Software companies of the United States

An internal memo from Microsoft confirmed that Bobby Kotick, the controversial CEO of Activision Blizzard, will leave the company on December 29. Bobby Kotick has been CEO of Activision Blizzard — the company behind popular game franchises like Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Crash Bandicoot, and Diablo — since 1991 and is one of the most derided executives in the video game industry. Workplace conditions at companies owned by Activision Blizzard were problematic during his reign, with this all coming to a head in a 2021…

Apple Music has always been a powerful platform for streaming and discovering new music. With the latest updates of iOS 17.1 and 17.2, Apple has introduced new features that make it even easier to add your favorite songs to your music library. Doing so takes just a few steps. Before getting started, be sure to install the iOS/iPadOS 17.2 update or later on your iPhone or iPad. Otherwise these steps aren't possible. Digital Trends How to add songs to Favorite SongsYou can now favorite…

Up until 2020, Fortnite was the undisputed king of iPhone games. However, when a legal spat between Epic Games and Apple spiraled into a court case over the game's microtransactions, the game was delisted and no iPhone version of the game is available. With there being no indication that an official version will ever come back, mobile users need to seek alternative methods to get their battle royale fix. You don't have to abandon your buddies on the battle bus for another game, though, because there are a few…

If you’re always losing and misplacing stuff, you may want to invest in Bluetooth trackers. These handy devices can be placed or attached to any object — and even held by people or pets! If you think they’ll be very useful for you, there are three options with discounts right now from Amazon — the Tile Mate for $18, down $7 from $25; the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 for $20, down $10 from $30; and the Apple AirTag for $27, down $2 from $29. You’re going to have to hurry if you want to take advantage of any of these…

Joe Maring / Digital Trends Google has heard everyone’s demands and has given in to a highly requested feature that should have already been a thing with the Google Pixel Watch 2: a fully charged notification. Yes, that’s right — you’ll now get a notification on your Android phone when your Pixel Watch 2 is fully charged. Hallelujah! This new feature should be available starting today via the Pixel Watch app on version 2.1.0.576785526. Google did not formally announce this feature, so it seems to be rolled out…

Joe Maring / Digital Trends Google Chat — Google’s business-oriented messaging platform that is similar to Slack and Microsoft Teams — just got a big update for its Android and iOS apps. The update dramatically changes how you navigate the app and, uh, well, it sure is something. Google Chat’s mobile app used to be broken up into two pages: Chat (direct messages between you and other users) and Spaces (larger chat rooms for multiple people). As with most apps, you switched between these with a navigation bar at the…

Ever since Apple infamously eliminated the 3.5mm headphone jack, other smartphone manufacturers quickly followed suit. Nowadays, finding a phone with a headphone jack is a rarity, so most people have moved on to wireless earbuds. If you’re an iPhone user, then one of the best pairs of wireless earbuds you can get is the AirPods Pro 2. Luckily for you, if you don’t mind the Lightning version instead of USB-C, the at Walmart for Black Friday — $169, which is $81 cheaper than the normal $250 price.…

Apple One of the more practical Black Friday deals is at Amazon right now with a pack of four Apple AirTags available for $80 reduced from $99. A near $20 discount is almost like getting one AirTag free which sounds pretty irresistible to us. If you’re keen to learn more, keep reading while we take you through why Apple AirTags are so useful and why this is one of the best Apple Black Friday deals out there. Why you should buy the Apple AirTag 4 Pack The Apple AirTag is capable of leveraging billions of smart…

Digital Trends Apple makes one of the best smartwatches on available, but it comes with the Apple price tag. The Apple Watch is not cheap, but Black Friday deals can cut the price a bit. We’ve pulled our favorite Black Friday smartwatch deals on the most recent Apple Watch releases: SE, Series 9 and Ultra. The bottom of this list includes some deals on older models, too. These are all available right now, even though Black Friday is still a ways away. Best Apple Watch SE Black Friday deals Andy Boxall / Digital…

OnePlus 10 Pro (left) and OnePlus 11  Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Android is slowly, but steadily narrowing the precious gulf between phones and PCs. After all, seamless device pairing across iPhones and Macs has been a strong selling point for Apple. Remember the Phone Link system that lets an Android phone offer the same kind of cross-device benefits for an Android-Windows pair as the Apple ecosystem does? Well, OnePlus (and Oppo) are embracing it. OnePlus has already started rolling out the Android 14-based…