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The top-selling PlayStation Store titles demand more than $60. With the $100 GTA 6 Ultimate Edition ranking first, buyers are finding bonus content too tempting. Digital games are more profitable for publishers than PS5 discs, and Deluxe versions are particularly cost-effective.

Philips Hue is set to add a camera to its home theater lineup soon, allowing users to synchronize Philips Hue lights and Lightstrips with games, movies, and TV shows. This will enable both the color and brightness of the lighting to be adjusted to match the content on the screen.

We already know that there will be multiple configurations of the RTX Spark “Superchip,” but Nvidia has not shared those details. However, a new driver version has shed some light on a second configuration.

The Galaxy event kicks off in less than 18 hours: Samsung will be unveiling several new products, most of which you already know in detail from recent leaks. Others however have leaked far less frequently. You can tune in when the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the first international competitor to the iPhone Ultra and a very exciting Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 are unveiled for the first time in London. The expected surprise guests are likely to be the first Samsung Android XR glasses, which should become available pretty soon according to fresh new information hours before Galaxy Unpacked.

Acer has released one of its latest 16-inch gaming laptops globally. Equipped with a 165 Hz OLED display, the Predator Helios Neo 16 also contains up to 64 GB of RAM. The 16-inch laptop promises to deliver comparatively long battery life thanks to its Intel Panther Lake processor, too.

DJI's next action camera has surfaced in a new leak. Equipped with a larger battery, the Osmo 360 II also includes a significant camera upgrade that should improve video quality when shooting in 8K.

Leaked firmware reveals that Asus developed ROG Phone 10 and 10 Pro models, codenamed “Boston,” with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chips, Wi-Fi 7, and distinct camera systems. The devices were reportedly canceled following Asus’s 2026 withdrawal from the smartphone market, leaving the firmware dump as the clearest record of the unreleased gaming phones.

Lenovo has updated another of its gaming laptops with a new GPU option. Now featuring the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB, the LOQ 17IRX10 maintains a 165 Hz display, 245 W charging and an Intel Core i7-14700HX processor to reflect its more budget credentials.

After about a week of teasers, Wallhack has shared that it will unveil a new mouse and keyboard this week. The mouse seems to have swappable batteries, while the 65% keyboard is more of a mystery.

Nvidia has announced a brand-new giveaway, and the grand prize is an RTX 5080. However, this isn't a standard version of the card, as it comes with a custom 007: First Light wrap.

Philips has introduced a brand new gaming monitor with a 32-inch QD OLED panel. The 165 Hz 4K monitor also sports 99% DCI-P3 coverage, and utilizes an RGB Q-Stripe layout to improve text clarity.

The Garmin CIRQA Smart Band was finally officially unveiled today. Garmin is already offering some interesting accessories at launch, though they aren’t particularly inexpensive. Meanwhile, the user manual reveals what function the wearable’s button serves.

The RAM and storage market has been in turmoil for over a year now thanks to massive demand from the AI industry. Fortunately, it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel, at least for NAND flash.

The Philips 27E2N6900QW is a new 4K 120Hz monitor that has been launched in China. It features a Penta Tandem QD-OLED panel with a 1,000 nits peak brightness rating. There's USB-C PD passthrough, and it costs CNY 5,499, around $811.

A leak claims Casio is readying a matching brown-and-gold trio of Master of G watches — Mudmaster, Mudman, and GravityMaster — for August 2026. If true, this will continue the company's trend of releasing themed multi-model color releases across this lineup.

As the Splatoon Raiders release date arrives, some gamers are already looking ahead to Splatoon 4. The studio didn’t confirm the sequel, but revealed a reason why Raiders shipped first. The developers were anxious to flex the Switch 2 specs, with waves of Salmonids and open-world exploration.

Apple iPhones and MacBooks are expensive, and the DRAM crisis is making them even more so. Apple is therefore expected to launch a brand-new Klarna leasing program shortly, allowing customers to pay for products in 24 or 36 installments, which will be reduced if the product is subsequently returned.

Kospet has launched two affordable smartwatches featuring dual-band GNSS, 5 ATM water resistance, and a built-in LED flashlight, offering surprisingly robust feature sets wrapped in two distinctly different designs.

Smartwatch alerts can be demotivating when you are sick or recovering. Fortunately, Garmin already allows users to pause their training status—here is how it works.

Leaks from early Xiaomi 18-series prototypes suggest that HyperOS 4 is set for a major visual redesign, including wallpapers and the user interface. This could feature translucent “Liquid Glass” elements, refreshed icons, revised navigation details and more.

A full day of browsing on a super‑thin 13.2‑inch tablet? No problem for the Oppo Pad 5 Pro. In our review, the premium tablet lasted twice as long as both the iPad Air 13 and the iPad Pro. And the big Oppo tablet has even more to offer when it comes to battery performance.

The Glorious Model D3 Wireless showed that the Guardian battery system works, so the company decided to bring it to its headsets. The GHS Wireless InfinitePlay is much more expensive than its predecessor, but with infinite battery life, theoretically.

The Light Flip is one of the most unusual flip phones of the year. With a user interface designed for minimalists, an OLED display, a 50 MP camera, and a 5G modem, the device offers modern yet understated specs.

Samsung has reportedly raised initial Galaxy Z Fold 8 production numbers, signaling confidence that the wider 4:3 model will outsell both the Z Fold 8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip 8. The shift comes as Apple prepares a rumored foldable iPhone.

The DRAM crisis is leading to disputes between memory and smartphone manufacturers. Oppo and Vivo are reported to have rejected Samsung’s latest price increase, while Xiaomi expects to be able to purchase memory at lower prices again before the end of the year.

PeakDo has refreshed its LinkPower power bank for the Starlink Mini. The third model in less than a year, arrives with slightly longer battery life and Wi-Fi support, but keeps the rest of the features unchanged.

Acer UK has confirmed the pricing for the Predator Atlas 8 ahead of its October launch. The handheld gaming device will be available in four distinct configurations. These options range from £999.99 for the base Intel Arc G3 model all the way up to £1,499.99 for the top-tier Intel Arc G3 Extreme version equipped with 32GB of RAM.

Thanks to an online sale, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x laptop with the powerful Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC is now available with a major 40% discount for a limited time. This laptop also sports a whopping 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, and a 14-inch OLED display.

For the first time in Apple’s history, there will be no iPhone 18 in September—only the iPhone 18 Pro series and Apple’s first foldable device, potentially named the iPhone Ultra. According to analysts, this decision appears to be a done deal and Xiaomi may have already adopted it for their September Xiaomi 18 Pro launch, as a leaker currently suggests.

For a long time, it was the deal you could always count on: Anyone who pre-ordered the new Galaxy smartphones received double the storage space at no extra cost. In an email, Samsung has now confirmed that this offer will no longer be available, at least for the upcoming smartphones.

With its BlackBerry-style design and a second touchscreen on the back, the Unihertz Titan 2 is one of the most unusual smartphones on the market. Pebblehertz makes the second display much more useful, as it can display thousands of Pebble watch faces.

A SemiAnalysis teardown of Huawei's Kirin 9030 Pro suggests SMIC's DUV-only N+3 process rivals Intel's 18A node in one unexpected area despite lacking access to EUV lithography. The report explores the engineering tricks that made it possible and why they still fall short of matching the industry's leading-edge processes.

Samsung's One UI 9 Beta 4 update improves the Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display feature so it only obscures a video playing in picture-in-picture mode. The rest of the screen remains fully visible, a change first previewed at MWC earlier this year.

Microsoft has announced the second lineup of games that Xbox Game Pass members will be able to download and play this month. The lineup includes Hell is Us, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and more.

Physical PlayStation games could become a thing of the past within the next few years. However, former Valve writer Chet Faliszek doesn't place the blame solely on Sony – he argues that players' purchasing habits are the main reason. While this assessment has met with some approval within the community, many users consider his reasoning to be too one-sided.

Anbernic has unveiled a retro handheld globally. Featuring a slimmer top bezel than the RG34XX SP, the RG SP is also thinner than past Game Boy Advance SP lookalikes. Anbernic claims to have improved other areas for the release of the RG SP too.

The Redmi Kids Watch Pro is an interesting smartwatch by Xiaomi. It's not the lightest or slimmest wearable out there, but it comes with a dual-camera setup and has some smartphone features. The retail price in China is CNY 1,045, about $154.

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 17 series could break cover in India in August with the Redmi Note 17. The line features a phone with a massive 7-inch display, but is held back by weaker Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processors.

In Parkasaurus, dinosaurs wear hats, hatch baby dinos and occasionally decide to go for a walk on their own. This charming blend of Zoo Tycoon and Jurassic Park is available on Steam with an 85% discount until July 27, bringing it down to $3.74 for the first time.

Dark fantasy extraction ARPG Mistfall Hunter launches July 29 on PC, PS5, and Xbox. Get details on release times, pricing, classes, and Deluxe Edition rewards.

DreamSTer brings experimental Sega Dreamcast support to MiSTer by splitting emulation workloads between the DE10-Nano’s ARM processor and an FPGA-based PowerVR2 graphics implementation. Although compatibility, performance, and HDMI output remain limited, rapid community development is moving the project beyond its proof-of-concept stage.

Developer Gezine has unveiled a universal userland exploit for the original Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 that works offline across all firmware versions without relying on WebKit or save transfers. While the discovery could advance homebrew research, it remains confined to an app sandbox and does not enable custom firmware, piracy, or full system access.

The trend toward ever-larger smartphones is expected to reach a new milestone soon. According to a leaker who is usually very well-informed, the successor to the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max could feature an even larger display.

The popular ARMSX2 PS2 emulator for Android has received a major update (v2.6.4) introducing Material You theming, syncing the application's interface colors with the user's device wallpaper. Alongside the visual overhaul, the update brings background music, playtime metrics, and in-app virtual gamepad skin downloads, building on recent performance upgrades to CPU/GPU emulation and new auto-save functionality.

Aggressors: Ancient Rome delivers turn-based 4X strategy in the vein of Civilization, but its depth and complexity are more reminiscent of Paradox Interactive's grand strategy games. The title is available on Steam with an 82% discount until July 26, bringing the price down to $5.39.

Neverness to Everness Version 1.2 Phase 2 launches July 29. Get details on S-Class Anima healer Iroi, her banner release, new events, and Version 1.3 updates.

Samsung has introduced a new credit card dubbed the Galaxy Card, bringing cash rewards to users who purchase a new Galaxy product directly from Samsung as well as a lower reward for uses elsewhere. Applications begin from July 22nd, and users can get an extra cash bonus in the first 90 days of account opening.

A sobering forecast for market leader Samsung: Apple's expected entry into the foldable smartphone market is set to put significant pressure on the South Korean company. According to new market projections, Apple's first foldable iPhone could capture a 25% market share in 2026 in its very first year on sale. Samsung is expected to remain the market leader with its upcoming Galaxy Z8 series, but its lead is projected to shrink dramatically.

GTA 6 won't be released until November, but many players already know exactly how they want to spend their first few hours in Leonida. For most of them, however, "play the story" is surprisingly low on the list.

With the CIRQA Smart Band, Garmin is introducing what may be its most exciting competitor to Whoop yet. The wristband monitors fitness, sleep, and health around the clock, with a battery life of ten days and no subscription required.