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Microsoftand the European Union have announced an agreement to conduct a trial program, under which European Windows customers will be presented with a “browser ballot” enabling them to choose a default Web browser for their PC, rather than being forced to use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer by default. The agreement is meant to settle antitrust claims against Microsoft by European regulators, who claim Microsoft has abused its dominant position in the operating system market to control the browser market as well....

North, the Canadian startup formerly known as Thalmic Labs, wasted no time bringing its latest wearable to consumers. It has made its first shipment ofFocals, which are smartglasses, to its showrooms in New York and Toronto. Not only that, but if you’re interested in trying out the glasses for yourself, you can head to the new North Mobile Showroom experience, which will be located in Seattle from February 19 to February 22, and will come to San Francisco shortly after....

Reddit is slowly rolling out real-time chat rooms across a limited number ofsubreddits. Currently in beta, Reddit Chat went live in the summer of 2017 for about 7,000 Reddit users. Now, Reddit is expanding this service, keeping users locked to the website instead of conducting real-time chats on external clients like Slack,Discord, and even IRC. “Mods need to chat in real time to not just moderate their communities, but also to collaborate and build their communities....

Sonos filed yet another lawsuit against Google on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant copied more of its innovations, specifically for Google’s smart speakers. Thelawsuitalleges that Google infringed on five of Sonos’ patents, including the ability to transfer the playback of music to the speaker from your phone, to manage different rooms of music around the home. Specifically, the lawsuit points to Google’s Chromecast Audio Adapter and its multiroomsupport. “Google has chosen to double down on its disregard for IP [intellectual property] and smaller American inventors, and we believe it is vitally important that Sonos, both for its own sake and for that of other smaller innovative companies, stand up to monopolists who try to copy and subsidize their way to further domination,” a Sonos spokesperson said in a statement....

Splitgate 2 CEO announces major prerelease plan to “overcorrect” meta Splitgate is making a return with a sequel, and developer 1047 Games has a unique philosophy about approaching balance and meta changes through overcorrection during prerelease. In an exclusive interview with 1047 Games’ CEO and Splitgate’s creator Ian Proulx, Dexerto had the chance to ask about how the team was handling meta changes throughout the development ofSplitgate 2, the 4v4 portal shooter....

RememberStar Citizen? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. The game will make the occasional splash in the headlines, but after more than 12 years of hype, even the most diehard fans are getting impatient. Yes, it’s playable, and honestly, it’s a great experience — but it still lacks some of the most-anticipated features. That’s why it’s such a big deal that Cloud Imperium said thatSquadron 42is nearly finished after years of development....

Starfieldis the latest action adventure RPG out of Bethesda Game Studios. The universe-spanning game launched with various factions that players can join, but a recent update introduced new bounty-hunting guild players can join. The first mission, dubbed Starjacker, requires players to find one person named Adrastos. Starfieldis filled with various factionsthat players can join and jump between. Whether you want to be a space pirate with the Crimson Fleet or join the corporate ranks of Ryujin Industries, plenty of options are available to players....

Summer Game Fest 2025 Predictions: What to expect Summer Game Fest 2025 is the year’s biggest set of game reveals and trailers, giving people something to look forward going into the rest of 2025 and beyond. While a select few big titles like Death Stranding 2 are already confirmed for the event, the slate is mostly up in the air at this point. Now that GTA 6 has beendelayed out of 2025, publishers will be showing up full force to get their games out for the holiday season....

Surprise Roblox game reportedly sets biggest player count record in history Roblox game Grow a Garden has just reached another staggering milestone in terms of concurrent player count, now beating even Fortnite. The past few weeks have been absolutely massive for aRoblox gamecalledGrow a Garden. It’s been shattering records left and right, with a previous update managing to bring the player count to a whopping 11,694,315 concurrent users. It didn’t stop there, though....

The conflict between the U.S. and China has impacted the tech industry, notably impacting the business of Chinese mobile smart device manufacturerHuawei and any companies that deal with it.Now, newly proposed taxes on video game consoles are bringing the issues over to the gaming industry. The Trump administration has proposed $300 billion in tariffs but, as reported byKotaku, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have made a joint statement opposing the move....

Summary Jared Padalecki offers an encouraging response to the possibility of appearing inThe Boysseason 5. The potential for the actor to appear in the superhero series has been discussed for years, given that he boasts a significant connection to the showrunner, Eric Kripke. Kripke is also the creator ofSupernatural, which Padalecki starred in for 15 years. Given that the showrunner has since offeredThe Boys' roles and cameos to several otherSupernaturalstars, it wasn’t surprising to learn he was open to Padalecki appearing, too....

It’s the Wednesday before the official release of the next round of iPhones, which means the first reviews are now coming out for theiPhone 16andiPhone 16 Proseries. Whether you’ve already ordered a new phone or are still on the fence, these reviews are always exciting to read in anticipation. Here are some of the highlights. iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Plus This year’s regular iPhone lineup comes in fantastic new colors, includes an all-newCamera Controllike its iPhone Pro cousins, and features an Action Button for the first time....

Hot on the heels of news about arevolutionary new folding smartphonethat may (or may not) be coming soon, Huawei has teased a less revolutionary new folding phone that is definitely coming soon. Through a video trailer shared on its official Weibo social network page, Huawei has shown the Huawei Nova Flip, which has a different take on the current “big cover screen” trend. In the video, the Nova Flip is shown folded and unfolded, with the former orientation revealing a small, square cover screen display....