Apple will permanently close three of its retail stores in the United States on the evening of Saturday, June 20, according to its website. Downtown Apple Towson Locations that are closing: In April, Apple said it made the “difficult decision” to close the stores due to “deteriorating conditions” in the malls in which they are located. Notably, the Towson Town Center staff became the first Apple retail employees in the United States to unionize in 2022. They belong to the International Association of Machinists and the Aerospace Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) and they signed a collective…
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The PlayStation Portal was launched in 2023 to allow players who already own a PS5 the ability to play in portable mode. Since then, this portable device has received several updates from Sony to improve its stability as well as the possibility of using it as a standalone device with the addition of Cloud Streaming. For the most part, PlayStation Portal is still worth buying in 2026, even for those who already own a PlayStation 5. If you have a PS5 at home but constantly have to let other people use the TV, the PlayStation Portal can solve this problem.…
Anbernic’s unique retro handheld console, the RG Rotate, will be available to order from May 11. The portable machine features a 1:1 swivel screen that reminds me of an old-school T-Mobile Sidekick. The specs are decent, so this machine should be powerful enough to run the PS1, Nintendo 64, and maybe even some GameCube games, in addition to titles from older consoles. It has an octa-core Unisoc Tiger T618 processor, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. It runs Android 12 and also has a fairly large battery and a USB-C port for charging and data transfers.…
New Apple CEO John Ternus has signed off on a major overhaul of Apple’s Vision Pro and smart glasses projects, solidifying Apple’s work in the category. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Ternus has canceled plans for a second Vision Pro and a lighter Vision Air. Kuo says there are only two smart glasses products in development, including the AI smart glasses that Apple is creating to rival the Meta Ray-Bans and a set of screen-equipped AR smart glasses. “I think removing the Vision Pro line was the right decision, as Apple shifts its resources toward smart glasses with greater…
Amazon is offering same-day delivery on Apple’s MacBook Neo in select locations, alongside its ongoing $9 discount on the laptop. You can get all four colors of the 256GB model delivered same day in many locations, as well as a few colors of the 512GB model. Note: Woozad is an affiliate partner with some of these providers. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us operate the site. If your location does not offer a same-day delivery option, Amazon is still offering estimated delivery between June 4 and 8…
Microsoft is finally giving all Xbox owners the ability to turn off Quick Resume for each game. The feature was tested with Xbox Insiders in March, and now Microsoft is rolling it out along with a collection of other new options for consoles and the Xbox PC app as part of its April Xbox Update. When the Xbox Series S and X launched, Quick Resume was one of the consoles’ flagship features. With Quick Resume, you can pause one or more games and switch between them without losing your progress, even after turning off your console. This works for most…
The slice-of-life game features music inspired by 2000s pop-punk. Pushing the heights Sony’s State of Play, Summer Game Fest showcase, and Xbox Games Showcase may well get a lot of the attention this week. However, there are dozens of other showcases that highlight all kinds of games, often under a specific theme. One of them is Black Voices in Gaming, which highlighted the projects of black developers. A bunch of games caught my attention during the showcase and RollerGirl is one that really stood out to me. It’s a slice-of-life narrative adventure in which you play…
In a conference call in late April, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Neo was “off the charts” and that the laptop’s popularity would have led the company to significantly increase production. Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said this week that he believes MacBook Neo shipments to Apple have doubled from an initial target of 5 million units to 10 million units in 2026, at some point after the laptop’s launch in March. Apple was very optimistic about the MacBook Neo before announcing it, but the company still “underestimated” the level of excitement the…
Andrei_Popov/Shutterstock Smartwatches are some of the best wearables for sleep tracking, with many offering a morning report on your sleep quality, based on a series of data points. The goal is to help users see where their sleep suffered and areas where it could have improved. However, new research shows that sleep tracking apps like this might actually lead to poorer sleep quality because the user is too worried about the quality of their sleep. The University of Bergen conducted a survey of 1,002 Norwegian adults and found that 46%…
At WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the last major release of macOS for Intel-based Macs. macOS 27 will only be compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, meaning you’ll need a Mac with an M-series chip or a MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro chip to install the software update. Apple will unveil macOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote this Monday, June 8, and the update is expected to be widely released in September. Intel-based Macs that can run macOS Tahoe but will not be compatible with macOS 27: 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020, four Thunderbolt 3…