All articles tagged with #features
A fan-made PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, called Dusk, has released, combining content from the GameCube, Wii, and Wii U versions with higher resolution and a wide array of enhancements and quality-of-life features. It adds uncapped framerate, gyro aim, free camera, mirror mode, Bloom options, and various QoL tweaks, plus Steam Deck/Android/iOS support, cheats, and texture-pack support.
Apple released iOS 26.4 on March 24, bringing eight new emoji, video podcasts in the Podcasts app, and a slate of enhancements: Reduce Bright Effects to curb Liquid Glass motion, Playlist Playground (beta) for generating Apple Music playlists from descriptions, Concerts in Apple Music to discover shows, offline-capable Shazam in Control Center, Ambient Music widgets on the home screen, Adult members in Family Sharing can use their own payment methods, expanded caption options for videos, easier wallpaper collection management, and support for AirPods Max 2. Update via Settings > General > Software Update.
A speculative wishlist for a Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on Switch 2, covering six ideas: a refreshed combat system with flashier sword moves and limited weapon durability, selective voice acting for major cutscenes, a post-game epilogue bridging to Majora’s Mask, a non-Breath of the Wild engine to preserve the game’s feel, a built-in item randomizer for replayability, and a premium collector’s edition. The piece also argues for 60fps, remastered (but switchable) music, deeper characterizations, new side quests, and clarifications on timelines—while noting nothing official has been announced.
MTG Rocks’ Secrets of Strixhaven spoiler roundup highlights standout cards across Standard, Pioneer, and Commander, including Traumatic Critique, The Dawning Archaic, Improvisation Capstone, Planar Engineering, Erode, Witherbloom, Flow State, and others, explaining how they could enable explosive plays, new combos, and price movements as a set that could reshape multiple formats.
Microsoft has outlined an 18-feature plan to overhaul Windows 11 in 2026, spanning UI, performance, reliability, and developer tools. Highlights include a customizable taskbar, native Start menu with WinUI, trimmed Copilot usage, redesigned update flow, faster OOBE, faster File Explorer, improved dark mode consistency, Settings app redesign, broader hardware/driver reliability fixes, enhanced Bluetooth/audio, more reliable Windows Hello, better haptic/touchpad support, major WSL developer upgrades, a move to 100% native first‑party apps, a new in-OS Feature Flags system, and upgraded Feedback Hub/Insider experience, with phased rollout starting with Windows Insiders and continuing monthly throughout 2026.
Apple released tvOS 26.4 for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, adding Genius Browse for content discovery, a new Continuous Audio Connection setting to smooth cross‑format playback, on‑screen subtitle styling controls, and the consolidation/removal of the iTunes TV Shows and iTunes Movies apps with all media now in the Apple TV app; the update also includes performance and stability improvements, with some features limited to newer Apple TV models.
A Verge feature explains how the author uses wearables to pace energy for long covid and POTS—using Whoop, Visible, and Garmin not to push harder but to manage daily life, gain data that validates changes to doctors and family, and influence wearable design for disability.
iOS 26 adds a suite of practical, everyday upgrades across Battery, Camera, Messages, Maps and more—from Adaptive Power Mode and customizable snooze durations to new ringtones from Files, partial text copying, visited places in Maps, battery time estimates, on-device screenshot search, lyric translations in Apple Music, screen-call, AirPods as a remote shutter, conversation backgrounds, PDF editing in Preview, a mid-screen back-swipe gesture, satellite weather, lens-clean alerts, HDR screenshots, digital passports in Wallet, and in-Chat polls—making the iPhone feel smarter and more personal.
A features piece listing commonly mispronounced Pokemon names, providing the correct pronunciations (per official references) and explaining why errors occur—namely the lack of voice acting in the games—while pointing readers to Serebii’s pronunciation list and inviting comments.
Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 brings nine notable updates: a new network speed test in the Taskbar (via Bing), a Start menu account option tweak, Camera pan/tilt controls, Sysmon as a native Windows feature, a new Widgets settings page, WebP wallpaper support, automatic Quick Machine Recovery on Pro editions, updated Settings dialogs, and File Explorer “Extract All” improvements. The release also delivers additional tweaks such as Emoji 16 and RSAT support for ARM64 as part of a broader CFR rollout.
An opinion piece argues Nintendo franchises could shine as Warriors-style games, spotlighting Xenoblade Chronicles and Kirby as top picks and citing the Zelda-focused Hyrule Warriors as proof of market appeal, while also noting other potential candidates (Mario, Pokémon, Pikmin, Metroid, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, etc.) that could be explored in future spin-offs.
Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel Half His Age centers on a 17-year-old’s forbidden romance with her teacher, a narrative echoing McCurdy’s move from child star to celebrated author; her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died spent many weeks on the NYT bestseller list and is being adapted for film with Jennifer Aniston, as McCurdy candidly discusses longing to feel special and life after stardom in this feature interview.
A$AP Rocky’s comeback album Don't Be Dumb arrives with an all-star credits list, highlighting Rocky’s own production work and a heavyweight lineup of collaborators. Kelvin Krash anchors multiple tracks (ORDER OF PROTECTION, HELICOPTER, STOLE YA FLOW), joined by Hit-Boy, Cardo Got Wings, Clams Casino, ICYTWAT, Danny Elfman, and many more, with guest appearances from Brent Faiyaz, Doechii, Jessica Pratt, Tyler, the Creator, Thundercat, Will.i.am, Damon Albarn, SpaceGhostPurrp, and others. The project is framed as Rocky’s orchestration of talent on a high-profile comeback, with tracks like HELICOPTER already positioned as potential hits and a diverse mix of producers and features across the album.
A Verge writer spends a year living on Linux—two distros across several desktop environments—learning to troubleshoot, customize everything, and rely on open-source tools. He grows to love Linux’s flexibility and community support, enjoys gaming via Proton, and replaces most Windows workflows, while acknowledging some downsides (anti-cheat games and certain apps). The piece argues Linux isn’t for everyone, but for those willing to tinker, it can truly fit “everything you want and nothing you don’t.”
A new sleek Android phone has been released with features that surpass Google's Pixel, highlighting advancements in hardware and user experience.