When I first bought the Pixel 11 Pro this week, it was clear to me that this was one of those years of refinement, at least when it came to hardware. Aesthetically, the phones are as beautiful as ever, with Google’s signature camera bar and a bright, colorful back glass. There are small updates, like … Read more
You might think you know everything about Google’s next-generation Pixel 11 lineup, but the company is still hoping to surprise you at tonight’s live Primetime Made by Google event and it looks like one you won’t want to miss. How to watch Made by Google 2026 Like clockwork, Google is back with a late summer … Read more
Amazon is offering a solid deal on a 4K-capable gaming PC, but the deal just got even better now that the Intel Gamer Days sale is underway. Right now you can get the powerful Acer Predator Orion 6000 gaming desktop equipped with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU for just $2,099 with free shipping. But … Read more
After a former lead writer claimed that Saber “replaced me with ChatGPT,” CEO Matthew Karch now claims, “Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI,” for the Rideshare game “Stimulator” announced last month, developed by Unigine. However, the writer, Stella Sacco, says otherwise, posting on Bluesky that “I was lead writer on this … Read more
Your old plastic driver’s license could soon get a digital upgrade. Multiplatform producer Tim McPhillips walks us through four things you should know, including some of the benefits and some of the concerns. Geoff Bennett: Your old plastic driver’s license could soon get a digital upgrade. Digital reporter Tim McPhillips walks us through three things … Read more
With less than 24 hours until the company’s Pixel 11 launch event, Google is sending $150 discount codes to customers looking to pre-order the new devices. An email sent from the Google Store asks interested buyers if they are “ready for tomorrow,” promoting the launch of the Pixel 11 with a discount code per person … Read more
Did a Microsoft gamepad prototype fall off the back of a truck? We can’t tell, but one Redditor has legitimate-looking photos of an Xbox controller prototype that’s almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp. In May, leaked images from a Brazilian regulator revealed that … Read more
A few years ago, the owner of a pop culture store in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been in storage for years. It stopped Ganos in his tracks. It turned out to be an ultra-rare collection of 97 “absolutely … Read more
Tolerable. That’s the word I would use to describe living with the XPS 13 and its meager 8GB of RAM. By the time I started Windows, it already had 80 percent of its memory committed to invisible processes, such as “Antimalware Service Executable” and “Secure Biometrics.” Once I started launching web browsers and filling them … Read more
Workers at Bethesda’s office in Rockville, Maryland, decided to commemorate a visit from Microsoft leadership in a unique way. To protest the mass layoffs that have seen 1,600 people lose their jobs, and another 1,600 people to be laid off over the rest of the year, the developers put up a giant inflatable rat, known … Read more