Kathryn Thompson

Apple on Friday will launch the iPhone X In various markets around the world, making the first November release for an iPhone ever. Yes, this iPhone arrives more than a month later than the usual September timeframe. It turns out, however, that the delayed iPhone X is actually here a year earlier than planned. Apple said in an interview with Mashable that the work on the iPhone X started three years ago. But Apple wanted to make an all-screen handset since the original iPhone. "It's been a dream we've had since iPhone 1," Apple's senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller said. "We've had a dream since Day One to make it all screen, edge to edge." However, the tech wasn't there yet. And Apple aimed for a 2018 release for the iPhone X. But, according to Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering Dan Riccio, with a lot of hard work, talent, grit, and determination we were able to deliver them this year." He also sai...

XSEED Games, publishers of Summertime fan-service shooter Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash , have released a trailer showcasing a guest character who has joined the mammoth cast of bikini battlers, and it's none other than Nitroplus mascot Super Sonico. Sonico is one of a line of guest stars to sign up for the sun-soaked affray, joining Dead or Alive's Marie Rose, Ayana and Honoka, and Valkyrie Drive's Rinka and Ranka Kagurazaka, to partake in dubious water-based warfare. Musician Super Sonico brings her hip beats to the beach, and comes equipped with a megaphone, so she she can bust eardrums as well as heads. Super Sonico is paid DLC for Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash , available now on PS4. Read more...

Halloween festivities may be about to end, but doughnut worry, be happy! SoMa StrEat Food Park is hosting a Doughnut Disco Dance Party to celebrate National Doughnut Day on November 5th! Break out your grooviest stretchy pants, put on your dancing shoes, and doughnut stop til you eat enough. Doughnuts are getting a groovy upgrade from some of our favorite Bay Area Vendors. Choose from too-good-to-be-true flavors like Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Pie, Banana Foster, Oreo cookies with cookie Butter, Maple Bacon, Ocean Malasada Sandwich, Donut Bread Pudding Sundae, Donut Chocolate Marble Cheesecake Sandwich, and more! For a dynamite duo, guests can pair their doughnuts with bottomless house-made mimosas and sangrias. It's a can't-miss day party with bubbly, sweets, and a bumpin' DJ spinning disco beats all day long! Guests can take their pick from Hookt Doughnuts, That Donut Girl, Frozen Kuhsterd, Scoopzilla, Post Street Creamery, Word on the Streets, and more! Additional gou...

Macklemore performs before the 2017 NRL Grand Final match between the Melbourne Storm and the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images (Photo: Cameron Spencer, 2017 Getty Images) Macklemore, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses are among the heavy hitting musicians who have a signed their names to a letter pushing for the approval of a SoDo arena and KeyArena remodel. A Seattle City Hall source provided the letter to KING 5 on Tuesday. The musicians and artists wrote in the letter that there is a need for a mid-level arts venue in Seattle.  "Music is a crucial part of Seattle's identity. When people around the world are asked about Seattle, the first words out of their mouths are usually technology, coffee, and music. "As members of Seattle's music community, we are writing to voice our strong support for the efforts of the local investm...