Gripping my LMG for dear life, I dodged incoming fire as my squad rushed the objective. Smoke and debris filled the air and gunshots echoed off the canyon walls. I could barely see my own teammates a few feet ahead of me in all the chaos, let alone the enemy soldiers laying down fire on us. A second squad was picked off in the advance and the zone was too hot for me to stop and revive them....

The new Pixel 10 series poses a conundrum, especially for thePixel 10 Pro. While its siblings have one or more notable hardware upgrades, the Pixel 10 Pro focuses on a few small upgrades to thePixel 9 Pro. This isn’t a bad thing, as the Pixel 9 Pro is an excellent phone; however, it does mean that the few unique features stand out even more. Compared to thePixel 10 Pro Fold, which boasts the first IP68 dust and water rating on a folding phone, and the Pixel 10, which features a new 5x telephoto camera at the lowest price on a Pixel, the Pixel 10 Pro skates under the radar in an unassuming way, designed to get the job done....

At long last, we may finally know pricing details for Intel’sAlder Lake-S CPUlineup. A European retailer (spotted by Twitter usermomomo_us) seems to have accidently leaked the prices for the 12th-gen desktop processors. Unfortunately, it seems as if Intel will be charging a premium and draining your wallet in the process. Intel’s flagship Core i9-12900K will allegedly cost over 700 euros (about $831 as of this writing), though that does include BTW (a Dutch/Belgian valie-added tax)....

Kwikset has introduced new smart lock technology that the company hopes will allow more homeowners to usesmart locks. The Z-Wave™ Smart Lock Conversion Kit will transform mechanical locks into smart, electronic locks, making it a viable option for those who want to install a smart lock without changing the exterior look of the front door. The Conversion Kit simply replaces the interior side of the lock without touching the exterior side....

League devs announce new Blue Essence Emporium with expanded content choices The Blue Essence Emporium is returning to League of Legends, but the developers are aiming to improve on the most recent, disappointing experience. Among a flurry of announcements concerning League of Legends’ upcoming champions,lore changes, and the new quickplay mode, one under-the-radar announcement could prove important to many players. The Blue Essence Emporium was created to help players spend some of the in-game currency, Blue Essence, that they might be stockpiling....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ LG’s Gram line is primarily aimed at offering thin andlight laptopsthat nevertheless offer solid performance and excellent battery life. They don’t attempt to outperform thebest laptops, but rather strike a balance between size and speed....

Lies of P player beats every boss without getting hit before the full release Lies of P is not an easy game by any means. In fact, by Soulslike standards, it’s one of the more difficult of the genre. That’s why one YouTuber’s no-damage boss run has players calling them “the chosen one”. Lies of P is surprising gamers everywhere. What was initially thought of as just another FromSoftware rip-off has revealed itself to be arguably the most competent imitation of the formula to date....

If you haven’t turned on your TV recently, then you may not know about theFallout showthat was just released and one that we already considermore impressive than The Last of Us, which is saying a lot. The show is based on the games, and this surge of popularity has driven a lot of people to pick up the last game single-player game in the series,Fallout 4, to the point where even the studio that made it, Bethesda, is releasing a next-gen update for it....

Microsoft caught a lot of flak when it shut down its artificial intelligence (AI) Ethics & Society team in March 2023. It wasn’t a good look given thenear-simultaneous scandalsengulfing AI, but the company has just laid out how it intends to keep its future efforts responsible and in check going forward. In a post on Microsoft’sOn the Issues blog, Natasha Crampton — the Redmond firm’s Chief Responsible AI Officer — explained that the ethics team was disbanded because “A single team or a single discipline tasked with responsible or ethical AI was not going to meet our objectives....

A few weeks ago, Motorola put its2025 lineup of Edge and G-series phones on the shelves. But it appears that the company is already well into the development phase for their successors, though leaks may not leave much space for a surprise. The folks over at Android Headlines have shared purported renders depicting theMoto Edge 70, theMoto G 2026, and theMoto G Power 2026. All three phones appear to embrace the same design language as their predecessors from the past couple of years....

MrBeast plots Michael Jordan vs Lebron James 1v1 to finally settle NBA GOAT debate MrBeastis eyeing one of his wildest video concepts yet—pitting LeBron James against Michael Jordan in a 1v1 to settle the NBA’s GOAT debate once and for all. Speaking with Adin Ross, theYouTubemegastar floated the fantasy matchup during a casual conversation, drawing inspiration from one of his own most viral uploads. “One of my most viewed videos last year was when I hadCristiano Ronaldoplay a random fan one-on-one for a million dollars,” he said....

The concept of living at home with an intelligent digital character is almost a reality, due to a partnership between Line, the popular messaging app, and Gatebox, a cult Japanese artificial intelligence (A.I.) company. Line supplies itsClova A.I.platform to Gatebox, where it will be integrated into the production version of its smart home hardware. Think of Gatebox as a little like Amazon’s Alexa, but the difference is, Gatebox has a friendly, interactive digital character inside, ready to communicate naturally with you both in and out of your home....

Overwatch 2 players condemn “targeted harassment” to devs amid Mythic skin controversy Overwatch 2 developers have revealed on social media that they have been harassed following the latest controversy about hero selection for Mythic skins and players are calling out the behavior. On August 14, Blizzard revealed a slew ofnew content for Season 12, including a new Mythic skin for Reaper. Players, however, were not enthused by the developer’s choice for the rare skin, calling for other heroes likeRamattrato get Mythic cosmetics....