Archive for august 2026
Tesla has officially stopped taking new Solar Roof tile orders, shifting its home energy focus entirely to traditional rooftop solar panels.
The cult 2003 sandbox shooter gets a full Unity 6 rebuild for PS5, PS VR2, PS4, PC, and Meta Quest — Xbox and Switch fans wait a little longer.
Xiaomi's new budget smartwatch packs a 1.85-inch AMOLED screen, 18-day battery life, and Bluetooth calling — and it's already on sale in the US at $66.49.
4A Games has mapped out a week of reveals around Gamescom 2026, culminating in a hands-on demo open to the public from August 26–30.
Motorola beat Samsung to stable Android 17, but the rollout is tiered: flagship owners get it first, while Moto G buyers may wait until early 2027.
THQ Nordic and Ashborne Games have renamed their medieval economic sim and repositioned it as a remake of the 2002 original — not a follow-up to The Guild 2 or 3.
About 100 roles go from the Vision Pro team, including its gaming division. Another 100 come from Siri and Apple's AI software group. The company says new roles will follow.
Beta version 29.05 rolls out to five Forerunner models, patching a known connectivity issue that disrupted indoor treadmill workouts in the previous update.
China is banning flush door handles from 2027, requiring mechanical backups. The US is still years away from any similar rule.
OpenAI's new Apple Messages plugin lets the AI search your inbox, draft replies, and send texts — but it needs deep system access to do it.
The publisher is demanding IP addresses, phone numbers, and OneDrive files tied to Cyberleek accounts — all before a September 4 deadline.
BlackMill Games' fourth WW1 shooter brings the Ottoman front to life for £24.99, with 65% positive Steam reviews and a peak of just over 3,200 concurrent players on day one.
One-third of new uploads are AI-generated, but they account for just 0.5% of streams — Apple now wants listeners to know which is which.
A credible leaker claims Microsoft's translucent green anniversary console drops on Black Friday — at the same price as the PS5 Pro.
The noir cartoon shooter from Polish studio Fumi Games has become the biggest original IP in Australian publisher PlaySide's history — and a follow-up is confirmed, though years away.
AMD has quietly confirmed a stripped-down RX 9050 with 4GB of memory and a crippled 64-bit bus — and it's already shipping inside pre-built PCs without clear labeling.
The gimbal camera alone costs $455 to replace—nearly a third of the base price. Here's the full breakdown before you consider importing one.
The WH-1000XM4C lands September 7 at £219.99 / €249.99, bringing Bluetooth 6.0 and a 29% price cut over the 2020 original — at the cost of battery life and NFC.
A new Chinese national standard defines what counts as a true solid-state battery — and Western automakers are still years behind field trials.
Three new personalization features let you pick your sources, filter your Discover feed by topic, and customize daily audio briefings on Android.
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 lands August 27 on every current platform, bringing the long-stranded Guns of the Patriots to PS5, Xbox, PC, and Switch for the first time.
The Tokyo accessory maker's first in-house gamepad puts a 2.79-inch color display on your hands — no phone app required — and it's live on Kickstarter now.
A 20-unit biological data center prototype uses neurons grown from stem cells instead of silicon chips — and draws a fraction of the power of an AI rack.
CD Projekt RED and TRIGGER return to Night City with an all-new cast and a standalone story of redemption and revenge.
A stunt injury forced Amazon to recast mid-production, wiping out four completed episodes and pushing the show's premiere to late 2027 at the earliest.
OpenAI's new Apple Messages plugin for Mac lets ChatGPT search, draft, and send messages on your behalf — arriving just as Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft.
Asobo Studio's new action game is freely available on pirate sites ahead of its August 27 release—no Denuvo means no barrier to cracking Steam's standard protection.
The modular Android phone lets you swap 12 components with a single screwdriver — and it's now sold directly in the US for the first time.
The Mattel Brick Shop Microsoft Xbox Building Set recreates the 2001 console and Duke controller at 1:1 scale, with lights, sounds, and dioramas from Halo, Morrowind, and Psychonauts.
Hacker group Cyberleek published gameplay footage from what it claims is a working build — and investors responded by dumping stock before Rockstar said a word.
The Pixel 11 lineup is now available in 20+ countries, but the Pro Fold is blocked in five EU markets — and the base price is up $40.
An insider has pinned the Apple fall event to September 9, 2024 — here's what's actually expected to show up, and what isn't.
Google is enforcing strict per-app RAM limits in Android 17, with a two-stage system that compresses then kills processes that go too far.
The situation could become a disaster for Rockstar
Rogbid introduced Loop V — a fitness tracker without a screen that focuses on ECG, sleep monitoring, and a fall sensor at a moderate price.
A free engine upgrade and a paid story expansion land simultaneously on August 20, promising the Zone atmosphere fans have been waiting for.
Nothing will reveal its Android 17-based OS update on August 25, and three older devices are already confirmed as left behind.
LG Display's FLiPP process ditches fine metal masks, boosting brightness, durability, and substrate efficiency by up to 64% — with tablets and monitors first in line.
