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Lab tests find Bluetti AC240 and Oupes Mega 1 most efficient

We tested 10 portable power stations in a Kentucky lab, measuring how much power each delivered compared with how much it drew to charge to determine overall efficiency. These devices, which can weigh from about 15 to 100 pounds, are useful for going off-grid, handling outages, or weekend camping. Tests

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Inside PlayerUnknown Productions' two-day modjam where devs broke their game

About an hour before presentations, Alexander Helliwell was reshaping Prologue's temperate woodland into a scorching desert. Replacing much of the world with sand even gave a performance uplift, but his map soon showed wide stretches of an unidentifiable black substance. "Is that oil?" someone asked. Helliwell

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Afterlight's promising Starfinder combat needs more polish before demo

Afterlight feels like the closest thing to a fully realised Pathfinder 2e videogame on the horizon. It uses Starfinder 2e while retaining the same base rules chassis, and fledgling studio Epictellers—for whom this is the first game—aims high with its visual presentation and notable voice talent such as

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V-color’s 1+1 kits pair a DDR5 module with a dummy to mimic dual-channel

Dummy RAM kits normally pair a functioning DIMM with a blank shell that matches the working module—often with RGB—purely for looks. V-color has taken that idea further with 1+1 value packs that bundle a single DDR5 DIMM alongside a matching dummy DIMM. The result is a single-channel

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Unofficial Animal Crossing Port Brings The OG Cozy Game To PC

A 2002 GameCube classic, Animal Crossing, can now run natively on PC thanks to the work of modders and fan developers. You’ll need to jump through a few hoops to get this unofficial port running, but the end result recreates the original cozy experience on modern hardware. Github user

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Free tool makes it easy to see which sites are selling your data

Have you ever noticed a link on a website you regularly visit that indicates you can opt out of the company selling your data? Probably not. Those links can hide in plain sight, and if you miss one your data may have been saved and sold. Data is valuable to

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Bubsy 4D dev says revival aims to push platformers forward

I went into a GDC demo of Bubsy 4D expecting a joke, but the game surprised me. Within minutes the mechanics—deep, chainable movement and level design that rewards experimentation—pulled me in. Fabraz’s lead developer Ben Miller explained that the studio, fresh from releasing Demon Tides, treated the

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Embark parts ways with cofounder after unsubstantiated misconduct claims

Embark Studios, formed in 2018 by former DICE veterans, has parted ways with cofounder and chief content officer Rob Runesson after allegations emerged that he had an inappropriate relationship with an esports streamer involved with one of the studio’s games. The studio said the decision was mutual and that

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Best early Amazon Spring Sale laptop deals 2026

Amazon's Big Spring Sale runs March 25–31, 2026, but discounts have already started appearing across laptop lines. Retailers often cut prices ahead of the official dates, so several models are already showing notable reductions. The selection spans entry-level to high-end machines, from Apple's latest MacBook

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Stryker restoring systems after pro‑Iran hackers wiped employee devices

Medical tech giant Stryker said it is restoring computers and its internal network after a March 11 cyberattack that allowed pro‑Iranian hackers to remotely wipe tens of thousands of employee devices. The attack caused widespread disruption to the company’s operations and is thought to be the first major

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Highguard Players Receive Surprise PS5 Refunds as Studio Closes

Less than a week after Highguard's servers went offline, PlayStation 5 players began receiving emails on March 17 from Sony notifying them that money spent on the free-to-play shooter's battle pass and skin shop had been returned. Wildlight Entertainment appears to be repaying purchases as the

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Best early Amazon Spring Sale deals under $25

Recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. Data is gathered from vendor and retailer listings and other relevant, independent review sites, and customer reviews are examined to find out what matters to people who already own and use the products and services assessed. When you

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MacBook Neo raises the bar for cheap laptops and shakes the PC market

