Xbox Series X holiday deal: save 8% and get a wireless controller Quick take The 1TB Xbox Series X delivers 4K gaming at up to 120fps with HDR. Amazon has dropped the price from $650 to $600, saving …

Why Games Work—and How to Build Them Most of us love games—but what, exactly, makes a game engaging? Raph Koster tackles this in a thoughtful breakdown of game design, focusing on the practical …

Who is San Francisco’s most devoted Waymo rider? After Waymo sent a Spotify-style “Year in Review” to anyone who took more than three rides in 2025—complete with playful “Waymotype” labels like power …

The best Kindle accessories to give a reader in 2025 Level up any Kindle with thoughtful accessories that boost comfort, protection, and battery life. Whether they read on a Kindle, Paperwhite, …

Six months after launch, Nintendo Switch 2 has quietly proven it has staying power. Its secret isn’t raw specs—it’s smart, handheld-first optimization, Nvidia DLSS upscaling, and a growing slate of …

Samsung Is in Talks With AMD to Supply 2nm Chips, Potentially for EPYC Venice CPUs, as the Foundry Emerges as a Serious TSMC Challenger Samsung Foundry is reportedly negotiating with AMD to …

PlayStation Portal Update Shows Why Sony Needs a True Handheld Console Cloud gaming is still not ready to replace native portable play. The latest update to Sony's PlayStation Portal improves the …

Multiple Switch Games Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes Several Nintendo Switch titles have been updated with compatibility fixes to ensure they run smoothly on the forthcoming Switch 2 hardware. …

Linux 6.19-rc1 lands early as Linus Torvalds releases from Japan Linus Torvalds pushed out Linux 6.19-rc1 slightly ahead of the usual schedule while in Japan for the Linux Plumbers Conference and the …

iOS 26.2: every new feature now available on your iPhone After weeks of beta testing, Apple has released iOS 26.2 with meaningful upgrades across Reminders, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Liquid Glass …