Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes. Earlier this year, Nintendo helped popularize the microSD Express standard by requiring it for the new Switch 2 console. Created in 2019, the specification had languished in relative obscurity for years because the cheap, plentiful non-Express…
Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight. In early 2024, Apple removed a blood oxygen monitoring feature from its then-current Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, following a ruling that the feature violated light-based pulse oximetry patents from a California-based…
Apple has purportedly been working on new smart home devices for years now. Rumors about a touchscreen-equipped smart home device from Apple have been circulating for years, periodically bolstered by leaked references in Apple’s software updates. But a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates that Apple’s ambitions might extend…
Gemini will remember this, so it’s time to check your privacy settings. As Gemini is increasingly woven into the fabric of Google, the way the chatbot accesses and interacts with your data is in a constant state of flux. Today, Google is announcing several big changes to how its…
Google may soon be ordered to sell Chrome, and Perplexity is ready. In the wake of its big antitrust loss, Google could soon find itself forced to sell one of its crown jewels. Among the government’s proposed remedies in the search case is a requirement that Google divest its…
Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US. After 34 years of connecting Americans to the Internet through phone lines, AOL recently announced it is shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the…
Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion in 2018. Microsoft has owned GitHub since 2018, but the widely used developer platform has operated with at least a little independence from the rest of the company, with its own separate CEO and other executives. But it looks like GitHub will be…
“I want my GPT-4o back and I’ll do anything to get it.” After months of hype and anticipation, OpenAI released its new GPT-5 model family this week. Promising massive upgrades across the board, the company is already working to roll out the new AI to everyone. Some dedicated ChatGPT…
Well, that’s one way to exit beta. Bad news if you’re one of the handful of people using Steam to play games on a Chromebook: Google and Valve are preparing to end support for the still-in-beta ChromeOS version of Steam on January 1, 2026, according to 9to5Google. Steam can…
Sonos expects to spend $5 million on tariffs this quarter. During what’s supposed to be a year of redemption, Sonos has announced that its gadgets will become more expensive this year, complicating the company’s comeback plans. Tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week take effect today, including…
