Category: author_name|Will Shanklin
Motorola adds a 90Hz display to its budget-friendly Moto G Play
Motorola is churning out another budget Android phone today with the Moto G Play (2023). The $170 handset runs an eight-core MediaTek Helio G37 chipset, the same entry-level processor from the latest Moto G Power. Unfortunately, although the new Moto G Play offers decent-enough specs on a budget, it also…
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IKEA’s latest Sonos speaker is also a $260 floor lamp
IKEA announced its latest Sonos collaboration today, a Symfonisk speaker that doubles as a floor lamp. The lamp/speaker combo will launch in January in IKEA stores and online. The floor lamp’s $260 price makes it the most expensive speaker in the Symfonisk lineup. Current models range between $120 for a…
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First ‘Vampire Survivors’ DLC coming later this month
A little over a month after it arrived on Xbox consoles, the addictive roguelike shoot ‘em up Vampire Survivors will get its first DLC. The $2 Legacy of Moonspell expansion launches on PC via Steam and Xbox on December 15th. The new content includes a new map that developer poncle…
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Pixel 7 update brings promised Clear Calling and free VPN
Google is releasing its latest round of Pixel updates today, including the free VPN the company teased at its October event. Clear Calling also launches to the public alongside updates for its voice memo app and new sleep features for the Pixel Watch. Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users…
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Epic Games’ app that turns photos into 3D models now available on iOS
Epic Games released RealityScan for iOS today. The free app, previously available in a closed beta, lets anyone scan real-world objects with their phone and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models. The app is the fruit of Epic’s purchase of Capturing Reality, a company specializing in photogrammetry software. Like the…
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Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Jerry Lawson, the ‘father of the video game cartridge’
Google’s interactive Doodle today celebrates the life and accomplishments of video game pioneer Gerald “Jerry” Lawson on what would have been his 82nd birthday. The Doodle lets you play five retro pixel-art platformers in your browser — with two even letting you play as Lawson. The Doodles’ creators want to…
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