The Ninja Dragon Alpha Z drone packs a 4K camera, killer flight moves and a price under $90

TLDR:With sturdy construction, a host of cool flying features and a gorgeous 4K camera, the Ninja Dragon Alpha Z is a stellar addition to any drone fleet. If you saw the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Japan, then you saw just another example of the full-on coolness of flying a drone. Or more specifically, flying over 1,800 drones at once. With awe-inspiring procession, a cloud of 1,824 drones gathered in the night sky over Tokyo’s National Stadiumin the shape of the 2021 Olympics emblem, before shifting pattern into a globe high over the stadium....

3 min · 515 words · Jose Rodriguez

The Nintendo Switch is about to get classic N64 games — and its controller

The moment I’ve been waiting for is about to arrive: starting late October, I’ll finally be able to playThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeon my Nintendo Switch — along with a slew of other classics. Nintendo today announced Switch Online+, an expansion plan for its current online subscription that adds a variety of games from both the Nintendo 64 and… the Sega Genesis. I guessNintendoes what Genesis did? The first batch of N64 games to be included with the plan includes a sweet set of classics:...

2 min · 367 words · Shelly Espinoza MD

The Nintendo Switch OLED is nice, but I still want a Switch Pro for Zelda

Today Nintendoannouncedthe Nintendo Switch again. That is, what is officially and very creatively dubbed the Nintendo Switch (OLED model), parentheses and all. It’s pretty cool! It has a bigger and better screen, ethernet compatibility, and improved speakers. It features a wider, adjustable kickstand, and it doubles internal storage to 64 GB. It even comes in a panda color. These are all welcome improvements, and my colleague Callum, at least, israther excited about it....

3 min · 614 words · Justin Peterson

The NoDo effect: 325% faster app launching for WP7

TNW Quick Hit: Good news users of Windows Phone 7, the NoDo update, when it finally gets to you, will live up to its promised potential. One of the most important elements of NoDo is its promised capability to reduce the time that it takes for an app to launch on a WP7 handset. Certain apps, games especially, take far, far too long to launch on even the best of WP7 hardware....

2 min · 283 words · Courtney Mckinney

The Nortel Patent Wars: What’s all the fuss about?

On Monday,The Next Web coveredResearch In Motion’s possible attempt to best Google in bidding for the numerous patents held by Nortel. The patents are seen as a huge asset to mobile industry players as a key in coming out on top in the mobile realm. Google’s bid seemingly came out of nowhere — and was noticed across the mobile technology space immediately. “What’s fascinating about it is that Google put out this bid on this huge portfolio almost sight unseen,” says David E....

4 min · 723 words · Michael Robertson
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