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What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2025: Nothing, Samsung, Xiaomi and more
On March 3, Mobile World Congress will kick off in Barcelona, Spain. While it’s not the premier show it once was, many of the smartphone industry’s leading players still attend the conference and...
View ArticleUS employee screening firm DISA hit with data breach affecting over 3.3...
US-based employee screening services provider DISA Global Solutions said it was breached by hackers, putting the personally identifiable information of 3.3 million people at risk. While DISA informed...
View ArticleIndonesia might lift its iPhone ban for $1 billion
The iPhone 16 might just finally be coming to Indonesia. The island nation has reached an agreement with Apple to lift the country's ban on iPhone 16 sales, Bloomberg reports, citing familiar sources....
View ArticleBloober Team is making another game with Konami following Silent Hill 2's...
Last year’s Silent Hill 2 remake worked out pretty well for Konami and the studio that took on the project, Bloober Team. The two sides have decided to continue their partnership, as Bloober is making...
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Atari’s side-scrolling Breakout reboot arrives on March 25
Proving that truly no IP is safe from modern reboot culture, Atari’s Breakout is back. The upcoming version of the simple 1976 brick-smashing hit rotates the playing field by 90 degrees and adds...
View ArticleParamount+ adds 50 classic MTV Unplugged episodes
If you're a music fan of a certain age, there's a good chance MTV Unplugged has special place in your heart. With the first episode airing in 1989, over the decades the series has produced some of the...
View ArticleUK creatives protest AI copyright law changes with silent album and campaign
British creatives are speaking out against the government's proposed changes to copyright law. Take Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Ben Howard, who join over 1,000 musicians in releasing a protest album...
View ArticlePhilips Hue Sync now available on LG smart TVs, eliminating the need for a...
The Philips Hue Sync app is now available for many LG televisions, allowing synchronization between smart lights and TV screens. This eliminates the need for one of those dedicated sync boxes, as...
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Clicks is finally releasing its keyboard add-on for some Android phones
First announced at CES 2024, the Clicks physical keyboard add-on for iPhones has proven to be a modest hit. Soon, some Android users will be able to get in on the action. That’s right. The company just...
View ArticleOnePlus is delaying the Watch 3 launch because of a typo
One thing writers and multinational consumer electronics corporations have in common is we both need a good editor. Or, failing that, at least a good spell-checker. OnePlus somehow missed that step...
View ArticleXbox has delayed its Fable reboot until 2026
Microsoft is delaying one of the major first-party games it had lined up for 2025. The company said during its big annual Xbox showcase last June that its Fable reboot would arrive this year. But...
View ArticleNew evidence suggests that Mars used to have an ocean and sandy beaches
Researchers just discovered evidence to suggest that Mars was once home to oceans and sandy beaches on the red planet, according to data published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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Framework updates its 13-inch laptop with AMD’s Ryzen 300 AI series chips
It’s a little weird to talk about Framework “launching” a new laptop given it just makes the same machine over and over again. That, of course, is the point, since it’s building a fleet of modular,...
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Framework builds its own modular desktop
Framework is today announcing a raft of new products, the most intriguing of which has to be the Framework Desktop. Like the rest of the company’s wares, it’s a modular desktop PC with a focus on...
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Framework teases a low-cost 2-in-1 convertible version of its modular laptop
Framework, the company making an ever-wider range of modular, endlessly repairable machines is showing off its next big project. Today, it previewed the Laptop 12, an affordable 12.2-inch touchscreen...
View ArticleDOGE workers quit rather than help Musk "dismantle critical public services"
Upheavals within the US government continued today as a group of technology experts announced their resignations. These federal employees had originally worked for the United States Digital Service, a...
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OpenAI expands Deep Research to all paying ChatGPT users
When OpenAI announced Deep Research at start of February, the company promised to bring the tool to Plus users "in about a month," and now it's doing exactly that. Starting today, the feature, which...
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Razer announced a refreshed Blade 18 laptop with a dual mode display
Razer just announced a refresh to the popular Blade 18 gaming laptop. This model uses those newly-released Intel Core Ultra 200HX series processors and can be purchased with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090...
View ArticleWarner Bros Discovery slashes gaming business, closing three studios
Warner Bros Discovery made sweeping cuts to its games division today, closing three studios and ending development on its planned Wonder Woman project. Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB...
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Samsung's 9100 PRO SSD line includes its first 8TB NVMe model for consumers
Samsung's new 9100 PRO Series solid-state drives (SSDs) include the company's first consumer-grade 8TB NVMe SSD. The latest models use the speedy PCIe 5.0 standard, which — unless you train AI models...
View ArticleAmid a Musk-led overhaul, the FAA starts doing business with SpaceX
The Federal Aviation Agency has started testing Starlink terminals for upgrades to the networks that manage airspace, creating the latest conflict of interest between the US government and Elon Musk....
View ArticleI'm writing about this cute cat plush so you play one of 2025's best games
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is one of my favorite games of the year, so you'll forgive me if I spend the next 300 words or so writing about a limited-edition plush the game's creator, Gareth...
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iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue
A bizarre bug is causing iPhones to automatically change the word “racist” to “Trump” when using the built-in dictation feature in iOS. The issue, which seems to have been discovered by TikTok users,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Copilot offers Voice and o1-powered Think Deeper for free
Microsoft announced that it is making some features available for free in its Copilot AI assistant. Everyone now has unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, which is powered by OpenAI’s o1 model....
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The best Apple Watch in 2025
If you know you want an Apple Watch, but aren’t sure which one to get, this guide is here to explain the differences between the three models. The company’s flagship Apple Watch Series 10 has robust...
