In a recent interview, Valve warned that the upcoming Steam Machine won't be priced like a game console. It's not clear what that means just yet, but speculation concerning the Steam Machine's pricing has been rampant. We previously wrote up a defense of the Steam Machine's mid-range PC specifications, but GPU performance roughly on par with

Benchmarks of an Intel Panther Lake-H engineering sample have leaked on X/Twitter, and the results have spurred some interesting debate. Before proceeding, though, it's important to clarify the nature of engineering sample hardware and how it usually does not reflect the performance of final hardware. This is especially apparent with the ES

As Amazon kicks off its extended Black Friday Week, a wave of smart entertainment gear is showing off just how far home technology has come in 2025. Screens are bigger, audio is sharper, connectivity is faster, and even the lighting behind your TV can react dynamically to whatever you're watching. Whether you're trying to streamline your daily

One of these days, Apple will finally get around to releasing a MacBook with a touchscreen display. Today is not that day, and barring a surprise late release, 2025 is not the year it will happen (rumor has it, a MacBook with a touchscreen OLED won't come out until 2027). So if you need touch support in Apple's ecosystem, the iPad Pro is still

Do you find yourself squinting to see your TV, either because it's too small or because the image quality stinks? Well, good news—Black Friday deals are live for big screen TVs, and we're seeing discounts across a wide variety models, including premium OLED and mini LED models. So if you want to treat yourself to a high-end model, you can

This is one of the best times of the year to buy console gaming hardware because manufacturers and retailers tend to be more aggressive with their discounts during the holiday shopping season. And to that end, we're heading into Black Friday week. If you're a PlayStation gamer, there are some enticing discounts right now, including savings

The holiday shopping season is upon us, especially at retailers ramp up their Black Friday bargains. This also means you'll need to be extra vigilant about porch pirates. A great way to do that is by investing in a Ring Doorbell. It's not a cure all against thieves, but it is a possible deterrent, and a few of Amazon's models are deeply discounted

Aoostar released an updated teaser image of its AMD Ryzen Strix Halo-powered mini PC, the Aoostar Nex395, with a much different design than the original. The new design looks much smoother and more streamlined, whereas the former  had sharper edges and a darker color scheme. The new teaser image (originally spotted by @realVictor_M on X/Twitter),

The proliferation of digital game libraries and cloud streaming services has raised concerns about game preservation. Some publishers, such as EA, have stepped up in a big way by open sourcing older titles in their back catalogs. Now, Microsoft is adding its own contribution by open sourcing the classic Zork trilogy. Microsoft will be releasing

Intel has already established that the graphics parts of Panther Lake are using the Xe3 architecture, but that they will be branded as part of the Arc B-series. The given rationale is that the first-generation Xe3 graphics products utilizing the "Xe3-LPG" architecture will be something more like an evolution of the Xe2 architecture used in

During the recent Xbox Partner Preview, Microsoft announced several upcoming Xbox and PC games, but also highlighted that the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) would be rolling out to all PC gaming handhelds and eventually expanding to other Windows 11 PCs through the Windows Insider Program. If you've been paying attention, though, you

Remember when getting into virtual reality was cost prohibitive? Yeah, neither do we at this point. VR has outlasted 'passing fad' status and appears here to stay—even Valve is getting in on the action with its upcoming Steam Frame headset (alongside other hardware, including another Steam Machine). Meanwhile, there are a affordable options,

With the arrival of Google’s Nano Banana Pro (officially the Gemini 3 Pro Image model) the AI image generation landscape has once again moved forward into deeper usefulness and hyper-realism. Along with the creative power it now gives users, Nano Banana Pro brings up more debates over digital authenticity and image manipulation, especially

If a price hike is a sickness, than Black Friday is the cure. Black Friday deals on PlayStation 5 consoles are now in effect, providing a salve against recent price adjustments made by Sony. And yes, it's easy to be soured by a so-called deal on items that recently went up in price, but the Black Friday discounts bring PS5 console costs to

After eons of Android users relying on cumbersome cloud links or email attachments to share content with iPhones, Google dropped a bombshell yesterday that its Quick Share function can now directly communicate with Apple’s proprietary AirDrop feature, forever ending the agonizing cross-platform file sharing wall. For many, this update is

Building a PC is not all that difficult, but assembling a totally silent (or even near silent) rig? That takes a little more research and finesse. It can also require making compromises, but to ensure that the power supply unit (PSU) is not one of them, Seasonic confirmed it's in the process of designing a fanless and ultra-efficient 1,000W

AMD's next CPU launch is going to be the Gorgon Point family. Don't wet yourself in excitement; they're primarily refreshed Strix Point silicon. At least, that's been the gist of all the leaks and rumors so far, but now we have yet another set of leaks that all but confirm the truth. New results found in the SiSoft Sandra database as well

Security researchers at Threat Fabric have discovered new malware targeting Android devices, which is still "in a development or limited testing phase." However, even in its current form it’s still incredibly potent, enabling attackers to take complete control of a victim’s device including obtaining access to encrypted messages. This new

Intel's next truly interesting processor release—sorry, Arrow Lake Refresh—is going to be the launch of its Panther Lake mobile processors. As it turns out, we now know exactly when that's happening: not Q4 '25 as rumored, but indeed Q1 '26, at the Consumer Electronics Show in lovely Las Vegas. We know that because Intel itself said so. In

New navigation features are beginning to roll out to Google Maps that are coming just in time as millions of people hit the road for holiday travel. The company says that these new features are designed to help users save time and be better prepared by providing useful information about EV charging stations and local trips. One of the pain

The days of desperately scrolling through fan wikis and/or skimming episode summaries to remember who shot whom in the Season 2 finale could very well be coming to an end. Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a new feature called Video Recaps that leverages AI to produce cinematic, full-fledged video recaps for television series. This tool tacks

We don't know who still needs to hear this, but don't ever pay full price for a set of earbuds or headphones (or speakers, for that matter). Not even if it's a brand new time that just came out because it's only a matter of time before the MSRP becomes an afterthought. Need proof? Apple's newfangled AirPods Pro 3 with Live Translation and

A tech entrepreneur’s profound nostalgia for the golden age 8-bit arcade gaming has resulted in a highly personalized Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Gamer commission. Unveiled as the marque’s first (only?) vehicle dedicated entirely to vintage video game culture, this one-of-one creation is not your usual gold-plated, diamond-crusted creation;

Continuing our coverage of is-it-an-alien-spacecraft Comet 3I/ATLAS, an armada of space missions (including Hubble, JWST, plus assets orbiting and roving on Mars) have captured the comet's fleeting flyby of Mars before it disappears forever. And no, it's not extraterrestrial: the icy wanderer was likely ejected from its home star’s orbit millions