CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launches with a Metacritic 90, 2.5 million copies in 24 hours, dual-borough New York, real-time character switching between Peter…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Microsoft has completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, transforming the company into the largest games publisher in the West. This…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
The Activision Blizzard acquisition closed October 13, 2023 after a two-year regulatory war, cloud rights going to Ubisoft, and Bobby Kotick's exit.…
GAMING
PAX Australia 2023 returned to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 6–8, 2023, and brought with it the full force…
APPLE
Apple reveals the $3,499 Vision Pro, Meta ships the Quest 3 on Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 at $499, and spatial computing becomes…
CHIPS & AI
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 launches on the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1, the first chip built for smart glasses, adding Meta AI and…
3D PRINTING & MAKING
Flashforge is one of 3D printing’s most enduring brands — and one of its most underrated. Founded in Zhejiang, China in 2011,…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
CMF by Nothing launched in September 2023 as a sub-brand targeting the price-sensitive mass market. Color, Material, Finish. The Nothing design DNA…
APPLE
Apple’s “WonderLust” event has just unveiled the most consequential iPhone lineup in years, creating a buzz among tech enthusiasts and everyday users…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Starfield, Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years and the most anticipated Xbox exclusive in recent memory, is now in the hands…
CHIPS & AI
SMIC 7nm shipped in the Huawei Mate 60 Pro's Kirin 9000S, a DUV-built chip that proved export controls could not cap China…
AI
As businesses adopt AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) emerges as a key technique, addressing issues of hallucinations and data relevance. By retrieving accurate…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
In 2023, Sarah Bond was named President of Xbox under Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, the leadership structure that carried Xbox through…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
IFA 2023 opens in Berlin with AI integration front and center across every product category. From AI-enhanced washing machines to Snapdragon-powered Windows…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
Gamescom 2023 in Cologne delivered one of the most stacked Opening Night Live shows in the event’s history, showcasing a remarkable variety…
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