Microsoft appears to still be working on true 3D emoji for Windows after first teasing it last year and then only shipping 2D versions in Windows 11. Nando Costa, a distinguished designer at Microsoft, revealed recently that the company is still working on making Windows 11’s emoji look more 3D. On Friday, Costa authored a blog post on Microsoft’s new direction for its emoji system, detailing the company’s push towards […]
Hungarian Vizsla Inu, No. 1 memecoin of Hungary might make you profit while contributing to donations. Guess what, they are also going to release a whole music album! The first demo can already be heard on their social media platforms. The biggest Hungarian crytpocurrency, the Hungarian Vizsla Inu (HVI) (www.vizslainu.com & www.vizslamarket.io), an investment and charity token has broken records and exceeded all expectations in its first 180 days. As a […]
Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music. The recording company described the deal for 60 years worth of music as a "landmark agreement" in a statement. The deal was concluded in July last year, but announced Monday. The deal includes "the entirety of Bob Dylan's recorded body of work since 1962," according to Sony Music, beginning with his self-titled debut album and continuing through […]
Wonder what those green and yellow tiles all over your social media feeds are? It's Wordle, a new no-frills word game that has charmed the internet. Think of it as Mastermind, but with words instead of colored pegs. Or a mini crossword without clues. You start by choosing any five-letter word and typing it out into the grid. Any incorrect letter pops up in grey. Correct letters turn yellow, and […]
Photo: David Bowie performs live in 2002. CREDIT: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect David Bowie has been revealed as the 21st Century’s best-selling vinyl artist. The late musician’s vinyl sales for the 2000s of 582,704 (calculated up until January 6) place him ahead of the only other act to top half a million units on the format – The Beatles (535,596 sales). As revealed by Music Week’s chart analyst Alan Jones, in the […]
Featured photo: Pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1958. She is still active today at the age of 92. Photograph: Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Postwar Japan embraced the music of its former enemy – and, powered by anti-establishment feeling, remade it. As they find a new global audience, the country’s jazz innovators explain what drove them The story of Japanese jazz is about music and a movement, but also a nation’s state of mind […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has been making steady gains with its fledgling satellite internet service, surpassing 100,000 terminals shipped in 2021 and showing promising improvements in performance after initial speed tests produced lackluster results. However, the company’s run into an unforeseen hiccup with its dishes: Cats love them. “Starlink works great until the cats find out that the dish gives off a little heat on cold days,” tweeted Starlink user Aaron Taylor. His recent image of five cats huddled […]
As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed due to coronavirus-related concerns, an Academy spokesperson has confirmed to Variety. No new date has been confirmed as of yet. While the 2022 show had been moving full speed ahead to take place on Jan. 31 before a full audience at its traditional venue, the Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as the Staples Center) in downtown Los Angeles, the recent Covid-19 surge has caused […]
On the first trading day of 2022, Apple marked a new milestone: it became the first U.S. company to reach a market value of $3 trillion. Apple's shares briefly touched a record $182.88 per share in Monday's trading. At that price, the iPhone maker's value topped $3 trillion. In early afternoon trading, the shares slipped from the intra-day high, putting its value at just below that mark. The milestone is […]
