Seeing smartphone makers trip over themselves in a suddenly emerging race to claim the title of world’s thinnest handset reminds us of the classic Saturday Night Live skit, the one where Will Ferrell pulls out a ridiculously tiny flip phone, much to the glee of Jimmy Fallon and guest host Sean Hayes, both of which broke character with laughter

Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t perfect, but it is excellent—I spent about twelve hours playing it yesterday. It’s a new main-line Monster Hunter game, with all that entails, including peak development expenditure from CAPCOM on one of its biggest properties to produce a detailed, high-effort monster slaying experience. Despite that, the game is

For some years, Skype was popular for connecting people via voice and video, but its journey is ending. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Skype will be replaced by Microsoft Teams in May 2025.

14 years after its acquisition by Microsoft, the company has announced plans to discontinue Skype in favour of Teams which has been growing in

We’re living in a moment in time where it seems like everything has gone up in price, from simple staples like eggs (thanks, bird flu) to advanced electronics like graphics cards (thanks AI demand-induced shortage and scalpers, among other factors). The dollar just doesn’t stretch as much as it used to, but there are exceptions. And that’s

Are you using or planning to use a phone monitoring and tracking spyware application? If yes, you need to be aware of a new malware in the wild that compromises smartphones through a specific group phone monitoring applications. The latest software listed among the most vulnerable apps is Spyzie. Researchers have equally identified that this

When you hear “Framework”, if you’re familiar with the laptop vendor, you probably immediately think of modular components and repairable PCs. Indeed, the company allowed popular repair guide website iFixit early access to the very exciting Framework Desktop, and the machine is as easy as expected to tear down given that it is, of course,

While EA is making AI a key pillar of how its studios make future titles, it hasn’t forgotten about its back catalog of popular games. Its latest efforts have seen the company open source code for several games from the Command and Conquer franchise. It’s a massive win for game preservation that should earn the company some goodwill from the

The anticipated AMD Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT have finally been revealed, powered by the company’s RDNA 4 GPU architecture. We’ve also done a deep dive into RDNA 4, which takes a look at what makes the new Radeon GPUs tick. Add-in-board partners are up next with their interpretation of the lineup, starting with PowerColor. The designs

There are numerous ways humans can become extinct, like an asteroid crashing into Earth or nuclear bombs making the planet inhabitable, both of which have been featured in various Hollywood flicks. But instead of the sound of bombs exploding or a giant space rock smashing into our home planet, the last sounds we might hear as a species could

Earlier this week, Ford submitted a trademark application for the term “Mach 4,” which has now gotten the internet buzzing on its meaning. Some believe that Ford could be planning some kind of four-door Mustang, but in what form? A regular sedan, a fastback, or—heaven forbid—a station wagon? Might it also possible that Ford will create a new

As higher tariffs imposed by the Trump administration loom, the analysts at IDC have adjusted their outlook on PC shipments for 2025 and beyond, reducing the expected shipment figure to 273 million units for the current year. The silver lining is that’s still a whole heck of a lot of PCs, and it also still represents a growth rate (3.7%) versus

In recent years, Xiaomi’s flagship smartphones boasted some of the best, if not the best camera hardware and processing. Following multiple leaks and now an official teaser, it puts no doubt that Xiaomi intends on forging ahead of the competition. Come March 2, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra will officially be available globally with expected top-level

It took a minute, but details about pricing and availability for AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 cards, the first gaming GPUs to feature its RDNA 4 architecture (see our deep dive), are finally official. Gamers hoping AMD would be aggressive with its approach to pricing should be generally pleased, with the XT model carrying a $599

AMD RDNA 4 And Radeon RX 9070 Series: MSRP TBD AMD has taken the wraps off of its RDNA 4 GPU architecture and officially revealed the Radeon RX 9070 series’ speeds and feeds. 2 x Ray Tracing Throughput Numerous Software Updates Updated Media Engine FSR 4 With ML Enhanced Upscaling Improved Efficiency Over RDNA 3 No High-End Halo Product…

Two weeks ago, Google revealed plans to release an update that will put parents in control of their children’s Android devices. Now, a similar update is here; this time, Google says that with the updated “Results about you” feature, you will be able to control your personal information wherever it may appear on its search engine result pages.

The

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Starting at Starting at $2000, On Sale For $2042 At Amazon As Tested Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon is elegant, sleek and lighter than ever, with Intel Lunar Lake processors on board, though it is pricey, even for the enterprise. Incredibly thin and light Generous port selection despite small…

It has been nearly six years since Valve released its Index VR headset. A leak now suggests that the company is getting ready to release its next headset, codenamed “Deckard,” which will have significant upgrades aimed at enticing the enthusiast crowd. If these rumors are true, it seems that Valve will be taking a different tack to Meta’s

The latest entry in the venerable Monster Hunter game series is set to launch tomorrow. Known as Monster Hunter Wilds, it’s the next mainline title and marks the beginning of the sixth generation of Monster Hunter games. Wilds brings a great many innovations to the storied franchise, including a persistent mount, the ability to equip two weapons

A recent study has claimed that Mars is red in color due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral that’s left over from liquid water. This finding suggests that the Red Planet could’ve had a cold and wet, but habitable past. The ferrihydrite study was done in controlled lab environments recreated using Mars orbital and ground-level data from

Psst, you. Yeah, you, the one with a PlayStation VR2 in your shopping cart. You don’t want to complete your order. Trust us on this one, because if you do proceed, you’ll just regret it in a couple of days. Not because the PS VR2 is a bad product by any stretch—it’s not—but because it’s about to become significantly cheaper in the coming days.

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