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Sony's Xperia Play was clearly a phone ahead of its time. Released in 2011, the device predates the rise of mobile gaming and modern handheld consoles like the Nintendo Switch. But now, years later, it appears an unrelea...

An impressive sky can make all the difference in a photo, especially a golden hour sunset. If anyone knows this, it's Adobe. Today, Adobe showed off a new Sensei-powered AI Sky Replacement tool that will arrive in Photos...

In an astonishingly cool, levelheaded interview that rocked this U.S.-based tech blogger's world, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton told the Financial Times that the EU is considering a number of regulations that could fina...

When Apple announced the Watch Series 6 last week, the company understandably spent a lot of talking up the wearable's new sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels. But it turns out the latest Apple Watch has a couple of...

The iFixit team has published their teardown of the newly announced Apple Watch Series 6 smartwatch, detailing the device’s various components and the notable changes over the previous model, as well as revealing how d...

C by GE C-Start Smart Switch? Say that five times fast! GE's C-Start lineup was announced at CES in 2019, extending the lighting-focused sub-brand from bulbs to in-wall switches (the company has since dropped the C-Start...

This year’s been quite motivational in terms of new smart home gym releases. On the one hand, we saw reputed fitness brands like Peloton come up with more versatile smart gym options such as the Peloton Bike+ and the P...

The price that consumers have to pay for novel and futuristic devices like foldable phones goes beyond the literal price tag. The longevity of these devices, given their youth, also needs to be factored into the decision...

The neural network Twitter uses to generate photo previews is a mysterious beast. When it debuted the smart cropping tool back in 2018, Twitter said the algorithm determines the most "salient" part of the picture, i.e. w...

If you’re a Gmail user on iOS, then today is an exciting day. Google has pushed an update to the iOS version of Gmail with some exciting patch notes: Gmail can now be set as your default email app. It seems strange tha...

Notorious stinging trees from Australia cause agonizing pain that can linger for weeks and even months. New research suggests this nettle relative is actually venomous, producing a toxin not unlike the venom of spiders.

There’s a new Google logo in the works right now, looking a lot like it’s about to drop a key element. We’re on the edge of the world now, looking over into the future. This is a future where Google’s finally pre...

There might be a small reprieve for embattled Chinese social media companies that would have been removed from the US market this month. Although there’s still some confusion over the exact fate that awaits TikTok and ...

Though the mouth and nose get the most attention, the SARS-CoV-2 virus can also be transmitted to someone through the eyes, making it important to wash one’s hands before touching one’s eyes. However, touch isn’t t...

The Chinese military has published a new propaganda video on the social media platform Weibo that appears to show Chinese bombers attacking a U.S. military base in Guam. Te video is an unexceptional piece of digital sabe...

Arctic sea ice shrank to its second lowest level on record, researchers announced on Monday. Sorry.

This afternoon the developers at Cyan revealed a new version of the classic PC game MYST. This game is a “brand new version of Myst, completely re-imagined for modern game systems and – for the first time for any gam...

When Apple unveiled iOS 14, it quietly noted that this version of the operating system finally lets users set their own default apps for email and web browsing. Google already updated Chrome on iOS so that those who've i...

Today we’re taking a peek at the full October 2020 iPhone lineup from Apple, thanks to a series of leaks from a variety of sources. The iPhone 12 mini will be one of four devices, as best as we can tell so far, and it�...

On September 19, 2019, Apple launched Apple Arcade, a $5-a-month subscription service dedicated to bringing top-tier, bullshit-free mobile games to iPhones, iPads, and Apple TV. One year later the service has more than 1...

The story of Thra on Netflix is over. io9 has exclusively confirmed the streaming service has chosen not to renew The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, meaning the series has come to an end after only one season.

Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media is huge news in many ways. It brings renowned studios like Bethesda, id and Arkane into the Xbox family, along with popular franchises including Doom, The Elder Scrol...