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Subtlety is overrated, and MSI just proved that. The Taiwanese laptop maker has rolled out a sweeping refresh, unveiling more than a dozen new gaming laptops spread across its Cyborg, Crosshair, Raider, Stealth, and Titan lineups.  The models cover 15-inch, 16-inch, and 18-inch form factors, ensuring there’s something for every gamer or professional user, making it hard for buyers to run out of excuses for not upgrading this year.  So, what’s actually new inside these machines? It is Intel’s newly announced Arrow Lake-HX Plus chips, specifically the Core Ultra 9 290HZ Plus, that acts as a catalyst for MSI’s new…

Google made an unexpected cameo on Macs with the launch of a native Gemini app. What’s even more interesting (and a bit funny) is that the app arrived at Apple’s long-promised Siri upgrade (and a rumored standalone app for the voice assistant).  The free app is available on macOS 15 and above. Though the app isn’t available on the App Store (yet), you can download it from Google’s official landing page. What can the Gemini Mac app actually do? Quite a bit, actually. Once you install the app, you can summon Gemini by pressing Option + Space keys. Doesn’t matter…

The LCD era on Apple’s iPad Air may finally be over next year. According to a new report by the South Korean outlet ET News, Apple is gearing up to give the iPad Air the most-awaited upgrade: an OLED display. Per the publication, Samsung Display is preparing to manufacture OLED panels for the next-generation iPad Air. Mass production is expected to begin around the end of this year or the beginning of next year (in January 2027).  Why is this a big deal? If everything goes well, Apple may release the updated iPad Air in the first half of 2027,…

Artificial intelligence is steadily expanding into new areas of everyday life, and dating may be next. A new wave of AI “agents” is being developed to simulate personalities, interact with others, and even help users find potential romantic partners – without users having to do the initial work themselves. According to a report by WIRED, researchers and developers are experimenting with systems that create personalised AI agents, or “digital twins,” designed to represent individuals in virtual environments. These agents can interact with others, hold conversations, and assess compatibility at a scale that would be impossible for humans alone. AI Agents…

Amazon is finally ready to let you hang its art-focused TV on your wall. After a splashy debut at CES earlier this year, the Amazon Ember Artline lineup is now officially available for pre-order. Blending tech into your home decor A direct competitor to Samsung’s The Frame TV, the Ember Artline’s primary goal is to disappear into your decor. And it does so with a slim 1.5-inc profile, a matte screen that kills reflections, and a magnetic frame system that makes it look more like an art piece than a black slab on your wall. What really sets the Ember…

If you have ever finished an audiobook and wished you owned the book, Spotify has an easy solution. The company now lets you buy physical books directly from its app in the U.S. and the U.K. How to buy physical books in the Spotify app? Spotify has partnered with Bookshop for the sale of paper books. When you browse an audiobook on Spotify, you will now see an option to buy a copy. Once you tap it, Spotify redirects you to Bookshop’s website to complete the purchase. This means Spotify does not process payments itself. Instead, it acts as a…

Love it or hate it, the word “soul” is quite synonymous with From Software, whether that’s Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, its other challenging action games like Bloodborne or Elden Ring, or the Soulslike genre the studio inspired. So it’s no surprise that some players expected “Soulframe” to feature gameplay reminiscent of a Soulslike. After playing the game for several hours myself – and if you’re a Game Informer subscriber, you will be receiving a Soulframe Preludes code to check it out for yourself, too – I can confidently say that while there is a slight tinge of that Soulslike feel, I wouldn’t place…

Amazon just refreshed one of its most popular streaming devices. The new Fire TV Stick HD is officially here, and it is the slimmest Fire TV device Amazon has ever made. At $34.99, it is available for preorder right now and ships April 29. What’s new with the Fire TV Stick HD and how is it different? The new model is about 30% slimmer than the previous generation. It can fit easily in the narrow space behind your TV and works with a short USB-C cable that plugs directly into your TV’s USB port for power. So you don’t need…

Adobe has quietly been building something big inside Firefly, its all-in-one creative AI studio. And today, the company is ready to show it off. Meet Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational tool that lets you describe what you want to create and then handles the execution across Adobe’s entire app ecosystem, including Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, and Illustrator.  You no longer need to bounce between the apps and can handle all the edits with simple text prompts. The idea is simple. You bring your vision and creative judgment, give Firefly a prompt, and the assistant will figure out the rest. So…

Google has released Android Canary build 2604 (ZP11.260320.007), containing a few new experimental features. Before anything else, a quick heads up: Canary builds are not meant for everyday use. They can be buggy and unstable, and features introduced here might not always make it into the final stable release.  If you’re a developer who wants to test new builds and get ahead of upcoming changes, Canary is right up your alley. But if you are a regular Android user, I would recommend installing it only on a secondary device, and not your daily driver Android phone.  Android Canary 2604 is…