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Compact Android tablets usually come with a compromise. You can find smaller models easily, but most sit in the mid-range or budget category. The moment you want serious performance in a smaller body, the choices usually shift toward gaming-focused tablets from brands like Lenovo and Red Magic. That is why the latest OnePlus leak is interesting. Tipster Abhishek Yadav claims OnePlus is working on a compact tablet for global markets with an 8.8-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. The tablet is also tipped to use LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.1 storage, an…

Modern gaming laptops have largely drifted toward two extremes lately: massive 16-inch and 18-inch desktop replacements, or ultra-compact 14-inch machines that still feel slightly cramped for serious gaming sessions. That’s exactly why HP’s new HyperX Omen 15 feels refreshing, because it brings back the familiar 15-inch gaming laptop formula with a chassis that still feels portable without sacrificing proper gaming hardware underneath. HP’s compact HyperX Omen 15 packs RTX 5070 graphics with AMD and Intel options The new HyperX Omen 15 comes with either Intel Core Ultra 7 356H and Core Ultra 9 386H processors or AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX…

For a long time, the laptop buying advice was simple enough. Windows had a more versatile portfolio that brought you affordable, mid-range, high-end, and even gaming options, while MacBooks were known as the easy premium recommendation. But owing to the pricing circus caused by memory shortages and component price hikes, the equation makes no sense anymore. Apple has always had an aspirational pull with its products, including the Mac. The appeal was the sleek hardware, the tighter software experience, and an ecosystem that makes you feel comfortable after getting in. Pricing was the one aspect that pushed people back towards…

For years, Unreal Engine has been the backbone of modern AAA gaming. Now, Epic is already preparing the next chapter, and surprisingly, Rocket League is leading the charge. Honestly, that part is kind of amazing. After spending years trapped on Unreal Engine 3, Rocket League fans are finally getting a modern engine upgrade, which feels long overdue. And yes, the teaser looked exciting. Cleaner visuals, a connected ecosystem, and a glimpse at what Epic clearly wants to position as the next era of Unreal. But while the hype train is already leaving the station, I think I’m gonna stay on…

For years now, X has quietly rewarded one of the internet’s most annoying business models: stealing someone else’s content, reposting it faster, slapping “BREAKING” on top, and farming millions of impressions before the original creator even realizes what happened. Now, the platform finally seems ready to crack down on that entire ecosystem. X says repost farmers and clickbait accounts are losing payouts According to X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, the company is now actively targeting large accounts that have been “programmatically reuploading content from smaller accounts” to game X’s creator revenue-sharing system. The platform says it will now redirect…

Launching a smartphone brand is already hard enough. Doing it while accidentally exposing customer data to the open internet somehow makes the whole thing even more chaotic. Trump Mobile is now investigating a potential data exposure that may have leaked personal information belonging to thousands of would-be customers who preordered the company’s gold-colored T1 smartphone. Trump Mobile says customer information may have been exposed online Trump Mobile says it is investigating a potential customer data exposure with help from independent cybersecurity experts after pre-order users’ names, addresses, and phone numbers were reportedly left accessible online. The issue reportedly came from…

For years, romantic AI relationships felt like distant sci-fi fiction, but reality caught up far faster than anyone expected, and it’s looking deeply unsettling already. A disturbing new Wall Street Journal report details how a 57-year-old man became emotionally obsessed with a customized ChatGPT companion named “AImee,” eventually spiraling into delusions, financial loss, hospitalization, and fractured relationships. One ChatGPT companion reportedly spiraled into obsession and delusion According to the report, Joe Alary initially turned to ChatGPT after struggling emotionally with an unrequited relationship. He customized the chatbot to act “friendly” and admiring, uploaded personal conversations and emails, and slowly built…

Rocket League is finally getting the engine upgrade fans have been talking about for years. During the Paris Major, Psyonix showed a short in-game teaser with upgraded graphics, improved lighting, and a clear mention of Unreal Engine 6. Is Rocket League finally moving to a new engine? The studio did not call it Rocket League 2 in the trailer, but the reveal points to a major rebuild of the game. Fans have been speculating about a new version of Rocket League since around 2020, with most of the conversation focused on an Unreal Engine 5 port. That is what makes…

The Apple Watch helped define the modern smartwatch industry when it launched in 2015. It transformed wearables from niche gadgets into mainstream consumer products, generated billions in revenue for Apple, and eventually became a gateway into the company’s broader health and wearables ecosystem. But more than a decade later, Apple now appears to be entering a far more uncertain phase in the category it once dominated. According to Mark Gurman’s PowerOn Bloomberg newsletter, watchOS 27 is expected to focus largely on stability improvements, performance refinements, and smaller upgrades rather than major new features. While Apple is reportedly improving heart-rate tracking…

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek just made one of the boldest pricing moves in the artificial intelligence race so far. The company announced it is permanently slashing the cost of its flagship V4-Pro AI model by 75%, bringing prices down to just a fraction of what developers were paying only weeks ago. AI companies worldwide have been facing two major problems: high infrastructure costs and limited access to high-end AI chips. So when a company suddenly cuts prices this aggressively — and permanently — it usually signals something important is changing behind the scenes. DeepSeek says usage costs for V4-Pro now…