Alan Velasco
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Apple’s current AI efforts have not gone well for the company. Apple Intelligence has failed to deliver on several fronts, including the promised upgrades to its Siri assistant, and other moves have mostly fallen flat. These AI...
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Google Pixel aficionados have a lot to look forward to, with the recent debut of a new lineup of handsets alongside updated accessories supercharged by Gemini. This year’s family of Pixel phones are all powered by a new processor too...
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Update, 8/23/25, 1:45 PM ET: The company that makes the Flipper Zero has released a blog post in response to recent stories regarding stolen vehicles. The blog post states that, "the so-called hacker firmwares for Flipper Zero don’t add anything new — they just reuse techniques documented...
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Gamescom 2025's opening showcase—which had plenty of heavy hitters—ended with a bang: a surprise teaser trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui. As you might expect, this is the next project from development studio Game Science, following on the...
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It’s a Google Pixel gear fan’s favorite time of the year, when the company holds its Made by Google event and unveils a plethora of devices, including its Gemini infused lineup of wearables. Fans will be happy to see updates for the Pixel...
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The competition to be this year’s most popular online shooter is heating up. Battlefield 6 is returning the series to form, drawing in an impressive number of players during its beta phase. Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 got a proper...
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Arm Holdings, the company behind the Arm architecture that powers a myriad of devices, has poached a key member of Amazon’s chip design team as the company moves towards making chips of its own. It’s part of a string of additions the...
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Data centers continue to be built to meet the growing demands of AI, necessitating investments in facilities that produce the specialized hardware that goes into powering these data centers. In an attempt to cash in on this booming...
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The mad lads at Teenage Engineering are known for their award-winning audio gear designs, but the company occasionally makes some snazzy PC cases too. The Stockholm based design firm’s first foray into computer cases was the computer-1, a...
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Valve’s woes with payment processors continue, with a popular option being cutoff from its customers in various parts of the world. After having to perform a mass delisting of games featuring adult content, due to pressure from companies...
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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy launched in an awful state, delivering a subpar experience for such an important franchise. Nintendo Switch owners got an even shorter end of the stick, as the physical release made use of one of the dreaded...
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The Xbox has been taking some lumps this year. There has been a wave of layoffs and various headlines claiming that its hardware division is dead. The latter looks like a bad take though, with rumors circulating that there will be a next...
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EA is hoping that Battlefield 6 can turn the series’ fortunes around after playing second fiddle to Call of Duty for the last decade. The game’s explosive debut trailer and multiplayer reveal event succeeded in getting gamers hyped to jump...
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Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, raised some eyebrows after wearing a graphic t-shirt featuring the box art of the classic video game Hexen during the 2023 Xbox Showcase event. At the time, he played it off as simply wearing a...
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The hype for Grand Theft Auto VI has continued to build after Rockstar Games dropped its second trailer, and even being delayed to next year hasn’t put a dent into gamers’ excitement. However, the title’s potential pricing has been a...
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First person shooter fans are looking forward to two major releases coming this fall, Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Regardless of which game players prefer there are some specific requirements their systems will need to...
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ASUS has been unafraid to offer interesting designs with some of its RTX 50 series graphics cards. It has released a Doom themed RTX 5080, which would bring a smile to the face of any fan of the series. It then went to another level with the ASUS ROG Astral Dhahab Edition, an RTX 5090 that...
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Battlefield 6 might be the last chance EA gets to breathe fresh life into the long running franchise. The run up to the game’s launch got off to a strong start with its debut trailer, and it got an even better reception after a public...
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As companies continue to invest heavily in AI, it has meant an increase in the number of data centers necessary to train and deploy the technology. These data centers are energy-intensive facilities, which is causing the cost of...
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The gaming community has been in an uproar after storefronts such as Steam started a mass delisting of adult games following pressure by payment processors. Gamers subsequently mobilized to lead a campaign against these delistings...
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Metroid Prime 4 has been on a long journey since it was announced back at E3 2017. A few years into development, the game was even transferred to a different studio. Now, with the game’s release on the horizon, fans are frustrated with the...
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The current console generation has been a difficult one for Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division, where plans for an anticipated handheld have been put on hold. While it has been known that the company wasn’t selling as many boxes as its chief...
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