View ArticleThe best Apple Arcade games for 2025
It’s been nearly five years since Apple Arcade launched, and while the service hasn’t fully delivered on Apple’s promise back in 2019, it can still be worth paying for. Of course, that’s provided...
View ArticleApple is keeping its DEI program
Apple is far from saintly, but, compared to its fellow tech giants, it did something right. The company's shareholders have voted to keep its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, following a push...
View ArticleAlibaba offers free access to its AI model that can generate realistic video...
Alibaba is giving people free access to its generative artificial intelligence models that can produce highly realistic videos and images from both text and image input. The company has announced that...
View ArticleThe Apple Pencil Pro drops to $99 at Amazon
Those looking to turn their iPad into a note-taking or doodling machine need look no further than the Apple Pencil Pro. The iPhone maker's flagship stylus works with the newest iPads and is on sale for...
View ArticleNearly all UK undergrads use AI in their studies, according to a new report
Apparently almost all undergraduate students are using AI now, in one way or another. A new report from the UK's Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that 92 percent of students have used...
View ArticleGoogle is making it even easier to remove your personal information on Search
Google has been offering the Results About You tool since 2022 and updated it once in 2023. A part of Google Search, the tool looks for your personal information online and lets you request its...
View ArticleHalf of UK homes will need heat pumps by 2040 to hit climate goals
The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised the government to ensure half of all homes in the UK have heat pumps — electric replacements for gas boilers — by 2040 as part of its Seventh Carbon...
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Alexa+ is a smarter, more conversational AI version of Amazon's digital...
Following years of development, Amazon's next-generation digital assistant is nearly ready for public use. Panos Panay, senior vice president of devices and services, demoed Alexa+ at the company's...
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Everything announced at Amazon's Alexa+ AI event
Amazon held its first major product event of the year on Wednesday and, as expected, it was largely (okay, entirely) about Alexa. The company first announced its next-gen, AI-powered voice assistant...
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Amazon’s AI-heavy Alexa+ will be accessible on the web
Amazon just held an event in New York City to reveal the long-awaited revamp of its Alexa chatbot. This refreshed assistant can perform many new tasks, thanks to some AI wizardry, and there are a few...
View ArticleThe best streaming deals: Save on Apple Music, Disney+, DirecTV and more
Whether you’re a true cord-cutter or you just want to watch the next season of Stranger Things when it (eventually? maybe?) drops, everyone’s on the lookout for streaming deals nowadays. Plenty have...
View ArticleThe Oversight Board will weigh in on Meta’s new hate speech policies
Less than two weeks before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation procedures, reportedly at the behest of Mark Zuckerberg and a small group of advisors....
View ArticleMax reverses course, won't charge extra for live sports and news
In an utterly shocking, consumer-friendly move, Max won't charge for something previously offered for free. Warner Bros. Discovery said on Wednesday that it's shelving its previously announced plan to...
View ArticleThis DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro bundle is cheaper than ever
The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Adventure Combo bundle is on sale via Amazon for $369. This is 18 percent off and represents a record low price, as the normal cost is $449. The bundle includes the...
View ArticleThe PS Plus monthly games for March include Dragon Age: The Veilguard
A new month is almost upon us, which means Sony is about to refresh the lineup of games that all PlayStation Plus members can claim and keep in their collection as long as they maintain their...
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The dream of PictoChat on the Nintendo DS lives on in this iMessage app
The Nintendo DS' stylus-based messaging app PictoChat wasn't the first place I instant-messaged (that would be my friend's AIM account) but it was absolutely the least overwhelming and most pleasant...
View ArticleShadow of Mordor's innovative Nemesis system is locked behind a patent until...
Warner Bros Discovery recently shut down a trio of game studios, including the well-regarded Monolith Productions. This has put one of the coolest game mechanics of the 2010s in limbo. Middle-earth:...
View ArticleRiot is reversing its unpopular League of Legends changes
Riot Games is hitting "undo" on its recent massively unpopular changes to League of Legends that essentially made everything in the game harder for players to unlock without spending money. After the...
View ArticlePixel Watch 3 receives FDA clearance for loss of pulse detection
The FDA has granted clearance to a potentially lifesaving feature for Google's Pixel Watch 3. The smartwatch will start offering "loss of pulse detection" for US customers at the end of March. Once...
View ArticleThe M3 MacBook Air is $200 off at Amazon right now
There's a new M4 MacBook Air reportedly on the way soon, but if you can't wait or don't need the extra power of Apple's M4 chip, you can get a M3 MacBook Air for $200 off on Amazon right now. That...
View ArticleYouTube passes 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers
It sometimes feels like everybody and their dog has a podcast. (Engadget does!) But why not jump on the trend when the interest in this type of content has grown for years? Video platform YouTube may...
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iPhone 16e review: What's your acceptable compromise?
I’ve been traveling through time this week. Reviewing the iPhone 16e feels at once like I’m visiting my younger self and also forced to live in olden times, especially since I’ve been using an iPhone...
View ArticleMeta confirms Instagram issue that's flooding users with violent and sexual...
Meta has admitted to CNBC that Instagram is experiencing an error that's flooding users' accounts with Reels videos that aren't typically surfaced by its algorithms. "We are fixing an error that caused...
View ArticleThe best noise-canceling headphones for 2025
If you’ve ever tried listening to your favorite playlist only to have it drowned out by chatty commuters, airplane engines or other distracting noises, you might want to consider some headphones with...
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The best SSDs in 2025
If your computer is starting to feel a little sluggish, or you’re tired of waiting for games and apps to load, upgrading to one of the best SSD options out there can be a game-changer. Solid-state...
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