Hey Sony, I'm Ready to Go All-Digital. Just Let Me Own My Games

If this mass digital transition is forced on us, it means there's finally a chance to rewrite the rules. An all-digital future requires more freedom and true ownership, and it's up to us to fight for them. I think it's prime time for us, as a gaming collective, to educate ourselves on the situation and turn to the groups that can make a difference.

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I Wore the Galaxy Watch 9 for a Week. Here's Why I'd Buy the Watch 8 Instead

Like the Galaxy Watch 8, the Galaxy Watch 9 is available with a 40mm or 44mm case. The base model comes with Bluetooth only, or you can add LTE support to stay connected without your phone. The larger 44mm size costs an extra $30 over the smaller version, and adding LTE to either size costs an extra $50. Aside from the higher starting cost, the Watch 9 follows the same pricing structure as older models.

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Sick of AI Answers in Safari? I Just Vibe Coded a Solution, and You Can Too

The Describe an Extension feature is part of Safari 27 in macOS 27 Golden Gate. To try it today, you need to install the public beta of macOS Golden Gate. First, enroll your Apple account in Apple’s Beta Software program, and then activate beta updates from the Software Update pane in your Mac’s System Settings window. Just don't install the beta on your primary computer since you might encounter OS-breaking bugs.

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How We Test Digital Cameras and Lenses

In the lab, we evaluate image quality across the entire ISO range to see how photos will look in varying levels of light and to determine whether lenses can deliver crisp images on modern, high-resolution sensors. With an interchangeable lens camera, we always use the highest-quality lens we have available at its best f-stop to evaluate noise and detail. We rely on an X-Rite Color Checker Classic swatch chart to obtain a quantitative noise value from out-of-camera JPGs, and we frame it next to a foreign bank note to allow qualitative analysis of noise and detail for both JPG and Raw images.

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Is Your Phone Call Really Private? How to Tell if You're Being Tapped

While difficult to detect, there are several ways to tell if your smartphone device is being monitored by a hacker, controlling ex, or even a micromanaging boss. It should be noted that experiencing any one of these signs infrequently can be normal. It's only when you see several of them consistently that you may need to investigate.

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What's Your Type? How to Add Custom Fonts on an iPhone or iPad

Unfortunately, the process for grabbing the right fonts and font libraries, and then determining which apps allow them, can be challenging. Still, it’s worth the effort if you want to spruce up your emails, messages, and apps. To use Apple's font manager, you'll need iOS 13/iPadOS 13 or higher. Head to Settings > General > Software Update to check for the latest version. Your device will either tell you that you’re up to date or prompt you to install the latest update.

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The Best RGB Keyboards for 2025

A bright, colorful RGB keyboard takes your PC gaming setup to the next level. Here's how to choose the right one for your rig, along with our top picks.

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The Best Action Games for 2026

Enjoy ninja clan clashes, super-powered scuffles, wild mech duels, and more with the best action games we've played.

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iPhone Slowed to a Crawl? How to Clear Your Cache and Start Fresh

Cache is all the data your phone stores locally as you visit websites and use apps in order to give you search results faster. However, over time, cache can build up and slow down (or even overheat) your phone. It can be an issue after updating to a new version of the operating system; Apple just released iOS 18.6.1, so you may be dealing with this right now.

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This PC Cooling Vendor Is Using Its Tariff Refund to Slash Prices

“We’re passing it on to you by offering a dedicated sales promotion across the US,” German vendor Arctic told customers in a video.

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Starlink Mobile Won't Just Be Satellites, But a Ground Network Too

“We definitely intend to build out the terrestrial component,” SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said on a Tuesday earnings call. “So you will not only have the capacity from the satellites themselves, but you will have a buildout of the terrestrial—basically the hardware and systems necessary to make a true mobile service exactly what you want it to be.”

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Starlink Hits 12 Million Subscribers, V3 Satellites Headed to Operational Orbit

On Tuesday, SpaceX published Q2 earnings for the April to June period, showing Starlink has grown to 12 million paid subscriptions. The growth is high, and double its paid subscribers from a year ago. But questions have been circulating about whether the satellite internet service can maintain that level of user adoption after the company ended several promotions and began raising prices for the Starlink Residential plans in May.

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Need a New Laptop? Prepare to Pay Double Your Budget

“We’re doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we’ve been trying to shield our customers from the increases,” outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal, “but the situation has become unsustainable."

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Telegram: Extortionist Duped Apple Into Delisting Our App

“Extortionists have found a way to manipulate Apple into overreacting,” Pavel Durov tweeted.

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Equifax $2.2M Settlement: You Have Less Than a Month to Claim Up to $600. Here's How

If you were among the 37,000 affected by Equifax's reporting error, you may be eligible for a payout. Here's what you need to know and how to claim what you're owed.

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OpenAI: Here's What Apple's Trade Secret Theft Lawsuit Gets Wrong

“Apple is getting this wrong,” OpenAI says in a blog post. “This careless, aggressive, and oddly personal lawsuit sadly doesn’t live up to [Apple’s] reputation."

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Most PC Gamers Are Now Playing With More Than 8GB of VRAM

Not having enough VRAM has been a problem for PC gamers for much of this console generation, but it's become far more pronounced in recent years. Although I'd argue 8GB is still fine if you're not playing the latest AAA games or anything above 1080p, there are games that demand more, and 10GB+ may become standard for future games.

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Apple to Face $32.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in Photos App

As 9to5Mac reports, the lawsuit was brought in 2020 by a group of 10 Apple users in Illinois, who claimed Apple violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when it collected users’ biometric data without their consent to organize the People album in the Photos app.

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Big Walk Review: Beyond the 'Friendslop' Label, a Quietly Brilliant Game

Big Walk arrives at a time when cooperative games have never been more popular. Thanks in part to Lethal Company, Peak, and R.E.P.O, the slightly derogatory "friendslop" genre has risen to prominence. The moniker defines multiplayer games with simple graphics, a reliance on proximity chat, and gameplay centered around social interactions. These parameters ensure that no two play sessions are the same. At a glance, you could say this is true about Big Walk, a game that, at its core, is about walking and talking with your friends.

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I Swapped My Apple Watch for an Analog Timex to See What I'd Miss Most

As a technology journalist and creator who’s constantly evaluating gadgets, I didn’t use this time to question whether the Apple Watch is the best smartwatch. For iPhone users, it’s really the only option. Instead, I spent just over a week seeing whether wrist-based notifications, fitness stats, and other smartwatch features are critical to my daily life or just nice-to-haves.

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Samsung Blocks TV Apps That Let Others Use Your Internet Connection

Mnemonic went hunting for residential proxy software on a Samsung TV. Residential proxies allow data collectors, including AI companies and cybercriminals, to make their internet usage and data collection appear legitimate by routing their traffic through your IP address.

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How to Back Up and Restore Your Files, Apps, and Settings in Windows

Are you moving to a brand new computer and want to copy over your data from your current PC? For that, you can turn to the Windows Backup Tool. Built into Windows, this tool will back up and restore key folders, apps, settings, and credentials from one computer to another. Here's how to use File History and the new Backup tool to back up and restore your files.

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The Best Robot Vacuums We've Tested (July 2026)

Want to keep your floors clean without lifting a finger? The top robot vacuums we've tested are more capable and affordable than ever.

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The Best Laptops for Programmers We've Tested for 2026

Whether you're a beginning coder or a seasoned developer, we've tested hundreds of laptops to help you find the performance you need to power through your next project deadline.

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How to Block a Number on Your iPhone or Android Device

The first way to reduce the number of unwanted calls coming to your phone is to ditch telemarketers by putting your number into the National Do Not Call Registry. On DoNotCall.gov, you can register up to three numbers at once and check whether your digits are already listed there. You'll need to include an email address to confirm your registration or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the phone you want to register.

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I Ditched Password Generators and Made a Better One in Excel. Here's How

With all the hoopla about AI these days, you might be tempted to ask your favorite AI chatbot to generate some random passwords for you. Bad idea. PCMag's own Kim Key discovered that while AI can generate passwords that look tough, they expose underlying patterns that make their passwords potentially crackable, which is even worse if you use AI to vibe code your own password manager or generator.

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No More Dead Zones: The Definitive Guide to Fixing Weak Wi-Fi for Good

Run a speed test to see your internet speed. If it doesn’t match the speed on your internet bill, you may need to call your ISP or replace the router or modem. If your speed test does match your internet bill, but it still seems slow, it may be time to pony up for a better plan. (My grandmother was convinced her Wi-Fi was faulty, only for me to tell her she was subscribed to a snail's-pace 3Mbps connection.)

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The Best Graphics Cards We've Tested for 4K Gaming in 2026

You need a powerful graphics card to run cutting-edge PC games at 4K resolution. These high-end GPUs are the top performers we've tested for pixel-packed gaming.

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