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Microsoft’s next generation of Surface Laptops could finally be getting a solid display upgrade. New reports reveal that OLED options may soon become a possibility. In a vacuum, it sounds like something that the Surface lineup needs, but I’m already wincing at what that might do to the price. What’s coming on the new Surface Laptops? According to a Windows Central report, the company is preparing a refresh for its Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models later this year. These are expected to bring new chips, upgraded displays, and a two-stage rollout for Intel and Snapdragon variants this summer. While…

Microsoft is rolling out a new Microsoft College Offer for US college students buying a Windows 11 laptop, and it’s clearly built to make the purchase feel bigger than the hardware alone. Starting April 15, eligible buyers can get more than $500 in added perks at no extra cost when they pick up a qualifying PC. The offer includes a year of Microsoft 365 Premium, a year of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a custom Xbox Wireless Controller through Xbox Design Lab. Microsoft is also pairing those extras with limited-time discounts on select models, including a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x…

Windows Recall was meant to make your PC history easier to search, but a new proof of concept is putting that promise under pressure again. TotalRecall Reloaded shows how information captured by the Windows 11 feature can still be intercepted after sign in, even after Microsoft overhauled its protections following last year’s backlash. Recall doesn’t capture a narrow slice of activity. It can preserve a broad visual record of what happens on your PC, including apps, websites, messages, and other on screen content. Microsoft shifted the feature to opt in use and added encryption plus Windows Hello protection, but the…

A new wearable device that looks like a simple beanie could soon change how people interact with computers. Developed by Silicon Valley startup Sabi, the prototype uses brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to convert a user’s internal speech into text, effectively allowing them to “type” using their thoughts. According to a report by WIRED, the device is designed to be one of the least intrusive brain-tech wearables yet, avoiding the bulky, futuristic look of many experimental headsets. Instead, it blends into everyday clothing, making it more practical for daily use. A Wearable That Listens To Your Thoughts The beanie works using…

A new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol has found that people trying to resist food cravings may be using social media content featuring indulgent meals as a substitute for actually eating them. The findings challenge the long-held assumption that exposure to tempting food imagery leads to overeating. The research, conducted in collaboration with the University at Buffalo School of Management, explored how visual engagement with food content influences eating behaviour. Across three experiments involving 840 participants aged between 19 and 77, researchers combined online surveys with a controlled laboratory study to examine how people respond to…

In this exclusive cover story interview, Game Informer editor Marcus Stewart asks Mike Willette, the executive producer of Invincible VS, nearly a hunded rapid-fire questions about the upcoming fighting game based on Robert Kirkman and Corey Walker’s bloody comic book series. Our Rapid Fire format serves as a great primer for interested players and also gives us the chance to test our worst comedic material.Invincible VS Rapid Fire Interview: 

If you’ve ever bought a Steam game only to see it go on sale days later, you know the pain. Valve may finally have a fix in the works. According to NotebookCheck, data spotted in Steam’s backend code suggests a built-in 30-day price history feature is coming to the platform. However, there’s no official word from Valve or a release timeline. How will Steam’s price history feature work? The price history feature would show you whether a game’s current price is the lowest it has been in the past 30 days. It would also flag when a game is on…

Microsoft is planning a two-stage rollout of new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models.  While the Intel-powered variants could launch this spring, the Snapdragon X2 models could arrive in summer, reportedly due to supply chain constraints (via Windows Central).  What’s actually changing for Surface buyers? The upgrades include display improvements, with Microsoft going with OLED panels for the Surface Laptop for the first time (though limited to higher-end configurations), along with a higher-resolution screen rumored for some models.   Along with the Intel and Qualcomm chipsets, the notebooks could come with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for their base…

AI-generated car damage is turning into a real insurance fraud issue, with Admiral linking a sharp rise in cases during 2025 to manipulated images and fabricated supporting materials. The problem is no longer limited to suspicious paperwork. Photos of damaged vehicles can now be edited to make a loss look worse or to help support a duplicate filing. According to a BBC report, one filing used an AI-edited number plate on a damaged Land Rover, while a similar image with a different plate appeared in a second case. Another image made rear-end damage look more severe than it was. Admiral…

One of the biggest problems with self-driving systems is that they can see the road perfectly well and still make shaky short-term decisions in messy city traffic. The advanced systems struggle to keep up with complex and fluctuating road situations. But a new study argues that these cars don’t need better vision, but a better memory. In the peer-reviewed paper KEPT (Knowledge-Enhanced Prediction of Trajectories from Consecutive Driving Frames with Vision-Language Models), researchers from Tongji University and collaborators developed a system that helps autonomous vehicles “remember” past driving scenes before choosing what to do next. How does this new self-driving…