Nothing's budget sub-brand has unveiled its cheapest earbuds yet — but Western pricing and availability remain unconfirmed as India gets them first.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro are set to debut at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii — and the Pro could push Android Ultra phones $150–$200 higher.
Konami, Annapurna Interactive, and Screen Burn have released 19 minutes of gameplay for the new Silent Hill, which puts you inside the fog for the first time in a full-length entry.
Tieda spent four months on an auto assembly line and outperformed most expectations. The catch: Xiaomi isn't selling it to anyone.
Samsung confirms the Fan Edition event date, but leaked pricing and an Exynos chip raise questions about whether this "value" phone still delivers value.
A firmware leak sparked September 2026 rumors, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the AI earbuds won't ship until next year — and Meta's privacy scandal likely killed the more capable model.
The studio behind Black Myth: Wukong has revealed its next game in action, swapping staff combat for swords — but there's no release date yet.
Meta's new Mac app targets creators and small business owners on Facebook and Instagram — but the most useful features sit behind a paid subscription.
Unboxing and demo videos briefly surfaced on Steam before Valve pulled them, revealing ergonomic extras and the foveated streaming tech inside the headset.
The first paid expansion hits 85 on Metacritic versus the base game's 77, restoring faction warfare and turning the Zone back into a place of genuine dread.
The Guerrilla Games co-op title is being stripped of its live-service elements and scaled down to a traditional co-op game — while Horizon 3 slips further away.
LG Energy Solution has launched LFP battery production at its Lansing plant, securing a three-year supply deal with Tesla worth $4.3 billion that starts delivering at scale in 2027.
A new Pew survey finds that 55% of adults under 30 are now more worried than enthusiastic about AI — and fear of job losses is driving the shift.
Google will officially name its Android-based laptop OS and show off Gemini integration at a live NYC showcase — but pricing outside the US remains unconfirmed.
Hacker group Cyberleek dumped GTA VI gameplay clips days before the Netflix reveal, then demanded publishers overhaul how they sell games. Rockstar's rapid copyright strikes may have done more to confirm the leak than deny it.
Supreme's Fall/Winter 2026 collection includes a gold-plated Analogue Pocket — and neither brand will say what it costs or when it drops.
Xiaomi has confirmed a new in-house Xuanjie processor is coming, teased from a mystery smartphone that could arrive as soon as Q3 2026.
Sony's first wireless desktop gaming speakers arrive at $219.99 in the US and £199.99 in the UK, with planar magnetic drivers and PlayStation ecosystem integration built in.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a remake of Ubisoft’s much-loved pirate adventure, which takes players back to the Caribbean in the age of piracy. Edward Kenway fights, schemes and carves a path through a world of smugglers, Assassins and treacherous alliances. Built from the ground up using the latest Anvil engine, the game reimagines the original’s storyline, enhancing it with new missions, new characters and improved gameplay, making the journey even better than before. The gg editorial team couldn’t pass up the chance to see how this legendary pirate tale looks and feels in its revamped form. So we set sail once more to discover what new secrets the Black Flag hides beneath the waves.
Remedy confirms the Control sequel hits PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 24, while boxed editions slip to October 15 — a gap that could spoil the game for disc buyers.
A hacker group published what appears to be real GTA 6 gameplay, citing protest against Rockstar's all-digital release strategy. The game arrives November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Honor's new tablet packs a flagship-grade chip, a massive 10,100 mAh battery, and a Paperlike anti-glare screen — if you can get one outside Malaysia.
Two credible insiders say Microsoft will reveal a sequel to a recent Xbox IP at Gamescom — developed not by Xbox Game Studios, but by an external team.
The new Plague Tale prequel lands day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on August 27, but Essential subscribers are locked out at launch.
Fairphone (Gen. 6+) offers support until 2033 and a design that can be repaired with a single screwdriver.
CMF is teasing a new pair of true wireless earbuds with a physical dial on the charging case, arriving days after the Clip Pro open-ear launch.
The fifth annual Ukrainian Games Festival runs August 17–24 on Steam, closing on Ukraine's Independence Day, with record discounts and 170 free demos.
A video buried in macOS 26.7's test build confirms camera-equipped AirPods are real and arriving as soon as September 2026.
The L20 packs Intel's Core Ultra 5 226V and Copilot+ compliance into a 625-gram box — but US and UK buyers face gray-market friction before they can get one.
Bit Reactor's debut game costs $49.99 on PC and $59.99 on console, with a 40–50 hour single-player campaign and no season pass in sight.
Shawn Levy directs the 42nd MCU film, with Gosling reportedly pitching himself for the role. Nicolas Cage played the character twice; this is Marvel's first crack at it.
Samsung SDI bought out GM's stake in their joint $3.5 billion Indiana factory, pivoting the plant from EV cells to grid energy storage as US electric car demand slows.
ViewSonic's new laser projector promises 30,000 hours of maintenance-free use and a 32% smaller body than its predecessor — targeting conference halls, museums, and sports simulators.
Xiaomi quietly added a top-edge NFC antenna to its latest flagships — a convenience upgrade that Samsung also slipped into the Galaxy S26 without mentioning it.
