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AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet

AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chips. The former is now… Read more

AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you

AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, after a brief tease this fall — but as of today, it’s pretty muddy who they’re for or what they’re going to do for handheld PC gaming. First off, although AMD told journalists in a… Read more

‘Max Ink Mode’ makes TCL’s screens even inkier

Look, I haven’t picked up the TCL 60 XE, but I can already tell you the name of its best feature: Max Ink Mode. The 60 XE is the latest of TCL’s phones to use its Nxtpaper display technology, aimed to go easy on the eyes with reduced glare and an E Ink-like monochrome mode…. Read more

TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price

Skip to main content TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price / The company claims it has made Mini LED improvements that greatly reduce blooming. By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio… Read more

Marvel Rivals is adding The Fantastic Four with its first season update

With the Marvel Rivals train firmly on its way, it’s time to start the game’s first official season. In a short trailer, Marvel Rivals developer Net Ease has announced that season 1 begins later this week on January 10th. According to the trailer, season 1 features the arrival of Dracula who plunges New York City… Read more

John Deere says its self-driving tractors and trucks will help address labor shortages

The next time you pass a farm tractor tilling a field, check to make sure there’s somebody in the cab. Chances are, there won’t be. Today at CES, John Deere announced a host of new fully autonomous vehicles that it says will revolutionize farming, landscaping, and construction. Among the new vehicles the company will have… Read more

More Android phones with Qi2 charging will finally show up in 2025

The Wireless Power Consortium announced at CES on Monday that more Android devices will use the MagSafe-based Qi2 charging standard in 2025. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all have magnets, though; the WPC says it now has a “Qi2 Ready” certification for phones that need a case to add the magnetic alignment ring but otherwise… Read more

Google will use more mics and Gemini AI to get you to talk to your TV

Skip to main content Google will use more mics and Gemini AI to get you to talk to your TV / Newer Google TVs will come with far-field microphones, allowing you to talk to your TV without speaking into your remote. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto,… Read more

LG TVs are getting Xbox Cloud Gaming

LG TVs are getting Xbox Cloud Gaming / Some LG TVs will be Xboxes, too. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Jan 6, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC Share this story Image: Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming is… Read more

Intel won’t kill off its graphics card business

Despite comments made by former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who got ousted from the company last month, Intel will not kill off its discrete graphics business. “We are very committed to the discrete graphics market and will continue to make strategic investments in this direction,” Intel’s new co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus just told an audience… Read more

This robovac has a self-cleaning mop that extends outward for more reach

Ecovacs’ new robovac has a mop that extends to clean hard-to-reach spots, like corners and the edges of walls. But unlike other robovacs equipped with extendable mops, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni trades circular mop pads for a roller mop that cleans itself while it roves about your house. The robovac, which Ecovacs first revealed… Read more

This $700 door handle has an entire security suite built in

We’re swimming in smart lock options, but we haven’t seen anything quite as cool as the $700 Lockly Styla, an all-in-one smart deadblot lock and video doorbell being shown off at CES 2025. It’s a tall, cylindrical handle that’s visually comparable to something you’d find on the door of a brick-and-mortar business but with enough… Read more

Oh yeah, that’s a smart dog door with custom RGB lighting

The Pawport might be the most elaborate way to let your dog enter and exit your home. The smart dog door connects to a Bluetooth tag that straps to your dog’s collar. When your dog approaches, its double doors swing open to let your pet in or out of the house. Naturally, there’s also a… Read more

Lifx made its first smart lamp

Smart lighting brand Lifx is introducing its first smart lamp at CES 2025: the Lifx Luna. It uses Matter over Wi-Fi, so it’ll integrate with an existing smart home setup easily — or it’s a low-stakes way to add some smarts to your non-smart home. The Lifx Luna Smart Lamp includes 26 controllable color zones… Read more

Lockly’s latest smart lock is a digital peephole

Lockly is one of the more innovative smart lock makers. Last year at CES, the company debuted the first consumer smart lock to unlock with your face, and this year, Lockly is upping the game by adding a video doorbell to its facial recognition smart lock. There’s also a built-in screen so you can see… Read more