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Roborock's first self-cleaning roller mop delivered on hardwood floors

The Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow is now available with an introductory price of $849 and a regular price of $999. It pairs 20,000Pa of suction with dual roller brushes and introduces SpiralFlow mopping alongside a self‑washing roller mop, plus a shield that covers the mop when the

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Marathon cheaters will be permanently banned by Bungie

Bungie has said anyone found cheating in Marathon "will be permanently banned forever, no second chances." The announcement appears in a blog post titled "networking and security," and the Marathon account reiterated the line on X. Bungie has not clarified whether a permanent ban means the

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Nothing About The Big Xbox Shakeup Makes Sense

The retirement of Phil Spencer was announced on a Friday afternoon through memos and media exclusives, catching many off guard. The announcement had been scheduled for Monday, February 23, but reporting from IGN moved up the timeline and many employees learned the news via social media. Spencer has reportedly been

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Slay the Spire 2 forces some deckbuilders to delay, others to stand firm

In mid-February, Mega Crit announced a sequel to Slay the Spire, which will hit early access on Steam on March 5. Fans of the original are thrilled, and studios crafting Spire-like games have reason to feel anxious. Handmancers, a first-person roguelike deckbuilder built on a rock-paper-scissors design, had aimed for

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Try this tiny Linux distro when nothing else will fit

Tiny Core Linux is an extremely small, modular distribution with three editions: Core, a 17MB terminal-only image; TinyCore, a 23MB desktop using the FLTK/FLWM environment; and CorePlus, a 248MB desktop that includes seven desktop choices. It can run entirely in RAM when used as a live system, and modules

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Canva acquires animation and ad-tech startups

Canva announced the dual acquisition of Cavalry, a UK-based startup focused on 2D motion animation for advertising, marketing, gaming and generative art, and MangoAI, a stealth startup building reinforcement learning systems to improve video ad performance. Canva said Cavalry’s tooling will augment Affinity, the professional creative editing suite for

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Silicon Valley’s dependence on Taiwan chips poses a major risk

Federal officials have long warned tech executives that Taiwan, a democracy roughly the size of Maryland that makes 90 percent of the world’s high-end computer chips, is a single point of failure for the global economy. In secret briefings in Washington and Silicon Valley, national security officials told leaders

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Intel rumoured to move from hybrid P-core and E-core design to unified core

Intel's recent processors use a hybrid arrangement of Performance and Efficient cores. The Core Ultra 9 285K, for example, is a 24-core chip with eight high-powered Performance cores and 16 Efficient cores; this segmentation dates back to Alder Lake, Intel's 12th generation. Rumours are resurfacing that

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Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses outperformed Ray-Bans on a 5-mile walk

The Oakley Meta Vanguard arrives as a fitness-focused smart glass option priced from $499, pairing a visor-style Sphaera look with the tech of earlier Meta models. New touches include a centered camera for less-angled POV shots, a customizable action button and integrations with Garmin and Strava for workout overlays and

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How to complete After Rain Comes in Arc Raiders

After finishing the Eyes in the Sky quest for Shani, Celeste sends you into the Buried City for the After Rain Comes mission. The goal is simple: repair a flooded solar panel. Unlike many other quests, you must bring items into a match or find them there rather than escaping

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Best Steam Next Fest demos to try on PC

From record-shop management to match-three warfare and skateboarding trains, Steam Next Fest runs Feb. 23 to March 2 and brings a large slate of PC demos to Steam. Denshattack! lets you treat a 200 mph subway car like a skateboard in a futuristic, domed-Japan setting. Titanium Court mixes text adventure,

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Asha Sharma inherits limited options as Xbox’s new CEO

Microsoft’s patience with Xbox appears to have run out. Phil Spencer announced an abrupt retirement as CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and his second-in-command Sarah Bond quit. The role went to Asha Sharma, a career executive in tech and services who briefly led Microsoft’s CoreAI project; fans have noted

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Which cordless drill wins the Drillympics?

