Acer has unveiled a group of new gaming monitors, including a pair of 26.5-inch QD-OLED screens under its Predator label. The Predator X27U F5 has peak refresh rate of 500Hz and a resolution of 2560×1440, while the Predator X27 X has a 4K screen and a 240Hz refresh rate. Both monitors offer AMD FreeSync Premium … Read more
After winning a court case pretty decisively against Apple, developer Epic submitted Fortnite to the US App Store and suggested it would soon be back on iOS. However, according to the Fortnite team, Apple has blocked the game on both the US App Store and the EU’s iOS version of its own Epic Games Store. … Read more
For Paul and Chris Weirtz, Murderbot — the upcoming TV adaptation of Martha Wells’ sci-fi novella All Systems Red — was an experiment: Can you have a hero who tries to do nothing? The 10-episode sci-fi series, which debuts May 16 on Apple TV+, follows an anxious security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) assigned to protect a survey group … Read more
The former FBI director shared a social media post that some assumed was an incitement of violence against Donald Trump. The former FBI director shared a social media post that some assumed was an incitement of violence against Donald Trump.
In the early hours of May 14, xAI’s chatbot Grok repeatedly gave X users responses that referred to claims about a “white genocide” in South Africa even if their inquiries had nothing to do about the subject. Now, in a statement posted on the social network, Elon Musk‘s AI company has explained that “an unauthorized … Read more
When it comes to headphones, we can’t shut up about Sony’s top-tier buds and over-the-head options. In each iteration, the company adds new features, develops better technology and hones its strengths in portable audio, and three years on from the WH-1000XM5, the sixth-gen model does it yet again. Sony’s overhauled its flagship headphones in all … Read more
Managing subscriptions directly from your iPhone is one of the simplest ways to prevent unwanted charges and keep track of active services. Whether you’re looking to cancel a streaming platform, cloud storage plan or any other recurring charge that you signed up for through Apple, doing so only takes a few steps. If you download … Read more
It looks like we’re entering the era of crazy-thin phones. This week, Samsung finally announced the Galaxy S25 Edge, its slimmest smartphone yet. Is there actually a point to it, or is Samsung just trying to beat Apple to its rumored super-thin iPhone? Engadget’s Sam Rutherford joins us to dive into the S25 Edge, as … Read more
TikTok recently began experimenting with an in-app meditation feature that encouraged teens to “wind down” after 10PM. Now, the company is making the feature official for all users and turning it on by default for all teens under the age of 18. With the change, teens will hit a full-screen “guided meditation exercise” when attempting … Read more
Last month, Meta hosted LlamaCon, its first ever generative AI conference. But while the event delivered some notable improvements for developers, it also felt a bit underwhelming considering how important AI is to the company. Now, we know a bit more about why, thanks to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. According to … Read more