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We are quickly coming up on Apple’s “Welcome Home” launch event, where we expect a host of smart home-related announcements. We are expecting refreshes to Apple TV and HomePod Mini, as well as a brand new smart home hub. We could also see the debut of a new platform called homeOS, and some partner devices…
From Disney Plus to HBO Max, almost every major established streaming service is experimenting with ways to get into vertical content. It’s clear that these companies see video-focused social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram as existential threats. In this arms race for viewers’ attention, it has often felt like everyone is trying to find…
Windows 11 26H2 is rolling out now. Here’s how to install the 2026 Update using Windows Update, the Installation Assistant, an ISO, or USB media.
Three console generations, three very different approaches to emulation, and one question Google gets asked thousands of times a month: which old-console emulator is actually worth installing in October 2026? RPCS3 keeps shipping monthly alpha builds for the PlayStation 3. Xenia’s community fork, Xenia Canary, pushed a Direct3D 12 fix on October 6, 2026. Cxbx-Reloaded,…
Three AI chatbot apps are pulling ahead of the pack in late 2026, and none of them is the one most headlines focus on. While GPT and Gemini fight over API benchmarks, the real battle for daily attention is happening inside apps people already have open: Meta AI riding shotgun in WhatsApp and Instagram, Grok…
Gaming chairs stopped being a punchline somewhere around 2024, and by October 2026 the category splits into three distinct tiers that rarely get compared head to head. Corsair’s TC100 RELAXED sits at the budget end near $200, Secretlab’s TITAN Evo anchors the mid-premium tier from $579, and the Herman Miller x Logitech G Embody Gaming…
Microsoft has quietly rewritten the rulebook that governs every game sold through the Microsoft Store and the Xbox network. Version 7.20 of the Microsoft Store Policies, published September 15, 2026, takes effect October 22, 2026, and it does something no prior revision has attempted: it forces publishers to treat Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and companion…
Two keyboards launched within four weeks of each other this fall, and both bet on the same underlying idea: magnets, not metal contacts, should decide when a keypress registers. The HyperX Origins 2 Pro 65 and the Attack Shark R86 HE are the clearest signal yet that hall effect keyboard switches have stopped being a…
Developers keep asking the wrong question. The debate over Cursor vs Claude Code treats the two tools like rival phone brands, something you pick once and defend forever. In practice, a growing share of professional engineering teams run both at the same time, routing different kinds of work to whichever tool handles it better. Cursor…
Deep Silver has released a new faction gameplay trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, this time showcasing the Space Marines’ jack-of-all-trades playstyle and weapons of mass destruction.
