Microsoft will be releasing an Xbox Series X mini fridges

This isn't a late April Fools' Day joke. Microsoft does have plans to release official Xbox Series X mini-fridges. The company's GM for Xbox Games Marketing, Aaron Greenberg, promised on Twitter that the brand will work on the appliance if they won a Twitter brand competition. He didn't share prices or availability. But he said that they "will move forward" on developing the fridge. And its Twitter rival Skittles will be the first to get one of these refrigerators.

Source: Engadget

Microsoft starts testing Dolby Vision HDR gaming on Xbox Series X and S

A few Microsoft Xbox Series X and S users have noticed that the company has started testing Dolby Vision HDR gaming through the latest Xbox Insider Alpha ring release (2104). It's only available for a few games right now, including Borderlands 3, Halo: Master Chief Collection, Wreckfest, and Gears 5. The testers claim Dolby's picture quality is more "refined" than the usual HDR10, which is likely because of the dynamic data that adjust HDR visuals frame-by-frame.

Microsoft plans to release it to the general public "soon," but it hasn't committed beyond saying it will come out sometime this year. For Dolby Vision to work, you'll need a compatible TV.

Source: Engadget

iOS and iPadOS 14.5 beta 4: AirPlay 2 for Apple Fitness+, third-party controller support

With the release of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 beta 4, it brings with it some features you might find helpful. 

These include the addition of AirPlay 2 support for Apple Fitness+. It will let subscribers to Apple's fitness service begin a workout on an iPhone or iPad and then AirPlay this to a compatible smart TV or set-top box. AirPlay 2 supports audio and video, but it won't show on-screen workout metrics.

Click to read more ...

Steam adds expanded Xbox controller support

A beta update for Steam offers gamers who use Xbox controllers additional features. Those who use the Xbox Elite controllers can use Valve's software to bind the controller's rear paddles in controller configurations, offering more flexibility when using extra inputs on the accessory.

Users can also bind the Series X gamepad's share button in controller configurations and use more than four Xbox controllers on the platform simultaneously. Games that use the Windows.Gaming.Input API also gets support for trigger rumble now.

Click to read more ...