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- 18 March 2025
Developer’s GDC billboard pokes at despised former Google Stadia exec - Ars Technica
Satirical San Francisco billboard asks: “Has a Harrison fired you lately?”… - 18 March 2025
Here’s the list of new AI features in One UI 7, and which Galaxy devices can use them - 9to5Google
Samsung has officially set the date for its next major Galaxy update – One UI 7 – with the rollout... - 18 March 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 rumor just tipped possible release date — and it's much sooner than we thought - Tom's Guide
A Spring release? - 18 March 2025
Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts” - Ars Technica
Gemini is absorbing features from one of Google’s coolest AI products. - 18 March 2025
Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 has 96GB of VRAM and 600W of power - The Verge
Nvidia is launching new RTX Pro Blackwell chips for workstations, servers, and laptops. They’re aimed at designers, developers, and other professionals. - 18 March 2025
Android 16 likely to introduce revamped battery and WiFi icons - Android Central
Upcoming Android 16 likely to bring visual changes with its revamped battery and Wi-Fi icons - 18 March 2025
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available - The Verge
Originally announced last August, Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available through the company’s online store for $29.99. - 18 March 2025
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster gets a PC and console release date - Eurogamer
Fans of developer Argonaut's warmly remembered 3D platformer Croc: Legend of the Gobbos are in for a blast of nostalgia… - 18 March 2025
What I've Learned From Four Years of Tracking My Health With the Oura Ring - Lifehacker
Including the metrics I trust the most and the least, how it holds up to wear and tear, and which generation has been my favorite. - 18 March 2025
The Girls Are Girling In Overwatch 2’s Second K-Pop Crossover - Kotaku
Le Sserafim is once again working with Blizzard on new skins and cosmetics - 18 March 2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows' new Anvil engine features impress on PS5 and Series X - Eurogamer
Tom Morgan takes on Assassins Creed Shadows on PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S. Does the game live up to its promise as the first next-gen AC title? - 18 March 2025
Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 retro console has been delayed, again - The Verge
The Analogue 3D launch has been delayed until July 2025, while ModRetro is teasing a Nintendo 64 retro console competitor. - 18 March 2025
‘Can I Back Out After Accepting a Job Offer?’ - The Cut
Career-advice columnist Alison Green responds to a reader who is worried about burning bridges if they back out after accepting a job offer in favor of another, more appealing one. - 18 March 2025
A slew of new HP OmniBooks includes chip bumps and a featherweight Aero - The Verge
HP is announcing nearly 40 new OmniBook and EliteBook productivity laptops with Intel and AMD chips. The selection includes a very svelte new OmniBook 7 Aero. - 18 March 2025
Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD Review - A New Contender - TweakTown
Samsung's 9100 Pro is a bit late to the enthusiast PCIe Gen5 SSD party, but as we have come to expect from the storage giant, it's well worth the wait. - 18 March 2025
Fallout 76: Ghoul Within Release Notes - Bethesda.net
Unleash your inner ghoul. Today’s Ghoul Within update allows Wastelanders to leave their humanity behind and play as a Ghoul. Unlock a whole new way to experience Appalachia. - 18 March 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 CEO Weighs In On The "Single-Player Games Are Dead" Argument - GameSpot
"They're not. They just have to be good." - 18 March 2025
Pokémon Lawsuit Took Palworld Team By Surprise, Says Dev - Kotaku
Pocketpair hired extra security ahead of Tokyo Game Show as a precautionary measure - 18 March 2025
Google Messages is telling users to install a phantom update - Android Police
'Update Google Play services' — except you can't - 18 March 2025
Ubisoft Bracing For Dev Harassment Over ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ - Forbes
A movement against Assassin's Creed shadows reportedly has its developer bracing for harassment of its employees after release. - 18 March 2025
Nanoleaf’s new immersive backlight kit plugs directly into your PC - The Verge
Nanoleaf’s new PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip brings easy to install bias lighting to your gaming rig for $49.99. - 18 March 2025
New Leak Suggests LEGO Pokémon Sets Might Finally Come Our Way Next Year - Nintendo Life
Update: LEGO confirms - 18 March 2025
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass March 2025 Wave 2 Lineup - IGN
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass March 2025 wave two lineup, confirming the titles subscribers can expect for the rest of the month. - 18 March 2025
In ‘garbage’ move, Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading the home screen - 9to5Mac
