LG announced its decision to exit the mobile phone market back in 2021. At the time, the South Korean brand promised existing customers that it would continue delivering updates for eligible models over a three-year period. The company is finally gearing up to shut down its servers used to distribute smartphone updates. After the shutdown, … Read more
Retail trading platform eToro will stop offering nearly all cryptocurrencies to its customers as part of a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulator said on Thursday. eToro also agreed to pay a penalty of $1.5 million (roughly Rs. 12.5 crore) to settle charges that it operated as an unregistered broker and … Read more
Microsoft said on Thursday it would pull the plug on Xbox 360’s online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles and subscription service Game Pass. Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace will be shut on July 29, 2024, and gamers using the old console will not be able to … Read more
A user-created game modification — or mod — designed to replace in-game pride flags from the recently-released PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, was reportedlt taken down by NexusMods and ModDB, two of the biggest online sites for PC game mods. Both sites have confirmed that the ‘troll’ mod, which was uploaded from a new account, had been removed. According … Read more
Japan’s Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump. The layoffs will affect about 8 percent of the division’s staff in regions from the Americas to Asia and come days after Sony … Read more
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Skype — its legacy video-conferencing platform — starting May 5, 2025. Debuted in 2003, it was known for its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities which led to its acquisition by the Redmond-based technology company in 2011. Although Microsoft in 2023 … Read more
Microsoft will be retiring its legacy video-conferencing platform Skype today (May 5). The application, which was intially released over two decades ago in 2003 and later acquired by Microsoft in 2011, offered Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities. The announcement was made in February, with the Redmond-based tech giant … Read more
Sony is shutting down its PlayStation Stars loyalty program that rewarded members for playing games and completing activities on its platform. The program is no longer accepting new members but will fully wind down on November 2, 2026, the company said. Existing PlayStation Star members will be able to earn digital collectibles and points until … Read more