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Let's talk about gaming handhelds for a moment. Actually, first, let's introduce a new product -- the ASUS ROG Bulwark, shown at Computex 2025, which is a dock primarily (but not exclusively!) for those very same handhelds. It connects to a compatible device with USB 10Gbps, supplying up to 100W of power, and then...
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Microsoft’s efforts to become a true multiplatform publisher, including bringing its games to PlayStation, has been paying off with increased sales. The company hopes that the momentum continues as it looks to bring over Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to Sony’s platform. Especially as the game struggled to find an...
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Microsoft has sounded the alarm on a pervasive piece of malware that has already infected hundreds of thousands of PCs. A few weeks ago, we reported on the Clop gang's involvement in the large-scale data leaks at Hertz. This time, Microsoft reports that the Lumma info stealer created by the notorious Russian malware...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin, in a guest appearance at Google I/O 2025, openly acknowledged the missteps of the original Google Glass launch, while passionately outlining a more promising future for smart glasses with the advent of Android XR and significant advancements in artificial intelligence. His remarks, made...
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Gen-Xers around here might remember the mighty Zalman Reserator, a literal tower of an external radiator/reservoir that you could hook up your liquid cooling setup to enjoy complete silence while your PC chugged away at full tilt. While the Reserator is a beautiful relic of days past, the concept is coming back in...
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The Nintendo Switch 2 launch date of June 5th is getting closer, and we're getting more information on one of its biggest launch titles. Mario Kart World, the successor to a long string of successful Mario Kart racing games, is at the top of the list for many gamers. Nintendo developers recently answers various...
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In a discovery that has astronomers both captivated and perplexed, a mysterious perfectly-spherical object, dubbed "Teleios," has been detected in the vast expanse of deep space. Discovered and observed exclusively through its radio emissions by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope...
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Logitech is expanding its lineup of gaming peripherals with the launch of the G522, a gaming headset that comes with the promise of extended comfort (and no paid DLC shenanigans). According to Logitech, the G522 builds upon the popular G733. While they may look similar, Logitech says the G522 "delivers a significant...
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Fujifilm has announced the global launch of a compact digital camera, the Fujifilm X-HF1 (a.k.a. X Half). Rocking full-on retro design vibes, the camera has interesting "features," such as a portrait-oriented sensor, optical viewfinder, AND rear display, plus no RAW support. We can only surmise that the X Half's...
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We're a collective sucker for a good deal around these parts, and we often pass along ones that we find interesting or particularly intriguing. Some deals are better than others, naturally, and driving that point home is an absolutely bonkers offer by LG. Not only is it discounting its awesome 27-inch Ultragear OLED...
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A day of shark fishing at Pensacola Beach turned into an extraordinary tale of heroism when a local angler, Andrew Smith, leveraged an unlikely piece of tech to save a teenage girl from a perilous rip current. Smith, known for his unique approach to fishing with drones, is now being hailed as a lifesaver after his...
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If you're planning a summer vacation and intend on booking a flight with Southwest Airlines, take heed of a new rule involving portable chargers. In an update to its policy, Southwest Airlines requires that any portable charger or power bank be out in the open and "remain in plain sight" while in use. So, no more...
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If Joss Whedon was writing the script for today's news, right about now someone would be saying "well, that just happened!" OpenAI dug in its back pocket and found enough change for a $6.5-billion-total to entirely buy out Jony Ive's AI device start-up called "io" (Io).
Here's how the story goes. After leaving...
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Regular readers will probably know this already, but AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs are quite good at machine learning workloads. The company's FSR 4 AI-powered upscaler delivers excellent results, much closer to NVIDIA's DLSS in terms of image quality versus previous iterations of the technology. AMD isn't done trying to reverse...
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Yet another user info database has been leaked, which has unfortunately become a common occurrence in this day and age, no matter how much tech users and security professionals curse the cloud. This time around, it was the well-known and generally trusted crypto exchange. Coinbase. Unlike most breaches, though, this...
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Grand Theft Auto VI’s initial trailer was pored over obsessively as fans looked to extract every detail possible, along with seeking clues for the second trailer. Now that the second trailer finally landed, it’s getting the same treatment. Although fans are taking a more playful approach this time around, as they cope...
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Google wants to transform the online shopping landscape with a suite of potentially game-changing AI-powered features, unveiled at the recent I/O 2025 conference. These advancements promise to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and efficient for consumers. Google new products include a sophisticated AI...
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In some respects, it's been a bit of a rough patch for fans of Google's Chromecast dongle. For one, Google effectively killed the Chromecast in favor of its new Google TV Streamer hardware priced at $99.99 MSRP (slightly cheaper on the street). Then more recently, owners of Google's second-generation Chromecast as...
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Volvo Cars and Google have announced a partnership that seeks to change in-car digital experiences for the better. New Volvo models equipped with Android Auto will soon be the first cars to have Gemini AI. The vision is to have a cabin where drivers can focus on driving while having Gemini perform tasks—such as...
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AMD is making a splash at Computex this week. In addition to formally introducing the Radeon RX 9060 XT, a mainstream GPU that it claims is the "world's best" GPU for under $350, it's also rolling out a new round of Ryzen Threadripper processors. And rather than go with a staggered release, AMD lifted the curtain on...
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Google has unveiled a powerful convergence of its ambitious Android XR platform and the ever-growing capabilities of its Gemini AI. This integration was showcased extensively at Google I/O, including a demo of the OS performing livestreams, Google Map-ping, and photo captures using beta Android XR glasses. Google...
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NVIDIA's RTX 50 series GPUs released only a few short months ago, but rumors of a new RTX GeForce 5080 Super with 24GB of VRAM are already sprouting up. Known leaker on X, kopite7kimi, shared some potential specs for what would be the upcoming Super refresh.
Most interesting to note is that it would get a big VRAM...
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