Between Computex, Google I/O, and everything else, this was an incredibly busy week in the tech world. Here are the biggest stories you might have missed.

The Big News

AMD’s Radeon RX 9060 XT Is Finally Here

Not too long ago, we heard that AMD wanted to step back from the flagship graphics card market, and that decision has been strongly reflected in its Radeon RX 9000 lineup. Both of the cards we’ve seen in this range are mid-range cards, and now, we’re going even cheaper with the addition of the Radeon RX 9060 XT. Continue reading…

This Is the New Super-Thin Razer Blade 14

Razer has announced its newest product in the Razer Blade Line. The Razer Blade 14 is a 14-inch gaming laptop is the slimmest laptop Razer has ever made. Continue reading…

Intel’s New Arc GPUs Aren’t Just For Gaming

While most of us buy graphics cards for gaming, there are graphics cards for other purposes as well. NVIDIA has its Quadro range, and AMD’s serious range is sold as the Radeon PRO series. Intel has been in the graphics business for two generations now, and the company is finally branching out that second gen into other non-gaming applications. Continue reading…

The TCL Flip 4 5G Launches in the US With KaiOS and Google Apps

Usually, when we talk about flip phones, it’s the modern foldable display variety. However, old-school flip phones with T9 number pads still exist. The TCL Flip 4 5G is available now through Metro by T-Mobile, and it’s kinda cool. Continue reading…

Your Steam Deck Just Got a Big Update

SteamOS, the Linux-based operating system for the Steam Deck and other gaming handhelds, just got a big update. Valve has released SteamOS 3.7.8 as the first stable release of SteamOS 3.7, with a pile of improvements and support for new hardware. Continue reading…

Windows Paint Is Getting Three Neat New Features

If you wish Windows Paint had a few more features to help you create and edit, we have good news. Over the last year, we’ve received regular updates to the decades-old software, and this week, Microsoft announced three new Paint features making it easier to create stickers and select objects for editing. Continue reading…

Snipping Tool in Windows Is Getting Two New Features

Microsoft has announced updates to its Snipping Tool app for Windows 11. There’s now a ‘Perfect Screenshot’ option to automatically crop your screenshots to the important parts, and a built-in color picker for quickly checking the colors from any on-screen content. Continue reading…

Home Assistant Says Goodbye to 32-bit and Hacky Install Methods

Home Assistant, the self-hosted smart home platform, is dropping support for two installation methods and three legacy CPU architectures. If your device is affected, you have a few months to migrate your setup before official updates end. Continue reading…

Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket and Fakespot

Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, its read-it-later app and browser extension, and Fakespot, the service for checking fake Amazon product reviews. Pocket will shut down on July 8, 2025, but you’ll be able to export your data for a few more months after that. Continue reading…

You Can Now Test Exchange Email Accounts in Mozilla Thunderbird

Thunderbird, the desktop email client from Mozilla, is finally testing support for Microsoft Exchange accounts in the Daily and Beta channels. You can try it out now to help find bugs before it rolls out to all Thunderbird users. Continue reading…

There’s a New Android Chipmaker In Town

The list of companies making SoCs for Android phones is a small but healthy one. We have Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung (also Google, though that’s still kind of Samsung for the time being since its chips are made by Samsung). Now, there’s a new player in town—though you might not ever be able to check it out. Continue reading…

Motorola’s Fitness-Focused Watch Has a Surprising Price Tag

Last month, Motorola announced a new fitness-focused smartwatch called the Moto Watch Fit. It’s officially available starting today, and there are some interesting features, but the price may be the most surprising thing about it—not in a good way. Continue reading…

Vivaldi Browser Can Now Play YouTube While Your iPhone Is Locked

Popular web browser Vivaldi is now rolling out its 7.4 update for Android, iOS, and iPadOS. The new update is most notable for its redesigned tab bar and improved tab-management functionality, though it also introduces background audio playback on iOS, plus some universal privacy and Reader View settings. Continue reading…

What’s the Best AI Chatbot? Compare Side-By-Side With This Tool

Tired of jumping between browser tabs to see which AI chatbot spits out the best answer? “Sneos” is a handy web tool that allows you to prompt Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude all at once and get a detailed breakdown of their responses. Continue reading…

MyQ Has a Video Doorbell and Cam to Go With Your Garage

Wouldn’t it be great if the same app and platform you use to open the garage door also worked with security cameras and video doorbells? Well, we have good news if you have a garage door from myQ or another company under the Chamberlain Group. Today, myQ announced its first-ever Video Doorbell and an all-new Outdoor battery-powered security camera. Continue reading…

