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Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam

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Asus has a sleek gaming mini PC to offer, but the price will make you pinch yourself

The ROG NUC 16 squeezes serious gaming hardware into a tiny box, then squeezes your wallet even harder.
BMW motorcycle

BMW Motorrad Vision K18 is a naked metal, six cylinder beast to haunt your motorcycle dreams

BMW’s Vision K18 is a one-off concept built around a 1,800cc inline-six engine, and it sounds every bit as loud and unhinged as it looks.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in hand

Samsung PenUp adds new stylus tricks to your Galaxy phone, if it support an S Pen

Samsung’s PenUp update adds 53 new brushes, Dual brush, better draft syncing, and smoother controls, making the drawing app more useful on Galaxy devices with S Pen support.
Adult, Female, Person

Ultra-thin transparent solar cells promise invisible charging for wearables, cars, and homes

NTU researchers have developed ultra-thin transparent solar cells that could turn windows, car glass, and wearables into clean power sources without changing how they look.
Microsoft Edge on a phone

Edge browser on mobile gets a huge upgrade that makes it a worthy pick over Chrome

Microsoft Edge is bringing Copilot tab reasoning, Journeys, Voice, and Vision to mobile, giving smartphone users a real reason to try it before Chrome’s Gemini upgrade arrives.
Body Part, Finger, Hand

JBL’s new Live 4 earbuds come in three styles and a smarter case with a built-in display

JBL has updated its Live earbuds with three fit choices, improved ANC, Hi-Res Audio, and a smarter touchscreen case that can handle more controls directly from the case.
Steam Controller Top view

The Steam Controller will scream if you drop it, and I don’t know how to feel about it

Valve tucked a funny Easter egg into the new Steam Controller, and now people are dropping their sold-out $99 controllers just to trigger the iconic Wilhelm scream.
Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm leak suggests we have entered the ludicrous era of pricey phones

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may push Android flagships into a new pricing era, where best performance comes with an Ultra-sized bill.
Front view of the Galaxy S26

Samsung phones will block those nasty push notifications brimmning with adware

Samsung’s new Device Care update can block apps that send too many ad notifications, giving Galaxy users a cleaner notification bar.
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Alexa for Shopping is a chatty new AI assistant with some cool tricks to make you spend at Amazon

After years of using Alexa to answer questions, control smart homes, play music, and handle everyday tasks, Amazon has found a more obvious job for it. Alexa is becoming your personal shopper, meant to help you find what you need faster and get it into your cart with fewer second thoughts. Amazon is rolling out […]
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Spotify now wants you to relive your entire music personality arc

Spotify’s new feature looks back at your music history, from your first song and all-time favorite artist to a 120-track playlist of the songs you played the most.
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Google is redefining the cursor for computers, and it’s AI-charged future looks ridiculous

Google is giving the mouse pointer a Gemini-powered upgrade on Googlebook, allowing users to point, speak, and get help across the desktop without writing detailed prompts.
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Huawei is reportedly testing new tech for its biggest phone battery yet

A new leak claims Huawei is experimenting with fresh battery materials and designs that could take smartphone capacity beyond 10,000mAh.
Electronics, mouse

You’ve heard of flip phones, but Logitech may be making a flip mouse

A foldable Logitech mouse sounds odd, but it could be a clever travel upgrade for laptop users.
Art, Collage, Person

Discord Nitro now includes Xbox Game Pass as a freebie

Discord Nitro now comes with Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition, making it a more tempting option for users who spend most of their time gaming with friends.
Windows 11 Laptop

Windows 11 is testing a low-latency mode and it visibly speeds up app launch

Even on powerful hardware, you have probably noticed that Windows 11 can feel less responsive than it should. Tiny delays in basic actions like opening the Start menu or navigating File Explorer can make the system feel heavier and less polished than rivals like macOS. Microsoft appears to know this is an issue and may […]
Neighborhood, Nature, Outdoors

Forza Horizon 6’s leaked Steam preload build is already spreading online

Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly leaked through Steam preload files, putting a 155GB build online just days before launch.
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Canvas hack hit students at the worst time, and it’s a wake up call for schools everywhere

A platform many schools depend on for exams, grades, and daily coursework went dark at the worst possible moment. Now, with hackers claiming to hold millions of student records, the Canvas breach is raising urgent questions about digital security in education.
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Intel’s turnaround is one for the ages, without having much to show for it

Intel’s stock has soared on foundry hopes, government backing, and big-name partnerships, but the company still needs to prove its comeback is built on more than investor confidence.
The back of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Samsung gave Galaxy S25 users One UI 8.5, but skipped the features they wanted most

