From CNET: Google hopes the next time you're looking for a new restaurant or something to do, you'll find it with Google Maps. Powered by Gemini, Google's generative AI model, Google Maps is getting a recommendations engine that curates experiences and suggestions based on your searches. It's one of...

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is excited to announce the public release of the Professional Go Portable SSD with Hub following the successful launch on Kickstarter which successfully garnered $1M in user pledges. This super-compact SSD and hub duo provides the ultimate setup, allowing users to...

From Noctua Press Release: Noctua today expanded its award-winning A-series of premium-quality quiet cooling fans with slim 60mm models. Complementing the existing, 25mm thick NF-A6x25, the new, 15mm thick NF-A6x15 is available in 12V and 5V variants, both with 3-pin and PWM 4-pin connectors...

From The Verge: Nothing has announced a new version of its Phone 2A Plus featuring a customized glow-in-the-dark design and packaging created in part by some of the company’s “most talented followers.” The Phone 2A Plus Community Edition is the result of a contest held by the company encouraging its...

From PC Mag: Amazon will shut down Kindle Vella, its platform for episodic stories, in February 2025.

Launched in 2021 on the Kindle app and Amazon website, Kindle Vella allows authors to publish stories one short episode at a time. Readers can unlock the first few episodes for free and then...

From PC World: AMD will launch its next-gen PC GPUs with RDNA 5 technology in early 2025, AMD chief executive Dr. Lisa Su said Tuesday. They will be part of what she called the strongest PC portfolio in the company’s history.

Su delivered the roadmap update during prepared remarks to analysts...

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR) today unveiled another groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind controller, the Turtle Beach® Stealth™ Pivot. This new, premium smart controller works both wirelessly and in wired mode for Windows 10/11 PCs, and is Designed for Xbox...

From The Verge: Amazon has spoiled Apple’s week of Mac announcements by sharing details of the new Mac Mini a bit early. The listing has been pulled but MacRumors managed to grab a few screenshots first.

The one tiny image of the new silver Mac Mini shows what appear to be a headphone jack and two...

From PC Mag: Electronics vendor Vizio has a new soundbar for karaoke fans.

Although Vizio has sold soundbars before, the $349 MicMe appears to be its first karaoke device. It has a subwoofer and two wireless microphones, both of which promise about eight hours of battery life and charge via a...

From PC World: Microsoft is redesigning its Teams chat interface — in a way that mimics the organization of, say, PCWorld’s home page.

Microsoft said Monday that it will begin testing a new Teams interface in November, optionally collapsing various channels, teams, and chat options into a single...