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Qualcomm just dropped a surprise at CES 2026 and it’s pretty good news for consumers eyeing a laptop upgrade this year. Months after announcing the high-end Snapdragon X2 Elite and its Extreme variant, the company has just revealed the mid-tier Snapdragon X2 Plus silicon. A new lifeline for Copilot+ laptops The latest from Qualcomm employs the 3rd Gen Oryon CPU cores, which are touted to be 35% speedier while also drawing 43% less power. Simply put, more power and higher battery efficiency. Qualcomm is also raising the AI performance to 80 TOPS, nearly double compared to its first-gen Snapdragon X…
At CES 2026, TCL expanded its NXTPAPER lineup with a new model — the NXTPAPER 70 Pro — that offers multiple display modes (which happen to be the handset’s USP), upgraded specifications, and a rather appealing price tag. The main highlight of the NXTPAPER 70 Pro is its 6.9-inch screen with a 2340 x 1080-pixel resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Sounds like a regular phone screen, right? Three display modes, one eye-friendly screen Well, the latest NXTPAPER model, like its predecessor, features a matte-finish display that eliminates the glare we’re used to seeing on regular smartphones, or tablets, for…
On January 6, tech giants and promising startups alike will converge on Las Vegas for CES 2026, the most powerful tech event in the world. The Digital Trends editorial team will be there on the show floor, talking with experts, trying products for the first time, and breaking down what this year’s innovations mean for you.
I’ve just come out of a LG’s CES 2026 press conference – dubbed a ‘World Premiere’, giving the sense of something new and exciting about to appear (although it transpired all of what was spoken about had already been press released). But it was clear what the focal point of the event was: Cloid (or CLOiD, if you write it in the way LG wants to brand it), a prototype home robot on wheels that’s designed to show the future of how we’ll live. The idea is simple enough and another step towards realising the futuristic world those living in…
Lost your phone charger again? Perhaps it slipped under the couch, or it’s under all your clothes in the travel bag, or you left it in a hotel you stayed at last weekend. Either way, losing a charger is always upsetting, especially if you’ve spent a decent amount on it. However, the do-it-yourself furniture giant IKEA thinks it has the answer: a $4 USB-C charger. A charger you won’t stress over The charger comes as part of the SJÖSS lineup, which already includes the $7 30W charger and a $24 45W two-port charger. However, the new 20W USB-C charger offers…
Death Howl is a turn-based, grid-based Soulslike deckbuilder, but despite this dizzyingly long chain of subgenres, the game comes together well, with a tight, satisfying gameplay loop. Its themes of grief are well-handled, its sidequests are unique and challenging, and it continued to introduce fun new mechanics even dozens of hours into my 45-hour playthrough. Ro, Death Howl’s protagonist, journeys into the spirit world after a tragic accident separates her from her son. In her quest to get him back, she seeks help from the land’s four great spirits to reach the summit of the howling mountain. Along the way,…
Hello! And I’m back, having shuffled halls to make it over to Hisense to see what’s happening. You can watch it live from Hisense’s website, which means you get to see all the moving images and sounds yourself, but you don’t want to do that, do you? No, you’d surely rather watch a very jetlagged man try to pick through what’s actually being said onstage and why. Yeah, stick with me for that. Oooh, it’s starting! LiveLast updated January 05, 2026 10:38 AMThe liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet.Load more
If you’ve been curious about the Kindle Scribe but didn’t want to pay full price, this is the kind of discount that makes the decision easy. The Amazon Kindle Scribe (64GB) is down to $309.99 (was $449.99), saving you $140 at 31% off. It’s also worth noting that deals like this often show up when a newer model is available, which can make the previous version a much better value if you don’t need the absolute latest hardware. What you’re getting The Kindle Scribe is all about the bigger canvas. You get a large-screen Kindle experience that’s great for long…
If you’ve been tempted by a “big screen at home” setup but you don’t want to mount a projector to the ceiling or run cables across the room, this is the kind of price cut that makes an ultra short-throw model feel realistic. The Epson Lifestudio Grand 4K PRO-UHD ultra short throw smart laser projector is $2,199.99 (was $2,699.99), saving you $500. This isn’t a cheap impulse buy, but it is a meaningful discount on a premium projector designed to sit close to the wall and still deliver a huge image. What you’re getting This is an ultra short-throw laser…
It’s officially 2026, and as we all shift our brain’s gears toward the games to come, I had the opportunity to speak with Neowiz, the publisher behind Lies of P, to discuss the past year. In the email Q&A below, Neowiz co-CEO Sean Kim (pictured above) and I discuss the publisher’s 2025, last year’s Overture expansion for Lies of P, how the publisher charts its release course, generative AI, and more. And don’t worry: I asked about the in-development Lies of P sequel. Below, you can find the full email Q&A between Kim and I: An Interview With Neowiz Co-CEO Sean Kim Game…