Category: Hardware


  • Sony is making a Horizon MMO — here’s the video and details

    The rumored MMO set in Sony’s post-apocalyptic Horizon universe is real — and we’ve seen a video spilling details about the game before it’s been announced.  The new game is called Horizon Steel Frontiers, and Sony and the Korean video game company NCSoft are working on it together. Based on a more than 10-minute video…

  • The next macOS update can turn your screen into a ring light

    Sometimes, the best features in a new operating system aren’t the flashy ones that get broadcast during a keynote. They’re subtle improvements that naturally fit into how you use your device and just make the experience better. One of those appears to be coming in the next macOS update. The dev beta of Tahoe 26.2…

  • OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities

    On Wednesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. The company is wrapping the models in the language of anthropomorphism, claiming that they’re warmer, more conversational, and better at following instructions. The release follows complaints earlier this year that its previous models were…

  • The best budget robot vacuums

    Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget…

  • Intel software fixes stamp down privilege escalation vulnerabilities, while microcode updates clean up CPU messes — chipmaker has its own Patch Tuesday as it stomps down 30 bugs

    Intel took a page from Microsoft‘s book and published a bevy of software updates for some of its commonly used software on Tuesday. The update pack is large and contains a few noteworthy privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Additionally, there are a few microcode updates for minor issues with contemporary Intel chips, for which the company already…

  • With another record broken, the world’s busiest spaceport keeps getting busier

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—Another Falcon 9 rocket fired off its launch pad here on Monday night, taking with it another 29 Starlink Internet satellites to orbit. This was the 94th orbital launch from Florida’s Space Coast so far in 2025, breaking the previous record for the most satellite launches in a calendar year from the world’s…

  • Alien Earth and series creator Noah Hawley will return for season 2

    Alien Earth will return to FX (and Disney+ and Hulu) for a second season, thanks to a new deal between Disney and series creator Noah Hawley. The new season has no air date yet, but we do know one thing about it: It will be shot in London. The first season was shot in Thailand,…

  • The Rogue Prince of Persia is coming to Switch and Switch 2 consoles on December 16. The game was in early access for around a year before being officially released for PC and consoles back in August. This version has been “optimized for handheld and hybrid play” and includes all content from the original release.…

  • How the Steam Frame compares to other VR headsets

    Valve just announced the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset that can both stream games from a PC and play games locally thanks to an onboard Arm chip. The headset is quite a bit different from Valve’s previous model, the Index, which had to be tethered to a gaming computer with a physical wire.…

  • Best portable monitors 2025: Displays that go with you

    Portable monitors have gained in popularity, and it’s easy to see why. They’re a boon to both desktop and laptop users. While portable monitors might not reach the large screen sizes of conventional displays, they offer other advantages: They are relatively inexpensive, easy to connect, and, best of all, easy to transport — whether that’s…