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Former PlayStation exec says PC ports were about marketing, not money – and Sony's new leadership disagrees
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Shawn Layden recently shared a few interesting insights about the now-concluded initiative focused on bringing original PlayStation games to PC. Layden suggested that bringing PlayStation games to another platform was essentially a marketing strategy rather than an attempt to generate significant additional revenue.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 specs surface, Z Flip discontinuation rumors, Galaxy rollables may arrive in 2028
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Recent leaks suggest that the Z Fold 8 Ultra will be the flagship device in Samsung's foldable portfolio this year, while the regular Z Fold 8 will receive a complete design overhaul featuring a wider and shorter footprint to compete directly with Apple's rumored iPhone Fold. The company is currently...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite for fast, low-cost AI image generation
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Pricing is a key part of the model's positioning. Google says Nano Banana 2 Lite costs $0.034 per 1,000 images, a price intended to make large-scale image generation more routine and accessible. In practical terms, that combination of speed and low cost makes the model better suited for high-volume workloads than precision-focused applications.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony will stop making physical PlayStation games starting in 2028
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
From then on, new games will be sold on the PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google Chrome 150 rolls out with 382 security fixes
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Chrome 150 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux with 382 security fixes, plus a number of bug fixes and stability improvements. Given the sheer volume of vulnerabilities addressed, this is an update users shouldn't put off.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SpaceX offers half-price Starlink to Memphis residents while facing a lawsuit over data center's pollution
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
"Starlink is applying a service discount for our neighbors in the Memphis area," the company wrote in its announcement. It added that earlier this year, SpaceX acquired xAI (now SpaceXAI), which operates the Colossus data centers in Memphis and Southaven, Mississippi.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
WinRAR 7.23 fixes bugs, jokes that users are finally paying for it
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
WinRAR 7.23 fixes two security vulnerabilities, updates its bundled 7-Zip extraction library, and makes a few command-line tweaks. The release notes also include a playful nod to the archiver's legendary "infinite" trial, thanking users who supposedly finally bought the software. It's mostly a joke-but the security patches alone make this update worth installing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam Machine benchmarks show single RAM stick setup can cost up to 20% performance
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Each retail unit ships with a single 16GB DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM, a configuration Valve links to tight DDR5 supply. That single stick forces the Steam Machine into single-channel mode out of the box, instead of tapping the extra bandwidth dual-channel offers.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Cinder City becomes the first PC game to recommend 64GB of RAM, and at the worst time
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
Games are getting bigger, more hardware-intensive, and less well-optimized. The end result is usually more high-end GPUs being required for "standard" gameplay, but Cinder City asks for just an RTX 4060 (8GB). What's unusual, however, is the staggering 64GB of RAM it recommends.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
AMD Zen 6 leak reveals third core type, corroborating rumored Sony handheld SoC codenamed Canis
Posted on Wednesday July 01, 2026
A recent update on the Linux kernel patch mailing list, spotted by Phoronix, includes scant details about a previously unannounced "Low Power core type" for AMD processors. The description closely resembles Intel's low-power efficiency cores, suggesting that AMD's upcoming Zen 6 CPU lineup might introduce an equivalent.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »