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TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will now be able to send voice notes and share up to nine images or videos in one-to-one and group chats on the platform. With these new features, TikTok is positioning itself as more than just an entertainment platform, …

Just months after revealing there’d be no more Stardew Valley updates until Haunted Chocolatier released, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has confirmed that another update is coming to the fan-favourite farming sim. Addressing fans at the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons concert in Seattle, Barone himself took to the stage and revealed a “secret” to the excited attendees. Let’s Play Stardew …

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is shaking up the series’ formula in more ways than one when it launches in October. It’s got real-time combat, it all takes place in one city rather than an entire region, and it has a new take on multiplayer to take advantage of that new battle system. Even with all this newness, perhaps the most exciting …

It’s becoming more and more expensive to keep up with video games these days, with $80 launch prices threatening to become the new norm, and Rockstar chomping at the bits to release Grand Theft Auto 6 for a whopping $100. This is despite lower-priced titles like Peak and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, as well as free-to-play games like Marvel Rivals …

Now, the same leaker has published the names of photos of the ThinkPad laptops that Lenovo will be bringing to IFA 2025 as well. Currently, Blass reports that the following ThinkPad laptops will be on show between September 5 and September 9 in Berlin: ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 …

Performance woes in Unreal Engine 5 games are developers’ fault, says Tim Sweeney  TechSpot Epic Games CEO Reveals Why Nintendo Switch 2 Ports Are Having Performance Issues  vice.com Epic Games CEO Links Unreal Engine 5’s Optimization Issues to Developer Practices  80 Level Unreal Engine 5 performance issues are mainly due to devs not optimising properly, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says  Video Games Chronicle Epic’s …

For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports of corrupted data and disappearing drives, laying the blame squarely at Microsoft’s feet. We’re not saying any company is …

(Gray News) – Google is advising billions of Gmail users to change their passwords and up their security following a data breach that prompted more aggressive hacking attacks. Earlier this month, Google reported a breach of one of its Salesforce databases. Google said that the information exposed during the breach was publicly available business information. According to a report from …

Samsung officially announced its next Unpacked event, scheduled to be held virtually on September 4th. The tech community has been buzzing with anticipation, widely expecting the unveiling of the new Galaxy Tab S11 series and the Galaxy S25 FE. While Samsung has yet to confirm the lineup, a recent high-profile leak has all but confirmed the imminent arrival of these …

Amazon has now launched its 2025 Labor Day sale, and joining the ongoing rare discounts over at B&H, there a host of notable Apple Labor Day deals up for grabs. While some of the offers below are hangovers from the past couple weeks that have either made a triumphant return or are just still rolling, you’ll find some of the …