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X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS

Social network X has released an initial beta of a standalone X Chat app for iOS, opening access to 1,000 users through Apple’s TestFlight. The beta reached full capacity two hours after the announcement. xAI product designer Michael Boswell said the company will expand the beta “soon” and

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Nintendo Indie World: Biggest indie announcements and dates

Following a busy start to the year for Nintendo — from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update to a Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct and Pokémon 30th celebrations — a new Nintendo Indie World showcase revealed a slew of games and ports headed to Switch consoles. Several titles arrive

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Apple announces M5 MacBook Air with 512GB base storage

Apple continued its "big week" of product launches on Tuesday with a new M5 MacBook Air lineup. The 13- and 15-inch models will be available on March 11, with preorders opening March 4, and start at $1,099 and $1,299 respectively. Both sizes now come with 512GB

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Resident Evil Generation Pack for Switch 2 bundles three games for $90

Capcom has bundled Resident Evil Requiem with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village for Nintendo Switch 2 in a new Generation Pack, available until the end of March. The three games have native Switch 2 ports, replacing the cloud-streaming versions that were released on the original Switch. The

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Shure relaunches MVX2U as fully fledged digital audio interface

Choosing an XLR microphone usually means spending extra money on a mixer or audio interface that takes up desk space and dictates your PC's audio controls. For two years the simple alternative has been a small USB-to-XLR converter like Shure's MVX2U, which takes the XLR connection

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Researchers warn against flawed age verification systems

More than 400 researchers have signed an open letter cautioning that emerging age verification systems, as governments push laws to make them widespread, risk doing more harm than good. While the stated aim is to keep children away from harmful content, the letter highlights haphazard implementation, weak privacy protections, and

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Startup says it can stop lightning to prevent catastrophic wildfires

In June 2023 a heat wave in Quebec produced thousands of lightning strikes that ignited more than 120 wildfires. Nearly 7,000 fires burned across Canada that year, scorching tens of millions of acres, releasing nearly 500 million tons of carbon, and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee; lightning sparked

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RTX 5070 gaming laptop with 32 GB DDR5 and 240 Hz display under $1,500

A gaming laptop offering 32 GB of RAM prompted a double-take during a weekly bargain hunt; such configurations have become increasingly rare. There is a small CPU caveat: the Ryzen AI 9 365 is a 10-core chip with four Zen 5 cores and six Zen 5c cores. It sits on

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Marathon error codes, server issues and fixes

Marathon error codes can arise from Bungie server problems, scheduled maintenance, or disconnects on your end. Before tackling specific codes, try basic fixes: restart Marathon and your console or PC, reboot your router, check Bungie’s server status and scheduled maintenance, verify your ISP is not having outages, update console

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Apple launches iPhone 17e with A19 chip and 256GB base

Apple unveiled the iPhone 17e, a more affordable addition to the iPhone 17 lineup that brings several upgrades over last year’s entry-level model but does not include Dynamic Island. The phone is powered by the A19 chip—the same processor used in the standard iPhone 17—and includes a

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Crimson Desert Still Looks Too Good to Be True in Tech Preview

Pearl Abyss’s upcoming action-adventure game Crimson Desert looks unreal—literally. The general reaction has been that the game is impressively beautiful to the point of feeling almost too good to be true, a sensible ambivalence given how games can be polished in captured footage yet underwhelm in players’ hands.

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Most solar power banks were gimmicks - this one is the real deal

The ToughTested ROC16 is a rugged 16,000 mAh power bank with three ports, wireless charging and a built-in solar panel. After testing several solar-equipped packs, the reviewer found this model to be the most capable; earlier models were often gimmicks or, in some cases, counterproductive. The solar panel won&

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Analogue Pocket returns in stock at $240 after another price hike

The Analogue Pocket, which uses FPGA tech to run old Game Boy and GBA games at the hardware level, is back in stock but now carries a $240 price tag — up from the $200 it was first announced at and $220 when it shipped — as component prices rise. Ayn said

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Got an old PC? Omega Linux can make it feel new again - here's how

Omega Linux is a lightweight, Arch-based distribution designed for older, low-powered hardware. It’s a rolling release that stays up to date and can run on systems with 1 GB of RAM, a single 1.5 GHz core, and about 15 GB of storage. The distro ships with the LXDE

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What is Aliro? New smart home standard for locks

Recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already

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Pokémon Pokopia release times for Switch 2

Pokémon Pokopia arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The game puts you in the shoes of a Ditto impersonating a human and tasks you with helping create a world fit for Pokemon of all kinds to live happily and safely in. In our Pokopia review, we

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Amazon: three Middle East data centers damaged by drone strikes

Amazon said three of its data centers in the Middle East were damaged by drone strikes due to the US-Iran conflict in the region. Two facilities in the United Arab Emirates sustained direct hits, while a third facility in Bahrain was damaged by a drone strike "in close proximity,

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Marathon menus divide players as Bungie invites UI feedback

Last week one of the most circulated reactions to the Marathon server slam came from a YouTuber who, after one look at the menus, called it the first ever "fontslop" game. He wasn't alone; many players said their eyes were assaulted by Marathon's unorthodox

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Lenovo's modular ThinkBook feels closer to a finished laptop

Lenovo unveiled a modular proof of concept ThinkBook at Mobile World Congress 2026 that pairs a detachable dual display and keyboard with swappable ports. Though still in development, the 14-inch design already feels closer to a complete product than many concept devices. The second display normally sits on the back

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Everything Lenovo announced at MWC 2026, including foldables and modular laptops

Lenovo arrived at MWC 2026 in Barcelona with a broad lineup that ranged from practical upgrades to experimental form factors. More than a dozen devices were shown, and five in particular stood out for their inventive designs and focused feature sets. The ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept is a striking

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Lenovo’s MWC 2026 lineup points to a modular future

At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Lenovo showed a broad range of new PCs, from practical upgrades to more experimental concepts. Five devices in particular highlighted the company’s push toward modularity and flexible form factors. The ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept doubles as a Windows 11 laptop with a Bluetooth

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Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR TKL: promising tech, pricey and niche

TMR may be the future of magnetic keyboards, but Cherry feels a little too early to that future—and a lot too expensive. The white Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR TKL costs $250, is a tenkeyless board, and leaves a stronger second impression than a first thanks to

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RedOctane's 'next evolution' looks a lot like 2007's Rock Band

RedOctane was a major name in rhythm games in the early 2000s, peaking in 2005 as the publisher of Guitar Hero before Activision bought the company in 2006 and closed it in 2010. Embracer revived the brand in 2025 as RedOctane Games, promising what it called "the next evolution

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Call of Duty Warzone is getting a Blackout-inspired mode next week

Blackout, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 mode that helped bring battle royale into the series, is returning in a new Warzone mode called Black Ops Royale. The mode arrives late next week and is billed as an experience rooted in Call of Duty's first battle royale.

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NebiOS offers a Google Workspace alternative — with one caveat

NebiOS stands out by pairing a polished desktop UI called NebiDE with the Wayfire compositor, which runs on Wayland. The desktop environment is modular, lightweight and highly customizable, letting users tweak appearance and add plugins. NebiOS also integrates with NebiCloud, which uses Nextcloud as a UI to create a Google