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<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> GameStop is going all in on retro. The video game retailer is opening a series of GameStop Retro stores where they'll sell classic games and consoles to nostalgia seekers. </h5><p><img height="1216"...

<h5><strong>The big picture:</strong> Water and electronics don't mix. When the two come into contact by accident – like when your friend shoves you into the pool with your phone in your pocket – it can be a stressful situation, even if your device claims to be water resistant. Now, there's a...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> Paramount Pictures has published the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a direct sequel to 2022's Sonic movie and the third entry in what's been one of the better video game film adaptations in recent memory. </h5><div class="video-container"><iframe...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> British mobile network operator EE has issued guidance on age appropriate smartphone usage that parents can use to help safeguard the digital wellbeing of minors. The initiative is in response to rising concerns among parents regarding online safety...

<h5><strong>Buyer beware:</strong> Samsung's new Galaxy Ring and similar finger-worn wearables represent the latest category of wearable tech designed to entice consumers. Before opening up your wallet for a sleek new smart ring, however, you should know that you're buying what's essentially...

<h5><strong>Bottom line:</strong> Waymo's self-driving taxi service is finally back on the right path after overcoming regulatory setbacks in California earlier this summer. According to co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, the company recently surpassed the 100,000 paid trips per week threshold. It's a...

<h5><strong>Chicken meets streaming:</strong> Chick-fil-A is reportedly eyeing a future in streaming. The American fast food restaurant chain isn't interested in creating its own series about its business as you might suspect. Rather, the chicken sandwich specialist wants to launch a new...

<h5><strong>Bottom line:</strong> Nvidia is teaming up with MediaTek on a new scaler for gaming monitors that will eliminate the need for a separate G-Sync module. This new scaler is very similar to existing scaler hardware, but has been updated with modifications to support G-Sync features...

<h5><strong>Bottom line:</strong> Valve has weighed in on a set of controversial keyboard features that some believe enabled an unfair advantage, and one of the companies impacted by the decision has chimed in on the matter. </h5><p><img height="1359"...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Solid-state active cooling technology is heating up… or rather, cooling down. xMEMS Labs is repurposing its all-silicon, solid-state speaker technology as a tiny fan-on-a-chip to cool a range of compact electronics such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, VR...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> Antec is stepping into the mobile gaming arena. The company best known for PC cases has introduced the Core HS, a handheld gaming PC sporting a familiar design. The system packs a 6-inch, 1080p (368 PPI, 400 nits of brightness) IPS display that covers 100...

<h5><strong>A cheaper slice of pi:</strong> The Raspberry Pi 5 family growing by one. Founder Eben Upton has introduced a new version of the popular single board computer for those not planning on running memory-intensive applications. The 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 is built on a cost-optimized D0...

<h5><strong>Forward-looking:</strong> MSI is leading the push to bring CAMM2 memory to desktops. Earlier this year, the Taiwanese tech giant teased a Project Zero series motherboard that traded out the familiar DDR5 slots in favor of a single CAMM2 module. Now, they've provided a deep dive into...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> It's taken nearly three decades but Microsoft is finally increasing the FAT32 size limit. The long overdue change isn't widespread just yet – it's only available to Windows 11 insiders using the latest Canary release – but as they say, better late than never...

<h5><strong>Custom:</strong> High-end laptops are incredibly powerful given their footprint but most still lag behind their desktop cousins in at least a couple of key performance categories. Fed up with the situation, one YouTuber set out on a 14-month journey to right this wrong by building...