Technology

Apparently it’s the season for great deals on Apple’s MacBooks with M4 chips. First, the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 dropped to an all-time low of $799 (it’s still on sale here). Now, the 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 has followed in its footsteps, going on sale for its own record-low price of $1,299. The 19 percent discount means $300 in savings, …

PlayStation has revealed this month’s batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members will be able to claim a trio of freebies starting August 5: Lies of P, DayZ, and My Hero: One’s Justice 2. If you haven’t claimed July’s PlayStation Plus free games yet, make sure to do so before next Tuesday. Will we ever …

Bitchat, a messaging app created by Twitter and Block founder Jack Dorsey, is available to download from the iOS App Store. Dorsey says he coded the basis of the app over the course of a weekend in early July. Bitchat operates through Bluetooth mesh networks, which means that users can send messages to others within the range of Bluetooth connectivity …

Monster Hunter Wilds has had a rough time of it since launch. From day one, players on PC in particular have been criticising the game’s performance (though that was recently addressed, to some degree, with a much-needed patch that took aim at stuttering and shaders). But aside from the complaints about performance, faithful hunters have also been knocking the game’s …

Meta told employees that it is going to allow some coding job candidates to use an AI assistant during the interview process, according to internal Meta communications seen by 404 Media. The company has also asked existing employees to volunteer for a “mock AI-enabled interview,” the messages say. It’s the latest indication that Silicon Valley giants are pushing software engineers …

Apple’s official iPhone 17 Pro unveiling is only about six weeks away, and leaks have ramped up this week. Today, a new video offers a great look all the rumored colors for iPhone 17 Pro using dummy models. iPhone 17 Pro dummy models shown in five rumored colors It’s been a fun couple days for iPhone 17 Pro-related news and …

Microchips power almost every modern device — phones, laptops and even fridges. But behind the scenes, making them is a complex process. But researchers say they have found a way to tap into the power of quantum computing to make it simpler. Scientists in Australia have developed a quantum machine learning technique — a blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and …

Image: Dotemu We’re two days away from the release of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Dotemu and The Game Kitchen’s gorgeous pixel art spin-off from the Ninja Gaiden series (which is experiencing something of a comeback lately). And ahead of the game’s launch, publisher Dotemu has some potentially disappointing news for Switch owners. The Switch 1 version “will average a 30 FPS …

A few moments ago, we got our hands on the first firmware file for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. It revealed that the phone will run Android 16-based One UI 8.5 software. However, that was just the start. As we continue to explore the firmware, we are coming across a lot of exciting information. One such piece of information is related …

Publisher Thunderful Games and development subsidiary To The Sky have announced GODBREAKERS, a four-player cooperative hack-and-slash action game coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2025. It will also be playable on Steam Deck. A demo is available now via Steam. “As the first title for our studio, we wanted to create a game …