Apple’s MacBook Neo has reset the baseline for sub‑$800 laptops, a change that matters even before widespread hands‑on reviews. For years Apple focused on the high end, keeping its least expensive MacBook—the MacBook Air—around $1,000 and largely avoiding the cheap‑PC segment inhabited by

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Vurt launches mobile-first vertical streaming for indie filmmakers

Vurt is a mobile-first vertical streaming platform built for independent filmmakers. It launched Tuesday with more than 100 episodes of original micro-series, full-length films and TV shows across genres; the catalog even includes films featuring Kevin Hart and Vivica A. Fox. The company says a new original title is released

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Xbox Game Pass gets Absolum, Disco Elysium, and more in March 2026

Xbox Game Pass is adding another wave of games in March, led by Absolum. Developed by Guard Crush Games and Supamonks, Absolum blends side-scrolling beat-'em-up action with roguelike structure, pairing retro arcade design with modern systems. Combat mixes melee attacks and elemental powers, rewarding combo chains as well

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Marathon to test limited duos queue on Perimeter

Since Bungie launched Marathon on March 5, players have repeatedly asked for a duos option. Marathon game director Joseph Ziegler announced Monday that the team will enable a limited-time experimental duos queue on Perimeter as of Wednesday morning 3/18 at 10am PT; the test should last about two weeks

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Meta Shuts Down Horizon Worlds on Quest Headsets

Meta will shut down its Horizon Worlds metaverse for virtual reality users on June 15, removing the ability to build, publish, update VR worlds or access the platform on Meta Quest headsets. The company is shifting the product to a mobile-only experience. Horizon Worlds launched in late 2021 as a

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My TV sounded better after trying these three fixes

Sometimes dialogue seems too quiet while explosions and effects are way too loud. That imbalance doesn’t necessarily mean your hearing is failing — it may be the TV setup. Turning on closed captions can help, but if on-screen text feels distracting, there are other adjustments worth trying. Start in the

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Pragmata devs advise testing demo to pick controller or mouse and keyboard

I set fire to my PS5 and took an axe to my Switch, but I kept my controllers. I don’t often use them on PC, yet some games simply feel better with a pad, and after playing the preview and demo, Pragmata has joined that list. Director Cho Yonghee

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GTA Wiki moves off Fandom over aggressive ad practices

The GTA Wiki — 'a spot you've almost certainly ended up at if you've ever Googled anything Grand Theft Auto' — has moved homes. It is no longer one of the Fandom cabal of wikis and, the site says on its new homepage, has 'officially

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Frustratingly the best Android phone

Samsung’s S26 Ultra follows the same formula as recent flagships: a thinner, lighter design, a faster processor, incremental camera improvements and new AI features. It isn’t a radical overhaul of the S25 Ultra, yet it delivers one of the strongest Android experiences available thanks to a blend of

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Lingokids is a great option for parents looking to foster healthy gaming habits

My four-year-old daughter asked why Green Goblin loves pumpkins after spending time with a 7-inch V8 Contixo tablet that came preloaded with Lingokids, an app I hadn't heard of. Lingokids offers thousands of educational activities for children aged two to eight and reaches 20 million kids each month.

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New report says CPUs could be next for chip shortage, but evidence is thin

A Quartz report suggests CPUs may be heading for a supply crunch, pointing to longer lead times for server CPU orders and early price rises. The piece also notes that the end of official Windows 10 support could prompt a round of system upgrades that adds to demand. On the

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Early Amazon Spring Sale: smartwatch and smart ring deals

Amazon is promoting a Big Spring Sale and discounts are already appearing on smartwatches, smart rings and sleep and wake devices ahead of the event, which starts March 26. One notable offer effectively adds a $100 Amazon gift card to a Galaxy Watch Ultra purchase — the watch and card together

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Fan builds SimStarr motion rig from salvaged VR-ride parts

The rig is called the SimStarr, built by a hobbyist who goes by CMDR Wacko. He sold a model of the time‑travelling Delorean from Back to the Future and used the proceeds to create an immersive, space‑faring simulator; the hardware is only half the project, with livestreams on