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Where does virtual reality go next? Right now, there seem to be two paths: Portable and self-contained headsets or those connected to computers and consoles. Valve is clearly betting on the second way with the Index, its first VR hardware. It crams in just about every feature you’d expect from a high-end headset, including some truly transformative finger-sensing controllers. It’s just too bad the entire Index package costs $999, putting it out of reach for most people. It’s a boundary-pushing headset meant to keep the VR industry from getting stale.

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1. Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

   Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some of these tweaks were proposed as part

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2. MacBook Neo vs. M5 MacBook Air: All the trade-offs you'll make to save $500

   Apple is looking to gain a foothold in the more budget-friendly end of the laptop market with the MacBook Neo. The system starts at $599, which is darn inexpensive for an Apple laptop — it even ...

3. Humble Games' former bosses buy the studio's back catalog

   Humble Games' library has returned home, so to speak. Indie publisher Good Games Group (GGG), led by former Humble leaders, has acquired the full back catalog of over 50 Humble Games titles from Ziff Davis. Alongside the purchase, GGG has rebranded to Balor Games, positioning itself as a force in "triple-I" gaming.

   "For the developers we have worked with over the

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4. Google Pixel 10a review: Small changes, but still great value

   Over the past few years, Google's A-series Pixel phones have consistently been some of the best midrange phones you can buy. But with the AI boom causing memory shortages and the price of consumer electronics to rise, ...

5. Well, there goes any reason to buy an iPad Air

   Apple just announced the MacBook Neo, a 13-inch laptop offering

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6. iPhone 17e hands-on: Pretty in pink, with portraits enabled

   The iPhone 17e was announced on Monday through a press release, so there was no real chance to immediately get a hands-on with it. But at Apple’s event in New York today, the phone was on display

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7. MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple's $599 laptop feels shockingly great

   The most interesting product Apple announced this week was its cheapest and least powerful laptop, the MacBook Neo. It’s just fascinating to see the company tackle an entirely new category — it’s not a premium

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8. Gemini encouraged a man to commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges

   The family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas is suing Google after he died by suicide following months of conversations with its Gemini chatbot, according to a ...

9. Sorry, first-party Playstation games aren't coming to PC anymore

   Sony is pulling a U-turn on its multi-platform strategy, with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reporting that first-party PS5 games soon to become exclusive once again, at the expense of PC players.

   Sony started releasing some

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10. Everything Apple announced this week: MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e and more

    Apple had promised a “big week” for the company as ...