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Alienware AW2725Q review: An exceptional OLED gaming display

In 2023, I tested my first OLED gaming monitor for Engadget, the LG 27GR95QE. Coming from an IPS LCD, the LG screen was transformational. Its WOLED (White OLED) panel produced inky blacks that made every game look incredible, and it allowed me to exper…

Engadget Podcast: Meta’s first LlamaCon was kind of a bust

This week Meta held its first-ever AI dev conference, LlamaCon, focused on the development of its Llama generative AI model. But while there was plenty of hype, not much happened, besides the launch of the Meta AI app and a new Llama API. In this episo…

The Morning After: Microsoft’s Xbox price increases

Microsoft is dramatically increasing the price of the Xbox Series X and Series S as well as new games and accessories. The Series S will start at $380, up from $300, while the Series X will begin at $550, a $100 increase on its previous price. The comp…

Reddit will integrate AI Answers into its main search bar

Late last year, Reddit introduced its AI-powered search tool, Reddit Answers. Now, the company plans to make the feature even more prominent by adding it into Reddit’s main sitewide search, CEO Steve Huffman said during the company’s first-quarter earn…

Epic Games takes aim at Apple and Steam with zero-commission policy for developers

Epic Games just announced some changes to its store that should please budding developers. The company will not charge a commission of any kind for the first $1,000,000 in revenue from an app per year. Once a piece of software goes past that threshold,…

Get the Google Pixel 9a with $100 store credit at Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store

If you’ve been eyeing the Google Pixel 9a, now’s a good time to pounce. That’s because you can get a $100 gift card for free when you buy the flagship-quality midrange phone. In Engadget’s review, Sam Rutherford deemed it “the best value of any Android…

VR is helping to make daunting medical treatments more bearable for patients

Stanley Johnson is not a fan of needles. The 67-year-old Air Force veteran has endured his fair share of pokes over the years, but when it was decided that IV infusions would be the best course of action to treat his iron deficiency, going into that fi…

Google prepares to start testing AI Mode with regular Search users

When Google debuted AI Mode at the start of March, the company promised to work quickly on bringing the feature to more users, and now it's doing exactly. Following a smaller expansion last month, the company says AI Mode is now available to all La…

Apple’s iPad Air M3 is $100 off

The recently-released Apple iPad Air M3 is already on sale via Amazon. You can pick up the 11-inch model starting at $499 and the 13-inch version starting at $699. Both discounts mark the lowest prices we’ve tracked. If Amazon isn’t your bag, these dea…

Microsoft is raising prices on the Xbox Series S and Series X

Microsoft is dramatically increasing the price of the Xbox Series X and Series S, as well as new games and accessories. As of today, the Series S will start at $380, up from $300, while the Series X will begin at $550, a $100 increase from its previous…