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The best Playdate games for 2025

Puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.

Cheyenne MacDonald

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Engadget review recap: Surface Pro, Rivian, Canon, Light Phone and more

A roundup of the reviews published on Engadget over the last two weeks.

Billy Steele

05.10.2025

Surface Pro 12-inch review: A downgrade, but it sure is cute

It’s just a baby.

Devindra Hardawar

05.09.2025

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Engadget review recap: Surface Pro, Rivian, Canon, Light Phone and more

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Billy Steele

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Surface Pro 12-inch review: A downgrade, but it sure is cute

It’s just a baby.

Devindra Hardawar

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Light Phone III review: Minimalism stretched to the point of frustration

I wanted to fully embrace the Light Phone, but reality kept intruding.

Nathan Ingraham

05.09.2025

Framework Laptop 13 (2025) with AMD Ryzen AI 300 review: The usual iterative upgrade

You won’t need to rush to grab this in place of the existing AMD setup.

Daniel Cooper

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Roku Streaming Stick Plus review: Powered by the TV and perfect for travel

You’ll have one fewer wire snaking away from your TV.

Amy Skorheim

05.06.2025

Rivian R1S Gen 2 review: The rugged foundation of Rivian’s electric empire

Where other EV makers have failed, Rivian's second-gen SUV is a blueprint for future success.

Sam Rutherford

05.01.2025

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The best Playdate games for 2025
Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
iOS 19 may bring a feature that makes signing into public Wi-Fi less of a hassle
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, an upcoming feature will sync Wi-Fi access details across devices so you don't have to keep filling out web forms.
Trump has fired the director of the US Copyright Office
Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and US Copyright Office Director, was fired a few days after the Librarian of Congress.
SoundCloud says it's never trained AI using artists' work after getting called out for terms of use change
SoundCloud quietly updated its terms in 2024 to add that content uploaded to the platform may be used to train artificial intelligence.
Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider)
CERN scientists using the Large Hadron Collider were able to convert tiny amounts of lead into gold.
How to use Gemini to generate unique backgrounds in Google Meet
You can now use Gemini to create AI-generated backgrounds for some personal flair in Google Meet.
FTC pushes the enforcement of its 'click-to-cancel' rule back to July
Companies now have until July 14 to get into compliance with the FTC's "click-to-cancel" rule.
FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening."
Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users
The Mexican government has filed a lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Maps within the United States.
Engadget review recap: Surface Pro, Rivian, Canon, Light Phone and more
A roundup of the reviews published on Engadget over the last two weeks.
Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle data privacy violation lawsuits
Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of violating its residents' data privacy rights.
Why is Threads recommending these weird spammy posts from people looking for 'friends'?
Some Threads users are starting to notice another type of strange post appear in their suggestions: posts from random people looking for "friends."
Trump plans to shut down the Consumer Product Safety Commission
President Donald Trump has fired the three Democratic members of the CPSC and reportedly wants to eliminate the agency entirely.
Microsoft Build 2025: What to expect from Copilot, Windows 11 and AI agents
Microsoft Build 2025 starts on May 19 and will likely including even more AI announcements than last year.
The Trump administration wants to photograph everyone leaving the US by car
CBP plans to take pictures of everyone in vehicles, including two or three rows back.
Arlo updates its security system to caption what cameras see and detect gunshots
Arlo is updating its security system subscription with new AI-powered skills for detecting fire, gunshots, screams and more
Surface Pro 12-inch review: A downgrade, but it sure is cute
The Surface Pro is light, thin and can handle basic work just fine. It's also as cute as a button, so you probably won't mind that it has sub-par performance and a lesser screen than the 13-inch model.
The best last-minute Mother's Day gifts: Gadgets and subscriptions mom will love
From speakers to coffee subscriptions, these are gifts mom will keep loving even after the holiday is over.
The best tech gifts for mom that she'll appreciate for the rest of 2025
Get that motherly figure in your life something they'll use for months and years to come.
Whoop's latest wearables are smaller and offer 14-day battery life
The Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG replace the Whoop 4.0.

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