Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand
…But today, Dell is slapping the Alienware name on a piece of hardware that sounds utterly watered down. It’s partly RAMageddon’s fault. The new five-pound Alienware 15 is supposedly…
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Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature
…It also says Xteink plans future updates with major improvements, including anti-aliased text, implying third-party firmware may not be needed. [Image: CrossPoint Reader adds improved fonts and a better user…
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
…That shell listing, however, still has some use as the Financial Times points out, and now CEO Joe Vernachio has announced a plan to raise $50 million from an unnamed investor, which…
25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?
…The plan is to refine hardware and software with a small group of early adopters, and then scale up from there. It’s an ambitious plan, and a lot could go wrong…
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Virtual Reality Richard Lawler May 18 With mass layoffs plannned, Meta reassigns thousands of employees to AI initiatives. The New York Times and Reuters report that a memo was sent to Meta…
$100 Nintendo gift cards are $20 off at Newegg today
Nintendo eShop gift cards can be used to buy games, apparel, and even hardware or accessories from its online storefront. No matter what you want to get, you can save a fairly…
With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently
…Acquired by Sony in 2021, the shop was known for arcade games like Super Stardust HD and Resogun, twin-stick shooters and shoot-’em-ups that leverage contemporary hardware to make their…
Apple Rumors
…Richard Lawler Dec 8, 2025 Apple hardware vp Johny Srouji reportedly tells staff “I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.” After a string of exec departures from Apple , Bloomberg’s Mark…
Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer
…Cook showed the president around a factory in Texas in 2019, where Trump wrongly boasted that because of his policies, Apple was building a new manufacturing plant in the US. Last year…
Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
…As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models. If you didn’t watch…