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Ayaneo's NES-inspired mini PC is more than a retro tribute
The mini PC is misunderstood. Easily dismissed as underpowered, over-priced or just plain ugly; we intuit that a computer with a tiny footprint has to mean a compromise. Ayaneo, best known for its...
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The 6 best budgeting apps to replace Mint in 2024
If you haven’t heard, the popular budgeting app Mint is about to go away. Parent company Intuit will shut down the service on March 24, 2024. The company suggests folks migrate to its other personal...
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YouTube Shorts now lets you chop up and remix music videos
YouTube just released a new feature that lets users remix music videos and turn them into Shorts. This allows you to adjust various parameters from a full-length music video to create something wholly...
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Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro is a new, more efficient AI model
On Thursday, Google unveiled Gemini 1.5 Pro, which the company describes as delivering “dramatically enhanced performance” over the previous model. The company’s AI trajectory — viewed internally as...
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Apple Vision Pro now has a native TikTok app
The Apple Vision Pro is officially two weeks old, and the apps are starting to roll in. TikTok was conspicuously absent on launch day, but now our long national nightmare has come to an end. The Vision...
View ArticleOpenAI’s new Sora model can generate minute-long videos from text prompts
OpenAI on Thursday announced Sora, a brand new model that generates high-definition videos up to one minute in length from text prompts. Sora, which means “sky” in Japanese, won’t be available to the...
View ArticleXbox confirms four of its games are coming to more popular consoles
Times are a-changing at Xbox. The brand's leaders have confirmed plans to bring more Xbox games to other platforms — that almost definitely means PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Both of those...
View ArticleDiablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard title on Xbox Game Pass
The first Activision Blizzard game to join Xbox Game Pass will be Diablo IV, and it's due to land on March 28. The move means Diablo IV will be playable on Xbox and PC at no extra charge to Game Pass...
View ArticleXbox Game Pass subscriptions have begun to taper off
Game Pass, Microsoft’s subscription service for games, has 34 million subscribers as of February 2024. Microsoft revealed the number in a blog post where it shared its plan about the future of the Xbox...
View ArticleMarvel’s X-Men ‘97 will pick up from where the 90s animated series left off
Disney+ has released the first trailer for its upcoming animated series X-Men '97, and it feels like a blast from the past for fans of the animated series that aired in the 90s. Its story picks up from...
View ArticleAlan Wake 2 is Remedy's fastest-selling game ever
If you've enjoyed playing Alan Wake 2 over the last few months, you're far from alone. Remedy Entertainment announced that Alan Wake 2 had sold 1.3 million units since its October 2023 release — making...
View ArticleApple confirms home screen web apps will no longer work on European iOS devices
Apple has explained why it's disabling progressive web apps (PWAs) in the EU, it wrote in updated developer notes seen by TechCrunch. The news follows users noticing that web apps were no longer...
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The Morning After: Want some hybrid meat rice?
If the image itself isn’t unappetizing enough, the description might put you off. South Korean researchers have made a hybrid rice variant, infused with cow muscle and fat cells, creating a bright pink...
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The best iPads for 2024: How to pick the best Apple tablet for you
Finding the best iPad for you can be complicated. Between the 10th-generation iPad, the iPad Air and the M2 iPad Pro, Apple sells three roughly 11-inch tablets with broadly similar designs but key...
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AIAIAI Unit-4 review: Unique wireless portable studio monitors
I’ve been using the AIAIAI Unit-4 Wireless+ studio monitors for a couple of months now. And initially, I wasn’t sure what to make of them. They’re solid studio monitors with 4-inch woofers and 1-inch...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast: Our Apple Vision Pro hangover
We still can’t stop thinking about the Apple Vision Pro. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with CNET’s Scott Stein about our post-review impressions of Apple’s headset. We’ve got further thoughts...
View ArticleAll the best deals in Best Buy's Presidents' Day sale
Though it doesn’t get the respect of Black Friday, Presidents’ Day is actually a very good time for deals. Many stores have dedicated sales in place to help you celebrate George Washington and Abraham...
View ArticleThe Xbox Series S Starter Bundle is on sale for $220
The Xbox Series S is our recommendation for the best cheap game console for several reasons, not least because it's an excellent entry point into modern gaming. Even better, the most budget-friendly...
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Microsoft should exit the console business
After listening to yesterday’s Xbox Podcast, where the company announced it was bringing four older titles to non-Xbox consoles, a question popped into my head: Why does Microsoft, a software and...
View ArticleThe best VR headsets for 2024
All of a sudden, VR is interesting again. The Meta Quest 3 delivers excellent standalone virtual reality for $500, while Apple has thrown down the gauntlet with the Vision Pro, a $3,500 stab at...
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