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Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro Design

RedMagic reveals Gaming Tablet 5 Pro with OLED display and flagship specs

RedMagic has revealed the Gaming Tablet 5 Pro, featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, active cooling, and a high-refresh OLED display.
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Forget buying a Steam Machine, Valve wants you to build one

Valve says SteamOS 3.8 will let gamers build their own Steam Machines using standard PC hardware, with Nvidia support also being actively developed.
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Steam Machine reviews praise Valve’s hardware. The real problem is its four-figure price tag

The first Steam Machine reviews are in, and while critics praise Valve's hardware and SteamOS, many believe its $1,049 price tag is the biggest hurdle.
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Valve reveals Steam Machine pricing, and it’s definitely not a budget console

Valve has officially revealed Steam Machine pricing, with the new SteamOS-powered gaming PC starting at $1,049 ahead of reservations opening this week.
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Self-powering shaking capsule shows the future of safe drinking water in the palm of our hands

Researchers have developed a self-powered floating capsule that uses kinetic energy to detect contaminated water and disinfect it without batteries or chemicals.
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Intel Core 3 test shows it could give Windows laptops a fighting chance again MacBook Neo

Intel's upcoming Core 3 304 processor has appeared in new benchmarks, posting PassMark scores surprisingly close to Apple's A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo.
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Claude AI is better at raising funds for humans than humans, finds worrying experiment

A new study found Claude Opus 4.6 outperformed professional fundraisers and elite debaters in persuasion tasks, raising fresh concerns about AI influence.
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macOS 27 means the end of the Hackintosh Era, but does anyone still need one?

macOS 27 ends the Hackintosh era, but Apple's affordable Apple Silicon Macs may have made the DIY movement irrelevant long before Intel support disappeared.
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The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ shows up as the future of gaming handhelds, but its price is just painful

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ has reportedly been listed for $1,699, making Intel's latest handheld one of the most expensive portable gaming PCs yet.
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Samsung launches Galaxy Book6 Edge with Snapdragon X2 Elite and Galaxy AI features

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Book6 Edge with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, Galaxy AI features, and a lightweight design built for Copilot+ experiences.
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EA just launched a new business that wants to sneak ads naturally in your games

EA has launched EA Advertising, a new business that will bring brands directly into gameplay through dynamic in-game integrations and live experiences.
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TSMC’s latest chip packaging breakthrough promises lower costs and better performance

TSMC's upcoming CoPoS packaging technology could reduce chip costs while improving AI performance, with mass production reportedly targeted for 2028.
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Roku is reportedly exploring a sale, and its 100 million users are the biggest prize

Roku is reportedly exploring a potential sale as media and technology companies eye its massive streaming audience and growing advertising business.
Siri AI on Apple iPhone during Demo at WWDC 2026

Apple skipped Siri AI model choices at WWDC, but they may still arrive with iOS 27

Apple reportedly has hidden support for multiple third-party AI models in iOS 27, potentially letting Siri work with services beyond ChatGPT.
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A customizable camera app is still on the table, but Apple could be saving it for the iPhone 18

Apple reportedly has a customizable Camera app ready internally, but the feature may not launch until the iPhone 18 Pro arrives next year.
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Best laptops coming in 2026 after Computex

From RTX Spark powerhouses to affordable AI PCs, these are the most exciting laptops announced at Computex 2026 that are worth waiting for in 2026.
MSI MAG Gaming setup at Computex 2026

The Biggest PC hardware trends from Computex 2026

From AI-powered laptops and ARM processors to smarter gaming monitors and next-gen handhelds, here are the biggest PC hardware trends from Computex 2026 that will shape the future of computing.
Biggest Glowups at Computex 2026

From Handhelds to Monitors, these were the biggest glow-ups at Computex 2026

After going hands-on at Computex 2026, these four tech categories stood out for redefining monitors, handheld gaming, creator laptops, and ARM computing with meaningful innovations.
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The FBI secretly built an entire fake town just to practice cyberattacks

The FBI has revealed a 22,000-square-foot replica town in Alabama designed to simulate real-world cyberattacks, helping agents investigate ransomware, digital forensics, and attacks on critical infrastructure.
NVIDIA RTX Spark for Creators Image Generation Demo Computex 2026

