Valve has notified European customers who bought Steam hardware that a cyberattack on its shipping partner CEVA Logistics likely exposed their delivery details. The attack took place between July 29 and August 1, 2026, and Valve says it learned of the breach on August 7.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 Gen 11 (2026) has received a major discount at Best Buy. The laptop carries the latest Intel Wildcat Lake Ryzen 7 350 CPU, 16 GB DDR5 RAM, and 512 GB of storage.

France has moved to an opt-in system for commercial phone calls — the country has now banned unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11. Starting now, companies need prior consent, with existing contracts providing a limited exception.

Ongoing lawsuits in the UK and the Netherlands could force Sony to open up sales of digital PlayStation games to third-party retailers. Fans are dreaming of Steam on the PS6, but consider freely discountable download codes from third-party sellers more likely.

Lego is reportedly planning two new Super Heroes sets for 2027, including a $169.99 Joker art build and Peni Parker’s Spider-Verse mech. Both have appeared as database placeholders, but Lego has yet to confirm the leaked details or release plans now.

Rockstar Games has already released numerous artworks for GTA 6. One fan now suspects that some of these images may not have been created solely for marketing purposes, but could later appear as loading screens in the game.

Are normal speakers too boring? That is at least the opinion of the project founders behind Holix, a speaker with a holographic display that is currently seeking backers on Kickstarter.

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a language model with roughly 30 billion parameters under an Apache 2.0 license. It runs entirely on your own machine, with no internet connection and no subscription. The catch: you need 24 GB of video memory, so an RTX 5090, an RTX 4090 or a Mac with an M4 Max. The weights are free on Hugging Face.

Microsoft has reportedly increased Windows licensing fees for PC manufacturers by 7–10% — a much larger hike than in previous years. The move could add further pressure to PC prices, which are already rising because of higher component costs.

Anthropic is introducing invisible watermarks directly into text produced by newer Claude models as part of its commitments under the EU AI Act's transparency rules. The markings can survive copy-pasting and some editing, although their presence does not necessarily mean that Claude actually authored the underlying text

The Motorola Moto G47 looks nice, but it has to endure severe cost-cutting measures and is ultimately barely competitive. It’s a good thing there are online retailers that set a realistic price for the phone.

Seiko's Edo Murasaki collection has one other model not covered previously. The Lukia HEE004J is Japan-only, limited to 400 pieces at ¥130,900 (~$822), with a pure titanium case, 11 lab-grown diamonds and solar radio caliber 1B32. Release is set for October.

A new co-op horror game is enjoying a strong start on Steam just days after its release. Grain Rot combines extraction gameplay with base building, procedural dungeons and plenty of opportunities to get your friends killed, and has already earned a Very Positive rating from hundreds of players.

Garmin continues to refine its wearable lineup with a new software update for its high-end outdoor smartwatches. However, the release comes with a trade-off: installing the beta software temporarily disables one key health feature.

Casio's US store has cut all three Fine Metallic G-Shock squares by 20%, taking the GM5600YM-8 and GM5600YM-8A8 to $192 and the gold GM-5600YMG-9 to $224. The GM-2110D-4A is also down to $264. All watches are equipped with a resin/stainless-steel build.

Xiaomi has launched two refreshed 20,000mAh power banks in its home market. Designed with stronger safeguards against fires and explosions, the two models support 45W and 67W charging and feature built-in cables.

Abxylute is expanding its line of magnetic controllers with two new additions. The new controllers, the Abxylute M5 and Abxylute M6, allow for horizontal gaming when attached to a smartphone.

The Honor Pad 20 series is headed to Malaysia. Regulatory listings suggest that the lineup may include the standard Honor Pad 20 and the Honor Pad 20 Pro.

Amazfit is rolling out a major update to eight smartwatches, adding manual swim rests, touchscreen locking, FTMS rowing-machine support and device-specific workout presets. The release also improves route-map navigation and alarm setup, delivering more practical training controls for multisport athletes.

Lenovo is reportedly developing Project Swan, a ThinkBook laptop with a motorized display that expands horizontally from both sides. Specifications and launch plans remain unconfirmed, though the concept may appear at IFA next month.

A device believed to be the OnePlus 16 has received SRRC certification in China, revealing some of its connectivity details. The certification indicates that the flagship is moving closer to launch.

A $100 price tag is not proving an obstacle for the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick claims that this version is experiencing the highest number of pre-orders. The executive warned that interest ahead of the release date may not predict future sales.

AOC has revealed a new gaming monitor with a 24.5-inch display. The product is likely to be quite affordable and packs a 1440p IPS panel with a peak refresh rate of 360 Hz. Pricing and availability details are likely to be revealed later.

