The UK announces mandatory digital ID plans
The UK currently has no citizen ID or legal requirements to carry identification. The United Kingdom is introducing a national digital ID scheme in an effort to crack down on…
Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ approach to ads is coming to UK after being rejected in EU
Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users…
Microsoft and Asus open Xbox Ally preorders — the X costs $999
Today, Microsoft and Asus are officially opening preorders for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X at $599 and $999 respectively in the US. They’re $799 CAD and…
Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with Topre switches
Japanese keyboard brand Realforce is teaming up with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and releasing four limited edition mechanical keyboards inspired by popular Gundam designs. The four keyboards are based…
Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser is retiring
One of Nintendo’s most recognizable names is stepping down. Today the company announced that the aptly named Doug Bowser, who took over as president of Nintendo of America from Reggie…
OnePlus 13 plus one equals the OnePlus 15
The OnePlus 15 no longer has a Hasselblad logo on its camera. OnePlus has revealed a few details about its next flagship phone at a Qualcomm event in China: it’ll…
Uber Eats is offering grocery discounts to combat ‘veggie-flation’
Uber is launching a new discount program aimed at fighting against rising produce prices. The company is launching a new feature called “Fresh Days,” in which customers will receive discounts…
Apple warns of more feature delays in Europe
Apple says it’s having to delay bringing some product features to Europe because it’s struggling to make them compliant with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a statement published…
Forza Horizon 6 is set in Japan and arrives in 2026
Playground Games is launching the next instalment in the Forza Horizon franchise next year, and this time it’s set in Japan. After revealing Forza Horizon 6 a little early on…
Nothing spins off its budget brand CMF
The CMF Phone 2 Pro was the company’s most recent cheap smartphone. Nothing has announced that it plans to spin off its sub-brand CMF, which focuses on cheaper smartphones, earbuds,…
Pocket Casts is showing ads to people who paid for an ad-free app
Users who dismiss the ads are taken to Pocket Casts’ subscription page. Pocket Casts is being flogged for showing advertisements to legacy users who were promised an ad-free experience. The…
Google’s Android for PC: ‘I’ve seen it, it is incredible’
Google is continuing to slowly tease its rumored plans to bring Android to PCs, merging it with ChromeOS, and now Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is getting in on the action.…
Spotify reintegrates with Algoriddim’s djay
Spotify x Algoriddim, is back. After pulling support for third-party DJ apps, Spotify Premium subscribers can once again log in and start streaming their playlists and queueing up requests directly…
Samsung now owns Denon, Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz, Polk, and more audio brands
Samsung subsidiary Harman has completed its acquisition of Sound United, Masimo’s former audio business, adding a sizable expansion to Samsung’s audio brand portfolio. The $350 million deal was first announced…
Logitech’s new light-powered keyboard doesn’t even need the sun
The solar cell does not light up, contrary to Logitech’s marketing images for the K980. | Image: Logitech Logitech left solar-powered keyboards in the dark for over a decade, but…
Volvo promises software improvements for buggy EX90 SUV
Volvo’s EX90 SUV was supposed to usher in a new era of electrified dominance for the Chinese-owned, Swedish designed automaker. Instead, the three-row SUV has been plagued by problems from…
Uber launches prepaid passes for frequent routes
Uber is still trying to chip away at the perception that its ridehailing service is too expensive by launching a new feature aimed at helping customers save money on frequently…
Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features
Microsoft is starting to test experimental AI-powered features through a new Windows AI Labs program. Some Windows testers spotted references to the Windows AI Labs program in pre-release updates to…
Tado’s new AI features will adaptively heat your home
Tado’s Auto Assist gets an AI update. Smart thermostat company Tado is launching new AI-powered features that aim to help users heat their homes more efficiently. Tado says the AI…
Here’s a first look at Kojima’s OD Xbox game
Hideo Kojima first announced he was teaming up with Xbox for a new game in 2022, before a teaser revealed the OD name and some cast last year. We’re now…
Windows 11 is getting a video wallpaper feature
Microsoft has started testing the ability to use video wallpapers on Windows 11. The feature has been spotted in the latest builds of Windows 11, and allows you to set…
Silent Hill F has two killer ingredients: mystery and rage
Even suffused in otherworldly fog, Silent Hill F‘s picturesque period setting gleams with authenticity. Traditional hardwood buildings line narrow alleyways, while babbling brooks and small footpaths crisscross soaking paddy fields.…
The foldable iPhone might look like two iPhone Airs stuck together
While it seems like a foregone conclusion that there will be a foldable iPhone, possibly late next year, there hasn’t been much info about what it would look like. In…
The touchscreen MacBook rumors are never ending
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo took to X on Wednesday to claim that a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen was expected to enter mass production by late 2026. Today Bloomberg’s Mark…
Montblanc is getting into the digital notepad game
If you’re the kind of person who owns leather driving gloves in multiple colors to match your different Jaguars, then there hasn’t been a digital paper option that could live…
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft warn employees to rush back to the US
With new restrictions and fees on work visas in the US set to take effect at midnight tonight, it’s no surprise that many employers are advising workers abroad to return…
Trump announces skilled worker visas will now cost $100,000
All the fawning by tech CEOs wasn’t enough to convince Donald Trump to back off his crusade against immigrants. Yesterday the president announced that the government would be adding a…
Prime members can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free
A three-month Kindle Unlimited subscription is free for Amazon Prime members right now. A cool new perk recently became available for Prime members: for a limited time, you can get…
The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong
They’ll Need A Crane. You’d be forgiven for assuming the iPhone Air would snap like a twig under pressure. It’s almost impossibly thin at just 5.6mm. But, its titanium frame…
Republicans’ political purge is just getting started
Barely over a week after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s public killing at a Utah campus, speech attacks in the name of the self-proclaimed free speech advocate are piling up. Law…