The Fairphone 4 Will Skip Android 14 for Android 15

In a move that’s usually not a good sign, Fairphone, the Dutch smartphone manufacturer known for its ethical and repairable devices, has published an “open letter” to its community. Posted on their official forum, the letter covers the company’s recent customer support struggles and a surprising shift in their Android update timeline for the Fairphone 4. Continue reading…

Google TVs Are About to Get Cheaper, but That Might Be a Bad Thing

While we know that Android 16 is coming to your Google TV soon, this week the company shared a few other details about the future, including even cheaper TVs with less RAM. Google plans to partner with “select OEMs to launch affordable and reliable low-RAM TVs,” and that sounds like a terrible idea. Continue reading…

SwitchBot’s Latest Smart Home Hub Has Actual Matter Support

At the core of every smart home system, a hub helps keep things tidy and centralized. There are tons of hubs in the market, as well as devices that can act as a hub, but if you want a dedicated smart home hub you can control with a remote, this one by SwitchBot might be the one you’ve been looking for. Continue reading…

Switchbot’s New Smart Lock Has Facial Recognition

SwitchBot just unveiled its new and improved Lock Ultra Vision Combo, a smart lock and keypad with 3D facial recognition and a triple-battery system that’s faster, smarter, and safer than previous generations. This new ultra lock offers several improvements over the original lock and Lock Pro, like being 122% faster and supporting 18 different unlock methods. Continue reading…

Govee’s New Outdoor Lights Are Perfect For Your Yard

Many prioritize indoor smart lights, but outdoor lights are also important, and you can also make those smart, just like you would put a smart outdoor camera by your doorstep. Govee’s latest outdoor smart lights might be a good choice if you’ve been considering getting some to keep the lights on at night. Continue reading…

Google’s AI Search Is About to Get Even Worse

We’re used to seeing the occasional ad on Google Search, but it’s a new era, and now AI is helping you with your search queries as well. The bad news is that Google is, too, making efforts to embed ads in those AI search results as well. Now, they’re being greatly expanded. Continue reading…

OpenAI Will Work on Hardware Products With Jony Ive

Jony Ive, the famous designer responsible for many of Apple’s most well-known products, is teaming up with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. This new company will focus on hardware that incorporates AI. Continue reading…

SteelSeries Just Revamped Its Budget Gaming Mice

SteelSeries just released two new gaming mice: the Rival 3 Gen 2 and Rival 3 Wireless Gen 2. Both models are intended to provide “top-tier speed, all-new performance, and durability” without breaking the bank. Continue reading…

Playstation Stars Is Shutting Down

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that it will soon shut down its PlayStation Stars loyalty program. This ends a fairly brief attempt to reward players for playing and buying games. Continue reading…

The Facer App Is Making Its Triumphant Return With Wear OS 6

Last year, a long-standing, popular smartwatch app was left out in the cold after platform changes made it incompatible. However, thanks to changes in Wear OS 6, Facer will be making its triumphant return. Continue reading…

Fortnite Is Back On Your iPhone

The Apple-Epic Games legal battle has perhaps been one of the higher-profile tech dramas in recent memory. It was largely a win in court for Fortnite, and served to spark the opening of Apple’s closed garden on regions like Europe. The battle is still not completely done, but Epic has just been handed another win, because Fortnite is back on the App Store. Continue reading…

GM Owners Say Recall Fix Ruined MPG—Now They’re Suing

General Motors is back in legal hot water—this time over a fix that may have done more harm than good. A new class-action lawsuit claims GM tackled a nagging engine ticking issue by rolling out a factory repair that ended up guzzling gas instead. Continue reading…

Starlink’s Cheaper Internet Plan Expands to More US States

Starlink, the satellite internet service from SpaceX, quietly launched a more affordable “Residential Lite” package back in March. While this new plan is only $80, it has a few strings attached and wasn’t available in very many states. Luckily, over the last month, the rollout has continued, and now cheaper Starlink internet is available in several new U.S. states. Continue reading…

PNY’s First microSD Express Card Is Ready for the Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 is right around the corner, but once it’s time to upgrade your storage, not any microSD card will suffice. You’ll need a microSD Express card, which are currently rare, but they’re slowly growing. Now, PNY is launching its own offering to the ring. Continue reading…

2026 Toyota RAV4 Unveiled With Bold Redesign and Significant Upgrades

In 2024, Toyota did the unthinkable—its RAV4 outsold the Ford F-150, breaking a four-decade streak. That’s a seismic shift in the automotive world, and Toyota clearly isn’t slowing down. Continue reading…

