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We’ve Never Seen Our Favorite Bluetooth Speaker Sell for Less - WIRED

The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and we haven't seen it sell for less than it is right now.

The single best software upgrade I made to my Samsung phone wasn't a productivity suite; it was a tiny utility - Android Police

My favorite Samsung upgrade

Free goodies for the 12 Days of Mercenary Day! - Borderlands | Official Website

Celebrate the season with a series of festive Borderlands 4 freebies on our social channels!

The Best RPGs Of 2025 According To Metacritic - GameSpot

This year's best role-playing games took us to faraway fantasy lands, worlds of fiction, and new frontiers.

Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me - TechCrunch

The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles.

Mountain Bike of the Year Nominees - Pinkbike

This year's contenders include everything from a World Cup winning DH machine to a fast and friendly trail bike.

Palmer Luckey’s Retro Gaming Company Is Selling A Game Boy Made Of The Same Metal As Attack Drones - Kotaku

Blizzard President Talks Culture, Bonuses and Releasing More Games - Bloomberg.com

Johanna Faries, who took over as president of Blizzard in 2024, reveals what’s coming from the storied studio

YouTube Shorts is testing a new location and fresh phrasing for its Dislike button - 9to5Google

Google is testing out new ways to improve dislikes on YouTube Shorts, and it could come with hiding the button in a new menu.

Who owns Trump Mobile? - The Verge

Which part of the Trump empire owns Trump Mobile, and how does a former FBI agent in Florida fit in?

Switch 2 Game Ditches Game-Key Cards For A Physical Release, But It'll Cost More - GameSpot

A small price to pay.

Where to Find Lorwyn Eclipsed Previews - Magic: The Gathering

Our return to the plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor is here! Prepare for a pastoral preview season when Lorwyn Eclipsed debuts on January 5, 2026.

Epic Games Store’s newest free game has arrived – here’s Game 3 for your PC - The Escapist

A leaked list claims to reveal every Epic Games Store free game for the 2025 holiday giveaway, but several entries don’t quite add up.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Already Half Price at Best Buy, Barely a Month After Release - IGN

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is already seeing steep discounts, barely a month after release, dropping to $35 at Best Buy, and $40 everywhere else.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Another Game Of The Year At The Indie Game Awards - Game Informer

For those who come after.

Please stop using Cat5 cables (do this instead) - How-To Geek

Is your network slower than a snail? The culprit might be hiding in plain sight...

UGreen’s Qi2 25W wireless charger is a perfectly portable Pixel 10 travel dock [Gallery] - 9to5Google

There are literally countless Qi2 charging docks available for the Pixel 10 series, each one with a different type of...

I've used Pixel phones for years, and Samsung's One UI still can't win me over - Android Police

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Walked A Long Road To Redemption - Defector

Welcome to The Backlog, a series in which we will take a look back at 12 games from 2020 that, in one way or another, had a lasting impact on the video game industry. When I first started ruminating on a video game series for Defector, I was playing Cyberpunk…

How to Get Lean - GQ

Looking to tone up your physique for next year? Here’s the healthy, expert-approved way to do it—once and for all