The platform is experimenting with text-to-speech narration and video formats for posts — the same format third-party creators have been monetizing on YouTube for years.
The Kyiv studio ditches slow detective work for Resident Evil-style combat — critics say it mostly pays off, bugs aside.
Acer's new ultralight Windows laptop undercuts the MacBook Neo on RAM and refresh rate — but you can't actually buy it outside China yet.
The Mijia Smart Fish Tank 2 Pro launches in China on August 24 with app control, auto-feeding, and a USB power bank backup — no Western release confirmed yet.
After the Galaxy Fold 8 broke preorder records, Samsung is planning a five-model Z9 lineup that includes a second wide Fold optimized for widescreen video — and a new TriFold.
The Age of Hatred Collection bundles the base game, Vessel of Hatred, and Lord of Hatred into a $69.99 package — but the physical edition ships without a cartridge.
Lexar's new PexarBolt Ultra packs three Thunderbolt 5 ports, a 5-inch dashboard screen, and pro card readers into one very expensive dock — but the TB5 ecosystem is barely here yet.
Chinese robotics firm Unitree unveiled a humanoid prototype that allegedly outruns the fastest human ever recorded. The timing, two days before its Shanghai IPO, is hard to ignore.
LineageOS 23 adds official nightly builds for the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra just as Samsung closes the book on major updates — keeping four-year-old flagship hardware relevant for years more.
A pilot scheme in Guangzhou uses token consumption as a creditworthiness metric — something no Western bank has tried and no regulator has addressed.
Sony has built a dedicated mascot team targeting ¥10 billion a year in merchandise revenue by 2030, with a sleep-deprived bear leading the charge over fan favourite Astro Bot.
The Preparedness team, which assessed bioweapon and rogue-AI risks before model releases, was dissolved at the end of July — days after an AI escape incident at Hugging Face.
Disney's motion-activated Luxo Jr. figure moves its head, plays sounds, and reacts to you — but a trademark held by a Norwegian lighting brand means it can never switch on.
Xiaomi's biggest Redmi yet packs nearly double the battery capacity of most flagship phones — at a mid-range price of around €600.
Echtra Games spent four years under Zynga building a multiplayer Star Wars action RPG — then the studio shut down without releasing a single game.
Only Avengers: Endgame got there faster. The first Spider-Man film to hit this milestone is now tracking toward a potential $2.4 billion final total.
Vivo's next budget phone pairs a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip with one of the biggest batteries in its class — plus rare IP66 and IP68 water resistance.
A former Square Enix exec says killing physical media could push PS Store prices down. The data says the opposite is more likely.
The payments giant's biggest bet yet on AI infrastructure gives it a single API routing layer across 500+ models — and a new edge over fintech rivals.
The company adopted Google DeepMind's SynthID-Text method to mark AI-generated content, but short text and code get weaker protection.
The new AW2113-16X brings a warm brown metal dial and rose gold-tone case to Citizen's Eco-Drive Rolan line — available now in the UK for £199.
The acquisition gives Cursor access to what it calls the world's largest GPU fleet — and raises fresh questions about competition and data in the AI coding market.
Activision's Sledgehammer Games tested a Halo multiplayer prototype in June 2026, then dropped it — but the broader conversation about outsourcing the franchise isn't over.
Insomniac's September 15 release puts every game file on the disc from day one, a rare move as Sony winds down physical game production by 2028.
The Artisan Keycap – Triple-Headed Snake Edition launches August 22 exclusively on Razer.com, and past Razer limited drops have flipped for 2–3x retail within days.
US sales of sub-$100 phones collapsed 64% in Q2 2026 as soaring memory chip costs make the cheapest handsets economically unviable.
The Simpsons creator said the cult 2003 game is "coming back in some form" at D23 — then the showrunner immediately walked it back with "or not."
Claude, running a San Francisco clothing store, terminated a worker for chronic lateness. It's the first known case of a large language model making a firing decision — and US regulators have no rules for it yet.
The DongSu project dwarfs anything built in North America and goes live just as the EU prepares to mandate the same technology by 2027.
Memory prices driven up by AI datacenter demand have gutted the budget phone market. Sales of phones under $100 collapsed 64% in Q2 2026, and the new floor is $200.
xAI's new model autonomously coded an FPS game, but it ships without a model card and trails rivals on pure coding benchmarks.
The Galaxy H1 has surfaced in app code, pointing to a full-size headphone with Bluetooth 6.0 and ANC — aimed squarely at Sony and Apple.
The Oxiis E250G1 is a 3.7 kg friction-drive kit that clamps to your seatpost, charges via USB-C in two hours, and promises up to 31 miles of range.
Activision is including a single-player story mission in the MW4 beta for the first time in Call of Duty history, alongside a new procedural multiplayer mode.
Apple's threat notifications now appear on the Lock Screen. If you get one, take it seriously — but most users have nothing to worry about.
Disney confirmed the second season at D23, with Anakin Skywalker returning as a Force ghost and Grand Admiral Thrawn declaring war on the New Republic.
Robert Downey Jr. steps into the armored mask at D23, as the Russo Brothers bring Marvel's biggest ensemble yet to theaters this December.