Valve’s SteamOS 3.8.25 beta adds initial or updated controller support for several third-party handhelds, including devices from MSI, Ayaneo, Konkr and OneXPlayer. The release underscores Valve’s gradual push toward broader SteamOS adoption.

Blaze Entertainment’s limited-edition Evercade Nexus Doom Edition pairs a themed handheld with collectibles and an expanded eight-campaign Doom cartridge. Restricted to 3,000 units worldwide, the bundle is now available for pre-order ahead of its October 30 release.

Halloween: The Game has been effectively banned from sale in Australia and New Zealand. Developer IllFonic has not confirmed whether it will modify the asymmetrical horror title ahead of its planned September 8 launch.

The base Pixel 11 won't get Google's new camera bar lighting feature reserved for the Pro models, but a fresh correction suggests the telephoto camera and RAM amount are better than previously rumored.

Lenovo has launched the thinkplus AI Smart E-ink Screen Office Notebook A510 Flagship Edition in China. It features a 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 color e-ink display, a MediaTek MT6877T processor, up to 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, a 6,900 mAh battery, and 4G connectivity.

Many PlayStation Portal owners saw their weekends interrupted. Ghost of Yōtei was among the PS5 games no longer available for cloud streaming through PS Plus Premium. PlayStation is moving toward a disc-less future, becoming reliant on digital games and streaming.

The Minimal Phone 2 has launched on Kickstarter and its full specs are now public. Sporting a QWERTY keyboard, the phone will have a MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chip, an OLED display, upgraded cameras, and faster wired charging.

A new image posted on Reddit shows what appears to be retail units of the entire Pixel 11 lineup already in hand, ahead of Google's official unveiling.

Touchscreens can have a negative impact on the image quality, which is also the case for some OLED models from Asus' ProArt series. The creator tablet ProArt PZ14, however, features a gorgeous 144 Hz OLED touchscreen without any issues.

Lenovo has finally released one of its latest 16-inch ThinkPad laptops globally. Equipped with Intel Panther Lake processors and a 90 Wh battery, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 also comes with LPCAMM2 RAM, optional Nvidia graphics and a 120 Hz VRR Tandem OLED display delivering up to 1,500 nits peak brightness.

A new open-source project called Xodus is attempting to break down one of the heretofore impenetrable barriers between Linux gamers and Microsoft’s PC gaming ecosystem. It has already cleared some important technical hurdles, although actually getting games to run remains the considerably bigger challenge.

Xiaomi’s Mijia No-Mist Humidifier 3 uses natural evaporation to deliver up to 1,500 mL/h, with a 6-liter tank and quiet sleep mode. Designed with hygiene and easy maintenance in mind, the fully modular unit includes antimicrobial filters and a humidity-tracking display.

Samsung has reportedly ordered one million additional Galaxy Z Fold 8 units after record preorders and sales exceeded expectations worldwide. Strong demand, particularly in South Korea, suggests wide-format foldables are gaining mainstream traction despite their premium pricing.

Garmin has released a new update to several of its popular smartwatches. Available globally as a free download, the new firmware is said to improve battery life estimates when using an Instinct E, Instinct 3 or Instinct Crossover AMOLED smartwatch in certain circumstances.

Even though the iPhone Ultra, set to be Apple's first foldable smartphone, is over a month away, a Bloomberg analyst has already started revealing tidbits about the third-generation of the product.

Take-Two claims the massive user base of Netflix is why it chose the platform to air the extended look for GTA 6 on August 27. However, a leaker has added more information about the deal and whether one paid the other.

We recently reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition, a 15.3-inch laptop with Intel Panther Lake and an OLED screen. In our testing, we put the Lenovo laptop through the paces, testing the battery life with dark mode, light mode and different refresh rates.

Geekbench leaks show the Pixel 11 Pro XL's Tensor G6 GPU outperforming the Tensor G5 by a huge margin while still lagging behind Qualcomm's flagship GPUs.

A modder in the PcBuild Reddit community has successfully watercooled a Steam Machine. It was only a matter of time till someone attempted this, and the creation resembles Bane from the comics with all the tubes sticking out.

Kalkhoff has unveiled a fleet of new e-bikes for the 2027 model year, designed to deliver comfortable, motor-assisted mobility at relatively accessible price points.

Minisforum has launched the M2 Elite Mini Air-304 after showing the mini PC at Computex earlier this year. It combines an Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake processor with USB4, dual 2.5GbE and expandable DDR5 memory,

Astronomers have recently unveiled an image of the universe containing more than 500,000 galaxies and 50,000 stars, taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. And this could help them unravel various mysteries in the years to come.

Featuring an integrated display, Makerfabs' new UWB-based development board enables direct relative distance measurements, streamlining projects that demand precise indoor positioning.