The last few years of Xbox have been expensive. Under the leadership of Phil Spencer, Microsoft has spent billions of dollars trying to build an ambitious future for gaming that looks a lot like Netflix. And while its Game Pass subscription service started out as a bargain for gamers (though not so much now), that … Read more
Over the years I’ve written about a lot of different video game hardware, from new consoles to retro gadgets to whatever you want to call Playdate. But I don’t recall ever being forever sore from testing a device; such are the joys of a virtual boy. Nintendo has turned its biggest flop into an accessory … Read more
In connection with the subscription service of HP notebooks, which was recently brought to light by as Linus technical tips video. And for good reason: everything seems to be subscription these days. But it’s not just a dystopian feeling that companies like to sell you access to movies, music, games, phones, printers and now laptops … Read more
Ring’s new Search Party feature has once again drawn backlash from the company. The 30-second ad, which aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl, showed Ringo cameras “watching” neighborhoods to find a lost dog. In the current political climate, a prime-time ad celebrating neighborhood watch has struck a chord. People have expressed concern on social media that … Read more
Everyone who produced generative AI commercials for this year’s Super Bowl seems to have failed at making gene AI seem useful or something worth getting excited about. While we’ve seen plenty of AI-generated ads before (at previous Super Bowls, no less), this year’s event was oversaturated with them. That’s partly because image and video generation … Read more
It’s quite a coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been gathering dust for a few years. Despite its (at the time) cutting-edge Core i7 processor and … Read more
like a movie Iron lungs it’s exciting at times, but mostly forgettable. It’s a low-budget horror film that takes some great ideas and pulls them off in an extremely effective way, creating a sense of tension that unfortunately never turns into full-on terror. But the most important thing about it is what it represents. At … Read more