Pikmin Bloom has been helping me meet my outdoor walking goals for years
Over the past few years, I’ve developed a peaceful little routine to make up for time spent cooped up inside working on sunny days: after I’ve closed my laptop for the day, I throw my sneakers on, open...
View ArticleThe best ereaders for 2024
Ereaders can stuff an entire bookcase into a device that fits in your pocket. They beat reading on a phone or tablet thanks to their E Ink screens that are easier on your eyes. And the text displays so...
View ArticleThe Morning After: AI-generated emoji could soon come to the iPhone
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that AI-generated emojis may be one of the new features Apple shows off at WWDC next month. If the current emoji library weren’t overwhelming enough (let alone my...
View ArticleMaking bread by hand is hard, are breadmakers better?
There’s no finer pleasure than starting the day with a slice of hot, fresh bread dripping in salted butter. Poets have waxed on about the joys of transforming so few ingredients into such a beautiful...
View ArticleIt's a golden age of puzzle games, even for people who suck at puzzle games
I’m a big fan of the British comedy game show Taskmaster. Each season, five comedians compete against each other to complete ridiculous objectives. The competitors are often rewarded for lateral...
View ArticleApple's 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max is $250 off
The top-of-the-line MacBooks are undoubtedly expensive, so we're happy anytime there's a sale. Right now, Apple's 2023 MacBook Pro laptop with an M3 Max chip is touting a 7 percent price cut, dropping...
View ArticleAmazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer
Here’s an open secret: Every cheap streaming stick kind of sucks. Yes, it’s great that people can access so many shows and movies with devices that cost less than $50. It’s great that the best of them...
View ArticleThe Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake is coming to Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
Square Enix has largely kept its lips sealed about the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake since announcing it three years ago, but the publisher has now revealed which platforms it's coming to. When it...
View ArticleThe best wireless headphones for 2024: Bluetooth options for every budget
In order to get all of the features you’d need to get the most comprehensive listening experience possible, over-ear, noise-canceling headphones are likely your best option. Stellar sound quality,...
View ArticleThe best microSD cards in 2024
Most microSD cards are fast enough for stashing photos, recording video and transferring files, but some will get you a little more bang for your buck than others. If you’re looking to boost the...
View ArticleThe Morning After: Preparing for Summer Games Fest 2024
I hope you had a quiet Memorial Day. It was a quiet one tech-wise, and I briefly fought the urge to copy and paste yesterday’s TMA into today’s newsletter hopper. There were a few teases and glimpses...
View ArticleOpera is adding Google's Gemini AI to its browser
Opera users can already rely on the capabilities of OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) whenever they use the browser's Aria built-in AI assistant. But now, the company has also teamed up with Google...
View ArticleAcer, ASUS and HP all have new Chromebook Plus laptops with Google's built-in...
Google just announced a slew of new features coming to ChromeOS, many of them coming to the more premium Chromebook Plus models that were announced last fall. But today's news isn't just about the...
View ArticleGoogle is bringing a slew of AI-powered software features to Chromebook Plus...
Two weeks ago, Google announced a slew of new AI-powered features at its I/O developer conference. Microsoft followed suit last week with the introduction of its Copilot+ PCs that have, you guessed it,...
View ArticleA popular Japanese digital pet with the weirdest mode of interaction is...
Japan’s hit virtual pet, Punirunes, will be released in the US this summer and I can almost guarantee most of you have never seen a toy quite like this before. A play on the Japanese mimetic word for...
View ArticleJune’s PlayStation Plus offerings include PS VR2 games for the first time
Sony has revealed the lineup of games PlayStation Plus members can add to their library in June. For the first time, players will have access to PS VR2 titles through the Premium plan. First up,...
View ArticleApple's 10th-gen iPad falls to an all-time low of $300
Apple's 10th-gen iPad has become a much better value after a permanent $100 price cut earlier this month, and now a new discount has made it even more affordable. The 10.9-inch tablet is on sale for...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on its release day
Just before Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it said that it would take some time to bring the publisher's titles to Game Pass. We've only seen one such addition so far in the...
View ArticleT-Mobile to acquire majority of US Cellular, further consolidating carrier...
T-Mobile will acquire the majority of US Cellular in a deal worth approximately $4.4 billion. This means that T-Mobile will own all of US Cellular’s stores, some of its spectrum assets and some of its...
View ArticleApple's new M2 iPad Air tablets drop to record-low prices
Apple's latest iPad Air models have only been out for a couple of weeks, but you can already score decent deals on the new tablets. Most variants are on sale at Amazon at the minute, including the base...
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