Steve Jobs and Bill Atkinson (right) worked closely to help bring the Macintosh to life. Image credit – Apple The engineer behind much of the Mac’s early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. “Bill” Atkinson, died…
Gamers, let’s not pretend PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass multiplayer subscriptions are okay – they’re exactly why PC gaming is arguably cheaper in the long term
It’s been a long while since I took a huge and ambitious leap into the gaming PC ecosystem, and with it have come plenty of highs and lows. As one who also plays games on console, specifically Sony’s PS5, it was…
Inside the race to find GPS alternatives
“Just because of this shorter distance, we will put down signals that will be approximately a hundred times stronger than the GPS signal,” says Tyler Reid, chief technology officer and cofounder of Xona. “That means the reach of jammers will be…
Playdate Season 2 review: The Whiteout and Wheelsprung
Panic is not messing around with Playdate’s second season. After on the right foot with Dig! Dig! Dino!, Fulcrum Defender and the surprise rollout of Blippo+, the team has followed through with another strong pair of games for week two. and…
‘Flying Banana’ traveling 125 mph fires laser into sky and catches aurora hunters off guard (video)
On two separate nights in May, a strange blue laser sliced through the skies over the Oxfordshire, England countryside, leaving skywatchers baffled. Astrophotographer and astronomy communicator Mary McIntyre captured the eerie spectacle on her remote aurora-hunting cameras — and what she…
Trump administration likely to delay TikTok ban again
Image Credit: lechenie-narkomanii on Pixabay In a move that has almost become tradition, the Trump administration has once again hit pause on the TikTok ban, leaving the app’s fate mired in uncertainty. The TikTok ban saga continues to drag on,…
Resident Evil Requiem officially announced and it’s launching in February 2026
Resident Evil Requiem has officially been announced The ninth entry launches on February 27, 2026, for PC and console Requiem‘s protagonist is FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, who could be related to Resident Evil Outbreak‘s Alyssa Ashcroft It’s official, Resident Evil Requiem…
The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution. This year, the focus has shifted to AI agents—systems that are less about responding to users’ queries and more about autonomously accomplishing…
Current in-stock availability on consoles and games
The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally a thing you can buy in the US. The $450 console officially went up for sale at midnight ET on June 5, with several retailers offering the device both online and in-store. Predictably, online stock…
The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is 28% off pre-Father’s Day
If you’re looking for a deal in time for Father’s Day, and you want to beat the inevitable Prime Day rush, this is the offer for you. The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is one of the best star projectors on the…