It's never a bad idea to add an additional layer of antivirus protection as malware, phishing, ransomware and other threats grow more sophisticated. Right now you can get a year of Norton 360 Premium on sale for $30, down from $100, ahead of Amazon's Big Spring

Maingear is releasing a limited-edition Crimson Desert gaming PC priced at $4,499, and only 30 will ever be made. The company is framing the drop with the line "No reruns. No second chances." The build is available only from Maingear, can be paid for in instalments with

Quick Resume has become one of the Xbox Series X/S’s standout features, quietly letting games stay suspended in the background while you open apps or play something else. It doesn’t always work well for always-online or multiplayer titles, though—some games can get stuck in login error

Spring savings events like Amazon's Big Spring Sale are nearly here, and it's a handy time to pick up practical gear for warmer months. If road trips are on your calendar, consider outfitting your car with chargers, headrest hooks, jump starters, tire inflators and other useful

Secretlab has rolled out spring discounts on chairs and desks, and the standout is the Titan Evo 2022, now reduced to $529 for the small and regular sizes. A guide to the best gaming chairs rates the Titan Evo as the best overall, a position it has held since it

Micron says autonomous cars and humanoid robots will soon need hundreds of gigabytes of RAM per device, a shift the company highlighted during its recent earnings call. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra described rapidly growing memory demand as these AI-powered devices advance. Mehrotra said: "Humanoid robots will be AI-enabled and will

A new Thomas the Tank Engine title is topping Steam’s bestseller chart, beating Resident Evil Requiem, and some players are determined to test its physics to the limit. Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor launched this week from Dovetail Games, the studio behind Train Simulator and Train Sim World.

Crystal Dynamics announced on March 18 that it was cutting 20 people, marking its fourth round of layoffs in a year. The move follows 30 staff let go last November, an unspecified number cut last August, and 17 people dismissed last March. Once at a headcount of 273 in 2022,

If your project has outgrown shared or dedicated hosting, a virtual private server (VPS) offers more power, flexibility and scalability. VPS plans reduce downtime and avoid the limits of shared resources; the services highlighted here vary in price, customization, security and scalability to suit different needs. Ionos tops this roundup

Before Arc Raiders shifted away from a PvE boss-race model, production director Caio Braga said no one could really describe what the game was. "You'd ask someone who would say it was a battle royale versus Arc, or it's a co-op Shadow of the Colossus

Android Desktop Mode, now available on Pixel 8 and newer phones, converts a handset into a desktop when it’s connected to a monitor, a Bluetooth mouse and a keyboard. In hands-on testing the feature ran smoothly and felt like a true desktop environment. To use it you need a

Firmware updates keep your smart TV current with the latest software, features and security patches. Most sets check for and install updates automatically over Wi‑Fi when connected and when automatic updates are enabled; you can usually find a "Check for Updates" option in the TV's

Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates, the practical question is which features actually help in day-to-day work. Summarizing, drafting, organizing data and tracking meetings emerge as the most useful capabilities. In Docs, Gemini

Google is making Personal Intelligence available to all users. The feature, which debuted earlier this year exclusively for subscribers paying $20 a month, gives Gemini a wealth of personal information so it can offer personalized help rather than generic answers. The data comes from Gmail, your Search history, Google Photos

GLF OS bills itself as a gamer-centric Linux distribution and a French-speaking gaming community, and it even offers to install DaVinci Resolve during setup. Install options range from Standard and Minimal to Gaming, Studio (free), and Studio Pro, the latter upgrading to DaVinci Resolve Studio. The installer proved stubborn. Early

If you have an old Android phone, you can repurpose it to extend your home Wi‑Fi and fix dead spots. The phone rebroadcasts your existing Wi‑Fi rather than using mobile data, but it may deliver slower speeds than your main router. For best results, position the phone between

In-space wifi technology matured through the Flight Opportunities program will be demonstrated on an upcoming commercial orbital flight. Reliable communications are essential for a wide range of missions, from crewed space stations to lunar exploration such as Artemis, enabling two-way crew-to-ground links and inter-spacecraft data transmission. Solstar Space Company of

Archetype Entertainment has released the first extended gameplay trailer for Exodus, and its tone will feel familiar to fans of Mass Effect. The studio, announced in 2023, was founded in part by former BioWare staff, including members of the original Mass Effect team. The trailer is split into three segments.

Developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have parted ways, and Iceflake Studios will take over continuing patches for Cities: Skylines 2. The city builder's launch was rocky, and reception remained mixed as fixes and updates rolled out. Players and critics pointed to a range of problems: poor

Cakez launched Tangy TD on Steam on March 9, 2026 — a bright, sprite-art roguelike tower defense in which you play a witch fending off waves of monsters. He had spent four years building the game, beginning the project alone and later marrying and having a child, which raised the stakes

Game World Guesser is a free browser game that takes GeoGuesser’s concept and applies it to video game maps. In GeoGuesser, players see a random Google Street View and try to guess roughly where it’s from using visual clues; the closer the guess, the more points it earns.

Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor, released on Steam this week, casts Thomas and his peers in a train sim where players navigate the duties of the North Western Railway—duties that have a tendency to punt these sentient traincars into the upper stratosphere with no discernible cause. The

Most reviews of Crimson Desert cover the Windows PC version rather than the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X builds. Reviewers were given access to the game on Steam in early March, while PS5 and Xbox copies were not provided until launch. This distribution is unusual for a major multiplatform

Several high-profile layoffs at Amazon Game Studios have left Lost Ark players concerned, even as the game continues to post decent player numbers on Steam. In a message posted on its website, the Lost Ark dev team acknowledged that cuts have happened and said it will "keep working to

Samsung’s Frame Pro continues the “Art TV” idea by doubling as a convincing piece of wall art when it’s turned off. Its matte, anti-reflection display and Pantone validation make digital artwork look remarkably like physical prints, and the set sits flush against the wall when properly installed. Note