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After bullishly hiking Xbox games to $80, Microsoft confirms U-turn starting with The Outer Worlds 2

After bullishly hiking Xbox games to , 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 …

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Google leaks full Pixel 10 series on Play Store

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 …

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Pixel 10 series poses for a family photo in latest leak

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 …

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Rainbow Six Siege underperforms to leave Ubisoft net bookings ‘below expectations’

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 …

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Apple Watch sleep score looks set to replicate these two smart ring features

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 …

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Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain

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 …

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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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Maingear’s Retro95 PC blends ’90s workstation nostalgia with modern horsepower

Maingear’s Retro95 PC blends ’90s workstation nostalgia with modern horsepower

Maingear’s latest, the (appropriately named) Retro95, is a deceptive love letter to old-school “pizza box” PCs. It’s Wolfenstein 3D and Sierra adventure games on the outside; Cyberpunk 2077 in ray-traced 4K on the inside. That’s because you can fit this sucker with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics. It supports Intel and AMD processors, up to the Ryzen 7 …

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