Author: News Room
It seems that Spotify wants to become a one-stop solution for all our audio needs. The music streaming giant slowly added audiobooks and podcasts to its platform, and now it is adding magazine articles. In a post on its website, Spotify said that over 650 long-form magazine articles are now available to listen to. The curated collection is produced by Spotify’s in-house audiobooks team and pulls from some of the biggest names in publishing, including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork. Each narrated Article runs under two hours and fits right into Premium…
James Bond has a long history in video games, but his quality missions are far fewer and farther between. I’m happy to report that 007 First Light can join the ranks of successful outings, offering a new and original take on the character that is both fresh and rooted in a deep understanding of the man and the fiction. While the game mostly features enjoyable interactive ideas, its mechanics occasionally threaten to dampen the excellent cinematic flow. But even then, the charm of this spy thriller carries it forward with a can’t-put-down quality that Bond movie makers would be wise…
Apple’s upcoming M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pros are quietly turning into the best laptops the company has ever made. We already knew about the new chipset, OLED panels, a brand-new design, and more. And now, Apple is reportedly borrowing one of Samsung’s coolest features for the next MacBook Pro, and it might arrive a lot sooner than previously thought. If you have been following the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, you already know about its Privacy Display feature. For those who missed it, the feature can instantly darkens the screen from anyone looking at it from the side. The…
Ozzy Osbourne is the latest dead legend being pulled into the AI avatar era. Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the project at Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, where they revealed a partnership with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram to create a lifelike digital version of the late Black Sabbath frontman. Ozzy died in July 2025 at the age of 76, just weeks after his final live performance with Black Sabbath in Birmingham. What’s the purpose of AI Ozzy? The project is being described as an AI-powered avatar rather than a simple hologram clip. This avatar will use Ozzy’s voice, image,…
A new leak out of China suggests Intel is planning a Nova Lake Edge processor, with an unusual core configuration that looks nothing like a typical chip, but once you understand what it’s actually designed for, the layout will start making sense. The information comes from the Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via VideoCardz). The Chinese leaker claims that Intel’s Nova Lake Edge line includes a variant with eight efficiency cores and 12 Xe integrated graphics cores. What does the leak actually say? The most striking detail here is the absence of performance cores in this configuration. On a regular laptop…
Starlink Mini is already the version of SpaceX’s internet dish built for on-the-go connectivity. It has found its fans in travelers, campers, vanlifers, and others who live off the grid. But new firmware clues suggest SpaceX may be getting ready to make it even more portable by putting the battery inside the dish itself. According to a PCMag report, university researcher Jinwei Zhao spotted new Starlink firmware strings that point toward a possible Starlink Mini model with an integrated battery. The key clue is a new DishBatteryStats reference, which appears designed to return battery-specific information rather than simply detect that…
More than a decade ago, when I was still a starry-eyed, sweet-summer-child tech reporter, I watched Google’s Project Glass video and got embarrassingly close to tears. The future looked so clean in that commercial. Directions floated in front of your eyes. Photos happened with a voice command. Life looked frictionless, connected, and just tasteful enough to make wearing a tiny computer on your face seem profound instead of deranged. I remember thinking, yes, we live in the future now. Then Google Glass became real, reached early users in 2013, and the future got called “glassholes.” Google had started selling early…
Destruction AllStars, the multiplayer vehicular arena combat game, was among the PlayStation 5’s first exclusive titles, and now it’s time to bid it farewell. The game is shutting down this Fall and has already been removed from sale.Players are receiving emails from PlayStation notifying them that, as of today, Destruction AllStars has been delisted from the PlayStation Store along with its Destruction Points virtual currency. Additionally, the game’s multiplayer services have been disabled for good.However, owners can still play the game’s single-player modes until November 25, when, at 11:00 a.m. ET, all server support will cease. After this date, Arcade…
Today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 26.6 to developers, and so far, it contains exactly one known feature. It’s an alert that tells you when you’ve run out of space on your blocked contacts list. That’s right, and that’s it. The fact that Apple had to ship this new alert at all says something uncomfortable about how the company has handled the spam call problem, along with carriers and regulators. What is the blocked contacts limit and why does it matter? Apple never told us, but iOS has always had a cap on how many numbers you can…
Logitech has added three new devices to its Signature series, meant for people who spend long hours at a desk and move between work, personal tasks, and multiple devices throughout the day. It is designed to reduce repeated friction from switching devices, lower input noise, and make long desk sessions more comfortable. The lineup includes the Signature Comfort Plus M850 L mouse with palm cushion support, the MK880 Signature Comfort Plus keyboard and mouse combo, and the M840 L mouse, which has the same mouse features as the M850 L but without the palm cushion. These peripherals will be available…