Tweet IDC has said that smart home devices will remain strong this year despite the coronavirus’ effects on the economies of the world. In 2024, IDC expects 1.4 billion smart home device shipments. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Microsoft has released the new Xbox beta app for iOS today. One of its main features is the remote play, which lets you connect to your Xbox One console at home and play any game installed on it. Read more… Neowin

Tweet WhatsApp is in final stages to release the linked devices feature that would allow users to use WhatsApp across multiple devices simultaneously without having internet connection on primary device. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Unicode announced Emoji 13.1 today, introducing the characters that will debut on smartphones later this year. There are 217 emoji in total, with seven new releases and 210 skin tone variants. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Microsoft’s Surface devices have gradually been receiving new firmware and driver updates in the past couple of weeks, and now, some Surface Book and Pro models are joining the fray. Read more… Neowin