Sony renews flat-rate service “PlayStation Plus” with three plans | TechCrunch Japan
Sony officially announced that it will introduce a renewed game subscription service “PlayStation Plus”. The new service, called PlayStation Plus, combines Sony’s two current subscription services, PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, into one. PlayStation Plus is seen as a rival to Microsoft’s popular subscription service, the Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation Plus will be available in […]
Zoom’s new 3D avatar feature allows you to join meetings as a little creepy animal | TechCrunch Japan
Seeing is believing, but the image of this new Zoom feature can be described in one word: “Huh?” Zoom announced on March 22nd that it will be able to attend meetings in the form of rabbits (or dogs, foxes, pandas, horses, etc.). The avatar function recognizes the shape of the eyes, nose, and mouth to […]
Public alpha version of Linux distribution “Asahi Linux” running on Mac with Apple M1 chip released | TechCrunch Japan
Asahi Linux Asahi Linux, a Linux distribution that aims to run on Macs with M1 chips, has released its first public alpha. Due to the alpha version, we still don’t have access to all the hardware features, but we’ve reached an important checkpoint for the beta and official release. About a year ago, the Asahi […]
[Review]Apple Studio Display, I didn’t hesitate to order at the same time as it was released | TechCrunch Japan
Apple unveiled the Studio Display at its March event. It is a 27-inch external monitor, and the price starts from $ 1599 (the price in Japan is 199,800 yen including tax), and Pro Display XDR (from 5,000 dollars[582,780 yen including tax]which was the company’s only monitor so far). Was greatly reduced from. The announcement of […]
Why isn’t the new 27-inch Studio Display an Apple TV? | TechCrunch Japan
Apple has finally announced what many in the enthusiastic Apple fan community have been looking for: a genuine display with a minimum price of less than $ 5,000. The new 27-inch Studio Display costs $ 1,600 (the price in Japan is 199,800 yen including tax), which is still much higher than most people can afford […]
Meta “Quest 2” VR Headset Fitness Tracking Finally Works with Apple “Healthcare” | TechCrunch Japan
FacebookMeta ofoculus The Quest 2 headset has opened up a surprisingly large niche for high-tech exercise equipment, as some people use software like Beat Saber and Supernatural to do cardio exercises. However, due to the stand-alone characteristics of VR headsets, the experience was limited. On March 10th, Meta announced that it would synchronize Oculus Move […]
Pokemon GO Niantic Acquires WebAR Development Platform “8th Wall” | TechCrunch Japan
Niantic, an augmented reality (AR) platform that operates Pokemon GO, announced on March 10 that it has acquired 8th Wall, a WebAR development platform. It’s the biggest acquisition ever for Niantic. The acquisition will strengthen the company’s development platform and help developers create an AR vision. Founded in 2016, Niantic said the 8th Wall is […]
Apple’s new 27-inch Studio Display is an almost bodyless iMac | TechCrunch Japan
Apple announced March 8th, $ 1599 packed with a processor, high-quality speakers, a microphone array, a high-quality camera, three USB-C ports, and a Thunderbolt 96W power supply. Announced a display (¥ 9800). Yes, of course, it also has a display. So far, the company has a mysterious and turbulent history of forgetting a range of […]
Samsung releases update to address app throttling issues | TechCrunch Japan
Samsung has responded to complaints that it is limiting the performance of thousands of apps on some of its Android smartphones. In a statement to TechCrunch, a spokeswoman for the company said Samsung will update its software to give users more control over throttling. However, the schedule for this update to be delivered has not […]
Essential successor OSOM talks about the company’s first mobile phone “There is a reason to postpone the release of OV1” | TechCrunch Japan
Mobile World Congress was supposed to be a big debut for OSOM. The North American (US / Canada) smartphone maker, founded in the wake of the bankruptcy of Essential after months of notice, was set to unveil its first handset in a week of major mobile news. is. However, the plan has changed. It was […]
