From PC World: No one wants to spend more than they have to right now…meaning that it might have been an opportune time for AMD to debut its latest Ryzen 8000 Core HX mobile processors for gaming notebooks, which lack some of the features of the Ryzen 9000 series.

Essentially, the new Ryzen 8000 HX...

From CNET: The newly announced Google Pixel 9A has big shoes to fill. The affordable phone is the follow-up to one of my favorite phones from 2024, the Pixel 8A, which earned a CNET Editors' Choice Award. With the Pixel 8A, Google found a sweet spot in terms of features, battery life, long-term...

From PC Mag: Meta is finally working on a dedicated Instagram app for iPadOS, The Information reports, citing an employee familiar with the matter.

Details are scarce, but uncertainty around TikTok's future in the US may be a factor. Instagram's version of TikTok's vertical videos is Reels, though...

From C: Framework announced a bunch of stuff last month: powerful AMD upgrades for its bread-and-butter Laptop 13 design, its first modular desktop, and a brand new, smaller, more affordable model, the Laptop 12. This 2-in-1 with a touchscreen is intended to offer repairability and upgrades to...

From CNET: The Trump administration's tariffs have gone into effect, and companies and shoppers have been scrambling to figure out how to react. On Tuesday, it appeared that tech company Razer had pulled its Razer Blade laptops and the newly released Razer Adjustable Laptop Stand from its website...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR® (Nasdaq: CRSR) maker of award-winning performance gaming peripherals for PC, today released a new, free web-based Firmware Update Utility that allows users to effortlessly update the firmware on their award-winning CORSAIR peripherals using only a web browser....

From PC Mag: The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G is back, and ready to thrill stylus lovers.

The 2025 version of the company’s stylus-wielding phone focuses on improvements across the board, with more AI features, a better camera module, a more visible display, and enhanced writing and drawing...

From PC World: If you don’t keep Teams updated on your computer, Microsoft will block your access to the communication app, Neowin reports.

When Microsoft releases a new version of the Teams app, you have 90 days to install the update or you’ll start seeing a “blocking page” that requires you to...

From CNET: OpenAI is reportedly exploring a potential acquisition of an AI startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The deal could exceed $500 million, according to The Information.

The publication said the venture, called io Products, is developing a...

From The Verge: After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, Nintendo has finally confirmed that the new console’s controllers do not employ anti-drift Hall effect joysticks.

When asked about the technology inside the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons...