Apple discontinued the iPhone 13 mini, the last of its pint-sized smartphones, in September 2023 and we're not going to see another any time soon.Image generated with Image Creator from Microsoft DesignerThe iPhone mini was first introduced in 2020 as a smaller-sized version of the base-model iPhone 12. Unfortunately for fans, it only lasted one generation longer.The iPhone 13 mini made its debut in 2021, but would not see a direct successor in the iPhone 14 lineup. Since then, many Apple users have bemoaned the diminutive iPhone's absence, especially now that we've gone three generations without it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple has focused the spotlight on how a "Severance" film editor primarily uses an iMac in conjunction with just about every shipping Mac there is to get his work done but chooses not to dwell on his choice of video editing software. Geoffrey Richman editing "Severance" image credit: AppleApple has shown before just how much work went into editing solely the title sequence for season two of "Severance." Now it's detailed the work of editing the episodes themselves, with an in-depth look at exactly how one of the show's three editors work."For the finale, there was a lot of experimenting with structure and testing out different ideas about how to play out different scenes," said supervising editor Geoffrey Richman in a statement. "It was a constant flow of ideas and my Mac setup allowed for such a smooth experience." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

This summer in London, the Design Museum will begin hosting More than Human, an exhibition featuring designs considerate of a multispecies environment from more than 50 participants whose work challenges the core tenants, presumptions, and pedagogies of contemporary Western design practice.This represents the first major exhibition to be curated jointly with the museums Future Observatory research operation. The dates for the exhibition are July 11th to October 6th, 2025.Rebecca Lewin, the Senior Curator of the Design Museum says, We want people to leave the exhibition feeling inspired and informed but also hopeful for the future. The huge network of issues raised by the climate crisis can feel overwhelming, but the fields of design, art, and architecture are finding creative and often beautiful solutions for the needs of the planet. It has been heartening to collaborate with such an incredible group of talented creative minds from across the globe to bring this project together...

With the upcoming release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5, the game seems to be highly-anticipated amongst PlayStation gamers. As spotted by ResetEra user Red Kong XIX, various digital editions of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are topping the pre-order charts on the PlayStation Store across different regions.This includes both the standard edition of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as well as its Premium Edition. While the UK PlayStation Store has the standard edition at the top of the charts, both the US PS Store as well as the Canadian one have the Premium Edition as the number one most pre-ordered game on PS5 right now.Indiana Jones and the Great Circle follows Microsofts other first-party title, Forza Horizon 5, in topping pre-order charts on the PS5. While the racing game is sitting in second place, right behind Indiana Jones in the charts right now, Forza Horizon 5 had started climbing up the charts since its PS Store listing first went live earlier this month.Rounding off the top 10 most pre-ordered PS5 titles right now are some combination of the games Atomfall, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The First Berzerker: Khazan, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and Days Gone Remastered, depending on which regional store you look at.As for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the title got its April 17 PS5 release date earlier this week. Its Premium Edition even allows buyers to get two days of early access to the game ahead of its release. The PS5 release date for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was announced alongside a trailer featuring voice actors Nolan North and Troy Baker.In case you would prefer to buy a physical copy of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, keep in mind that you would still need to download additional files. This detail comes from the fact that Bethesda officially unveiled the contents of the physical Collectors Edition of the game, and stated that it will need an Internet connection to be playable.In the case of the upcoming PS5 release of Forza Horizon 5 (April 29, in case you didnt know), Microsoft has revealed through an FAQ that PS5 players will need a Microsoft account in order to play online. This account will be linked with a PSN account. This was also the case with the PS5 release of Sea of Thieves.While working on the PS5 version of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, its developers at MachineGames have also been working on improving the PC release of the game. The last major update released for the title was back in February. The update brought with it a host of bug fixes as well as a quality of life update, but the biggest feature of the update was in bringing support for Nvidias DLSS 4 and AMDs FSR 3.1.For more details about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, check out our review of its original release. And while youre at it, also check out our review of the original release of Forza Horizon 5 from back in 2021.

Nintendo is hosting a Direct next week, April 2nd, focused on the heavily-anticipated Switch 2. However, before that, it confirmed a separate Nintendo Direct for March 27th at 7 AM PST.As announced by Nintendo of America, the Direct is about 30 minutes long and focuses on upcoming Switch titles in 2025. It wont offer any updates about the Nintendo Switch 2, which makes sense given next weeks imminent Direct.What could be showcased tomorrow? Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment may officially announce the release date for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, which Canadian retailer Video Games Plus listed for September 25th on its website. Team Cherrys Hollow Knight: Silksong could also appear due to the recent updates to its Steam page and GeForce Now support.Insider NateTheHate also reported last December that Kirby: Planet Robobot could get a Nintendo Switch version for launch later this year. As always, time will tell, so stay tuned for more details.Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 7 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation.Watch it here: https://t.co/sJFoxe0mq0 pic.twitter.com/1XeAuff5o1 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 26, 2025

Portrait of a Gentleman, His Daughter and a Servantat the Musede la Chartreuse in Douai, France Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP via Getty ImagesImagine walking down a street and running into a childhood friend you havent seen in decades. Despite the years and the changes that come with them, you know just who youre looking at.Thats what happened withPhilippe Costamagna, whose eye is so well trained that he can recognize an artists signature style, saysPierre Bonnaure, director of the Muse de la Chartreuse in Douai, France, perIcis Sophie Morlans.Last year, Bonnaures museum called on experts like Costamagna, who specializes in Florentine and Roman art, as part of an effort to study and restore its collection of Italian paintings.As Costamagna perused the museums storage rooms, a dark piece calledPortrait of a Gentleman, His Daughter and a Servant caught his expert eye. It gave him that feeling of recognizing an old friend.Originally attributed toPieter Pourbus, aFlemish Renaissance artist who worked in Bruges during the 16th century, the painting depicts an austere man and his young daughter in matching ruffs. The girl passes flowers to her father, who is sitting in a chair. In the background, a servant peels back a curtain to deliver a basket of fruit.Costamagna thought he saw something elsesomething strangely familiarin the 16th-century painting, which had been bequeathed to the museum in the 1850s.People told me, Its a northern painting, says Costamagna to Agence France-Presse (AFP). He disagreed. Its an Italian painting, Bolognese in spirit from A to Z. Everything is reminiscent of it: the little girl with the little flowers, the strokes on the collar and on the sleeve.Portrait of a Gentleman, His Daughter and a Servantis now attributed to Lavinia Fontana, one of the first professional female artists. Claude Thriez / Muse de la Chartreuse de DouaiOver several months, Costamagna worked quietly to confirm his hunch. Finally, he delivered his verdict to the museum: Portrait of a Gentleman, His Daughter and a Servant was not the work of Pourbus. Instead, it belongs to the oeuvre ofLavinia Fontana, a Renaissance painter widely considered to be one of thefirst professional female artists.Born in Bologna in 1552, Fontana learned to paint under the guidance of her father,Prospero Fontana, aMannerist with a prominent reputation in the citys art scene.At age 25, she married Gian Paolo Zappi, an artist who gave up his own career to work as her agent, helping her secure major commissions from the popesGregory XIII andClement VIII.Though she was a mother of 11 children, she found time to paint portraits, mythological scenes, some femalenudes and major altar pieces for churches across Italy. She also earned a living from her work, which was an incredibly uncommon feat for women at the time. Before her death in 1614, she became the first woman accepted to the elite ranks of RomesAccademia di San Luca.Despite these accolades, Fontana isnt as well-known as some of her male Renaissance counterparts. In France, her work rarely shows up in public collections. FontanasPortrait of a Pregnant Woman, Possibly a Self-Portraitmay depict the artist herself, who gave birth to 11 children. Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsIts obviously a major discovery, like finding a treasure in your attic, Bonnaure tells Ici.Bonnaure hopes it wont be the last treasure to come out of his museums archives. The Muse de la Chartreuse displays around 750 artworks, but it has almost 70,000 in storage.While Portrait of a Gentleman, His Daughter and a Servant was briefly on view at the museum in Douai, it will undergo a complete restoration before entering the permanent collections.The painting is in excellent condition, Costamagna tells AFP. It hasnt been badly restored in the past, so it hasnt been distorted. The restoration will enhance it.The remarkable discovery will also help enhance Fontanas reputation, in Douai and beyond.Were hearing more and more about her, Auriane Delbarre, Douais deputy mayor for culture, tellsBFM Lilles Franois Wasson and Juliette Moreau Alvarez. Shell help attract a new audience that will be curious to come discover her work.Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.Filed Under: Archives, Art, Art History, Artists, Arts, Cool Finds, France, Italy, Museums, Renaissance, Renovation and Restoration, Visual Arts, Women's History

