Paramount+ annual subscriptions are half off through Labor Day weekend
Streaming prices love to go up, but here’s a rare instance in which one is going down — for a limited time. Paramount+ is running a sale that knocks half off its plans, bringing the cheapest option...
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Watch out, there's a new AI pin in town that can transcribe all your...
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. Standalone AI devices have crashed and burned harder than the Hindenburg. They are, as one might say, not ready for prime time. Heck, the jury’s still out on AI for...
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Gemini will soon generate AI images of people again with the upgraded Imagen 3
Google’s generative AI tools are getting some of the boosts the company previewed at Google I/O. Starting this week, the company is rolling out the next-gen version of its Imagen image generator, which...
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AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 and Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs just received a performance boost
If you own a computer with AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 or Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 series of CPUs, you can now improve their performance. AMD also just announced that it has clarified why these processors’...
View ArticleGet up to $150 off fire pits and pizza ovens in Solo Stove's Labor Day sale
It’s almost fall, when the leaves start to turn colors and the weather gets a bit crisp. In other words, it’s nearly bonfire season. To commemorate this fact, Solo Stove is holding a sitewide Labor Day...
View ArticleInstagram may be adding real-time Spotify integration
Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted an Instagram feature that may be in development: real-time Spotify integration. The extant code seems to indicate that songs played on Spotify will create...
View ArticleConcord aside, PlayStation is having a great year
By all accounts, Concord has landed with a heady thud. The team-based shooter is one of a scant few new first-party PlayStation games that's coming out this year. Sony released it on both PS5 and PC on...
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Xbox's streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices
The Xbox August update is here, bringing with it plenty of little tweaks and new features. Perhaps the biggest news is that the Xbox streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices. This means that...
View ArticleGameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations
GameStop is pivoting to retro games at select locations. As the industry moves to digital media — and the retailer struggles to adapt to the shifting landscape (including a short-lived stab at NFTs) —...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven...
Raven Software’s union — the first of its kind in the gaming industry — has hit another snag negotiating its collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, games journalist...
View ArticleApple's latest iOS and iPadOS developer betas include an AI object removal...
Apple's latest iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas are here, and they include a few new Apple Intelligence features. The most notable is a Clean Up tool in the Photos app, which sounds very much...
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Threads is making fediverse replies more visible in its app
Over the last six months, Meta has slowly begun to make good on its promise to make Threads compatible with the fediverse. The app allows users to share their posts to Mastodon and other Activity...
View ArticleReddit is back up after a 30-minute outage
Reddit is back up after an outage took the site out for half an hour this afternoon. The site appears to have been down across the board, apart from a blank homepage that didn’t contain or point to any...
View ArticleRugrats: Adventures in Gameland crawls out of its playpen on September 10
There are a ton of Rugrats games from early CD-ROM games to the Nintendo 64 but there’s never really been one that truly stood out on its own. The MIX Games, Wallride and Limited Run Games may have...
View ArticleTelegram CEO Pavel Durov has been charged and released from police custody
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been formally charged by French prosecutors and is barred from leaving the country amid their investigation into the Russian billionaire. Durov was officially charged...
View ArticleESPN's Where to Watch offers a TV and streaming guide to sports viewing
ESPN launched a feature called Where to Watch in its app and website. This guide is a list of all the sporting events happening on a given day and, fittingly, where you can watch them. The resource...
View ArticleYelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. As CNN reports, the move caps off years of animosity between the two companies, with Yelp alleging that Google has leveraged its control over online...
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The best power banks and portable chargers for every device in 2024
This power bank guide was one of the first projects I took on after joining Engadget in 2022. Over the past two years, there’s nearly always been a portable charger silently refilling a phone or tablet...
View ArticleThe best robot vacuum for 2024
Looking to keep your home clean without having to vacuum and mop every day, pick up dirt, the dinner your child threw on the floor or your furry friend’s endless pet hair? Join the club. Smart home...
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The Morning After: GameStop’s retro gaming pivot
GameStop has announced it’s launching a group of retro game retail locations, which will stock physical consoles, discs and cartridges from classic Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega platforms. The...
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