Microsoft made the best controller of the generation and completely forgot about it
The best Xbox and PC controller is also the most underrated.
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Qualcomm’s new earbud chip is designed with cameras in mind
At Snapdragon Summit 2026, Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 platform. The new platform uses Snapdragon Sound technologies and on-device AI; it is security-focused and cloud-connected, and it offers micro-power Wi-Fi 6E — which seems like a lot of technology for earbuds. Qualcomm says that Sound...
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My smart TV really got way faster when I blocked the ads
I used this simple trick to block ads on my smart TVs to make them faster.
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Toronto startup SmartARM uses Meta AI glasses to help ‘see’ objects
Toronto-based robotics startup SmartArm is using AI hardware to help its prosthetic arm grab objects more easily. SmartArm, which gained recognition for winning Microsoft’s Imagine Cup in 2018, uses self-built AI software and hardware from Meta to let the limb “see” the object and adjust to make grabbing it easier. It...
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Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, its most powerful SoC ever
Snapdragon flew me out to Hawaii to check out its latest chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and, for the first time ever, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, the company’s premier “extreme-levelled” mobile chipset. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series has a reengineered Qualcomm Hexagon NPU that allows the Elite Gen...
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Motorola unveils Signature 27 first with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme
Today at the Snapdragon Summit, which Qualcomm flew me out to, Motorola unveiled the first handset with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile platform: the Signature 27. Firstly, we’re waiting to hear if the Signature 27 is coming to Canada, but the Motorola press release says it’s a North American release, so I...
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These 5 popular gadgets are much closer to losing software support than their owners probably realize
Some of the tech you bought and loved will soon stop getting updates.
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How to bypass Microsoft Store region locks and install apps from anywhere
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Android, Windows Tips: How to bypass Microsoft Store region locks and install apps from anywhere. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
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Xbox keeps cutting with 268 more layoffs, hands Halo to Activision
The Xbox bloodbath continues with another round of layoffs and an internal shuffle that puts the next Halo game in Activision’s hands. In a public staff memo titled “Continuing our reset,” Xbox’s executive vice president and chief content officer Matt Booty outlined the changes. These include the elimination of 268 ro...
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I fed Cloudflare, Quad9, NextDNS, and AdGuard the same malicious domains to see who actually stops them
Four resolvers walked into a malware test and consistency did not follow.
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My smart lights kept going offline, until this router setting fixed the whole room
My smart lights weren't broken. My router's auto Wi-Fi setting was.
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Silent Hill: Townfall starts incredibly strong but gets maddeningly tedious
Scotland is a place that’s near and dear to my heart. Because my maternal grandparents hail from the country, I’ve travelled there several times and the culture as a whole has been a part of my life here in Canada. While I unfortunately haven’t returned in many years, Silent Hill: Townfall made me feel like I’ve […]
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