YouTube will soon count a public view from the moment a video starts playing across long-form videos, Shorts, and livestreams, sending visible view totals higher.
| News | August 18 |
Supreme has given JBL’s tiny Go 5 speaker its signature red makeover, complete with white branding and controls, while leaving the hardware underneath unchanged.
| News | August 18 |
Watch Duty built its reputation tracking fast-moving wildfires, and nationwide flood coverage is the first step toward turning the nonprofit into a much broader disaster-warning platform.
| News | August 17 |
Google is still developing a double-tap-to-sleep gesture for Pixel phones, and Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 suggests it could finally work from the home screen too.
| Phones | August 17 |
Acer’s latest Go Air pairs Intel’s new Core 5 320 with a 120Hz display, 12GB of RAM, 512GB storage, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports.
| News | August 17 |
Samsung has partnered with Activision for Modern Warfare 4, bringing HDR10+ Gaming and 32:9 support alongside beta codes, Gaming Hub events, and early Gamescom access.
| News | August 16 |
Google replaced the Pixel Pro’s temperature sensor with HiLight, and its simple approach to notifications could help solve a far more common smartphone problem.
| Phones | August 16 |
Indian startup Dognosis combines trained detection dogs with sensors and AI to flag cancer-associated signals from breath, with a 10,000-person Phase 3 trial underway.
| News | August 14 |
A leaked One UI 9.5 build reveals a proper App Lock for Galaxy phones, protecting individual apps with biometrics while hiding their notifications, widgets, and shortcuts.
| Phones | August 14 |
Microsoft has produced some legendary versions of Windows and several spectacular misfires, so we ranked its 12 biggest consumer releases from worst to best.
| Features | August 13 |
The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL bring lighter bodies, slimmer camera bars, brighter screens, faster Pixelsnap charging, and a camera experience that finally encourages more experimentation.
| Phones | August 13 |
The Pixel 11 brings three useful cameras, 256GB of storage, faster Pixelsnap charging, and Google's newest software without making the equivalent configuration more expensive.
| Phones | August 13 |
Google improved cameras, performance, charging, displays, and durability across the Pixel 11 family, but the worthwhile upgrade point sits further back than last year’s Pixel 10.
| Phones | August 12 |
BYD’s new Seal 06 starts at $14,700 as a plug-in hybrid and $16,100 as a full EV, bringing flash charging, long range, and high-end tech to bargain-car pricing.
| Cars | August 12 |
Rogbid’s $69.99 VisionW smart glasses combine interchangeable designs, ChatGPT and Grok support, open-ear audio, and UV protection with an eyebrow-raising 39-day battery claim.
| News | August 12 |
Sony’s Marvel’s Wolverine hardware collection gives the PS5 and DualSense some serious claw damage, alongside an Adamantium-inspired metallic option for PS5 Pro owners.
| News | August 12 |
Volkswagen’s new ID. Era 5S starts at just $17,175 in China, putting a huge price gap between it and America’s cheapest electric cars.
| Cars | August 12 |
Intel’s fastest chip isn’t automatically its best buy, so we ranked the desktop processors offering the strongest balance of speed, price, power, and platform value.
| Gaming | August 11 |
The MelGeek MADE84 Ultra V2 packs Hall Effect switches, an 8,000Hz polling rate, heaps of RGB customization, and a wonderfully smooth typing experience into one very heavy keyboard.
| Reviews | August 11 |
The latest foldables are becoming remarkably thin, but after using Motorola, Honor, and Samsung’s newest models, I care far more about batteries and hinges that improve daily use.
| Phones | August 11 |
YouTube is doubling its watch-time and Shorts-view requirements for new creators seeking ad revenue, making entry into its Partner Program considerably tougher from 2027.
| News | August 11 |
Apple is reportedly developing Reference Image for iOS 27, a camera authentication system that could help prove whether a photo originated from an iPhone’s camera hardware.
| Phones | August 11 |
Valve’s latest SteamOS beta adds gamepad support for handhelds from MSI, Ayaneo, and Konkr while improving compatibility across several OneXPlayer and MSI devices.
| News | August 11 |
A newly surfaced Lenovo design points to a ThinkBook with a horizontally expanding screen, potentially bringing the company’s ultrawide rollable experiments to its productivity-focused laptop family.
| News | August 10 |
OpenAI’s rumored AI companion could use cameras, microphones, and environmental awareness around the home, and that level of access deserves serious privacy safeguards.
| Features | August 9 |
Fresh Galaxy S26 FE renders reveal Samsung’s upcoming Fan Edition phone in all three expected finishes, while giving us another clear look at its S26-inspired camera redesign.
| Phones | August 7 |
Google Wallet’s new balance lets supervised children tap to pay from their own funds while parents set daily limits, track purchases, and remotely freeze spending.
| Phones | August 6 |
Microsoft is connecting AI assistants to Windows’ advanced performance-analysis tools, helping engineers investigate CPU spikes, memory pressure, driver problems, and other causes of sluggish PCs.
| News | August 6 |
Restaurants, pubs, private clubs, and theatres are restricting Meta’s camera-equipped glasses, reviving the privacy backlash that helped make Google Glass socially radioactive.
| News | August 6 |
Minecraft arrives natively on Nintendo Switch 2 this October with upgraded lighting, enhanced shadows, a refreshed Mario pack, and an upgrade path for existing Switch owners.
| News | August 6 |
The Viture Pro 2 trims weight and thickness while adding brighter displays, improved eye adjustments, and a wider field of view, alongside a smaller Switch 2-ready dock.
| News | August 6 |
OpenAI will shut down ChatGPT Atlas on August 9, and users must manually rescue bookmarks, tabs, browsing history, and other important data before migrating.
| News | August 5 |
TikTok creators will gain licensed access to material from hundreds of Disney movies and shows, with selected fan-made videos also heading directly to Disney+.
| News | August 5 |
Huawei’s refreshed MateBook Fold retains its enormous 18-inch OLED and remarkably light chassis while adding a faster Kirin processor, tougher glass, and proper stylus support.
| News | August 5 |
Xbox players can now claim free community-designed profile artwork, a dynamic console background, and a commemorative badge as Microsoft prepares for the brand’s 25th anniversary.
| News | August 5 |
Netflix now supports 4K playback through Chrome on compatible Windows 11 computers, although the service’s demanding display, hardware, codec, and subscription requirements still apply.
| News | August 5 |
Fraunhofer researchers are developing a real-time warning system for deepfake video meetings, targeting scams where AI-generated bosses and coworkers pressure employees into costly decisions.
| News | August 4 |
RISION’s new 24-gram USB-C cameras turn supported phones, tablets, and computers into thermal inspection tools, with prices beginning at $119 during the preorder period.
| Phones | August 4 |