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It's a dumb time to buy an Xbox, even with the coming price hike

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:42:31 +0000

This is a prime example of a bad deal.

Is your phone charger wasting electricity when it's not charging?

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Homes with many phone chargers pay more even when they're not using them.

What to expect at the next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:14:45 +0000

Foldables, watches and glasses could be on the way from Samsung.

Samsung will start charging for SmartThings API access

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:36:15 +0000

Samsung will start charging for SmartThings API access.

Not all tech survives solar storms, here's what's most at risk

staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

The northern lights could mean lights out for the infrastructure we rely on.

Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:08:00 +0000

Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs.

Australia's social media ban may not be that effective, study finds

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:01:47 +0000

A study finds that Australia's social media ban hasn't been that effective due to self-declared age verification checks.

The Morning After: Prices rocket up on Xboxes, MacBooks, iPads and more

staff@engadget.com (Mat Smith) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

This week, we've been hit with major price hikes from major players, including Microsoft and Apple.

NASA's TESS spacecraft finds two 'cotton candy' planets in one system

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:09:10 +0000

NASA's TESS space telescope has discovered two 'super puffy' giant planets with the density of cotton candy.

'Careless People' author accuses Meta of 'punishing' whistleblower

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:19:45 +0000

The author of a tell-all book says Meta is using her as an example to deter future whistleblowers.

California launches tracker for AI-related job losses

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:56:33 +0000

California governor Gavin Newsom worked with the state's employment department to roll out an AI job loss tracker.

YouTube Shorts nixes 'dislikes' and lets you double the playback speed

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:46:20 +0000

YouTube has made several key changes to Shorts by removing dislikes and offering a clear screen mode.

OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:48:26 +0000

So much for voluntary review.

The most popular Grok feature is, apparently, exactly what you think

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:57:41 +0000

NSFW uses account for "well over half" of traffic, a new report says.

Commodore has dropped the price of its retro phone by $100 ahead of preorders

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:34:43 +0000

A refreshing direction for a price change.

Notion Mail is shutting down

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:41:24 +0000

So long, Notion Mail.

Spain will require carriers to keep mobile networks live during power outages

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:33:12 +0000

Spain's mobile networks will need to stay live for at least four hours during power outages, per new rules.

Polestar won't be able to sell its cars in the US next year

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:07:32 +0000

Polestar moved some of its production to the US, but it may be locked out from selling its cars here soon.

Retroid's Pocket Nova is a very capable 4:3 handheld that costs $229

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:51:50 +0000

Retroid's Pocket Nova seems capable of handling games up to the GameCube and PS2 era.

As everything gets more expensive, it's time to make do and mend

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:31:37 +0000

The skyrocketing cost of computer components needs to foster a new mindset.