Roku has confirmed user reports that it is testing auto-playing video ads before loading the home screen. Owners of Roku-powered... - 18 March 2025
Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition reviews roundup - Nintendo Everything
Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition reviews not released ahead of Nintendo Switch launch, and here's a roundup of them. - 18 March 2025
The free Half-Life 2 RTX demo is now available - Polygon
Have an Nvidia RTX graphics card? Check out the free demo for Half-Life RTX, which gives Valve’s 2004 masterpiece a modern graphical makeover. - 18 March 2025
Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search, Android - TechCrunch
Google on Tuesday announced new products and features aimed at healthcare use cases, including improved overviews in Google Search for health queries. - 18 March 2025
GTA 6 fans feeling hopeless following new announcement - GAMINGbible
Rockstar Games just keeps posting more and more stuff on their socials, and folks are starting to get salty about it. - 18 March 2025
Farewell Photoshop? Google’s new AI lets you edit images by asking. - Ars Technica
New experimental AI allows no-skill photo editing, including removing watermarks. But it’s not perfect. - 18 March 2025
Smash Bros’ Sakurai says Japanese devs should focus on domestic, not Western tastes - Video Games Chronicle
Sakurai argues that overseas players don't want Japanese studios to make 'Americanised' games - 18 March 2025
Google Assistant is on its way out, and it's shedding more features - Android Central
Google Assistant’s features are fading out fast as Gemini steps into the spotlight. - 18 March 2025
All Four iPhone 17 Models Rumored to Feature Upgraded 24-Megapixel Front Camera and More - MacRumors
All four iPhone 17 models launching later this year will feature an upgraded 24-megapixel front-facing camera, according to analyst Jeff Pu. In a... - 18 March 2025
Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company - USA TODAY
An opt-in Alexa feature called "Do Not Send Voice Records" stops requests from being sent to the company. It will soon be removed. - 18 March 2025
Foldable MacBook-iPad Hybrid Device Likely to Run macOS, Analyst Says - MacRumors
Yesterday, analyst Jeff Pu said Apple's first two foldable devices will enter mass production in the second half of 2026. Today, he provided some... - 17 March 2025
Dozens Of Square Enix RPGs Are On Sale At Green Man Gaming - GameSpot
Save on the PC versions of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, Nier, and More. - 17 March 2025
A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit - TechCrunch
The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires, eventually imaging nearly all of the Earth’s surface once every 20 minutes. - 17 March 2025
Perplexity dunks on Google’s ‘glue on pizza’ AI fail in new ad - The Verge
Perplexity takes aim at Google’s AI Overviews mistake about putting glue on pizza in this ad spot for its “answer engine.“ - 17 March 2025
Apple’s three goals for iOS 19 redesign sound lofty, but just right - 9to5Mac
Apple is reportedly planning a big redesign for iOS 19, and per Mark Gurman the company has at least three explicit goals in mind. - 17 March 2025
'Audible enclaves' could enable private listening without headphones - Tech Xplore
It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones. In a new advancement in audio engineering, a team of researchers led by Yun Jing, professor of acoustics in the Penn … - 17 March 2025
32.0 Patch Notes - Hearthstone
Patch 32.0 starts the Year of the Raptor with Hearthstone’s latest expansion, Standard rotation, Core Set updates, a huge balance patch, community days, and more! - 17 March 2025
Pokémon Center Singapore Sticks Its Middle Finger Up To TCG Scalpers - Nintendo Life
Store will remove plastic wrapping at point of sale - 17 March 2025
Aloy Voice Actor Ashly Burch 'Worried About This Art Form' After Horizon Zero Dawn AI Demo Leaks - Kotaku
The Mythic Quest star weighed in on Sony's internal AI experiment - 17 March 2025
Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am invested early in Tesla, Twitter and OpenAI—now he’s betting on Gen Z MIT and Stanford grads for his next investment - Fortune
Will.i.am has an estimated net worth of $50 million, thanks to hit singles and solid investments in the likes of Anthropic and Pinterest. - 17 March 2025
Apple could mitigate the Siri crisis with one simple move - 9to5Mac
The Siri crisis is showing no sign of ending, with a blistering attack by a high-profile commenter, and even senior... - 17 March 2025
The Pixel 9a is already on sale before launch, so here's an early unboxing and benchmarks video - Android Authority
The Pixel 9a has not yet been launched, but the phone is already on sale in some regions. Here's an early unboxing and hands-on video! - 17 March 2025
Google’s most affordable Pixel Tablet just hit the Amazon 2025 low at $279 ($120 off) - 9to5Toys
Amazon is now offering its best price of the year on Google’s most affordable Pixel Tablet with the 128GB model down at $279 shipped. Regularly $399, this is a straight up 30% price drop delivering $120 in savings for the lowest price we have tracked at Amazo…