Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Subscription Turns Developers Into ‘Wage Slaves’ Summary Former Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden criticised subscription gaming services such as Xbox Game Pass, arguing they reduce…
Microsoft kills volume discounts in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements. From 1 November 2025, Online Services (such as Dynamics 365…
Apple Returns Blood Oxygen Monitoring to the Latest Apple Watches Summary Apple has reintroduced blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring to certain Apple Watch models sold in the U.S. by shifting the…
PayPal No Longer Available for Steam Purchases Outside Major Currency Zones Summary Valve confirmed that PayPal payment processing for Steam has been unavailable in most countries since early July 2025.…
Impoverished Streaming Services Are Driving Viewers Back to Piracy Summary The Slashdot summary highlights a Guardian report showing a strong resurgence in video piracy as streaming services fragment, raise prices…
Trump Administration Considers Stake In Intel Summary Intel’s shares jumped about 7% after reports (CNBC and Bloomberg) that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the chipmaker to…
Applied Materials Sued In China Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft Summary Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co. has filed a lawsuit in the Beijing Intellectual Property Court accusing US chip-equipment supplier…
Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide Summary The Register reports on a public debate and poll prompted by the UK government’s Strategic…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary The Register examines why large parts of UK central government still run on legacy systems — including COBOL —…
Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Subscription Turns Developers Into ‘Wage Slaves’ Summary Former Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden has criticised subscription gaming services — notably models like Xbox Game Pass…
