Dozens of subreddits are banning X links from their communities
Dozens of subreddits have opted to block links to X in their communities over the last 24 hours in a movement that appears to be gaining momentum across Reddit. Hundreds more appear to be actively...
View ArticleSega unveils a player account system
Sega has introduced a new system for player accounts. A Sega Account will connect all of a player's games and services from both Sega and Atlus. It will also be a place for the two studios to share...
View ArticleGLAAD Media Awards nominates Paper Mario after Nintendo restored trans...
Ten video games have received nominations for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This program celebrates media works that feature "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay,...
View ArticleExtremely OK Games has cancelled its follow-up to Celeste
Extremely OK Games has cancelled its upcoming game Earthblade. The followup to the team's beloved indie sensation Celeste was announced in 2022 and expected to release last year. Maddy Thorson...
View ArticleCanon has developed a 410-megapixel full-frame sensor
Canon announced that it has created a new 410-megapixel, 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor, "the largest number of pixels ever achieved" in a sensor of its size. Because of the level of detail the new sensor...
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The best iPhones for 2025: Which model should you buy?
“Which iPhone should I buy?” It’s a question you might have heard many times over the years. Much of the time, the answer is simple: Get the best iPhone you can afford. If you’re happy with your...
View ArticleHow to watch the latest Xbox Developer Direct showcase
Xbox is hosting its Developer Direct showcase today, and you'll be able to watch along live on YouTube, Twitch or our handy embed below. The stream starts as 1PM ET / 10AM PT and is supposed to feature...
View ArticleGoogle buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million
Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company's plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team...
View ArticleUK investigating Google and Apple's mobile ecosystems
Google and Apple are having a bad day. The tech giants are facing a new investigation into their mobile ecosystems from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and growing pressure to adopt a...
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 review: Pure AI excess for $2,000
A $2,000 video card for consumers shouldn't exist. The GeForce RTX 5090, like the $1,599 RTX 4090 before it, is more a flex by NVIDIA than anything truly meaningful for most gamers. NVIDIA CEO Jensen...
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Star Trek: Section 31 review: An embarrassment from start to end
Get enough Star Trek fans in a room and the conversation inevitably turns toward which of the series’ cinematic outings is the worst. The consensus view is The Final Frontier, Insurrection and Nemesis...
View ArticleHow to buy a NVIDIA RTX 50 series GPU
Following a two-year wait, NVIDIA’s highly-anticipated GeForce 50 series of GPUs are nearly here. Engadget has published its review of the $2,000 RTX 5090, but if you’re reading this article, chances...
View ArticleOne of our favorite air fryers is 25 percent off right now
I love air fryers. They offer microwave-like convenience, but stuff actually tastes good. If you want to see what all of the fuss is about, a standout Cosori air fryer is on sale via Amazon for $90....
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Assassin's Creed Shadows preview: a few steps in the right direction
Things aren’t exactly going swimmingly at Ubisoft right now. The publisher had a rough 2024, with Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet sales expectations and word of XDefiant’s demise coming around six...
View ArticleNetflix’s Emilia Pérez breaks new ground with its Oscar nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Oscar nominees and Netflix’s Emilia Pérez leads the pack with 13. The musical crime drama has broken the record for the most...
View ArticleThe Samsung Galaxy Ring is on sale for $120 off
The Samsung Galaxy Ring is on sale for $280 via Amazon. This represents a discount of $120, though the promotion doesn’t show up until checkout. Just pop the ring in your Amazon basket and start the...
View ArticleSubaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible
Subaru left open a gaping security flaw that, although patched, lays bare modern vehicles’ myriad privacy issues. Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah reported their findings (via Wired)...
View ArticleNinja Gaiden 4 is coming out this fall
Today's Xbox Developer Direct kicked off with the announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4. Aside from the news of Ragebound, the series has been quiet for the past 13 years, and there's a mix of new and old in...
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Doom: The Dark Ages hits PC, PS5 and Xbox on May 15
Doom: The Dark Ages is set to come out on May 15 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It’s a single-player sandbox experience with an emphasis on exploration, bloodshed and upgrading skill trees,...
View ArticleThe striking South of Midnight comes to Xbox and PC on April 8
South of Midnight, Compulsion Games' upcoming Southern Gothic/dark fantasy adventure, got some time in the spotlight during Xbox's Developer Direct event on Thursday. The studio revealed that the game...
View ArticleEverything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct showcase
Xbox hosted its Developer Direct showcase today, detailing progress on three games we knew about and one totally new title, Ninja Gaiden 4. If you couldn't tune in, here's what you missed: Ninja Gaiden...
View ArticleRoli finally introduces a larger teaching piano keyboard, complete with AI
Roli just introduced the simply-named Piano at NAMM, a 49-key smart keyboard that's primarily intended for learners, but has some neat bells and whistles for experienced musicians. It features light-up...
View ArticleAndroid's Identity Check feature is rolling out to Pixel and Samsung Galaxy...
Google is releasing its previously announced Identity Check feature today, adding extra protection to "critical account and device settings" when you're not in a trusted location. With Identity Check...
View ArticlePalworld developer Pocketpair has opened up a publishing division
Pocketpair, the company behind the mega-hit game Palworld, just announced a publishing venture. This new division will provide devs with all the support they need “without overstepping.” It also...
View ArticleHere are all the Android phones that support Qi2
The Qi2 wireless charging spec was originally announced back in early 2023. However, Android phone makers haven’t exactly been rushing to add Qi2 support to their latest devices since then. That’s made...
