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Playstation Plus June 2026

PlayStation Plus subscribers are getting a co-op-heavy June after the price hike

PlayStation Plus is getting a co-op-heavy June after the price hike, with Grounded, Darktide, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 leading the lineup.
Chipolo Loop Bluetooth tracker attached to car key

Mercedes-Benz and Chipolo made a key tracker to match your car fob

Chipolo has launched a premium Mercedes-Benz Edition Loop tracker for car keys, bags, and luggage, with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub support.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 FEatured

AMD is reportedly prepping Zen 7 processors on 14A node to match Intel at its game

AMD’s future Zen 7 processors could use TSMC’s A14 node, setting up a fresh CPU rivalry with Intel’s own 14A plans.
Oppo Pad mini launched in China.

Android might finally have an answer to the iPad mini, and with an OLED screen on top

Android has powerful compact tablets, but most are gaming devices. A leaked OnePlus OLED tablet could finally give the iPad mini a more mainstream rival.
Car, Coupe, Sports Car

Rocket League is finally getting the overhaul fans never stopped asking for

After years of Rocket League 2 rumors, Psyonix has finally shown what the game’s future could look like.
Robot with four arms

Orbot Robotics’ space robot has four arms, but its Goro physique has a purpose

In microgravity, legs do not do much. Orbit Robotics’ Helios replaces them with four arms built for movement and station work.
Chun Wang in a space suit

A billionaire crypto bro will lead humanity to Mars atop Musk’s Starship

SpaceX’s first human trip toward Mars could be led by Chun Wang, a crypto billionaire with one private astronaut mission already behind him.
A busy office

Google, Meta and Microsoft are getting worker data from sneaky bossware tools, report says

The software tracking your work hours may also be feeding data to Big Tech. A new Northeastern study shows how bossware is becoming a wider privacy problem.
Characters in Valorant.

Valorant’s anti-cheat just made some expensive cheat hardware useless

Riot has clarified how Vanguard’s latest update targets DMA-based cheat hardware by tightening hardware-level memory protections. The crackdown may stop advanced cheaters, but it is also raising questions about anti-cheat overreach.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Moto Edge 70 Pro+ will arrive with the camera setup Motorola skipped earlier

The Moto Edge 70 Pro+ may not be entirely new, but its camera setup could be the upgrade Edge 70 Pro buyers wanted from the start.
Soundcore earbuds

Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds use AI to fix the worst part of wireless earbuds

Anker’s new Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro earbuds use a dedicated AI chip to clean up calls, improve noise cancellation, translate conversations, and even turn the Pro Max case into a note-taker.
Truecaller

Caller ID app Truecaller now wants to sell you an eSIM

Truecaller’s Travel eSIM could be handy for international trips, but the company’s privacy history may make some users pause before buying mobile data through the app.
HMD Smartphone

HMD, once the house of Nokia, debuts shameless iPhone 17 Pro copycat and calls it “futuristic”

HMD, the brand still associated with Nokia’s phone legacy, has launched a budget 5G phone in India with a very familiar rear design. The company calls it “futuristic,” but it looks a lot like Apple’s latest Pro iPhone.
A man sits, using a laptop running the Windows 11 operating system.

Microsoft is fixing a Windows 11 search issue that has probably troubled you a dozen times

Windows 11 Search may finally stop sending you to Bing when you are just trying to find local files on your PC. Microsoft is testing a fix that gives local results better priority.
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Sony’s Days of Play 2026 sale may skip the PS5 at the worst possible time

Sony’s Days of Play 2026 sale may bring discounts on controllers, PSVR 2, and select games, but PS4 holdouts hoping for a cheaper PS5 upgrade may be disappointed.
Samsung Gaming monitor

Samsung’s first 6K gaming monitor is here to humble your GPU

The Odyssey G80HS is a 6K display built for productivity and high-end gaming, with a 3K 330Hz mode for fast-paced titles that benefit more from higher frame rates.
Phone, Charger, Power bank

Ugreen drops adorably pocket-sized charging gear for your MacBook and iPhone

Ugreen’s new Air series cuts down the bulk of your Apple charging setup with two compact wall chargers and a magnetic power bank built for travel.
Mercedes EV, Car

Mercedes-AMG GT EV hits 0-60 in 2 sec, charges at 600kW, and fakes V8 and gear shift sounds

The newly announced AMG GT 4-Door EV can hit 60 mph in about 2 seconds and charge from 10 to 80 percent in as little as 11 minutes.
Apple Watch Series 11 brings new insights like sleep score and signs of hypertension.

Apple Watch could soon enable a new blood pressure sensing feature

Apple Watch already warns users about possible hypertension, but Apple may be preparing a more advanced blood pressure feature for its next high-end model.
PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus is getting more expensive right before everyone comes back

Sony’s latest PS Plus hike targets monthly and three-month subscribers, right before GTA 6 is expected to bring a wave of players back to online multiplayer.
Camera sensors on the Galaxy S26

Samsung’s Exynos 2800 chip could keep more AI chores locked to future Galaxy S phones

Samsung’s next chip upgrade could help future Galaxy phones run more AI tasks directly on-device, but it may also keep the best Galaxy AI tools out of reach for older flagships.
Furniture, Table, Accessories

Walmart’s new ONN tablets are light on the wallet and big on the value you get

Walmart is giving budget tablet buyers two new Onn options, including a compact 8.1-inch model and a 13-inch Pro with a big screen, stylus, and Android 16.
Two Steam Controllers in use with the Steam Deck

Valve’s Steam Controller just got a lot more useful outside Steam

The Steam Controller’s biggest early limitation was its heavy Steam dependence. With SDL support now in place, it should become much more useful across non-Steam games.
Kindle-Paperwhite

Old kindle owners are revolting against Amazon’s support shutdown with jailbreaking

Amazon’s support cutoff has pushed parts of the Kindle community into open revolt, with jailbreaks becoming a way to fight planned obsolescence and keep working e-readers out of the e-waste pile.
mini PC

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.
Logo of Amazon’s new Alexa+ assistant.

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 […]
spotify

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.
AI, App

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.
Huawei Logo

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.
Logitech Mobi Fold

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.