Acer’s New Intel Arc GPUs Include a Tiny Card

If you’ve been looking at Intel cards as an alternative to the NVIDIA/AMD duopoly, you might have found that there’s not a whole ton of manufacturers making custom Arc cards. Acer has just revealed a couple of custom Intel cards, though, so your options have widened just a tad bit. And one of them is absolutely tiny. Continue reading…

AMD’s New Threadripper CPUs Have Up to 96 Zen 5 Cores

Threadripper CPUs are not worth putting on a gaming PC most of the time, but if you have a particular use case that can really benefit from having a lot of cores and threads, this is probably the CPU to get. AMD has just refreshed its Threadripper range with the new Threadripper 9000 and Threadripper Pro 9000 series. Continue reading…

Google Made an AI Detector, but You Can’t Use It

AI detectors, while a potentially useful feature, are currently a mess. Tools like ZeroGPT like to do a lot of false positives and false negatives. Still, the need for an actually reliable AI detector is real, and that’s why efforts continue to be made in that direction. Google has its own, though you can’t use it yet. Continue reading…

Roku TVs Can Now Try Out Plex’s Controversal Redesign

Plex’s controversial redesigned app is now rolling out to Roku TVs and streaming players. It’s still in the separate preview channel for now, but once (some of) the bugs are worked out, it should roll out to all Roku devices. Continue reading…

TP-Link’s New Wi-Fi 7 Routers Have Tri-Band 10Gbps for $250

TP-Link announced at Computex 2025 multiple new routers, growing its collection of Wi-Fi 7 networking gear. It includes routers ready for 10-gig internet connections, something on the horizon in certain US cities. Continue reading…

Google Now Has a $250/month ‘Ultra’ Subscription

Google has announced its newest subscription plan called Google AI Ultra. This is the new highest tier for the Google AI service that gives users access to all of Google’s AI models and features, much like OpenAI’s newest plan. Continue reading…

Synology’s BeeStation Plus Might Be the Easiest Plex NAS

Synology just launched the BeeStation Plus, an upgraded version of its easy-to-use NAS device. It features 8TB of storage, a Celeron J4125 CPU, and curiously, it can function as a Plex Media Server. Continue reading…

Video Apps Are Coming to Your Car Screen With Android Auto

We all have those times when we’re sitting in a car that isn’t moving. Maybe you’re waiting in the school pick-up line or for your EV to charge, and you wish you could just kick back and watch something. Soon, that will become reality as video apps are making their way to Android Auto. Continue reading…

Netflix Will Stop Working on Old Fire TV Hardware

If you’re still using a first-generation Fire TV or Fire TV Stick, it might be time to move on to newer and better hardware. Netflix has announced that its app will stop working on some of Amazon’s ancient hardware. Continue reading…

Imagine you’re settling in to watch a movie on your favorite streaming service when suddenly, a dreaded pop-up asks you to review the app. These pop-ups have been all too common on phones for a while, but these unwelcome interruptions are about to get a whole lot more common. Continue reading…

Elgato’s Virtual Stream Deck Brings Software Shortcuts to More Devices

Elgato annoinced its new Virtual Stream Deck (VSD) software at Computex 2025. This is a major part of its “Stream Deck Everywhere” plan that lets you use a deck’s features without owning a physical device. Continue reading…

Apple’s WWDC 2025 Keynote Finally Has a Date

Android 16 is already about to see the light, which means it’s now time for Apple to unveil what it has in store this year for iOS, macOS, and iPadOS. The company’s WWDC 2025 event is right around the corner, and we now have a date when we’ll be able to check out what’s new for Apple. Continue reading…

XREAL’s Android XR Glasses Are a Lightweight Alternative to Apple Vision Pro

Wearable display maker XREAL now confirms that it is developing the world’s first Android XR glasses. The company hasn’t revealed too many details, though early images show that the glasses, called Project Aura, are extremely slim and portable. Continue reading…

Verizon’s Total Wireless Now Has Cheaper 5G Home Internet

Verizon’s prepaid brand, Total Wireless, has lowered the price of its 5G Home Internet service for qualifying customers. You can now get 5G home internet for as low as $35/month. Continue reading…

Using Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates? You Need to Check Your Setup

Let’s Encrypt, the popular SSL certificate authority, is about to stop sending emails for expiring certificates. If you have a server using Let’s Encrypt, you’ll need to use automations to keep up with certificate renewals, or set up an alternative monitoring service. Continue reading…

Crucial’s Latest SSDs Go Up To a Whopping 8TB

PCIe Gen 5 SSDs are still a luxury more than an actual necessity, but it’s good to see that they’re becoming more commonplace and, therefore, have started to go down in price compared to the first batch. Crucial just launched some of the best ones we’ve seen yet, in case you’re hunting down options for your next gaming PC. Continue reading…

