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Amazon’s Fire Phone was a spectacular failure that marred the e-commerce giant’s hardware attempt. More than a decade later, Amazon appears to be eyeing the mobile segment again with an AI twist. But it may not be preparing a straightforward smartphone sequel. In a Financial Times interview, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay says that the company has no plans to simply try to build another phone. Panay said Amazon is “not necessarily going after phone,” while acknowledging that mobile technology is changing and that new AI-powered form factors could blur the usual lines around what counts as a phone. How…

Developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital have announced The Talos Principle 3, the finale of the critically acclaimed puzzle game series. The brief teaser trailer doesn’t show any gameplay, but a batch of screenshots, posted below, reveals new twists on the series’ signature light-bouncing puzzles as well as some pretty fantastical locations, such as a giant mushroom forest.  The series takes place hundreds of years after mankind’s extinction; intelligent robots have inherited the Earth and possess the sum of mankind’s knowledge, which is tested in various puzzles and philosophical dilemmas.  As for The Talo Principle 3’s plot, the trailer’s description only offers…

Googlebook is launching this year, but Google isn’t cutting every Chromebook loose. In an interview with Chrome Unboxed, Google VP John Maletis said some Chromebooks will be able to move into Googlebook-style software through a firmware update. This means Googlebook shifts Google’s laptop plans toward an Android foundation, with Gemini built more deeply into the laptop experience and Android apps no longer sitting behind the same emulation layer. The caution flag is still big. Google hasn’t named the eligible models, shared rollout timing, or said whether upgraded Chromebooks will match new Googlebook hardware feature for feature. Which Chromebooks make the…

Sony has revealed the latest batch of games coming to PlayStation Plus, and it’s quite a good lineup. Headlining the additions are 2024’s Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption II, and a classic in the form of Time Crisis. You’ll need PlayStation Plus Premium to access all of the month’s offerings, but even if you have PlayStation Plus Extra, you can access all of the games except for Time Crisis. PlayStation Plus May 2026 Catalog Game Additions All of the games listed below will be added to PlayStation Plus on May 19. Below, we’ll list each one, along with reviews for…

Marvel fans have been waiting a long time for this one. Disney confirmed during its Upfront presentation that VisionQuest, the WandaVision spin-off starring Paul Bettany, will premiere on Disney+ on October 14. The announcement came with a first-look teaser, and the stars who showed up made it memorable. Bettany took the stage alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Hiddleston to give fans their first real glimpse at what’s coming. What is VisionQuest about and where does it fit in the MCU timeline? WandaVision was the very first Marvel series on Disney+ back in 2021, following Vision and Wanda Maximoff in…

Spring travel season is also peak portable charger season. Weekend trips, outdoor events, airport layovers, long commutes, and café work sessions all push people toward lighter everyday carry setups where bulky accessories start feeling unnecessary. That shift is changing what buyers now expect from power banks. Capacity still matters, though portability, charging speed, and design have become equally important. This year’s best spring deals reflect that change clearly. Compact chargers with faster charging support and cleaner designs are replacing oversized utility-focused power banks that were built purely around battery size. Several major brands are also pushing aggressive seasonal discounts right…

The Pokémon Company has released a new behind-the-scenes video that shows the Japan-based NHK Symphony Orchestra recording the main theme for Pokémon Winds and Waves, and it’s a treat for fans of the series’ music. In the recording, we can see the entire orchestra performing the main theme featured in the reveal trailer for Pokémon Winds and Waves, which The Pokémon Company revealed back in February. We still have a ways to go before Pokémon Winds and Waves, which is set to launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2027, but this recording is a fun look at the orchestral…

Samsung is preparing to shake up the foldable market this July with the rumored Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, a new extra-wide variant of its flagship foldable expected to launch alongside the standard Galaxy Z Fold 8. But if you were hoping for top-tier camera specs on the wide foldable, you may want to temper your expectations. No Ultra-tier main camera According to a fresh leak from GalaxyClub and SamMobile, the Fold 8 Wide will feature a 50MP main camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a 50MP f/1.9 ultrawide camera. While those numbers sound respectable, they’re not quite up there…

For people who are hard of hearing, sign language isn’t just a communication tool; it’s their primary language. The problem is that sign language is not taught to people with regular hearing, thus creating a barrier that’s hard to bridge. Now, a team of researchers in South Korea may have just found a surprisingly elegant solution to this age-old problem.  According to a new study published in Science Advances, the system, called WRSLT (wirelessly connected, ring-type sign language translator), can recognize and translate both American Sign Language and International Sign Language words with around 88% accuracy. And yes, it works…

Samsung’s next Galaxy Z models are expected to put mobile AI to work in a more practical way. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8, according to Seoul Economic Daily, will reportedly ship with One UI 9 and Google’s new Gemini Intelligence, giving the devices a deeper assistant layer than current Galaxy AI features. Gemini Intelligence is being positioned as software that can move through related apps and complete linked tasks. In practice, that means a phone assistant that can follow a chain of actions across apps, rather than stopping after a single reply. How much can…