Nvidia’s RTX Spark made me hate content creation a little less

After seeing NVIDIA RTX Spark in action at Computex 2026, I'm convinced its AI-powered editing tools could save creators hours by eliminating video editing's most repetitive tasks.
MiniLED vs OLED Hands On Computex 2026

I tried Acer’s new 5K MiniLED Gaming monitor, and OLED kept popping into my head

Hands-on with the Acer Nitro XV345CKR P reveals a bold take on MiniLED gaming monitors, balancing 5K clarity, HDR brilliance, and versatility against OLED's undeniable appeal.
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Google built an AI that can see football plays before they happen

Google DeepMind has unveiled TacticAI, an AI system developed alongside Liverpool FC that can predict football player movement up to eight seconds in advance while also generating tactical recommendations for set pieces.
Intel Arc G3 Extreme Hands On with Acer Predator Atlas 8

Intel’s Arc G3 Extreme could be the plot twist handheld gaming needed

I went hands-on with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme-powered MSI Claw and Acer Predator Atlas at Computex, and the future of handheld gaming looks seriously promising.
Apple WWDC 2026 Spatial Reframing

Apple’s new AI photo tool can literally change where the camera was standing

Apple has unveiled Spatial Reframing for the Photos app, an Apple Intelligence feature that can virtually reposition the camera and intelligently generate missing parts of an image.
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Apple Intelligence is coming to Safari with smarter tabs, custom extensions, and password fixes

Apple has announced new Apple Intelligence features for Safari, including AI-powered tab organization, custom extension creation, webpage monitoring, and automatic password updates.
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Unreal Engine 6 is officially here, but I’m still holding my breath

Unreal Engine 6 is finally official with Rocket League leading the charge, but after UE5’s optimization struggles, there’s good reason for gamers to stay cautious.
HP HyperX OMEN 15 Gaming Laptop

HP’s new RTX 5070 laptop feels like the sweet spot between thin and bulky

HP has launched the new HyperX Omen 15 gaming laptop in the US, offering AMD and Intel variants paired with RTX 5070 graphics and a compact 15-inch design.
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X wants to stop creators from farming stolen viral clips for easy money

X is cracking down on repost accounts and content thieves by reducing payouts and shifting engagement credit back toward original creators.
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Romantic AI bots continue to ruin lives, and the latest horror story is simply shocking

A disturbing new report details how a man’s emotional attachment to a customized AI chatbot spiraled into obsession, delusion, hospitalization, and financial ruin.
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Trump Mobile is investigating how the embarassing customer data leaked happened

Trump Mobile is investigating a potential customer data exposure after names, addresses, phone numbers, and preorder details were reportedly left accessible online.
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Starbucks kills AI manager tool because it wasn’t doing as good a job as a human

Starbucks is scrapping its AI-powered inventory tool across North America after the system reportedly struggled with frequent counting and labeling errors.
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Google is not killing your old and aging Chromecast, after all

Google says the casting issues affecting older Chromecast devices have now been resolved after users feared the company had quietly killed support for the aging hardware.
Marvel Rivals Gameplay

All cross-platform games (PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Switch 2, PC)

A lot of games support cross-platform play now, but it's hard finding all of them in one spot. We did the digging to make a list of all cross-platform games.
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PlayStation State of Play returns June 2 with Marvel’s Wolverine leading the lineup

Sony has officially announced a new PlayStation State of Play showcase for June 2, featuring over 60 minutes of PS5 game reveals and a fresh look at Marvel’s Wolverine.
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Sony no longer wants “PlayStation exclusive” games to get a PC launch

Sony is reportedly scaling back PC releases for major single-player PlayStation games, signaling a major shift in strategy after years of PC expansion.
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Japan built robot wolves to thwart bear attack, and they’re flying off the shelves

Japan’s bizarre “Monster Wolf” robot deterrents are seeing soaring demand as the country struggles with record bear sightings and attacks.
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT Plus subcription to a whole country

OpenAI has partnered with Malta to provide nationwide access to ChatGPT Plus, marking one of the company’s most ambitious government AI rollouts yet.
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Kenya tells Microsoft that $1 billion AI data center would gulp half the country’s electricity

Kenya has reportedly raised concerns over Microsoft’s planned $1 billion AI data center, warning that the project could consume a massive chunk of the country’s electricity supply.