Activision dropped a lot of details on the return of Call of Duty: Warzone to Verdansk, the original map that made the game a massive success in 2020. The battle royale map for Season 03 will drop on April 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific time, a day after the the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 03 on April 2 at 9 a.m Pacific. This map was the populRead More

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has partnered with mobile publisher Scopely to develop a new title based on one of its existing franchises.That's the very same Scopely that just purchased the video game business of Pokemon Go developer Niantic for $3.5 billion.The Polish studio shared the news in its latest fiscal report but didn't specify which intellectual property the mystery title will leverage.It's a collaboration that comes off the back of "solid" full-year earnings for CD Projekt, which saw consolidated net sales reach 985 million PLN ($253.7 million) in 2024down by 20 percent on 2023.The company delivered net profit of 470 million PLN ($121.1 million) over that same periodrepresenting a year-over-year decrease of 2 percent.CD Projekt was bullish about those results and described 2024 as an "excellent year" driven by the performance of catalog title Cyberpunk 2077 in the absence of a major new release.Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold over 30 million copies in under five years. High-profile expansion Phantom Liberty has eclipsed 8 million sales worldwide in roughly 18 months."Naturally, the results of the CD Projekt Group are primarily driven by sales of Cyberpunk 2077: the base game, along with its Phantom Liberty expansion, generated nearly 600 million PLN in earnings," said CD Projekt CFO, Piotr Nielubowicz, in a press release.Related:"For its part, The Witcher 3despite 10 years having passed since its releasecontinues to attract attention and produces a stable revenue stream. We are very satisfied with the fact that, even in the absence of any major launch, the past year was the third best in the Groups history in terms of net profit."Looking to the future, CD Projekt said The Witcher 4 has entered full production. There are currently 411 employees working on the sequel, representing the vast majority of the company's headcount.The studio's nascent Cyberpunk sequel, codenamed Project Orion, is currently being conceptualized by a team of 84 employees.Project Hadar, billed as a new franchise, remains in the "IP concept phase" under the stewardship of 17 staffers. Project Sirius, a multiplayer The Witcher spinoff from internal studio The Molasses Flood, is in pre-production after being rebooted. 49 people are working on the project.

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Microsoft is rolling out a new sign-in screen for more than a billion consumers that access services like Outlook, Windows, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. The updated authentication screen is based on Microsofts Fluent 2 design language and even includes a dark mode with Xbox colors.The entire authentication process for Microsoft accounts has been improved as part of this redesign, with a bigger emphasis on passwordless authentication. Our new UX is optimized for a passwordless and passkey-first experience, says Robin Goldstein, partner director of product management for Microsoft Identity. Weve reduced the number of concepts per screen to lower cognitive load and speed up the authentication process, plus re-ordered some steps to logically flow better.The new dark mode sign-in screen. Image: MicrosoftThe more simplified design also includes light and dark themes, which are enabled automatically based on your device configuration. The first place to see this will be on Gaming apps, says Goldstein. Other consumer apps will support Dark Mode in the future.Xbox users will already start to see this new sign-in experience across the web and on mobile, and the full updates to the authentication screen will roll out throughout March and April. Web and mobile apps will get the new user experience first, followed by Windows apps.This new design is limited to consumer profiles, so there will be no changes to Microsoft Entra work and school accounts. However, the learnings from these improvements give my team valuable insights for updating the default Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Entra External ID account experiences in the future, including the common sign-in screen for apps that support authentication via both Microsoft accounts and Microsoft Entra accounts, says Goldstein.This new sign-in UI is probably related to Microsofts plans to automatically keep you signed into to an account. The software giant sent notifications to Outlook.com users about a potential account change in February, but Microsoft then revealed this was a mistake and edited a Microsoft support article referencing keeping accounts signed in automatically unless you sign out or use private browsing. Were still waiting to hear when these additional sign-in changes will roll out.See More: