Mat Smith
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The Morning After: Get the Mac Pro 'cheese grater' look for your Windows PC
Welcome back! It's Monday. As the fall weather pulls us indoors, we have all the best games on the device (or PC) of your choosing, say farewell to the first ch... → Read More
The PlayStation 5 officially launches 'holiday 2020'
Sony has offered up even more drip-feed details about its next-generation console, but the major points are that, yes, it will be called the PlayStation 5, and... → Read More
The Morning After: California's crackdown on political and porn deepfakes
Hey, good morning! Welcome to your week! Over the weekend, the state of California cracked down on deepfakes, New York's East River has floating LEDs to show i... → Read More
'Link's Awakening' on Switch doesn't ruin the formula of an all-time classic
Link's Awakening is a weird Zelda game that wears its quirks on its sleeve. It started life as a port of the SNES title A Link to the Past but morphed into a un... → Read More
The Morning After: New York state moves to ban flavored e-cig sales
Hey, good morning! Welcome to Monday morning! New York state is rushing to ban sales of flavored e-cigarettes, there are even more Pixel 4 leaks -- focused on... → Read More
Where’s my USB-C iPhone?
Over the years, reports have come and gone on the notion that Apple will swap from Lightning to USB-C on its iPhones — matching rival Android phones, and... → Read More
Apple watchOS 6 launches on September 19th
When Apple unveiled watchOS 6 at its June event, there was a lot of ground to cover. The wearable OS would include an on-device App Store and an even deeper foc... → Read More
The Morning After: Google's Pixel 4 might handle your on-hold calls for you
Welcome back! If you have an Xbox, you might have had some issues playing over the weekend, but Microsoft's console is back online. We're also wrapping up our r... → Read More
Panasonic's high-contrast dual LCD does a great impression of an OLED
Panasonic's cavernous IFA booth had everything from high-concept beauty products through to cameras and TVs. Regarding the latter, it had two prototype TVs, an... → Read More
Sony's Xperia 5 isn't the triumphant return of the compact flagship
Sony's Xperia phones have increasingly slid into the shadows, as Samsung, Apple and Chinese challengers carve up the smartphone market. Last year, the Xpe... → Read More
Huawei’s FreeBuds 3 are noise-canceling AirPods for your Android
Huawei's noise-canceling AirPod-esque wireless buds are coming. → Read More
Sony's Xperia 5 is another long OLED smartphone
Skipping a few and going straight to the Xperia 5. Only in four colors. → Read More
Acer's Predator PowerGem could boost CPU performance by over 12 percent
Between some powerful updates to its creator-focused ConceptD PC series and new Predator gaming laptops, Acer wanted to show off its latest component innovation... → Read More
Acer’s Predator Triton 300 is its new entry-level gaming laptop
Acer's entry-level Predator gaming laptop will cost roughly $1,400. → Read More
The Morning After: B&O's first ever soundbar is predictably fancy
Hey, good morning! You deserve a B&O soundbar! Today, we're talking Android 10, Bang and Olufsen made its first soundbar and we lay out the case for gettin... → Read More
The Morning After: Bosch's electric stroller technology helps push
This week, expect press events from Sony, Samsung, Huawei, Lenovo at more -- all from IFA 2019. → Read More
Watch the new 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' trailer
Double-edged lightsabers at the ready. It's time for Episode IX. → Read More
5G isn’t ready for me
Over the spring and summer, the first 5G networks lit up over the US, with all the major carriers offering a 5G service of some kind. However, there are still o... → Read More
The Morning After: Making millions from esports
Welcome to Monday! If you weren't built for sports (guilty), then esports might offer similar financial rewards, with this year's Dota 2 tournament offering up... → Read More
The Morning After: About that fourth 'Matrix' movie
Hey, good morning! As my inner teen squeals at the idea of another Matrix movie (and my outer grown-up winces at what the series might turn into), we look int... → Read More