Samsung seems to have leaked its own trifold phone design
Samsung seems to have leaked its own trifold phone design This image is a display concept that Samsung showed off in March, but the leaked trifold design is pretty similar. Samsung may have inadvertently given us a first look at its upcoming “multifold” device in the latest One UI 8 build update. Some animations spotted […]
Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail
Google's customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail Both custom and pre-made Gems will now be available to use via the side panel in Workspace apps. Google is giving Workspace users a way to access “Gems” — customizable versions of its […]
Racist videos made with AI are going viral on TikTok
Racist videos made with AI are going viral on TikTok Racist videos that appear to be created with Google’s AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok, according to findings from the nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters. The AI-generated videos uncovered by the organization are filled with racist tropes, […]
Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game
Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and as a result the studio is winding down development on its mobile tower defense game […]
Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week
Google's fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming next week that is meant to reduce the risk of the battery overheating on some devices. According to a support page post, […]
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke third-party docking How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But […]
Here are 25 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale
Here are 25 of our favorite deals from Amazon's early Prime Day sale Here are 25 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but as usual, the retailer has already dropped a selection of early deals ahead of its four-day sale that […]
Amazon is offering a like-new Kindle Paperwhite 2024 for just $107
Amazon is offering a like-new Kindle Paperwhite 2024 for just $107 With less than a week until Prime Day kicks off, we’re already seeing some exciting early deals pop up. And now we can add two more great discounts to the list: the refurbished ad-supported Kindle Paperwhite is down to $106.99 ($37 off) at Amazon, […]
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft will be closing The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, in an internal memo to Xbox […]
Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it
Lorde's new CD is so transparent that stereos can't even read it Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it See this disc? Many CD players can’t. Lorde fans are clearly struggling to play the CD version of her new album. Customers who purchased the special edition of Virgin released on […]