Image: Damien McFerran / Time Extension Modding classic systems with new features is big business these days, and there are a dazzling number of aftermarket mods and upgrades available. If you’re in the Sega camp, then you’ll want to take a look at Delta Island’s Mega SmartDrive, which is described by its maker as “the ultimate accessory to turn your …
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A19 Pro’s Surprising Star Performer Are Its Four Efficiency Cores, Delivering Up To A 29 Percent Improvement At No Additional Power Draw
Apple has again maintained a 6-core CPU configuration for the A19 and A19 Pro, with two performance and four efficiency units completing the package. While it is no surprise that the more capable cores will always be responsible for the demanding tasks, the iPhone maker has made one of the most crucial changes this year, giving its efficiency cores significantly …
Read More »6 Home Features That Immediately Turn Away Buyers, According to Real Estate Agents
Key Points Postponing home maintenance—from major issues to minor repairs and even outdoor yard work—is the top selling faux pas. Decor, color, and art choices are too subjective and often make it difficult for buyers to imagine their furnishings in the space. Beware of dated carpeting, light and plumbing fixtures, and hardware. Successfully selling your home for the asking price …
Read More »Jim Cramer looks at Apple’s soaring stock as T-Mobile sees record iPhone sales
T-Mobile telling CNBC on Monday about a record iPhone week is further confirmation of what Jim Cramer has been saying since launch. This year’s upgrade cycle has been underestimated. “I can tell you that T-Mobile’s iPhone sales are at all-time record highs,” outgoing CEO Mike Sievert said during ” Squawk on the Street ” on Monday. “We just had the …
Read More »Love and Deepspace Is Huge, So Why Am I Just Learning About It?
Sometimes, in this line of work, a game’s name will pass over your feeds multiple times before you ever actually see a frame of footage from it. That is what happened to me with Love and Deepspace, Papergames’ 2024 dating sim, which apparently has over 50 million players worldwide. The otome game has always been a massive success, but with …
Read More »Waiting to buy a game console will cost you
Established wisdom used to be that buying a game console at launch was a bad idea. It was the worst-possible version of the experience: launch consoles cost more and had fewer games, and often these consoles got not only cheaper but better over time, through revisions that made them smaller or added features. For the current generation, though, those who …
Read More »TCL’s Google TVs with an mmWave presence sensor are out now
You can now buy TCL’s new QM9K series QD-Mini LED TVs, and they run Google TV, are the first to come with Gemini AI, and have a built-in mmWave presence sensor, as reported by 9to5Google. The TVs start at $2,999 for the 65-inch model at Best Buy, with the price going up even more for the bigger versions (up to …
Read More »Apple releases first iOS 26.1 developer beta for iPhone
With iOS 26 officially launched, Apple is moving forward with iOS 26.1. Apple just released the first beta version of the first major update to iOS 26 for developer beta testers. Apple released iOS 26 on September 15, bringing the Liquid Glass redesign to the iPhone. We’re also starting to see third-party apps adopt Liquid Glass design now that iOS …
Read More »Gemini launches on Google TV for most devices ‘later this year’
As promised, Gemini is officially launching on Google TV today, but most users will still have to wait a little bit longer. Gemini for Google TV was first announced early this year, but it’s been a long wait to get to the release. Today, Gemini is officially making its big screen debut, but only on a single TV series. The …
Read More »The Beast Is Being Ruined By An Annoying Rain Bug
I’m really enjoying Dying Light: The Beast, the latest open-world zombie RPG from Techland. However, when it starts to rain in The Beast, the game starts to become a hard-to-play mess that is ruining what is otherwise a damn fine experience. Thankfully, the devs are aware and are working on a patch. Originally planned to be a big DLC expansion …
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