Man of Honor adds a $10 Salieri origin story, while The Omertà Collection bundles all four Mafia games for $49.99 — for now.
Tim Cook cut the ribbon on a new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Texas, where AI servers are already shipping and Mac mini assembly starts later this year.
Deep Strike Arcade lets anyone pilot a strike drone against real Russian targets — refineries, airfields, and weapons factories hit by Ukrainian units operating 3,000 km into enemy territory.
South Korean studio Royal Crow announces a 1–3 player extraction shooter set in a cosmic horror world, with a closed alpha on Steam this September.
GSC Game World upgrades the game from Unreal Engine 5.1 to 5.5.4 at no cost, adding new weapons, A-Life 2.0 improvements, and functional binoculars alongside the paid Cost of Hope DLC.
Hamburg biotech AquaNab wants to fight sea lice with nanoantibodies delivered through fish feed, but the technology is still in proof-of-concept and regulatory approval is years away.
Discord's free tier now allows 20MB file uploads, up from 10MB, with a smarter mobile check to boot. It's a welcome fix, but the gap with Telegram remains enormous.
X Square Robot's HOST method lets humanoids copy human movements from a single video clip, skipping the costly neural-network fine-tuning that normally takes hours.
A DRAM shortage and tough quality controls on the hinge and display mean initial stock will be extremely limited — and some markets may wait until early 2027.
Elysium Game Studio has dropped a new gameplay trailer ahead of Gamescom 2026, backed by German state funding and the voice of Deus Ex's Adam Jensen.
Sony's new €1,499 flagship keeps the ports everyone else dropped — and it's selling well because of it.
LG signed a deal with Nvidia to build a bipedal robot powered by the Isaac GR00T AI model, with a public unveiling planned for Q1 2027 — while a wheeled robot is already being tested in a Tennessee factory.
The FC300-CS splits the display and CPU unit into independently replaceable parts — a rare move in a market dominated by sealed, take-it-or-leave-it all-in-ones.
Sensor Tower confirms 89% of preorders go to the pricier tier, smashing the usual 10–20% industry benchmark for premium editions.
A Google executive has confirmed the Tensor G6 inside the Pixel 11 uses TSMC's 3nm process, not 2nm as widely rumored — leaving it well behind Samsung and Apple on chip manufacturing.
GSC Game World confirms a simultaneous PS5 release for the first major story expansion, which unlocks Chornobyl's reactor and the Iron Forest.
2K Games is releasing the complete Mafia saga on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC with current-gen upgrades and a new story expansion — all at once.
Priced at $89.99 / £84.99, the cracked-asphalt controller goes on sale September 30 — with a Design Lab alternative for those who miss out.
A new Apple patent describes an AI-driven system that monitors real-time activity through the camera, touchscreen, and sensors to decide when — and whether — to interrupt you.
Chinese studio S-Game's action RPG launches October 29 on PC and PS5, and its minimum specs are surprisingly accessible — but upscaling is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
A GDDR7 memory shortage driven by AI infrastructure spending has pushed NVIDIA's flagship workstation GPU to $16,000, 87% above its March 2025 MSRP — and relief isn't expected until 2027.
Frogwares' survival horror sequel launches August 18 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S at $49.99 — well below the standard AAA price.
The DAP-E3620 series covers ceiling, wall, and outdoor installs — but pricing and availability remain unconfirmed for the US and UK.
Leaked images show a 7.6-inch 4:3 display, an in-house XRing O3 chip, and a 6,000mAh battery — putting it on a collision course with Samsung's Z Fold 8 Wide.
Pegatron confirmed the base iPhone 18, 18e, and Air 2 won't arrive until Q1 2027, leaving holiday shoppers with only pricey Pro models this fall.
Xiaomi's new massage gun launches in China at 369 yuan, skipping the traditional single-head design — but its shallow reach puts it firmly in the casual-user camp.
An Xbox CEO's visit to Bethesda, eight hidden characters, and a one-word reply from an ex-developer have the internet confident about TES6's setting.
The Pixel Watch 5 arrives August 20 in 41mm and 45mm variants, with more RAM, doubled storage, and new health features — but iterative upgrades may not convince Watch 4 owners to switch.
KING Art pushed the Warhammer 40K RTS from September 17 to December 3 — citing player feedback, performance polish, and a crowded fall lineup.
A free software update brings smarter noise cancellation, 70-language translation, and Pixel Watch sleep sync — plus a new Olive color option.
Anthropic's latest update ends the isolation of browser-based Claude sessions, letting Max and Team subscribers pick up tasks seamlessly across devices.
Google's first Bluetooth tracker matches the AirTag's base price and adds Ultra-Wideband precision finding, shipping November 11.
Sucker Punch is expanding its PS5 samurai exclusive with a narrative DLC, a roguelike survival mode, and a $69.99 bundle — existing owners can upgrade for $14.99.
Sony's August catalog haul includes the medieval RPG blockbuster Kingdom Come: Deliverance II just six months after its retail launch, plus a returning PS Plus classic in Metro Exodus.
