Americas News
You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 3, 2026
In 1987's The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he's driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire tech...
Apple’s website leaks MacBook ‘Neo,’ which could be its new cheaper laptop
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 3, 2026
During Apple's week-long product launch event on Tuesday, a listing for the "MacBook Neo (Model A3404)" appeared on a regulatory compliance page on Apple's website under its line-up of 2026 MacBooks....
EA continues to ‘evolve’ The Sims 4 with new virtual currency and a ‘maker’ program
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Mar 3, 2026
EA is adding some big changes to The Sims 4: Later this month, it's introducing an in-game marketplace where users can buy creator-made items using a new in-game currency called "Moola." The announcem...
Unihertz’s new QWERTY phone is even more like a Blackberry
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Mar 3, 2026
Unihertz, known for its slab phone alternatives, has unveiled an evolution of its device with a physical keyboard: The Titan 2 Elite. It's smaller and sleeker than the (aptly named) Titan that precede...
All of Amazon’s kid-friendly Kindles are on sale, including the color version
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Mar 3, 2026
Let me let you in on a little secret: Amazon’s kid-friendly e-readers are a better deal than the standard models. Each so-called “Kids” device is identical to its non-Kids counterpart, except that it...
Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley on taking ‘another run’ with new game
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 3, 2026
It's been a busy few years for Scott Pilgrim. Following a live-action film and the conclusion of the comics in 2010, the series has slowly been coming back to life. First, in 2021 Scott Pilgrim vs. Th...
We played Pokémon Pokopia, ask us anything
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Mar 3, 2026
Pokémon's 30th anniversary is here and Nintendo (and The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Omega Force) are kicking things off with a surprisingly excellent life simulation spinoff game. Pokémon Pokopi...
The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Mar 3, 2026
Year after year, we mostly know what to expect from our smartphone upgrades. Galaxy, iPhone, Pixel, or whatever else, everything seems to get slightly better (and occasionally more expensive) without...
Xiaomi, unlike Google and Samsung, thinks camera hardware comes first
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Mar 3, 2026
When it launched the 17 and 17 Ultra in Europe on Saturday, Xiaomi bucked an industry trend: it didn't really talk about AI all that much. And it really didn't talk about AI when it showed off the two...
Blue Prince headlines Nintendo’s lineup of Switch 2 indie games
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 3, 2026
Following a Direct in February and a Pokémon-focused event last week, Nintendo returned today with a showcase focused on indie games. And it ended with a big one: the absorbing, room-shifting puzzle g...
Why is SpaceX going public?
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Mar 3, 2026
I am excited about the SpaceX IPO for all the reasons investors shouldn't be. Maybe it'll be a real marquee moment for Silicon Valley, but I see the potential for a shitshow. After all, more than a de...
Apple’s new Studio Display XDR adds a Mini LED upgrade
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Mar 3, 2026
After a few years between updates, Apple has two new 5K monitor options, ranging from expensive to very expensive, with the 27-inch 5K Studio Display and Studio Display XDR. Both have 5,120 x 2,880 re...