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Amazon has officially begun rolling out its redesigned Fire TV experience, months after first showing it off at CES 2026. The update is now available across current-generation Fire TV Sticks, Fire TV Cube devices, and Amazon’s Ember smart TV lineup, bringing a faster interface, a cleaner design, and a much heavier focus on content discovery. Amazon wants Fire TV to feel less like a collection of apps The biggest change is the interface itself. Instead of pushing users into individual streaming apps first, the new Fire TV experience organizes content into dedicated sections for Movies, TV Shows, Sports, Live TV,…

RedMagic has officially lifted the curtain on its next gaming tablet, and it could be one of the most ambitious Android slates of the year. The upcoming Gaming Tablet 5 Pro combines Qualcomm’s latest flagship silicon with a feature that’s surprisingly rare in this segment: an OLED display designed specifically for gaming. RedMagic is packing flagship hardware into a compact gaming tablet The company has confirmed on Weibo that the Gaming Tablet 5 Pro will launch in China on June 30 and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. While it won’t use the higher-clocked Leading…

The review embargo for Valve’s Steam Machine is finally up, and after reading through impressions from major publications, one thing becomes immediately clear: the reviews aren’t nearly as mixed as social media would have you believe. In fact, there’s a surprising amount of consensus on what Valve got right and where it may have stumbled. Here’s how major reviewers rated the Steam Machine Digital Foundry: Called it “beautifully designed” and “virtually silent,” while noting that the premium price is difficult to ignore. Rock Paper Shotgun: Described it as a “quiet triumph of hardware design” and praised its unique appeal despite…

Valve has finally unveiled pricing for its Steam Machine models and they range from $1,049 to $1,428. There are four SKUs: a 512GB model, a 512GB model with a Steam Controller, a 2TB model, and a 2TB model with a Steam Controller.Valve writes on its announcement page, “In an effort to improve the purchase experience and limit resellers, we’re implementing a reservation system.” You have until Thursday, June 25 to sign up for which model you want to purchase. The text for signing up for the list reads, “Join the list any time before June 25th at 10 a.m. PT.…

Every year, Samsung takes the stage and promises better photos. One year, it’s brighter night shots; the next, smarter AI editing, sharper zoom, or more realistic colors. That’s pretty standard for any flagship launch. But if the latest Galaxy S27 rumor is accurate, some people may start wondering whether they’re hearing a new story or just a slightly updated version of last year’s. A new rumor suggests Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 could arrive without any major camera hardware upgrades, potentially extending a streak that’s beginning to raise eyebrows. If the leak is accurate, the company may once again rely on…

Claude Guillemot, one of Ubisoft’s founders, passed away on Saturday in a plane crash in France, according to the Associated Press. He was reportedly in a twin-motor Cessna 421 aircraft alongside a flight instructor, who also died in the accident. In a statement to the Associated Press, Mayor Franck Louvrier said the aircraft went down in a field just before landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport, along the Atlantic coast.“Ubisoft was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and chairman of Guillemot Corp., in an accident,” a spokesperson for Ubisoft said in a statement…

I’ve been using Apple products for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest tech memories involve an iPod my father gifted me when I was a kid, and from there, I was hooked. Not long after, I got my hands on Apple’s second-generation iPad, and ever since then, I’ve spent most of my time inside Apple’s ecosystem. Fast-forward to today, and not much has changed. My daily setup revolves almost entirely around Apple products. I use an iPhone 17 as my primary phone, a MacBook Air M2 for work, an Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) on my…

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On Friday afternoon, Halo Studios published an extensive FAQ answering a number of questions about its upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved remake, Halo: Campaign Evolved. In a section covering how local, split-screen co-op will work on PlayStation 5, Halo Studios wrote, “If you’re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play.”Following online frustration over this requirement, Halo Studios shared an update on X, writing, “We incorrectly stated that PlayStation Plus is required for local co-op…

Professional conference interpretation setups are notoriously painful. Dedicated booths, trained interpreters, bulky hardware, and a bill at the end of every month that makes you rethink whether the meeting was even required in the first place.  Timekettle wants to collapse all of that into a single hub that weighs 199 grams (less than modern flagship smartphones). The company just launched the X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub.  So how does the device actually work? It is a portable AI translation device that handles real-time interpretation for a team of up to 50 participants across up to five languages simultaneously. Timekettle claims that…