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Creatures of Sonaria codes for February 2026: Appearance tokens and materials

Instead of hunting the monsters, you'll get to become the monsters in the Roblox adventure game Creatures of Sonaria. The roster is filled with kaiju-like critters to collect and power up, but customization is where it's really at as Sonaria lets you paint and detail all

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The top 5 Presidents' Day deals I'd buy right now (including an 85-inch TV for under $1,000)

Presidents' Day deals are already rolling in, and I've been scouring sales to pick my favorite current offers across retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart. These selections include discounts timed perfectly for winter sports viewing. Best Buy has several display sizes of the QM6K Mini LED

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Four Linux distros that make Hyprland easy to try

Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that favors keyboard control over the mouse. Its main features include dynamic tiling layouts (dwindle or master-stack), built-in blur, shadows, animated windows and rounded corners, a single real-time Hyprland.conf for configuration, lightweight performance on older and modern hardware, and support for plugins.

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Highguard Episode 2 adds much-needed fixes but leaves room for improvement

Highguard’s second major update fine-tunes moment-to-moment gameplay and adds a new Warden, building on the first update that made 5v5 permanent. The changes address several of the raid shooter’s pain points while leaving room for further improvement. The new Warden, Ekon, brings a passive called Dread that outlines

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Pixel Buds Pro 2 let me leave bulky headphones at home

I used to favor over-ear headphones for travel because of their sound and noise cancellation, but Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 replaced those headphones without giving up essential features. That change made these earbuds one of my favorite recent products. Google says they were designed to be the most

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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

A whole industry exists that markets apps—commonly called stalkerware—to jealous partners who want to monitor phones. Yet despite how sensitive the data these tools collect is, at least 27 stalkerware companies since 2017 have been hacked or leaked customer and victims’ data online. The most recent example involves

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Valve's job rejection letter to a high school teen is a class act

In 2015, Liem Nguyen had just finished high school, was struggling at home and was trying to find a way to make money while pursuing a career in games. He sent his resume to Valve, the company behind the most popular PC storefront and several well-known games, not expecting a

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I'd buy these cheap gadgets over and over (under $25)

Presidents' Day is still a few days out, and it's a great time to grab some of the cheapest yet most functional buys. I'm talking no-fuss, under $25 gadgets that make your life easier and won't leave you with buyer's remorse.

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ChatGPT has started showing ads to some US users

Sam Altman once called ads gross. Now OpenAI is turning to them to monetize the many users who don’t pay: ChatGPT has hundreds of millions of users, and only a small percentage subscribe. OpenAI has announced it will begin showing ads to some US users starting Monday. The ads

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Three easy, free ways to improve your headphones

New headphone models arrive regularly, but the novelty often fades faster than with other gadgets. Headphones can last for years, so try simple tweaks before buying a new pair. Updating firmware can fix a surprising number of problems. Firmware updates to the digital signal processing can improve frequency response, noise

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Baseus 11-in-1 docking station offers compact, plug-and-play port expansion

The Baseus 11-in-1 docking station delivers a broad set of ports in a small form factor and works plug-and-play across Linux, macOS, Windows and Android. Some users may balk at the price, but for anyone desperate for more ports it provides enough expansion to be worth the cost. On an

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Mewgenics secrets could take months or years to find, creator says

Nearly 15 years after its announcement, Mewgenics still hides far more than players can immediately grasp. The tactical roguelike sends teams of cats on dangerous adventures; survivors can breed and pass down traits and abilities. One writer reported being 40 hours into a first save and having seen roughly 14%

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Second StarCraft revival reportedly in development at Nexon

Nexon appears to be working on a new StarCraft entry that is separate from the long-rumored shooter said to be in development at Blizzard. A machine translation of a dnews report suggests development has begun at Nexon; the company is recruiting key developers and has its lead in Choi Jun-ho.

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Steam lets Early Access devs display planned 1.0 release dates

Steam now lets Early Access developers show a planned 1.0 release window on their store pages, with options ranging from a vague year-only timeframe to an exact day and date. Valve says developers can share a specific calendar date or a more vague timeframe if they wish, and reminds

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This server OS makes self-hosting easy — how to get started

Ubuntu Server is an excellent option for self-hosting, in part because it’s familiar and relatively easy to work with. A few simple tweaks make the distro much easier to manage; they’re straightforward and the author usually applies them unless primary access to the server is via SSH. Start

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Discord rolling out face ID age verification measures soon

Discord will launch "teen-by-default" settings globally next month. The new default will restrict access to age-gated spaces and filter content deemed inappropriate for teens. Unlocking Discord's full suite of features will start with sharing your face with the company. Discord is a messaging platform favored by

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How to unlock Hamamatsu Hill enemy base in Nioh 3

The enemy base on Hamamatsu Hill is hidden behind a locked door that has left many players stuck, since it doesn’t have an obvious key nearby or a straightforward alternate route. Here’s the spoiler-free answer: you must progress further in the story to gain access. If you want

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Ive and Newson bring old-school charm to Ferrari's first EV interior

Ferrari has published images of the interior of its forthcoming electric vehicle, which it designed with LoveFrom, the new firm of former Apple star Jony Ive and another legendary designer, Marc Newson. The Italian sports and racing car maker is taking a careful approach to revealing details about its first

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Three concerns about the Galaxy S26 Ultra — and one reason to upgrade

The Galaxy S25 Ultra was one of last year’s most reliable phones: a big, sharp screen with a unique anti-reflective coating, powerful performance and versatile cameras. Still, I couldn't use it full-time because of an ergonomically poor design and an aging telephoto camera. Rumors point to similar

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How to open the Mikatagahara locked gate in Nioh 3

The Mikatagahara locked gate in Nioh 3 is confusing many players because a large part of the map is inaccessible despite the area being fairly small and recommended for players around level 20. A single path runs from the south and bends to the east, with only a few points

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Cheapest gaming PC worth buying: $899 with RTX 5060, DDR5 and 1TB SSD

Most gaming PC deals right now are poor, but one Best Buy offer stands out: an $899 system equipped with an RTX 5060, DDR5 RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The CPU is a weak point compared with older bargains — six slower cores where past options might have given eight

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This YouTuber spent two months building a titanium-liquid-cooled gaming PC

YouTuber Jakkuh, who previously worked with Linus Tech Tips, spent two months designing a high-spec gaming PC to test titanium liquid cooling. He calls it "the fastest computer I've ever had" and fitted it with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, an RTX 5090 with an Optimus

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The best project management software of 2026: Expert tested

Juggling several projects while keeping everyone aligned feels like a constant balancing act. Productivity takes a nosedive when essential project details live in random email threads, spreadsheets, cloud drives, and chat messages. The right project management software can transform this chaos into some form of organization, giving you visibility and

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How to watch Sony State of Play for February 2026

Sony's next State of Play will air Feb. 12 and run for an hour starting at 5 p.m. EST. You can watch it on PlayStation's Twitch or YouTube channels. The Twitch stream will likely be a few seconds ahead. PlayStation did not specify exactly which

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Contacts say Nvidia may launch RTX 5090-beating GPU around September

French tech outlet Overclocking, via Videocardz, says its "direct, credible, and reliable contacts" have flagged a very high-end RTX 50-series card for the third quarter of 2026, around September. The tip mentions either an RTX Blackwell Titan AI or a GeForce RTX 5090 Ti as possible arrivals. No