I set up a series of timed DIY workstations — the “Drillympics” — to test cordless drills for speed, power, endurance and precision. The gauntlet included screw-driving, drilling wood and hammer-drilling into concrete, with a bit change at every station to mirror real job switching. The Makita DHP490Z emerged as the overall

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Steam Next Fest brings a wave of Palworld-inspired creature-collectors

When Palworld sold 12 million Steam copies in under two weeks, it seemed likely both that Nintendo would respond legally and that copycats would follow. Nintendo filed suit within a year, and the latest Steam Next Fest has produced a crop of creature-collecting, base-building, open-world-survival-crafting demos that look to cash

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How to take full-page screenshots in Chrome on any device

If you need more than a single visible screenshot, Chrome and your device include free tools to capture an entire web page as one file. Rather than stitching multiple images, you can make a single long screenshot or save the page as a PDF using built-in browser and system features.

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'Father of the Xbox' warns of Xbox decline after Spencer exit

Phil Spencer's surprise retirement, the unexpected resignation of Xbox president Sarah Bond, and the elevation of former Instacart executive Asha Sharma to Microsoft Gaming CEO left unanswered questions. Bond offered no public comment, and no one aside from Spencer—neither Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella nor Sharma nor newly

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Blizzard will take it slow with World of Warcraft balance updates

World of Warcraft's next expansion, Midnight, arrives with sweeping changes: Blizzard has pruned many combat addons players relied on for years and reworked how every class functions. In a blog post setting expectations for launch, Blizzard said it will avoid issuing balance updates until March 17, except for

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Aferiy P280 review: 2,048Wh power station for emergency backup

The Aferiy P280 is a 2,048Wh portable power station built around automotive-grade LiFePO4 cells with a long lifespan and improved safety. It delivers 2,800W continuous power and can handle peaks up to 5,600W, while offering 15 ports including five AC outlets, four USB‑C ports, USB‑A,

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Co-op pirate survival game Windrose reaches over 1 million Steam wishlists

Co-op pirate survival game Windrose has been wishlisted over 1,000,000 times on Steam and is now among the platform's top 20 most wishlisted games. The Windrose Crew called the milestone unexpected: "A few weeks ago, we couldn’t even have imagined this." The team

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King of Meat to shut down April 9 after peaking at 320 players

Amazon announced that King of Meat will shut down its servers on April 9, 2026, saying the game "has unfortunately not found the audience we hoped for." Players can continue to access all existing content until then, and everyone who bought the game will receive a full refund

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Users report MSI's yellow-tipped GPU power cables creeping out of place

GPU meltgate has returned with a new twist: MSI’s yellow-tipped 12V-2x6 power cables, designed to show when a connector isn’t fully seated, are reportedly creeping out of place over time and exposing graphics cards to increased risk. MSI introduced the yellow tips to make it obvious when a

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Amazon's King of Meat to shut down in April

Developer Glowmade and Amazon Game Studios confirmed Monday that King of Meat will shut down on April 9, 2026, and that players who purchased the game will receive full refunds. Players will be able to access and play all existing content until then. The 2025 multiplayer co-op game show struggled

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F-22 flew with loyal-wingman MQ-20 drone in mock combat flight

A crewed US Air Force F-22 Raptor flew alongside an uncrewed, jet-powered test drone in a recent demonstration of loyal-wingman teaming. General Atomics said its MQ-20 Avenger, long a stand-in for a future Collaborative Combat Aircraft, flew with the Raptor at Edwards Air Force Base earlier this month. During the

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Sony PS5 deals on PlayStation Direct and PlayStation Store

Discounts are now available across the PlayStation Store and PlayStation Direct, covering digital games, physical PS5 titles and accessories. The sale presents an opportunity to expand PS5 storage or finally pick up a PlayStation VR2 headset. PlayStation Direct has reduced prices on many top PS5 releases, including Ghost of Yōtei

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This M.2 PCIe enclosure is the only laptop accessory I truly need

A laptop reviewer who regularly tests accessories singled out the HyperDrive Next USB4 M.2 PCIe enclosure. It houses NVMe SSDs and PCIe modules for data storage and, with the right component, acts like a high-performance external drive; the company also says it can accommodate machine learning accelerators. Performance was