Microsoft’s New Text Editor Is a Vim and Nano Alternative

Microsoft just released ‘Edit’ as a new command-line text editor, which will soon be a built-in Windows application. It’s inspired by the MS-DOS Edit program from the 1990s, and it’s already open-source software. Continue reading…

ASUS’s Refreshed Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop Is Now Available

I’m personally a fan of the Zephyrus G14, but if 14 inches is a tad too small for you, the Zephyrus G16 line might be a better pick for you. Just like the Zephyrus G14 got a refresh, the G16 did too, and it’s looking amazing. Continue reading…

NotebookLM Now Has an Android App

Google has finally released an Android app for NotebookLM, its research assistant and notebook powered by Gemini AI. It was previewed earlier in May, can now be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Continue reading…

You Can Finally Buy the New Onn 4K Plus Google TV Streamer

After prematurely listing it for sale earlier this month, Walmart is finally ready to sell you the Onn 4K Plus streamer for real this time. The latest in Walmart’s Google TV set-top box lineup has some impressive features for only $30. Continue reading…

This Adorable Printer Shipped With Bitcoin-Stealing Malware

Printer brand Procolored unintentionally bundled malware with its official software for approximately six months. The full impact of this incident is still unknown, though customers should take action to ensure that their machines are not infected. Continue reading…

You Can Finally Buy ASUS’s Latest Compact Zephyrus G14

There’s a lot to love about ASUS’ ROG gaming line, but its laptops are especially good, and the Zephyrus line tends to be a standout. The G14, in particular, is really, really good, and it just got refreshed with 2025 specs. Continue reading…

PDF Translation Is Coming to Microsoft Edge

Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference revealed a major update for its Edge browser. The company is adding a new feature to break down language barriers through built-in PDF translation. This feature should run much better than competitors thanks to taking context into account. Continue reading…

Need a Chromebook? ASUS Just Revealed 4 New Affordable Models

ASUS has sold many Chromebooks over the years, including some of the best models, and the company is continuing that trend at Computex 2025. ASUS just revealed four budget Chromebooks with 14 and 15.6-inch screens, as well as a 14-inch Chromebook Plus model. Continue reading…

YouTube TV’s Multiview Feature Expands Beyond Sports

If you love the Multiview feature on YouTube TV but wish it worked on more channels and content other than sports, we have good news. Over the weekend, Google announced that it’s experimenting with more multiview combinations, expanding the feature beyond sports, and I couldn’t be more excited. Continue reading…

The OnePlus Pad 3 Is Coming Next Month With Apple Device Integration

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your Android tablet, you might want to hold off for a bit. OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus Pad 3 is officially coming soon, with a launch slated for June 5th in both the US and Canada. Continue reading…

ASUS Has New 18-Inch Gaming Laptops

ASUS has recently announced two more models to its TUF Gaming A18 series, the FA808UM-IS74 and the FA808UP-NS74. Both laptops are great, but the main difference between the two comes from the display and graphics cards, where one really stands out. Continue reading…

ASUS Has a New MacBook Air Competitor: the 2025 Expertbook B5

ASUS is coming with a great business laptop as a strong competitor designed to go head-to-head with the popular MacBook Air. The 2025 ExpertBook B5 comes in 14-inch or 16-inch options, though the price might be a bit too high for some potential buyers. Continue reading…

Corsair’s New DIY Keyboard Kit Is Customizable and Web-Controlled

Corsair has found a way to combine regular keyboard customization with the simplicity of a ready-to-use keyboard. The Corsair MAKR 75 Barebones Keyboard Kit gives buyers a kit that, when assembled, looks great and operates extremely well. Continue reading…

Is Your Google Speaker Glowing Purple? You Just Got Gemini

Is your Nest speaker randomly glowing different shades of blue and purple? If so, we have good news. If you’re seeing purple LEDs instead of the usual white lights, your speaker got a little smarter thanks to Gemini. Yes, the Google Assistant is slowly but surely being replaced by Gemini. Continue reading…

Mac’s Upcoming AFP Removal Will Break Some NAS Drives and Network Shares

Apple has officially deprecated the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) client in the latest update for Mac computers, and the feature will be “removed in a future version of macOS.” The change will break file sharing with many old network drives and Mac models, including Apple’s discontinued Time Capsule. Continue reading…

Windows 11 Has a New Way to Open the Emoji Picker

You know that feeling when you want to drop an emoji or GIF into a conversation, but you can’t quite remember the keyboard shortcut? Microsoft hears that pain, which is why there’s a subtle but significant change brewing that should make it that much easier. Continue reading…