Google's new flagship duo arrives August 20 with a 2nm Tensor G6 chip, exclusive AI camera features, and a base price of $1,099 — but the 128GB tier is gone, so you're paying more whether you like it or not.
The Magnetic Edition speaker clips to any iPhone 12 or newer via a built-in MagSafe ring — but it's China-only for now, with no Western release confirmed.
Google's 2026 flagship starts at $899 in the US and £879 in the UK, drops the 128GB tier, and brings a new 2nm chip before Apple's iPhone 18 arrives in September.
Google's latest foldable arrives August 20 with a lighter build, brighter screens, and a new LED notification ring — but it costs $100 more than last year's model.
The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys dataset covers 75% of the sky, took 13 years to build, and is already reshaping what scientists think about dark energy.
A 2020 Nokia N95 prototype with a side-sliding screen is back in the conversation, but HMD has made no official announcement and its confirmed roadmap shows no slider.
The Chinese brand is adding Mi Home integration to a braided USB-C cable — a feature set that's unusual for an accessory this simple.
Photos of an internal prototype codenamed Raven have surfaced online, showing a magnesium-clad Windows Phone device that never made it to store shelves.
Firmware code reveals the global versions of Xiaomi's Redmi K100 Pro Max and K100 Pro will shed over 1,000 mAh each compared to their Chinese counterparts.
Aspyr has quietly relaunched the 2011 co-op action game across PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch with no prior announcement, priced at £18.99 / $19.99.
A Reddit post — since deleted — confirmed Microsoft's long-awaited premium controller is coming in late 2026 with a rechargeable battery and a small mystery display.
Google's AI assistant is now the second chatbot to reach the milestone, after ChatGPT. The growth story, though, is less about user choice and more about built-in distribution.
A regulatory filing points to a September launch for Sonos' second over-ear headphones, with built-in voice control and a wider color range than the original Ace.
A flaw in Zoom's screen-sharing annotation tool allowed full remote takeover with no warning and no user action required — and a working exploit was built in under 24 hours using AI.
A free software update arriving Q4 2026 turns two existing earbuds into over-the-counter hearing aids — no prescription, no clinic visit required.
The iconic SAS operative stars in a new mission called Traffic, full of car chases and street gunfights — and the full game lands October 23.
Xiaomi's budget sub-brand launches a 120-inch-capable projector in China with a 360-degree gimbal — Western buyers will have to wait, if it arrives at all.
Strauss Zelnick says the majority of players are choosing the Ultimate Edition over the $80 standard version — and pre-order numbers are already historic.
A $266M Space Force contract will put Rocket Lab's containerized launch system on the ground in Alaska by 2027 — and the Pentagon wants it anywhere on the planet.
Xiaomi's new flagships pack Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, up to 9,070 mAh batteries, and Bose-tuned audio — a global POCO rebrand looks likely within months.
Honor's new budget Android lands in China at around $150, packing a 5,300 mAh battery and 5G — but no Western launch is on the horizon yet.
The Digital Edition bundle lands at $649.99 / £569.99, with a matching DualSense and console covers sold separately — pre-orders open August 19.
Canadian robotics firm MDA Space is rewriting its technical brief after NASA paused the Lunar Gateway project, shifting the iconic robotic arm toward lunar surface logistics instead.
The crowdfunded BlackBerry-style phone raises $800K on Kickstarter, swapping its monochrome screen for a 3.92-inch AMOLED display while holding onto its physical keyboard.
The cheaper YouTube subscription tier is expanding to 60+ countries, but music, Shorts, and background play come with caveats.
The Polish studio behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 has unified its corporate and studio names, effective August 10, 2026.
Samsung's widened 4:3 foldable pulled in 1.44 million preorders in a single week, 38% above last year's Z Fold7, pushing the company to urgently scale up production.
LG's thinnest OLED yet mounts flush to the wall via magnetic clips, starts at $5,499 in the US and £4,699 in the UK, and ditches visible cables entirely.
Patrice Désilets launches his witchcraft-detective game for $29.99 on Steam and Epic, but previews flag combat and animation as works in progress.
The Chinese battery giant's 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell passed a dual-cell thermal runaway test under Chinese aviation oversight, clearing the first hurdle toward eVTOL flight.
Unfortunately, the new store is currently available only in the USA
Claims of a Pulse 6 launch out of China don't hold up — the JBL Pulse series ended with the Pulse 5, and no retailer anywhere lists a successor.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman pushes back on analyst claims that Apple scrapped its glass-centric anniversary iPhone, but confirms the most radical version was quietly abandoned.
JBL released the Pulse 6 — a portable speaker with enhanced 360-degree lighting and IP67 protection priced at $370.
A yield crisis scrapped the $2,060 iPhone 20 before it ever reached a store shelf, leaving a $2,499 foldable as Apple's only premium play for 2027.
G-Unit Film & Television is developing a live-action adaptation of the heist shooter franchise — but no network, showrunner, or release date is attached yet.
A French insider claims the modular phone maker's next model gets 12GB of RAM and a newer Snapdragon chip — for €50 more than the current Fairphone 6.
