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Framework Laptop 16 update brings Nvidia GeForce to the modular gaming laptop

Older Ryzen 7040-based model will stick around at $1,299 as a lower-end option. Andrew Ferrer – Aug 26, 2025 t’s been a busy year for Framework, the company behind the now well-established series of repairable, upgradeable, modular laptops (and one paradoxically less-upgradeable desktop). The company has launched a version of the Framework Laptop 13 with Ryzen AI […]

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Sony makes the “difficult decision” to raise PlayStation 5 prices in the USHello world!

Price hikes go into effect August 21; the standard PS5 will now start at $550. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 21, 2025  Sony will join Microsoft and Nintendo in raising US prices across its entire game console lineup, the company announced today. Pricing for all current versions of the PlayStation 5 console will increase by $50 starting tomorrow. The

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Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4

Hollow Knight fans found strange ways to cope with impatience and anticipation. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 21, 2025  Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released on September 4. It will come out simultaneously on Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch, and the Nintendo Switch 2. On paper, “game gets release date” isn’t particularly groundbreaking news, and

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Roku gets frugal with the content and price of its new streaming service

The content selection isn’t amazing, but the price is. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 21, 2025  At a time when subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming services keep getting more expensive and their ads more extensive, Roku’s new streaming service, Howdy, is worth a closer look. Howdy launched today in the US for $3 per month. It is currently only accessible via a web

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Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

ROG Xbox Ally runs a stripped-down Windows that isn’t publicly available (yet). Andrew Ferrer– Aug 20, 2025  Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an Asus announcement that went out today. An Xbox-branded extension of Asus’ existing ROG Ally handheld line, the basic ROG Xbox

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