the issue. The about turn means that Epic will be able to bring its own app store to iPhones and iPads in the EU. The publisher will also be able to more easily bring Fortnite back to those devices in the bloc, nearly four years after Apple kicked the game out of the App Store over an in-app purchases battle (a decision that spurred a drawn-out legal tussle between the two…

Researchers see an increase in the number of extreme cold days in North China during 2003–2012

Winter temperature (red solid curve) increases over past decades. Within the study period (1989–2021), the number of extreme cold days (blue solid line) in North China increases around the year 2003 and then decreases around the year 2013. The dashed lines are 5-year-smoothed data. Credit: Zhu Yali How extreme weather and climate events change is an intriguing issue in the context of global warming. As IPCC AR6 points out, cold…

Apple confirms iPhone owners can travel outside the EU for 30 days before they lose access to third-party app stores

Apple's iOS 17.4 software update was released earlier this week and among other things, it enabled support for third-party app stores in EU member countries. Dubbed "alternative app marketplaces" by Apple, access to these third-party app stores is mandated by the new Digital Markets Act in the European Union, but no such requirement exists outside of the bloc. As a result of that, Apple took the decision to only enable alternative app marketplaces in the EU, leaving those elsewhere to use the App Store. But it isn't…

This black iPod Hi-fi dock never went on sale — and makes me yearn for the click wheel days once more

Do you remember the glossy white iPod Hi-Fi dock of yesteryear? Well, an unreleased black version has surfaced online, giving us an insight into what could’ve been for Apple’s speaker system.Originally released in February 2006, the iPod Hi-Fi allows users to dock their iPod via the 30-pin connection and listen to their iTunes music via two wide-range speakers. It’s fair to say the product wasn’t a success, with its $349 price tag leading to the Hi-Fi’s discontinuation in September 2007.Now, José Benitez Cong, who…

FAA Gives Boeing 90 Days to Come Up With Quality-Control Plan

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has asked Boeing to develop a comprehensive action plan within 90 days to address its systemic quality-control issues, after the midair blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines jet last month. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has asked Boeing to develop a comprehensive action plan within 90 days to address its systemic quality-control issues, after the midair blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines jet last month. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original…

FAA gives Boeing 90 days to establish quality control plan

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersThe Federal Aviation Administration is giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to improve quality control, the agency said Wednesday, less than two months after a door plug blew out of a 737 Max 9 minutes into an Alaska Airlines flight.Bolts needed to secure the unused door panel on the nearly new plane appeared to be missing, a preliminary investigation of Flight…

Byju’s rights issue: NCLT reserves orders on Byju’s rights issue; gives three days to file written submissions

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday asked Byju’s and a group of shareholders opposing the cash-strapped edtech firm’s $200 million rights issue to file written submissions within three days, and reserved its order on a plea for interim relief.The tribunal will also seek the views of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Registrar of Companies on petition, NCLT’s Bengaluru bench led by judicial member K Biswal said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian…

Galaxy Ring to offer up to 9 days battery life, launch confirmed for H2

Samsung announced its Galaxy Ring yesterday at day one of MWC 2024. While we didn’t get the full spec sheet and pricing details, Samsung did cover some basics like its size, sleep tracking features and Vitality Score capabilities. South Korean publication FNNews is adding some battery details shared by Hon Pak, who serves as the Head of Digital Health at Samsung MX. Pak confirmed that Galaxy Ring will offer between 5 and 9 days of battery life. The exact number will vary, but we also heard that the larger-size Galaxy…