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Google accelerates Chrome release cycle
Google is moving its Chrome browser to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, or the six-week cycle that existed for the decade before that. The...
You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires
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 t...
Apple’s website leaks MacBook ‘Neo,’ which could be its new cheaper laptop
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 webs...
EA continues to ‘evolve’ The Sims 4 with new virtual currency and a ‘maker’ program
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-gam...
Unihertz’s new QWERTY phone is even more like a Blackberry
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 t...
All of Amazon’s kid-friendly Kindles are on sale, including the color version
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 i...
Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley on taking ‘another run’ with new game
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 l...
We played Pokémon Pokopia, ask us anything
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...
The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future
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 (a...
Xiaomi, unlike Google and Samsung, thinks camera hardware comes first
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...
Blue Prince headlines Nintendo’s lineup of Switch 2 indie games
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 on...
Why is SpaceX going public?
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 f...