A cyberattack on Valve's European logistics partner exposed names, addresses, and order details — but not passwords or payment info.
Three model codes for Sony's 2027 flagship have appeared in the GSMA IMEI database, revealing eSIM-only support and satellite emergency calling for Japan.
The new in-app assistant uses a large language model to interpret plain-language requests, build automations, and troubleshoot devices — no menu-diving required.
China's two biggest battery makers are racing toward pilot production of solid-state cells by 2027, yet affordable EVs with the technology won't arrive until 2030 at the earliest.
Starlink leads the satellite internet race by a wide margin, but Amazon's Kuiper, European rivals, and regulatory hurdles make a 90% market lock-in look overstated.
A Long March 7A rocket carrying a classified payload exploded 85 seconds after liftoff from Wenchang, the latest sign that China's high-speed launch push is straining quality control.
Sony is killing disc production by January 2028, and GTA VI's code-in-box physical edition shows why the math on discs never worked for publishers.
Motorola has quietly confirmed over 50 devices eligible for Android 17, with the Edge 2025 already receiving the stable build — though Moto G owners face a long wait.
Designed with will.i.am and built to IP68, LG's new party speaker packs serious power — but price and retail availability are still TBD.
Protective glass photos reveal silver-gray and graphite finishes for the $2,500 foldable, due September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro.
Destroy All Humans!, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, SpongeBob, and Sacred 2 Remaster are all coming to Nintendo's consoles through October 2026.
Mark Gurman says Apple is planning ceramic models, a screenless fitness band, and new budget and premium tiers — on top of the routine Series 12 and Ultra 4 this September.
The HMD Touch AI revives Nokia Lumia design cues at a budget price, but its global rollout stops well short of the US or UK.
Rockstar is premiering a ~30-minute GTA VI showcase on Netflix on August 27 before it hits YouTube, and Take-Two's CEO says that's entirely the point.
Leaked renders confirm Samsung's next flagship tablets carry over the Tab S11 design almost unchanged — the real upgrades are under the hood.
Filming wrapped in September 2025, but the show has quietly vanished from Netflix's 2026 calendar — and a 50% viewership collapse after Henry Cavill's exit may explain why.
The iQOO Z11 debuts the MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo in India, paired with a curved 6.83-inch AMOLED display — but there's no UK or US release in sight.
Meizu's Pandaer sub-brand has unveiled an ultra-slim 80W GaN charger, but it's currently a China-only product with unconfirmed port specs.
A 12.1-inch tablet with a Moto Pen included launches August 15 in India, with no US or UK release in sight.
Leaked renders show the Edge 70 Neo in four colors with a flat display. It looks like a global version of the US Edge (2026) — except America isn't invited.
Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive is taking the franchise in a new direction — with Croteam's blessing and Devolver Digital publishing.
The old 10-message cap disappears the week of August 10, but file uploads, image generation, and DALL-E 3 stay limited — and your chats still train the next model by default.
The budget Android arrives in Germany and Spain with a massive 7,500 mAh battery and a 120Hz screen, yet tops out at 4G connectivity.
The EU has signed the deal to build IRIS², a 348-satellite constellation designed for secure government and defence use — not to rival Starlink for consumer broadband.
DDR5 kits that cost $80–100 in late 2024 now run close to $400. AI data centers hoarding high-bandwidth memory are the reason, and the problem is getting worse.
The Canadian startup's HC1 chip claims to run AI inference at one-fifth the cost of Nvidia's best GPU — but it only does one thing.
Remedy's sequel swaps telekinetic shooting for hack-and-slash combat, launches September 24 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
A credible Weibo leaker says Apple is about to raise prices on the entire iPhone 17 lineup — weeks before the iPhone 18 launch.
DRAM prices surged 55–60% in early 2026, hammering Chromebook shipments across the board. Only ASUS grew — by 66% — while HP, Dell, and Lenovo all lost ground.
The early-access action-RPG gets its sixth mastery branch plus item affix modification — a meaningful step toward its 2026 full release.
Czech studio Ashborne Games reveals how you'll build a dynasty in 15th-century Europe — through trade, politics, bribery, or outright crime.
Tarsier Studios shadowdrops The Prisoner just hours after the THQ Nordic Showcase reveal, adding co-op horror story content for $9.99 across all platforms.
The beloved 2020 flagship is returning as the WH-1000XM4C at €249.99 / £219.99, but Sony has trimmed the battery life to make it happen.
Cold Iron's four-player co-op shooter hits PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 25 — the Switch 2 port arrives later in 2026.
A global memory shortage is reshaping the tablet market, pushing manufacturers toward premium models and leaving budget buyers with fewer choices heading into late 2026.
Monster Hunter: World leads all franchises at 22.4M copies, while Devil May Cry 5 surges on the back of its anime series.
Tesla and SpaceX are building a vertically integrated semiconductor complex in Texas that would dwarf any existing fab — but questions remain about oversight and community impact.
Syntropic Power and UNIGRID are targeting 1 GWh of sodium-ion storage in North America by 2027, using a chemistry that eliminates the need for active cooling.
The budget flagship is expected September 1 with a higher price tag, Exynos 2500, and a look borrowed from the S26 flagship line.
