Recap: Nintendo’s Switch handheld console is still sold out at most retailers, a perfect storm of immense demand and limited supply driven in part by the Coronavirus pandemic. That’s likely to remain the case for at least a while longer as stimulus payments are now hitting bank accounts and lockdown orders have yet to lift.

Rather than play the waiting game or pay a premium on a third-party marketplace, one enthusiast decided to build his own Switch .

Recap: Founded in 2002, GoPro single-handedly created the action camera segment and played a pivotal role in the rise of video sharing sites like YouTube. The company went public in mid-2014 but by early 2016, slumping sales forced a wave of job cuts. Later that year, GoPro had to recall its Karma drone due to power issues. The downward spiral more or less started there as the company cut several hundred more jobs over the years as it struggled to

In brief: We’ve been hearing about Apple’s plans to develop over-ear headphones for a few years. Now, a new report has shed some light on their potential features, including swappable parts.

Back in 2018, we learned that Apple was working on noise-canceling, over-ear headphones that would rival high-end products from the likes of Bose. Things have been pretty quiet since then, but a Bloomberg report has revealed more of the company’s plans.

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Why it matters: Spending school time at home these days means even more opportunities for kids to use smartphones and tablets as e-learning gets increased adoption. To that end, Google has announced a new Kids tab for the Play Store that will feature a collection of educational apps approved by Teachers, with added information on age-rating and learning skills to help parents pick suitable apps for their children.

Eligible apps on the Play Store will now get a new "Teacher approved" badge and will be conveniently located under a

What just happened? Netflix is one of the few companies to have benefited from Covid-19. With much of the world under lockdown, the streaming service has seen its viewership and new subscriber numbers grow as people look for ways to pass the time. As a result, its shares have reached a record high, making Netflix more valuable than Disney.

As reported by Variety , Netflix’s stock reached $426.75 per share yesterday, giving it a market capitalization of $187

What just happened? Covid-19 is having a detrimental effect on several industries, including many segments of the tech sector. One of these is the hard disk drive (HDD) market, which was already in decline before disruption from the pandemic made things worse.

Analyst company Trendfocus (via Storage Newsletter ) writes that the HDD market saw year-on-year shipments fall 13 percent, dropping from 77 million units in Q1 2019 to 67 million in Q1 202

In a nutshell: Are you hoping to buy a PlayStation 5 at launch? It might be a struggle. According to a new report, Sony will limit the next-gen machine’s initial production run, meaning there will be fewer units available at release than there were PlayStation 4 consoles back in 2013.

According to Bloomberg’s report , which cites anonymous people “familiar with

In context: Apple has been known to make expensive products, but typically, the cost can be justified due to the excellent software and (usually) high-quality materials packed into the devices the company ships. However, even Apple faithfuls were shocked when the company unveiled its $1,000 Pro Display XDR monitor stand.

If you thought that somewhat outlandishly-priced stand was a one-off thing for Apple, think again. Apple has begun to sell a $700 "Wheels Kit"