View ArticleAnother CNN streaming service is coming, because that totally worked last time
CNN is laying off more employees and making plans to launch another streaming service, according to a memo from CEO Mark Thompson obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Around 200 employees jobs are being...
View ArticleComcast’s sports and news streaming bundle starts at $70 monthly
A week after DirecTV launched its first sports-only streaming package, Comcast unveiled a similar offering that adds news to the mix. The Xfinity Sports & News TV package combines over 50...
View ArticleEpic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple
Epic Games had previously announced plans to bring third-party games to its mobile app, which is available worldwide on Android devices and on iOS in the European Union. The company will also offer a...
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OpenAI's Operator can surf the web for you
OpenAI has begun previewing a new tool called Operator that can navigate within a web browser. According to a blog post published Thursday, the software is powered by what the company calls a...
View ArticleAmazon Prime members can get ad-free Max and Starz for $21 per month
If you subscribe to Amazon Prime or Prime Video and are looking to expand your streaming horizons, Amazon has a deal for you. Prime subscribers can get a bundled subscription to the ad-free version of...
View ArticleThreads now lets you scribble on top of other users’ posts
Threads is adding a new feature that lets users get a little more creative in remixing posts from other people. The app now has a “markup” tool that allows users to scribble on top of posts they want...
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Tesla's new Model Y arrives in the US
Tesla has officially launched the redesigned Model Y in North America and Europe, a couple of weeks after the vehicle was announced for the Asia Pacific region. The new version isn't replacing the...
View ArticleThe best wireless headphones for 2025: Bluetooth options for every budget
No one wants to deal with tangled cables anymore. That’s one of the reasons why wireless headphones have taken over as the go-to choice for music lovers, gamers and anyone who just wants a little more...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast: Diving into NVIDIA's RTX 5090 and Samsung's Galaxy S25 launch
It feels like CES again with a slew of tech news this week! In this episode, Devindra dives into his final thoughts on NVIDIA's $2,000 GeForce RTX 5090, a super-powered video card with a healthy dose...
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The Morning After: Everything Samsung announced this week (and future devices...
Welcome to a new newsletter, with a bit of a new direction. While our mid-week edition tackles news specifics, this end-of-the-week missive combines the biggest news with more context, more things to...
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Curvy sides, flat edges: The Galaxy S25 and the arbitrary shape of smartphones
This year, Samsung unified the design language of its S-series flagships, making the S25, S25+ and the S25 Ultra look and feel the same (barring the camera). The curving sides of the S24 Ultra are...
View ArticleSony is halting production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes
Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company announced. Last year, Sony said that it would gradually end manufacturing of...
View ArticleNetflix's push into gaming will add party and couch co-op
Netflix's co-chief executive officer Gregory Peters said that the company has made some "good early progress" since it launched games during a call for the streaming service's Q4 2024 earnings. He also...
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What if the Nintendo Switch 2 is too big?
The Switch 2 is a big boy. That was my main takeaway from Nintendo’s long-awaited reveal of its next portable. How could you have watched that trailer and left with any other impression? It’s not like...
View ArticleThe 11-inch iPad Air M2 is back on sale for $500
If you've been waiting for a good deal on an iPad with one of Apple's M-series chips, now seems like a good time to take the plunge. The M2-powered 11-inch iPad Air has dropped back down to $500....
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The best Super Bowl 2025 TV deals we could find
Super Bowl LIX is just a couple of weeks away, which means it's a decent time to be in the market for a new TV. If you're looking to make a living room upgrade, we've picked through Amazon, Best Buy...
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Our favorite portable SSD falls to $70, plus the rest of the week's best tech...
It's Friday, which means it's once again time for us to venture into the discount mines and dig out a few tech deals worth your attention. This week's roundup includes the lowest price in a year for...
View ArticleThe Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed, here's everything we know so far
As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some...
View ArticleMeta begins a ‘small test’ of ads on Threads
In its year-and-a-half of existence, one of the things that’s set Threads apart from Meta’s other apps is that the service has been entirely free of the advertising that fills up just about every...
View ArticleEndless Legend 2 is real and there’s a mysterious trailer to prove it
The extremely popular strategy game Endless Legend is finally getting a sequel, ten whole years after the original game began blowing up sales charts. Developer Amplitude Studios, who made the first...
View ArticleApple says 68 percent of all iPhones are running iOS 18
Apple posted iOS 18 adoption rates on Friday, which are only slightly different from the numbers for iOS 17 a year ago. The company says iOS 18 has been installed on 68 percent of all iPhones (as of...
View ArticleMarvel Snap users are getting a ‘welcome back’ rewards package to make up for...
Marvel Snap was one of the unexpected casualties of the TikTok shutdown that briefly went into effect last weekend, and as a way of making things right with users, its developers at Second Dinner are...
View ArticleThe filmmaker behind Barbarian is leading a new Resident Evil reboot
A new Resident Evil reboot from Barbarian writer and director Zach Cregger is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication reports that Cregger is on board to write and direct the...
View ArticleWhat to read this weekend: An immersive new work of Africanfuturism
These are the new releases that we picked up this week. This article originally appeared on Engadget at...
View ArticleWhatsApp could soon let iOS users have multiple accounts on one device
The latest WhatsApp beta update for iOS gives users the ability to add and switch between multiple accounts on a single device, according to WABetaInfo. It comes over a year after the feature became...
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