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ASRock launches new 240Hz gaming monitors alongside budget 144Hz options

ASRock has unveiled a new lineup of gaming monitors under its Phantom Gaming and Challenger series, introducing high-refresh-rate displays aimed at both competitive gamers and budget-conscious users. The announcement includes multiple 27-inch monitors with 240Hz refresh rates, alongside more affordable 144Hz entry-level options, marking a broader push into the gaming display market. High Refresh Rates Meet Affordable Gaming At the center of the launch are three new Phantom Gaming models – PG27FFS2E, PG27FFS2E-W, and PG27FFS1A. These monitors feature 27-inch Full HD IPS panels with a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, designed to deliver smooth and responsive gameplay, particularly…

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MIT’s portable projector turns any surface into a design canvas with invisible ink

What if you could redesign your clothes, furniture, or even your walls as easily as changing wallpaper on your phone? Researchers at MIT have built exactly that kind of system, called ChromoLCD. It is a portable device that can “print” high resolution designs onto everyday objects using light and special invisible ink. Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the device works like a simple stamp. You upload an image, place the device on a surface, and it applies the design without complicated setup or modeling. How ChromoLCD uses light to redesign real world objects At the…

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Razer’s latest Blade 16 goes Intel-powered with better battery and performance

Razer has officially unveiled the 2026 Blade 16, and this time, the biggest change isn’t the design, but what’s inside. After switching to AMD last year, Razer is now moving back to Intel, with the new Blade 16 powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. Introducing the next-gen Razer Blade 16, engineered to deliver even more incredible performance: https://t.co/yGys5ZNlSx This 16-inch ultra-thin gaming machine is driven by the next-gen Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor and our patented vapor chamber cooling. Armed with… pic.twitter.com/0j2iMnkvzQ— R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) March 25, 2026 This chip brings plenty of cores,…

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Android 17’s new Contact Picker stops apps from accessing your entire contact list

Android 17 is getting a new Contact Picker that changes how apps access your contacts list. Earlier reports hinted at this shift toward tighter privacy, and now Google is rolling it out. 📣 New feature in Android 17!Android 17 is introducing a new Contact Picker feature that provides a standardized, secure, and searchable interface for contact selection.Historically, apps needing access to your contacts relied on the broad “READ_CONTACTS” permission, which… pic.twitter.com/eLZ1zVRArS— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) March 25, 2026 Instead of giving apps full access to your address book, you will be able to choose exactly which contacts they can see. Previously,…

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From Visual Novel To Fortnite, Here’s A Brief History of Invincible in Video Games

Given the sheer amount of media franchises that have been airdropped into Fortnite, it’s no surprise that Invincible found its way into the hit battle royale. For only a couple of months in late 2023, players could purchase a cosmetics pack that granted character skins of Invincible, Omni-Man, Atom Eve, Allen, and Dupli-Kate. One rather grim but thematically appropriate cosmetic was a backpack modeled after The Immortal’s severed head. These unlockables were removed from the game in September 2025, and who knows when or if they’ll return. 

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Reddit may ask you to prove you’re human as it cracks down on bot accounts

Reddit is stepping up its fight against bots, and now your account could be asked to prove it is human if the platform detects fishy behaviour. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says these checks will be rare, but they are meant to protect what makes Reddit work in the first place – real people talking to real people. As AI-generated content spreads, Reddit admits it is getting harder to tell who is behind a post. So instead of broad crackdowns, it is focusing on suspicious behavior and adding clearer signals across the platform. How Reddit plans to separate humans from bots…

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4K stabilized footage, 10km transmission range, and 93 minutes of flight for 9: the DJI Mini 4K is on sale

The DJI Mini 4K Fly More Combo is down to $309 at Amazon, a $140 saving off its $449 list price. For that you’re getting a sub-249-gram drone with a 4K 3-axis gimbal camera, 10km video transmission range, and three batteries in the box for up to 93 minutes of total flight time. As entry points into serious aerial photography go, this is one of the more complete packages at this price. What you’re getting The weight is the first thing worth understanding. At under 249 grams, the Mini 4K falls below the FAA registration threshold in the US, which…

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Nintendo might charge less for digital Switch games?

Nintendo might finally be doing something gamers have been asking for… forever. The company has officially confirmed that Switch 2 games will have different pricing for digital and physical versions, with digital copies expected to be cheaper. The change begins in May 2026, starting with titles like Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. For example, early listings on the eShop show the game priced at $59.99 digitally vs $69.99 physically, marking a clear shift in how Nintendo handles game pricing. Why is Nintendo doing this? Let’s be real, physical games are comparatively expensive to make. Nintendo says the change reflects the…

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Nintendo Games Will Have Different Prices For Physical And Digital Moving Forward, Starting With Yoshi And The Mysterious Book

Nintendo has announced a change to its Nintendo Switch 2 game pricing, with digital and physical versions of its titles launching at different prices. This change will begin in May with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and because preorders for the game are now live, we know the price difference between the physical and digital versions. The digital version of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will cost $59.99 and the physical version will cost $69.99, reflecting a $10 price difference. That’s in stark contrast to previously released first-party Nintendo games, like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Metroid Prime 4,…

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Your wallet is not ready for ASUS’ new prices

ASUS is preparing to significantly increase the prices of its PCs, with new reports suggesting that the hikes could be steeper than initially expected. The move comes amid growing pressure across the global hardware industry, driven by rising component costs and ongoing supply constraints. Price Hikes Could Reach Up To 30% According to this report, ASUS is planning to raise PC prices by 25% to 30% starting in the second quarter of 2026, making it one of the most aggressive pricing shifts seen in recent years. The announcement was made by a senior ASUS executive during a recent product event,…

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