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Valve’s highly anticipated Steam Machine is still a while away from an official release. But a new AMD-powered cube from Thunderbolt is already leaning hard into the same living-room PC energy. However, the price is anything but console-like. Thunderbolt has just unveiled its AI Mini Workstation in China after first showing it at CES 2026. The compact cube-shaped PC is powered by one of the most powerful AMD mobile chips, if you have a few thousand dollars to spare. Steam Machine looks for workstation money The design is the obvious attention-grabber. Thunderbolt’s machine uses a cube form factor that measures…
Sony’s Xperia phones have always been a little different. The company built phones for those who actually care about focal lengths, shutter buttons, color science, and camera-style controls on a phone. The new Xperia 1 VIII continues this tradition, but Sony is now adding a layer of AI assistance to the formula. Its latest flagship introduces an AI Camera Assistant powered by Xperia Intelligence, which is how Sony plans to stand out from the crowd—even though I’m still skeptical. How Sony AI tries to guide rather than process This is the part I’m a little wary of, mostly because Xperia’s…
Alongside new scam protection updates, Google announced a separate set of privacy and theft protection upgrades for Android at the Android Show I/O Edition today. From finer control over which apps can see your location and contacts, to new tools that make stolen phones harder to access and easier to recover, the updates give Android users more say over their own data. Your location and contacts stay yours Android 17 will introduce a new location button that lets you grant an app precise location access only while it’s open. Once you close the app, access will be revoked automatically, with…
The iPhone Camera app has always been simple, sometimes to a fault. While this simplicity was great for the wider audience, the Camera app seemed to fall behind the Android competitors. But Apple may finally be ready to give users more control over what shows up on the screen. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning a major Camera app interface update that will let users customize the row of controls at the top of the viewfinder. It also goes beyond just the simple UI elements being moved around, by adding new “widgets”. How widgets work in the new…
Google has announced a broad set of security upgrades for Android at the Android Show I/O Edition today, and the most impactful ones target the scams that cost users real money. From automatically hanging up on fake bank calls to hiding your one-time passwords (OTPs) from malicious apps, the updates add up to Google’s most significant push yet to protect Android users from fraudsters and rogue software. Your bank will verify its own calls The headliner of today’s announcement is verified financial calls, a new feature that automatically ends phone calls from numbers spoofing your bank or financial institution. Phone…
Robotics already has applications in many industries, from manufacturing to healthcare. That is to say, this futuristic technology has been deployed and proven its capabilities; what comes next is the socioeconomic response. In the same way that the early internet and smartphone technology were normalized in local and international culture, such a level of transformation may be seen in robotics. The Shift From Novel to Normal One might argue that the most important phase of any technology is when it becomes commonplace. Society has watched this shift with the rise of the internet, currently observes it with the propagation of…
Spotify Wrapped usually gives you a quick snapshot of your year in music. Spotify 20 goes much further back, and that makes it a lot more personal. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Spotify has launched Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s), a new mobile-only in-app experience that looks at your full listening history on the platform. It shows your first day on Spotify, the total number of unique songs you have played, your first streamed song, and your all-time most-streamed artist. Spotify is also giving users an All-Time Top Songs Playlist with their 120 most-played tracks, including play counts.…
The constant reliance on smartphones and wearable tech has reset expectations for daily life. Battery anxiety, when a low power warning appears during a commute, a meeting, or while using navigation, has become a common experience. Early versions of the portable charger were often bulky, slow, and inconvenient to carry. Over time, the power bank has evolved into a more practical tool, with smaller designs and improved performance that better match daily routines and constant connectivity. Today, brands like VRURC are focusing on making portable charging more practical for everyday use, with designs that prioritize portability and simplicity. The Shift Toward Mobile-First Lifestyles …
Google is bringing Gemini Intelligence to Android, which brings the best of Gemini to its most intelligent devices. The company really wants you to get your work done by Gemini throughout the day, all while staying in control and keeping your data private. Google is rolling out these features starting with the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices this summer. Furthermore, we’ll see these features on other Android devices, including watches, cars, glasses, and laptops, later this year. Your assistant is about to get a lot more hands-on, without you having to ask twice Google is clearly pushing Gemini beyond…
Every year, Google front-loads its Android announcements in a separate pre-show the week before its annual I/O conference. This year, the company did exactly that, and The Android Show: I/O Edition was anything but a warmup act. Google showed up well prepared, with plenty of software and a major hardware announcement that took everyone by surprise. One by one, let’s talk about everything, including a deeply integrated AI overhaul, a long-overdue security upgrade, an Android Auto makeover that feels like it was designed for 2026, and a brand-new laptop category. One thing is clear: Google wants to be the leading…