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Xbox Game Pass will lose eight games on July 15, 2026, after Microsoft removed three titles from its original leaving soon list. Subscribers now have limited time to finish or buy the remaining games before they leave the service. The final list includes co-op favourites, strategy games, racing style cleaning games, and several story driven adventures. PowerWash Simulator and Golf With Your Friends are

Microsoft Flight Simulator players on Xbox will soon have a new specialist controller built around aircraft controls rather than standard gamepad inputs. Honeycomb Aeronautical is preparing the Echo Aviation Controller XPC for release in fall 2026, bringing its compact flight control design to both Xbox and PC. The controller combines pitch, roll, yaw, throttle, trim, landing gear, flaps, and parking brake functions in one

Xbox is rolling out another safeguard for Forza Horizon 6 players affected by corrupted or missing save data. The latest change adds a cloud save recovery prompt that should let players restore their most recent saved progress instead of losing large sections of their game. The update appears after several weeks of reports from players who lost progress, cars, credits, and other save data

Xbox Game Pass Essential has added five more games without a formal announcement, expanding the lowest priced Game Pass tier with a mix of classic adventure games, turn based RPGs, and tactical cyberpunk titles. The latest additions include Full Throttle Remastered, Costume Quest 2, and the complete Shadowrun Trilogy. Four of the games appeared on July 1, while Full Throttle Remastered joined the library

Xbox Game Pass has not confirmed which games will leave the service in August 2026, but several titles are beginning to look like possible candidates based on when they originally joined the library. Microsoft usually announces removals around two weeks before they happen, so this list should be treated as an early watchlist rather than a confirmed departure schedule. Many third party games remain

Xbox has started July with a large group of game discounts, including more than 30 titles reduced by 90% or 95% on the Microsoft Store. The sale includes shooters, racing games, RPGs, puzzle titles, action games, and several older favourites that can now be picked up for only a few dollars. The biggest discount in the current selection is for Funko Fusion, which has

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is currently blocked from purchase in more than 100 countries on Steam, leaving many fighting game fans unable to buy the upcoming title on PC. The restrictions appear linked to PlayStation Network availability, even though the game is also expected to include offline modes such as story content, arcade options, and local multiplayer. The new Marvel fighting game is being

NVIDIA is moving beyond its traditional role as a supplier of AI chips by introducing a new financing and revenue sharing model for cloud providers. Under the arrangement, NVIDIA can support partners with credit for major GPU purchases while also receiving a share of the cloud revenue generated by the hardware after deployment. The approach could help smaller AI cloud companies build large data

Apple’s MacBook Neo aims to make macOS more accessible by offering a lower priced laptop without the usual budget build quality. Starting at $699, it brings an aluminum unibody design, a sharp 13 inch display, strong speakers, solid battery life, and Apple’s familiar keyboard and trackpad experience to a more affordable tier. The tradeoff is that Apple has made several compromises to hit that

GPD’s next Win Max handheld PC may be one of its most ambitious devices yet. Early details point to a compact clamshell machine with a 9.06 inch OLED display, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ processors, up to 128GB of memory, and an unusual removable battery design. The Win Max 3 has not been officially announced, so the information should be treated as preliminary. However, leaked

Apple’s Hide My Email feature is facing fresh criticism after a reported flaw allowed people to uncover the real iCloud address behind an anonymous alias. The issue was reportedly discovered in June 2025 and remains unresolved more than a year later, raising concerns about a privacy feature that is supposed to protect your identity when signing up for websites and services. Hide My Email

Philips has announced two new Evnia gaming monitors that offer three different resolution and refresh rate modes on the same 27 inch Fast IPS panel. The new 27M4N3500PT and 27M4N5500PT are designed for players who want sharper visuals for single player games but also want extreme refresh rates for competitive shooters. The main feature is the ability to switch between QHD, Full HD, and

A black leather jacket worn and signed by NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang is heading to auction with an estimated value of $40,000 to $60,000. The jacket is being sold for charity and could become one of the more unusual pieces of technology memorabilia to reach collectors. The item is a Tom Ford leather jacket, a style closely associated with Huang’s public appearances. While

Apple is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit from several YouTube creators who accuse the company of collecting their videos without permission to train artificial intelligence systems. The case adds to the growing legal fight over whether public internet content can be used for AI development without licensing, payment, or creator approval. The lawsuit was filed in April by creators behind h3h3Productions,

Apple’s next flagship iPhone may deliver its biggest battery upgrade yet, with a new leak claiming that the iPhone 18 Pro Max could use a battery larger than any previous iPhone model. The rumor suggests that the nano SIM version of the iPhone 18 Pro Max may include a 5,235mAh battery, while the eSIM only version could reach 5,425mAh. If accurate, both versions would

Intel’s next generation Nova Lake desktop processors may include a Core Ultra 5 model with a large extra cache designed to improve gaming performance. The leaked information suggests Intel could bring its Big Last Level Cache technology, known as bLLC, to a more affordable unlocked processor instead of keeping it limited to expensive flagship chips. The rumored Core Ultra 5 processor is said to

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing a major expansion of South Korea’s semiconductor manufacturing capacity as demand for AI memory continues to grow. The wider national initiative involves hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private investment, with the two memory companies expected to build four new large scale chip factories in the country’s southwest. The central manufacturing plan is valued at

Budget smartphones could become more expensive and less capable next year as AI data centers continue to absorb large amounts of global memory and storage supply. A new industry report suggests that phones priced below 1,500 Chinese yuan may become harder to produce at current prices, especially if manufacturers keep prioritising high margin AI server customers. The pressure comes from rising demand for DRAM

Winhanced is expanding its Windows handheld launcher with a built in game store browser that lets you compare prices across several digital storefronts before buying a game. The update also shows whether a title is included with Game Pass, offers personalised suggestions, and keeps purchases outside the launcher for security. The feature is currently still being developed, but it already gives handheld PC owners

Acer’s Nitro 65 is one of the more convincing pre built gaming desktops in its price range, offering strong hardware, clean internal assembly, and a case that does not feel like an afterthought. It is not perfect, but it avoids many of the problems that often make large brand gaming PCs difficult to recommend. The reviewed model combines an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X processor,