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Sony reportedly pulling PlayStation Now subscription cards from UK retailers
Sony has reportedly told UK retailers they can no longer sell PlayStation Now cards - which can be used to purchase fixed subscription periods for the company's games streaming and download service - in stores from 21st January, amid persistent claims it's readying to launch an expanded version of PlayStation Plus.
That's according to a new report by VentureBeat's Jeff Grub, who shares a recent email circulated to store staff by senior management at UK retailer Game as an example of the move. "Stores have until the close of day Wednesday 19, January to remove all POS and ESD cards from all customer-facing areas and update their digital bays in line with this week's upcoming commercial update", the message reads.
Microsoft fixes the hated volume slider in Windows 11
If you're one of those Windows enthusiasts who finds Windows' hardware volume controls absolutely infuriating, there's good news: The latest Windows 11 Insider Build restores sanity to the universe.
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533 is currently rolling out for the Dev Channel, which means the code isn't guaranteed to roll out to the stable channel of existing Windows 11 PCs. But given the level of distaste for the current flyout structure, there's a good chance it will.
What do we mean? If you use your laptop's hardware controls to adjust the brightness or volume, the control typically appears way up in the top left-hand corner of your screen, with some odd vertical slide bar controlling the experience. It doesn't look anything like Windows, really.
With the updated flyout experience, you'll see the new hardware indicators for brightness, volume, camera privacy, camera on/off, and airplane mode “align with Windows 11 design principles,” according to the Windows blog post announcing the changes. So you'll see a transition between the old flyout, and the new, like so:
Microsoft isn't changing the way the volume controls are handled on the taskbar, however. If you click the Action Center down in the lower right-hand corner of your screen, you'll still see the familiar horizontal volume slider. Now, however, you'll also see the horizontal controls when you use your keyboard's control keys, too.
The new build also includes a new Calls interface within the Your Phone app. Remember, you can actually place phone calls on your PC, using the PC's Bluetooth connection to route your PC's microphone to your nearby phone. The phone interface has been updated to bring it in line with the Windows 11 UI, too.
Finally, the changes Microsoft is making to Widgets—bringing the weather icon to the Windows 11 taskbar, as it announced last year for Windows 10—is being pushed back. “[O]ur intention is to quickly expand the rollout to the majority of Insiders in the Dev Channel,” Microsoft said of Widgets.
China’s megaconstellation project establishes satellite cluster in Chongqing
A group leading China’s national low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation has founded two new firms to help develop the project, but overall plans remain vague.
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