From The Verge: Following in the footsteps of the European Union, Japan has now passed a law that will restrict Apple and Google from blocking third-party app stores for Japanese users on their platforms. The legislation is expected to come into force by the end of 2025 and aims to reduce app prices...

From PC World: Shopping for a graphics card on a budget is often a study in compromises, and video memory is usually the first thing to get cut.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT launched at $200—a pittance in today’s market of four-figure “enthusiast” graphics cards—but did so with just 4GB of GDDR6. Asrock...

From CNET: Samsung is adding a new budget wearable to its smartwatch lineup for the first time. The Galaxy Watch FE is a $200 watch that shares many features with the $300 Galaxy Watch 6, including sleep monitoring, workout tracking and a body composition sensor.

The more wallet-friendly smartwatch...

From Tom's Hardware: Even among those who follow the PC industry closely, few people know that in addition to various multimedia and network chips, Realtek also has SSD controllers in its product lineup. That's because for now the company's portfolio only includes modest entry-level RTS5766DL and...

From PC World: There’s no such thing as memory that’s too fast, especially when it comes to games. That’s why manufacturers stick memory right on the graphics card, and why it’s specifically optimized for visual applications.

GDDR6 (that’s “Graphics Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random...

From CNET: The Honor 200 and 200 Pro kicked off their global launch today, starting with Europe and the UK. Preorders for both new Android phones start today.

The higher-end model, the Honor 200 Pro has a 6.78-inch display that's exceptionally bright -- at least on paper, it has a peak brightness...

From PC Mag: A three-pack of Netgear’s newest Orbi 770 Series mesh Wi-Fi router, launched Tuesday, will set you back $1,000. That’s a lot, but it’s a far cry from the initial crop of Wi-Fi 7 routers launched late last year, including the eye-wateringly expensive $2,230 Orbi 770 Series.

Wi-Fi 7 is...

From PC World: Adobe, the maker of Photoshop, Premiere, and other industry-standard tools in the Creative Suite package, has its foot in its mouth. Last week an update to the Creative Cloud terms of service set off alarms across the web as users interpreted the new wording to mean that the company...

From CNET: Apple arrived late to the AI party, but now it's ready to face off against Google and Microsoft. On Monday the Cupertino company announced Apple Intelligence, its AI framework supporting a host of new features across all operating systems, as well as the operating systems themselves: iOS...

From PC Mag: Microsoft has announced three new refreshes of its Xbox Series X and S gaming consoles. Two new versions of the Xbox Series X console and a new version of the Series S will be available late this year, hitting shelves in time for the holiday season.

The new "Robot White" Xbox Series X...