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  • Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign
    by Jay Peters on July 1, 2026 at 10:39 pm

    Apple is working on a “revamped” version of its entry-level MacBook Pro that it could launch as soon as the first half of 2027, Bloomberg reports. The company is also testing four new iPad Pros that are set to launch in the spring with a focus on “internal improvements.” The updated MacBook Pro, which will

  • The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun
    by Jay Peters on July 1, 2026 at 10:03 pm

    Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony’s recent announcement that it will stop making discs for new games starting January 2028. “It’s sad to see. This decision is only a negative for gamers. We’re losing the ability to

  • Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures
    by Verge Staff on July 1, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly-promoted chief content officer Matt Booty sent a memo to staff warning of an “Xbox reset.” The business, they said, is facing significant challenges, including a 3 percent “accountability margin,” massively higher

  • Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype
    by Emma Roth on July 1, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    Elon Musk says a report about a SpaceX AI phone prototype is “utterly false.” The report, published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, says SpaceX showed off a “handset-like prototype” to some investors before launching its record-breaking initial public offering in June. The device was “slimmer than an iPhone,” and they were told it

  • Krafton settles with Subnautica 2 developer after drawn-out dispute over $250 million
    by Jay Peters on July 1, 2026 at 5:45 pm

    After a lengthy legal dispute, Krafton has settled with its subsidiary Unknown Worlds Entertainment, which is developing Subnautica 2, and will pay bonuses to the studio’s staff, Bloomberg reports. The dispute began last year after Krafton pushed out Unknown Worlds’ cofounders, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, and its CEO, Ted Gill, ahead of a potential

  • Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection
    by Tom Warren on July 1, 2026 at 5:41 pm

    Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the company has quietly been working on a disc-to-digital feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. Xbox employees

  • My favorite Kindle alternative is $30 off after a recent price increase
    by Sheena Vasani on July 1, 2026 at 4:28 pm

    Kobo recently raised the price of its Libra Colour e-reader to $259.99, but today’s deal effectively erases that hike. The company, Best Buy, and Target, are all selling it for its old $229.99 price as part of broader sales, making now one of the best times to grab my favorite alternative to Amazon’s Kindle. If

  • Comcast’s split could make or break Peacock
    by Emma Roth on July 1, 2026 at 3:30 pm

    NBCUniversal executives are about to find out whether Peacock will sink or swim in the streaming industry. Now that Comcast is planning to split NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Sky from its broadband and wireless businesses, Peacock will be forced to stand on its own – without the backing of a combined company that pulled in more

  • Sony is killing discs — and showing us why it’s a terrible idea
    by Andrew Webster on July 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    The future of video game preservation just took a major hit. This morning, Sony announced that, starting in January 2028, the company will no longer produce physical PlayStation discs, which means that from that moment on you can only purchase new PS5 games digitally. At the same time, Sony also announced that it’s going to

  • The best Switch 2 case I’ve tried is cheaper than usual
    by Cameron Faulkner on July 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    Dbrand apparently knows how to really whiff a product launch, as we recently saw with the Steam Machine Companion Cube shell. But it also makes the best case out there for the Nintendo Switch 2, which happens to be discounted right now. The Killswitch 2 is versatile, with better build quality than other similar models,