Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores
Silksong's release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong‘s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation stores all […]
Six years after launch, Apple Arcade is striving for a bigger audience
Six years after launch, Apple Arcade is striving for a bigger audience In 2019, Apple Arcade launched with roughly 70 premium mobile games that had no ads, no in-app purchases, and no sex or violence. Some of the games in the initial launch period, like What the Golf?, were praised for their innovation and depth […]
World’s first sodium-ion portable power station is ready for extreme cold
World's first sodium-ion portable power station is ready for extreme cold World’s first sodium-ion portable power station is ready for extreme cold Real men use electric chainsaws in temperatures down to -25C (-13F). | Image: Bluetti Bluetti’s at IFA 2025 with the world’s first portable power station built around a sodium-ion battery, and a second, […]
TCL gives parents a monochrome mode to combat kids’ phone addiction
TCL gives parents a monochrome mode to combat kids' phone addiction TCL gives parents a monochrome mode to combat kids’ phone addiction The Nxtpaper 5G Junior ships with a choice of blue or orange case included. TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it’s taken the company until now to […]
Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens
Here's how the Pixel's AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens Optical zoom takes on generative AI. In case you missed it last week among other big news items, Google shipped a phone camera with a zoom feature that uses generative AI. […]
TCL’s fun little PlayCube projector is a Google TV concept no more
TCL's fun little PlayCube projector is a Google TV concept no more TCL’s fun little PlayCube projector is a Google TV concept no more PlayCube is a cross between a Rubik’s Cube and TARS. | Image: TCL TCL is not a brand that elicits desire, typically, yet here I am, looking at its IFA 2025 […]
Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976
Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976 After years of unofficial copies of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC floating around on the internet, the software giant has released the code under an open-source license. 6502 BASIC was one of Microsoft’s first pieces of software, adapted in 1976 by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and early employee […]
Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry
Roborock's Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry Roborock is launching an updated Qrevo Curv robot vacuum that offers an impressive 25,000 Pa of suction power — topping the 18,500 Pa available with last year’s […]
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 are thinner, lighter, and otherwise about the same
Samsung's Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 are thinner, lighter, and otherwise about the same Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 are thinner, lighter, and otherwise about the same If you’ve been eagerly awaiting Samsung’s long-teased trifold phone or Project Moohan XR headset, the company’s IFA launches may feel a little prosaic: an affordable […]
Anker stuffed its awesome Nebula X1 projector into a party speaker
Anker stuffed its awesome Nebula X1 projector into a party speaker The Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro is a party on wheels. | Image: Anker Anker took its portable and incredibly bright Nebula X1 projector and jammed it into a 30 x 17 x 13.5-inch box with a 160W subwoofer to create the Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro. […]