Boss’s latest guitar has a built-in synth and Bluetooth pedal control

Boss’s latest guitar has a built-in synth and Bluetooth pedal control

Boss has unveiled a new electric guitar that adds some modern technology so you can easily program it with a wide range of synthesized sounds. The EURUS GS-1 has a built in polyphonic Boss synth engine that allows players to “access a stunning range of analog-flavored sounds” at the flip of a switch, the company…

IK Multimedia debuts guitar effects pedals based on its AmpliTube software

IK Multimedia debuts guitar effects pedals based on its AmpliTube software

For years, IK Multimedia has given guitar players the ability to build the rig of their dreams or try their hero’s setup without cramming a bunch of gear into their apartments — or emptying their savings account. The company’s AmpliTube modeling software offers the ability to use popular effects, amps and cabinets via digital modeling…

Delta pilot sues the airline for allegedly stealing an app he designed

Delta pilot sues the airline for allegedly stealing an app he designed

A Delta pilot has sued the airline for $1 billion, accusing it of trade secrets theft over a communications app he developed a few years ago. According to Bloomberg, Captain Craig Alexander pitched the QrewLive app, which he reportedly developed with $100,000 of his own money, to the company as a way for crew to…

Netflix will reportedly offer video games within the next year

Netflix will reportedly offer video games within the next year

Netflix may be a TV show, movie and game streaming platform in the near future. According to Bloomberg, the company has hired Mike Verdu, a former Oculus and EA exec, as vice president of game development. Verdu was the VP of augmented and virtual reality games and content at Facebook, where he worked with developers…

Toshiba and Insignia add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to their 2020 Fire TVs

Toshiba and Insignia add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to their 2020 Fire TVs

If you’re an Apple user with a 2020 Toshiba or Insignia 4K UHD Smart Fire TV, you’ll want to look out for the latest software update for your television set as it adds support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit. AirPlay 2 allows you to stream audio and video content from your iPhone, iPad or Mac to…

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 synth update brings USB audio streaming 10 years after release

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 synth update brings USB audio streaming 10 years after release

Ten years after its initial release, Teenage Engineering still finds ways to surprise and delight with the OP-1. On Wednesday, the company released a software update for the much-loved synth that adds support for USB audio streaming. In short, that means it much easier to connect the OP-1 to your favorite digital audio workstation and…

WhatsApp is testing multi-device sync that doesn’t require a phone

WhatsApp is testing multi-device sync that doesn’t require a phone

Although WhatsApp users can use the messaging service across several platforms, they still need to be connected to a smartphone, largely because of the way WhatsApp handles end-to-end encryption (E2EE). That’s about to change, and eventually you’ll no longer need to have a phone nearby to use WhatsApp on the web, macOS, Windows or Portal….

Twitter removed a lot more abusive content in the second half of 2020 than ever before

Twitter removed a lot more abusive content in the second half of 2020 than ever before

Twitter is getting better at moderating its platform. That’s one of the main takeaways from the company’s most recent transparency report, which it shared on Wednesday. Between July 1st and December 31st, 2020, Twitter says it took action against 964,459 accounts for abusive behavior. Compared to the first six months of 2020, that’s a 142…