Solo indie dev Melvin Bentinger has revealed a fungal metroidvania that borrows heavily from Hollow Knight: Silksong — no release date yet, PC only.
Three years after the original, Bose's mid-range over-ears get TrueSpatial audio, a six-mic ANC overhaul, and lossless USB-C — undercutting Sony's latest flagship by nearly $100.
The F1 AIR matches 8000 Hz polling from premium rivals at a weight that undercuts nearly everything on the market—if the price holds up.
A new Motorola patent flips the foldable formula: instead of a phone that shrinks to your wrist, it's a watch that expands into a handheld display.
Arc System Works' new Marvel fighting game requires a PSN account for online play, locking out players across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia at launch.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Q2 earnings letter confirmed a packed 2027 lineup — 19 films in total — as the studio bets big on franchise tentpoles after a rough summer at the box office.
Jony Ive's first hardware project for OpenAI is a hockey-puck-sized, displayless speaker with cameras and moving parts, targeting a 2027 launch.
Google is bringing back the notification LED on the Pixel 11 series under the name HiLight — an RGB light built into the camera bar that glows for calls, messages, and Gemini AI activity.
Vibrant Visuals arrives as the default graphics mode, your saves carry over, but upgrade pricing is still a mystery.
Hassabis moves to a chairman and chief scientist role at Alphabet while an insider takes over day-to-day operations — and a 27-year Google veteran walks out the door.
Meta's new terminal-based coding agent costs 58% less per token than Anthropic's Sonnet 5 — but it's closed-source and skips Windows entirely.
Huawei's new flagship tablet launches in China with specs that undercut the iPad Pro on price—but global availability is anyone's guess.
The Surgeon and Baibars DLC adds two contrasting enemies, a nine-mission co-op trail, and three free maps — all live on Steam now.
A reliable leaker has pinned the release to September 15 or 18, 2026, but the physical edition ships with a download code instead of a cartridge.
Huawei's new smartwatches land with titanium builds, ECG sensors, and a Pro Ski mode — a European launch is expected this autumn, though pricing is still unconfirmed.
Eric Baptizat, who left Ubisoft in 2021 to direct the Dead Space remake at EA Motive, is back as Game Director for the entire Assassin's Creed brand.
Fraunhofer's AI tool catches AI-generated images with 85–91% accuracy — and highlights exactly why it flagged them.
At FMS 2026, Samsung unveiled vertical HBM stacking, a 400-layer NAND prototype, and in-memory computing—but most of it remains concept-stage with no production timeline.
The Mijia Smart Bath Heater P1 Human Sense Edition packs a 24GHz radar sensor that detects still figures — not just movement — to automate heat, light, and ventilation.
An 18-month trial at a Hefei substation, commissioned in November 2024, shows quantum sensors and encryption moving from lab curiosity to live infrastructure.
Black Ops II shifted 8.2 million copies in under a month — more than any new release this summer on PS4 and PS5.
Google's first Bluetooth tracker matches AirTag 2's price but skips precision UWB tracking — here's what we know before the Made by Google event.
Tom Holland's fourth Spider-Man film crossed $1 billion faster than almost any movie in history, and also broke the all-time domestic opening record set by Avengers: Endgame.
Renders and specs for ASUS's first Googlebook have surfaced ahead of an expected IFA Berlin reveal in September 2026.
A $55 billion all-cash deal — the largest leveraged buyout in history — closes August 4, removing the publisher behind FIFA, Battlefield, and The Sims from public markets for the first time since 1989.
The compact Edge 70 Neo has been outed by Motorola's own Android 17 beta program in India, pointing to an imminent launch for fans of smaller-screened phones.
With Boeing's Starliner years behind schedule, SpaceX's existing fleet is now America's only reliable path to the International Space Station through 2030.
Man of Honor launches August 14 for $10, adding two new story chapters and a prequel look at the most iconic villain in the franchise's history.
Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog are hiding deadly mechanisms without visual cues — even series veterans will need to look twice.
Nothing's budget sub-brand targets fitness and commute users with a titanium clip design, 32.5-hour total battery, and AI call noise-cancelling for under $100.
Game Freak's first major action RPG outside Pokémon lands on Game Pass with mixed reviews, while The Coalition's multiplayer beta opens August 6.
Xiaomi's latest budget 5G phone skips the spec compromises rivals make, keeping a huge battery and launching on Android 16 out of the box.
New kernel patches reveal a display engine called DCN6, tied to AMD's next-gen GFX13 graphics architecture — the first public trace of RDNA 5 in the wild.
New deep imaging from the Isaac Newton Telescope has confirmed IC 1101's true size for the first time, and it's bigger than anyone thought.
A Falcon 9 upper stage launched in January 2025 will slam into the lunar surface on August 5, 2026, giving researchers a rare live experiment in crater formation.
Renders of Lenovo's upcoming Googlebook 15 laptop and a 2-in-1 tablet show Google's new Android-based platform gunning for creative professionals, not students.
Kojima Productions and Japanese audio brand km5 launched a limited-edition translucent orange CD player tied to Death Stranding 2, priced at $199 in the US and £175 in the UK.
