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Fresh Battlefield 6 details have emerged from a reliable leaker ahead of its big trailer reveal tomorrow, including word the latest instalment of EA’s beleaguered shooter series is eyeing up an October release date and an €80 price tag on consoles. That’s according to Dealabs’ consistently reliable Billbil-kun, whose sources claim Battlefield 6’s previously rumoured 10th October release …

While many devices strive to be thinner and lighter than their predecessors, Google’s upcoming Pixel 10 series is thicker and heavier across the board, adding more credence to the idea that these devices will have Qi2 magnets inside in line with recent teases. Pixel 10 series is thicker and heavier It’s been mentioned multiple times over the course of the …

Julian LeFay, “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has died at 59 – Ars Technica Arena<\/em> and Daggerfall<\/em> before passing the torch to Todd Howard.”,”image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeFay-500×500-1753300630.jpg”,”listing_image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LeFay-768×432.jpg”}”> Skip to content LeFay spearheaded Arena and Daggerfall before passing the torch to Todd Howard. Julian LeFay, the man often credited as “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has died at the age of 59, …

The newest version of the Qi2 wireless standard is coming to iPhones and some Android handsets. It has also received a snappy, new branding of Qi2 25W, denoting the wireless charging speed, which is miles better than the previous name of Qi2.2. The big hook here is right in the name. Qi2 25W provides up to 25 watts of power …

Google is gearing up for the latest homepage Gemini redesign on the web, with the prompt bar seeing a big change. This redesign starts by changing the “Hello, [name]” greeting to a generic “How can I help?” that feels a little bit less like an assistant.  The main change is moving the prompt bar from the bottom of the screen …

There’s hope that the gaming industry won’t follow Nintendo’s lead with $80 pricing. (Well, at least not yet.) On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the price increase for The Outer Worlds 2. The game now costs $70, which itself was considered outrageous only a few years ago. Microsoft told Windows Central that those who already pre-ordered Obsidian’s shooter at $80 can …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …