The Morning After: Nintendo Switch review

It's Thursday, March 02, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. The Nintendo Switch goes on sale tomorrow, but our review of the dockable console is here today. Plus: a price drop for Oculus Rift and a status update on Windows phones. Revolutionary, but it still needs work Nintendo Switch review It’s time to find out how the newest Nintendo console stacks up, and Devindra Hardawar came up with plenty of positives. With the Switch, Nintendo fixed its big mistakes from the Wii U and doubled down on that system’s best feature by making the entire thing a playable mobile device. There are some issues, including the extra cost for accessories like a Grip Charge for its controllers or the $70 Pro controller gamepad. Two and a half hours of battery life playing Zelda means gamers on the go could be looking for an extra battery pack too. Still, the Switch brings Nintendo’s flair for innovation, and we’re expecting a steady flow of indie titles for you to play once the launch games get a bit stale. Living Tiles The hunt for Windows Phone Microsoft says it’s still committed to Windows phones, so it should be easy to find one at the world’s largest mobile event right? This is the idea that sent Mat Smith on the search for Windows Phone at MWC 2017, but what he found probably won’t surprise you Say hello to Season 4 ‘Overwatch’ adds a server browser Blizzard continues to tweak Overwatch and now its online shooter has a server browser on all platforms. That means players can create (or find) almost any game type they can imagine, instead of just sticking to ones the developers pick. It’s also time for the competitive bracket’s fourth season, with some new play tweaks and changes to make tanking to the bottom a less attractive option.  Sponsored Content by StackCommerce You can get this $130 HD WiFi Home Camera for $40. O.T. Genasis approves The Oculus Rift headset and Touch controller each get a $100 price drop If you’ve been considering a VR upgrade, now could be the time. Oculus announced during GDC 2017 that it’s dropping prices. The Rift headset now sells for $499, while the Touch controllers are down to $99. Extra sensors are cheaper too, dropping $20 to $59. After a year on the market, it’s about time for a price cut, and recent buyers (within the last 30 days) can check in for a $50 credit. But wait, there's more... 1. Prisma's newest option encourages users to create their own filters 2. Microsoft plans to bring mixed reality to the Xbox in 2018 3. Tech CEO tweets 1-800-EAT-DICK number at reporter 4. Nokia is quickly getting better at making Android phones 5. Spotify Hi-Fi is coming to compete with Tidal's high quality audio 6. Google unveils 'Meet,' a Hangouts app for businesses The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

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The Morning After: The new fastest gaming GPU, and more iPhone rumors

It's Wednesday, March 01, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to Wednesday. This morning we’re digging into Amazon’s big server outage, some new iPhone rumors and, surprise, surprise, Uber’s in trouble again. AWS unplugged An Amazon server outage took vast areas of the internet offline If your favorite internet service became tough to reach yesterday afternoon, it was probably related to an issue with Amazon Web Services' S3 cloud storage. A problem in its East region datacenter affected our site, as well as others like Giphy, Slack and even the Securities & Exchange Commission. Everything is back up and running now, but not quite soon enough to keep cloud skeptics from noticing how many of these eggs are in the same basket. Like PlayStation Now, but not in the cloud Microsoft tries out a Netflix-for-games approach with Xbox Game Pass The Xbox One is trailing in sales, major exclusive game releases, and, until Project Scorpio hits the streets, horsepower. So what can Microsoft do to take the fight to Sony? It’s going to try the Xbox Game Pass, a $10 per month subscription (outside of the Xbox Live fee) that opens up access to a rotating catalog of older Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. Unlike Sony’s PlayStation Now, it doesn’t stream the games, so players can download and install them as normal and even purchase the game at a discount if they choose to. Titles like Halo 5: Guardians and NBA 2K16 will be among the 100-game lineup when it launches this spring. At least it doesn’t look like a potato on wheels Toyota Prius Prime review According to Roberto Baldwin, Toyota’s Prius Prime has fixed a major plug-in hybrid problem: the looks. Between its gas engine and the 8.8-kWh battery, it can take drivers 640 miles, or up to 25 miles in pure electric mode. The biggest downside he found, however, was inside, where the infotainment system disappointed despite a large 11.6-inch touchscreen interface, lacking Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.   Sponsored Content by LG See more, hold less. The LG G6 packs a 5.7-inch display in an attractive sleek phone that comfortably fits in one hand. And USB-C? WSJ: 10th Anniversary iPhone will have a curved OLED screen Apple isn’t at Mobile World Congress, but the rumor mill is still cranking out iPhone news. The Wall Street Journal has apparently confirmed that the so-called 10th Anniversary iPhone will, in fact, feature a curved OLED display, and even went a step further by claiming it might ditch the Lightning connector for USB-C.  Meet the GTX 1080 Ti NVIDIA unveils the new world’s fastest gaming GPU At GDC 2017, NVIDIA announced it’s pushing VR and 4K gaming ahead with the GTX 1080 Ti, which it claims offers 35 percent more performance than the standard GTX 1080, with 11GB of RAM and gobs of bandwidth. It’s even faster than the company’s $1,200 Titan X setup, and it will go on sale March 10th starting at $700. If you’d like something cheaper, last year’s GTX 1080 is getting a price drop to $500. What’s next? Uber CEO caught on video arguing with a driver, apologizes The #DeleteUber movement got another boost yesterday when Bloomberg posted a video of CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with a driver. The Uber Black driver was upset with dropping mileage rates that he said drove him into bankruptcy, while the CEO (who was getting a ride along with a couple of friends) told him “Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own shit.” Now that the in-car video has been released, Kalanick responded with an apology, saying “this is the first time I’ve been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it.” Yet another skinny bundle YouTube launches a live TV service This spring, Google will launch YouTube TV, a premium TV streaming service both broadcast and cable channels for $35 per month. CBS, Fox, NBC and CBS are aboard, as well as cable networks like USA, FX and ESPN. Included in that price is unlimited cloud DVR storage, which, along with the ability to view it on most of the screens YouTube is already on, could make for a compelling alternative to the cord-cutting favorites like Sling TV, DirecTV Now and PlayStation Vue.   But wait, there's more... 1. FCC chairman Ajit Pai calls net neutrality a 'mistake' 2. Google reveals the latest plans for its futuristic campus 3. The Nokia 3310 stole Samsung's show at MWC 2017 4. Google pulls the plug on its Pixel laptops The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.