Google is following through on recent promises to add more generative AI features to its photo and video products. Over on YouTube, Google is rolling out the first wave of generative AI video for YouTube Shorts, but even if you’re not a YouTuber, you’ll be exposed to more AI videos soon. Google Photos, which is integrated with virtually every Android …
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Qi2 25W charging is coming to iPhones and ‘major’ Android phones
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced the official launch of faster Qi2 25W wireless charging, with the first devices already certified and “several hundred” yet to come. Most excitingly, it promises that alongside iPhone support, several “major Android smartphones” will finally be adopting the standard. We’ve known that faster Qi2 charging was coming, up from the prior 15W limit, …
Read More »After bullishly hiking Xbox games to $80, Microsoft confirms U-turn starting with The Outer Worlds 2
Microsoft has walked back on its previous decision to hike the price of its new first-party Xbox games up to $80 USD this ‘holiday season’, saying it’s sticking to a lower price point “in line with current market conditions”. Hints of a pricing rethink first emerged earlier today, when Microsoft first-party studio Obsidian Entertainment revealed its upcoming sci-fi …
Read More »Google leaks full Pixel 10 series on Play Store
TL;DR We’re about one month away from the launch of the Pixel 10 series. Google started official teasing the Pixel 10 Pro earlier this week on the Google Store. Now we’ve spotted the full lineup of Pixel 10 models, ready for some Play Store promotion. You had better believe that Google’s promotion of the Pixel 10 series will seriously step …
Read More »Amazon Marks Down Beats Studio Pro Plus Buds Again for a Limited-Time Back-to-School Deal
City buses, gym treadmills, and busy open offices all have one thing in common: noise you would rather tune out. Slipping in a pair of Beats Studio Buds + turns that daily soundtrack into something you actually want to hear. These true wireless earbuds put punchy Beats bass, active noise cancellation, and a pocket-friendly charging case in one tidy package, …
Read More »Pixel 10 series poses for a family photo in latest leak
Image from Google, via Android Authority leak Hidden behind the scenes in the Play Store, Google is preparing for the Pixel 10 launch with a family photo of the whole series that has just leaked out. Ahead of the August 20 launch event for the Pixel 10 series, Google has a lot of work to do in preparation. That includes …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege underperforms to leave Ubisoft net bookings ‘below expectations’
Ubisoft has released its financial report for the first quarter of the fiscal year (ended June 30, 2025), with numbers below expectations for the French publisher. Consolidated Q1 net bookings fell by 2.9 percent year-on-year to €282 million ($330.8 million), which Ubisoft confirmed was below its guidance. Back catalog net bookings stood at €260 million ($305 million), up 4 percent …
Read More »Apple Watch sleep score looks set to replicate these two smart ring features
Earlier today we saw iOS 26 code suggesting that an Apple Watch sleep score feature is in development, with a percentage score indicating your readiness to tackle the day ahead. The feature also provides a more condensed graphical representation of your sleep stages than is currently available. What is shown and described looks like a very close match for two …
Read More »Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain
Yesterday the Pew Research Center released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found that Google users who encounter an AI summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who don’t encounter an AI summary. To be precise, only 1 percent of users who encountered an AI summary clicked …
Read More »Apple Launches $20-a-Month AppleCare One Plan Covering Up to Three Devices – Bloomberg
Apple Launches $20-a-Month AppleCare One Plan Covering Up to Three Devices Bloomberg Apple introduces AppleCare One, streamlining coverage into a single plan with incredible value Apple Apple launches $20 subscription service to protect your gadgets The Verge Apple debuts AppleCare One service with protection for 3 devices for $19.99 per month Yahoo Finance AppleCare One Will Protect Multiple Devices in One Plan, Just in …
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