One UI 8.5 is rolling out to the Galaxy S25 series with new tools, but the missing Now Nudge and 24MP camera mode are what users are talking about.
Google Gemini on Phone

Google’s Gemini Intelligence leak has me excited, but please not that name

Google may be preparing a deeper Gemini-powered AI layer that connects more closely with your apps, photos, emails, and everyday phone tasks.
Adult, Male, Man

Amazon injects doomscroll-friendly vertical videos in Prime Video app

Finding something to watch on Prime Videos may soon feel more like scrolling Shorts than browsing a streaming menu.
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ChatGPT now lets you name someone to check in if things get dark

ChatGPT can now alert someone you trust if things get serious. It is a simple feature, but it might be one of the most human things OpenAI has ever built into its chatbot.
Apple Airpods Pro 3 Official

Apple’s next AirPods could give Siri eyes, and they’re already being tested

AirPods with cameras sound wild, but they might be exactly what Siri needs to stop feeling stuck in the past.
Snapchat

Perplexity’s AI answering engine is not coming to Snapchat, after all

Snapchat has walked away from its Perplexity AI search plan, raising fresh questions about how much AI users actually want inside social apps.
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Samsung’s One UI 8.5 update finally rolls out with new AI features for these Galaxy oldies

Samsung’s One UI 8.5 update is giving older Galaxy phones and tablets a fresh AI boost, with smarter call handling, easier photo edits, and a few handy tricks borrowed from the Galaxy S26 series.
Foldable iPhone

Apple could serve an unexpected repairability surprise atop its foldable iPhone

The rumored iPhone Ultra may fold like its rivals, but its biggest trick could be making foldable repairs a little less terrifying.
The screen of the Galaxy Book4 Ultra.

Samsung patent shows a laptop with a clever touch-sensitive palmrest for shortcuts

Samsung’s idea could let one key do two jobs, depending on whether your hand is resting on the laptop or hovering above it.
Clothing, T-Shirt, Head

Kids are bypassing online age checks by drawing fake beards on their face

More platforms are pushing age checks on users across apps, games, and social networks, but kids are already finding ridiculous workarounds, from fake birthdays and borrowed logins to simple makeup tricks and video game characters.
iPhone 2027 mockup

Apple’s iPhone 20 may finally ditch the design we’ve known for years

The 20th anniversary iPhone could be a glassy, buttonless glow-up, with a rumored “Glasswing” design, curved edges, Liquid Glass software, and solid-state buttons finally coming together.
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The next Call of Duty title will test the loyalty (and wallet) of PS4 players

Activision just confirmed the next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4, ending years of cross-gen support and putting PS4 holdouts in a tough spot as the PS6 timeline looks increasingly uncertain.
Leaked render of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8.

Samsung’s next foldables may have leaked straight from its own software

Samsung’s foldable plans may have slipped out through its own One UI 9 software, and the wide foldable sounds like the fun one.
Google Pixel 10 Pro in the official silicon case

The dreams of an iPhone-rivaling face unlock on the Pixel 11 might as well be dead

Google’s rumored Face ID rival may skip the Pixel 11 series, leaving Pixel fans waiting longer for the secure, hardware-backed face unlock upgrade they have wanted since the Pixel 4.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung’s next Ultra phone could go big and variable with main camera to pip the iPhone 18 Pro

Samsung’s next Ultra phone could arrive with a 200MP variable aperture camera, raising the stakes for Apple as the iPhone 18 Pro prepares its own major camera and AI photo upgrades.
Young woman listening to a podcast

Think music is the worst hit by slop? AI has deeply polluted podcasts, as well

A wave of AI-generated podcasts is moving fast through audio platforms, and a Bloomberg report says nearly 39% of new podcast feeds created over roughly nine days may have been machine-made.
Key art for Grand Theft Auto VI.

GTA 6 release deadline has a human cost, which isn’t unusual for the gaming industry

New reports from inside Rockstar Games suggest the push to deliver Grand Theft Auto VI is taking a toll on employees, with claims of unpaid overtime, late-night shifts, and tight deadlines.
The M4 Mac mini on a desk.

Apple just made the Mac mini more expensive without raising its price

The Mac mini just became harder to buy on a budget after Apple dropped its $599 model during a worsening memory and storage crunch.
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Microsoft built an AI agent for laywers in Word. Let’s hope it doesn’t go berserk.

A new AI legal assistant is coming to Word as lawyers and courts continue to learn how costly fake chatbot citations can be.