First teased yesterday, the Android 16 Beta 4 update is now available to all of Google’s still-supported Pixel devices. This will be the last scheduled update in Google’s Android 16 beta program, whi… [+3288 chars]

First teased yesterday, the Android 16 Beta 4 update is now available to all of Google’s still-supported Pixel devices. This will be the last scheduled update in Google’s Android 16 beta program, which includes the latest fixes and optimizations, as well as m…

Droid Life

Android 16's Big Beta 4 Release for Your Pixel Arrived - Droid Life

24 hours with the worlds first trifold phone.
After 24 hours with Huaweis Mate XT a.k.a. the worlds first trifold smartphone I have this to say for it: the novelty hasnt worn off.
Ive tried the Mat… [+3806 chars]

The Huawei Mate XT is the first trifold phone anyone can actually buy — here’s what it looks like from every angle.

The Verge

Just look at Huawei’s trifold phone - The Verge

Over the years, Google marketing has compared the Pixel to the iPhone. There was notably the Phone X vs. Pixel 3a Night Sight campaign in 2019. The latest example Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e makes for th… [+1714 chars]

Over the years, Google marketing has compared the Pixel to the iPhone. The latest example — Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e — makes...

9to5google.com

Google Store posts its own Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e comparison - 9to5Google

Friendly Duels
Throw down the gauntlet and challenge friend or foe to a duel with the new Friendly Duels feature. To duel, tap the PvP tab and then tap on Friendly Duels, copy the code and share it … [+1742 chars]

Throw down the gauntlet and challenge friends or foes to a duel with the new Friendly Duels feature or see where you stand on the new Player versus Player Seasonal Leaderboard!

Blizzard.com

Throw Down the Gauntlet and Challenge Friends to a Duel — Warcraft Rumble - Blizzard News

Thats more than a year of free access to Gemini tools.
Thats more than a year of free access to Gemini tools.
Google is the latest AI service provider to court users in higher education. Starting t… [+1523 chars]

College students in the US can sign up for Google’s One AI Premium plan for free, gaining access to Gemini tools and 2TB of storage.

Google One AI Premium is free for college students until Spring 2026 - The Verge

What you need to know
<ul><li>Samsung's One UI 7 rollout as resumed for the Galaxy S24 in South Korea as of today (April 17).</li><li>The continuation features a brand new build after Samsung was fo… [+2759 chars]

We're all crossing our fingers that things are stable now.

Android Central

Samsung's One UI 7 rollout returns with a new build for the Galaxy S24 - Android Central

The modular laptop keeps getting better, for new and existing owners alike.
On the outside, Frameworks new Laptop 13 looks about the same as it has for the past four years. But the modular, upgradab… [+10253 chars]

Framework’s Laptop 13 continues its reign as the modular, upgradable, repairable notebook champion. And it now offers faster AMD Ryzen AI 300-series chips.

Framework Laptop 13 (2025) review: getting better with age - The Verge

Codemasters announced today that F1 25 will join the extremely elite club of games supporting path tracing. Just like with all the others (Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, Black Myth: Wukong, Indiana Jon… [+2048 chars]

Codemasters announced that F1 25 will support path tracing (only on PC), as well as improved facial animations thanks to NVIDIA Audio2Face.

Wccftech

F1 25 to Support Path Tracing (only on PC), Improved Facial Animations with NVIDIA Audio2Face - Wccftech

The big picture: If you've ever wanted to bring a bit of Severance's office dystopia into your real life minus the mind-splitting surgery custom keyboard brand Atomic has you covered. The company jus… [+2193 chars]

In Severance, the keyboards used by Macrodata Refinement – the department where the protagonists work – appear to draw inspiration from Data General's vintage Dasher terminals, popular...

TechSpot

A real-life Severance keyboard is here, complete with built-in trackball - TechSpot

Publisher CI Games and developer Hexworks have released the version 2.0 update for Lords of the Fallen, which adds shared progression cross-play cooperative play, a free Friend’s Pass, revamped comba… [+1803 chars]

Publisher CI Games and developer Hexworks have released the version 2.0 update for Lords of the Fallen, which adds shared progression cross-play cooperative play, a free Friend’s Pass, revamp…

Gematsu

Lords of the Fallen version 2.0 update now available - Gematsu

Sat in a San Francisco hotel room with the lights off and the curtains closed watching a hands-off demo of Bloober's survival horror Cronos: The New Dawn, it's clear the Polish horror developer has n… [+6143 chars]

Hands-off preview of Bloober's Cronos: The New Dawn, a survival horror follow-up to Silent Hill 2.

Eurogamer.net

Bloober has found its feet with Cronos: The New Dawn, its survival horror follow-up to Silent Hill 2 - Eurogamer

Image: Dotemu
Its been a long time since we were last graced with a proper 2D Ninja Gaiden game, so you can imagine our shock when Dotemu revealed Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a brand-new side-scrolling… [+3897 chars]

Nintendo Life

Hands On: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - A Slick, Bloody Return To The Series' 2D Roots - Nintendo Life

The Google TV Streamer launched last year to replace the Chromecast with a new price of $99, a bit of a hard pill to swallow for some. Now, Google is offering the first major discount on the Google T… [+1559 chars]

The Google TV Streamer is getting its first discount, with a sale price of $79, down 20% from its usual price point.

Google TV Streamer drops to $79 in its first major discount - 9to5Google

In interviews, two devs offer contrasting views of what makes an RPG fun.

Ars Technica

Power and peril: How Diablo and Darkest Dungeon designers define the RPG - Ars Technica

The Xbox Spring Sale 2025 has officially begun, and we've highlighted some of the most notable offers elsewhere on Pure Xbox, but you may also want to be aware of a few "Just For You" deals that have… [+1588 chars]

Pure Xbox

Multiple 'Just For You' Deals Quietly Added To Xbox Spring Sale - Pure Xbox

Business Wire

Mario Kart World Direct Revs up New Details on the Biggest Mario Kart Ever, Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at Launch - Business Wire

Quinn is another Harbor Freight hand-tool brand, and there are a lot of highly-rated Quinn hand tools, including its diagonal cutter, torque wrench, and screwdrivers. But if you don't have the budget… [+1044 chars]

Everyone loves a bargain, especially when times are tough. And Harbor Freight offers a number of products under $5 that reviewers say are well worth buying.

SlashGear

5 Harbor Freight Finds Under $5 That Are Actually Worth Buying (According To Reviews) - SlashGear

More images of a redesigned power cable allegedly for a future Apple "Vision Air" headset were today shared online by the prototype collector and leaker known as "Kosutami."
Yesterday, the leaker ex… [+1578 chars]

More images of a redesigned power cable allegedly for a future Apple "Vision Air" headset were today shared online by the prototype collector...

MacRumors

Images of Apple 'Vision Air' Power Cable Emerge Online - MacRumors

Imran Rahman-Jones &amp; Chris Vallance
Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.
The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users ar… [+3225 chars]

The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.

Technology