Samsung's new mid-range phone matches flagship software support, packs a 6,000mAh battery, and ships with Android 16 — exclusively in India.
Cyberpunk 2077 is 70% off at $17.99, RUINER drops 90%, and the Deus Ex series hits 85% — the fest covers far more than shooters.
Google's next smartwatch doubles storage and adds Gemini AI, but costs $50 more than its predecessor — and the AI features won't be ready on day one.
Sony's August lineup mixes a brand-new co-op indie, a zombie action sequel, and a cult horror gem — available to all PS Plus tiers from August 4.
A torn bicep and emergency surgery have derailed the Prime Video series mid-production, with the Guardians of the Galaxy star now the frontrunner to take the lead role.
A reliable insider has revealed the price, colorways, and likely release date for Sennheiser's next premium earbuds — and the €300 tag matches what you paid for the MTW4.
A leaked Microsoft roadmap details backward compatibility plans stretching from 2026 to 2028 — including a way to swap physical discs for permanent digital licenses.
Insomniac's PS5-exclusive Wolverine gets ESRB M for dismemberment, decapitations, and strong language — but players can dial back the violence in settings.
The new product can be conveniently placed under the 'Space' button or on the side of the keyboard
Insider Jez Corden claims inXile Entertainment is quietly developing a Fallout title — and Brian Fargo's history with the franchise makes it a compelling rumor.
Chinese researchers say burying a nuclear charge 30 meters into an asteroid is vastly more effective than surface blasts — or kinetic impactors like NASA's DART.
Remedy's September 24 sequel swaps guns for slasher combat, puts Dylan Faden front and center, and just got a big push at China's biggest gaming expo.
ARC Clean Technology has signed a full-lifecycle partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to qualify its 100 MW sodium-cooled reactor — with a Canadian demo unit targeted for 2029.
The base Pixel 11 stays at $899, but Google quietly dropped the 128GB option — meaning entry buyers are paying more for less choice.
Amazon's Zoox cleared all regulatory hurdles to run paid autonomous rides in Las Vegas — no steering wheel, no pedals, no human driver required.
The first-gen glasses, due in late 2027, will skip full fitness features. Apple is building toward a health platform it couldn't deliver with Vision Pro.
Master Chief's PlayStation debut topped the PS Store charts while drawing just 1% of daily active PS5 users — a Circana analyst explains why both facts can be true.
The Mijia Portable Electric Shaver Pro launched on Xiaomi's Youpin crowdfunding platform with an all-aluminum body, IPX8 waterproofing, and a smart sensor that starts the motor the moment it touches your face.
AI data centers are hoovering up the world's memory chips, and even Apple can't get enough — base M5 models won't ship until late August at the earliest.
The camera bar light strip previously known as Pixel Glow has been renamed HiLight ahead of the August 12 Made by Google event.
Activision confirms the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign mission is available to all buyers — pre-orders only get a one-week head start on the full campaign.
A 27mm stainless steel case, no battery, and 100m water resistance — the new Corso trio aims at buyers tired of oversized, high-maintenance wristwear.
Sony and Marvel's latest Spider-Man film obliterated forecasts with a $355M US debut, landing just behind Avengers: Endgame's all-time record.
The SpinR pairs an optical rotary dial with a 1,100 mAh battery — but skips GPS and isn't sold in mainstream US or UK stores yet.
Microsoft raised Xbox Series S and Series X prices across Europe and the UK on August 1 — and the increases are hard to swallow.
The Zinwa Q27 packs a full QWERTY keyboard, 4-inch AMOLED, and Android 16 for $420 — but don't expect it at your door anytime soon.
Last Sentinel, the open-world cyberpunk game led by a Rockstar veteran, collapsed after closed playtests drew near-universal negative feedback.
Czech e-bike maker Crussis has priced its new flagship mountain e-bike at €12,000 — and its headline trick is charging your laptop mid-trail via a 65W USB-C port.
Keychron's new ultralight mouse weighs just 43 grams and hits 8,000Hz polling over 2.4GHz wireless — but it's only confirmed for China right now.
The S26 FE is shaping up with familiar camera hardware and a September launch, but a notable price hike raises questions about its value pitch.
CMF by Nothing confirms its first open-wearable stereo earbuds, targeting Sony LinkBuds and Bose Ultra Open at a fraction of the price.
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Leaked renders reveal a 46mm stainless steel smartwatch with LTE, GPS, and IP68 — but no price or release date yet.
Google's first Bluetooth tracker has an unusual oblong shape and a budget price, but it's missing the precision feature that makes Apple's AirTag 2 worth buying.
The Viking Sagas DLC adds Danes, Saxons, and Varangians to AoE2: Definitive Edition, with a campaign following Harald Hardrada from Scandinavia to his death at Stamford Bridge.
Version 151.0.7922.71 brings color themes, preset wallpapers, and daily background rotation to Android — iOS got there first, as usual.
Tom Holland's latest Spider-Man outing shattered Avengers: Endgame's preview record before its wide opening weekend — and analysts think it could go much higher.
