From CNET: Nintendo announced Friday it would raise the price of its Switch 2 consoles to $500 starting Sept. 1. The price increase of $50 is the first time the Switch 2 has gone up in cost since its launch last June.

"This is in response to various changes in market conditions, which are expected...

From PC Mag: One of Google’s first forays into agentic AI for web browsing has been closed without any prior warning. Project Mariner closed on Monday, May 4, according to Google’s website, as spotted by Wired’s Max Zeff.

Google's landing page for the experimental tool now says, “Thank you for...

From PC World: Google hasn’t offered a streaming device for under $50 since it discontinued the Chromecast with Google TV in 2024. That’s turning out to be a problem.

For the past couple years, Google has effectively left Walmart in charge of churning out low-cost Google TV streamers under its in...

From CNET: Chipmaker Qualcomm launched two new processors meant for lower-cost phones Thursday, adding support for the faster Wi-Fi 7 standard along with higher display refresh rates. The announcement is especially notable as the cost of electronics continues to rise amid the global RAM shortage...

From ADATA Press Release: XPG today announced the launch of its groundbreaking new memory series, NOVAKEY. As the flagship of the series, the NOVAKEY RGB DDR5 features the world’s first patented "Infinity Mirror" design. Delivering speeds up to 6,400 MT/s and capacities up to 32GB per module, it is...

From PC Mag: Microsoft is removing Copilot features from its Xbox mobile app and has canceled plans to bring its AI chatbot to Xbox Series X and Series S consoles.

According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, the previously announced Copilot features no longer align with the gaming brand's recently...

From PC World: One reason I took a break from ChatGPT a few months ago (I’m back now) was how sick to death I got of its constant emojis, especially when it came to lists. The brain emoji was my least favorite, along with the green checkmarks, the pointy fingers, and the yellow “hazard” signs.

Well...

From CNET: Apple has settled several legal complaints alleging that it misled people about the capabilities of AI on its iPhones. The company on Tuesday settled a shareholder lawsuit, agreeing to pay $250 million to qualifying consumers who bought iPhone 16 and certain iPhone 15 models within a...

From PC Mag: Even if Valve isn't keen to let slip when we can expect the Steam Machine to launch, it certainly seems to be stockpiling the hardware for it. The Verge reports that over the past few days, Valve has shipped over 45 tons of unspecified "Game Consoles" into the US, following around 90...

From PC World: According to Microsoft, the issue with security warnings when opening RDP files are due to a bug that’s supposedly been fixed in update KB5083631. That’s an optional Windows 11 update that rolled out on April 30th. If you want to resolve this bug before the next update hits in May...