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You could say X has joined the streaming wars: owner Elon Musk announced that the X TV app, teased earlier this year, is now available on select Amazon Fire TVs, Google TVs, and select LG panels. If your TV doesn’t fall into any of these categories, don’t worry: you won’t miss anything. A short teaser video included with the beta app announcement shows what appears to be Google’s version of the app, complete with a typical streaming video interface, along with links to videos from right-wing dog whistle Tucker Carlson and accounts for SpaceX and Tesla, among the platform’s handful…

Growing up. It’s something we all do, and devices do too. While there’s been very little innovation in mainstream smartphones lately, foldable phones have been maturing over the last few years and finally seem to be coming into their own. It’s like they’re in the young adult phase of their lives, while the conventional “candybar” handset has largely been figured out. At least, on the outside, anyway.If foldables are the products, then companies like Samsung and Google are the parents, and each of those two has taken a different approach. Samsung has been more experimental, letting its baby flail around…

The upcoming anime series Dandadan is being produced by a talented team of artists, including character designer Onda Naoyuki, creature designer Kameda Yoshimichi, and series first-time director Yamashiro Fuuga. But one of the most well-known figures in the production is Ushio Kensuke. He’s the composer behind such anime classics as Ping Pong, Chainsaw Man, and Liz and the Blue Bird, as well as being both a solo artist (under the name Agraph) and a former member of the rock band Lama. In that capacity, he’s performed with former members of legendary J-rock bands Supercar and Number Girl. At Anime NYC,…

Foldable smartphones have come a long way since the original Samsung Galaxy Fold was released in 2019. They’re smaller, more durable, and now more affordable, if not the most affordable smartphone out there. Five years ago you might not have considered a foldable smartphone as a daily phone, but now it’s a much more realistic option, and there are more options to choose from. If you’re thinking about switching to a foldable smartphone, or you’re ready to upgrade the one you already have, Engadget is here to help you make the decision. We’ve spent hundreds of hours and days testing…

Less than two weeks after its release, Concord was gone.Sony announced this morning that it would take the game offline on September 6th, and said it would offer refunds to the small number of people who chose to buy it. The team-based shooter was one of PlayStation’s new first-party games scheduled for release this year. Sony released it on both PS5 and PC on August 23rd. As for the scale of this failure, the company doesn’t usually share detailed player numbers for its platforms. But Steam does. And the numbers there aren’t pretty.While Steam player counts aren’t a perfect reflection…

Qualcomm’s exclusivity period for Copilot+ PCs is coming to an end: Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that Intel’s new 200V processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips will get Copilot+ AI capabilities starting in November.Copilot+ PC includes features such as Live Caption (real-time subtitle generation with translation), Cocreator in Paint (prompt-based image generation), Windows Studio Effects image editing (background blur, eye contact adjustment, auto-framing) and AI tools in Photos. Of particular interest to gamers is Auto Super Resolution, a competitor to Nvidia DLSS that upscales graphics resolution and refresh rate in real time without compromising performance.AI PC will also eventually include…

Instagram is introducing commenting to Stories. Previously, short-lived Stories could only be responded to via direct message. This new feature allows users to interact with their friends’ posts in a more visible way. The original poster will not receive comments via direct message. A Meta representative said, “Comments will only appear on the story.”Story comments can be turned on or off on a post-by-post basis. When enabled, comments can be seen by anyone who follows your account, but only mutual followers can leave comments. As with story post types, comments disappear after 24 hours. A small profile picture of the…

If you thought Anime NYC was your only chance to meet some of Japan’s biggest manga artists, Kodansha USA has a big surprise in store for you this October: the company has announced that it will open a month-long pop-up event in New York City called Kodansha House, where fans can interact with some of Kodansha’s most popular manga artists outside the confines of a typical anime convention. Fans will be greeted by a giant manga shelf entrance, which leads to a gallery, cafe, lounge and extensive manga library. Kodansha House will also provide space for fans to interact, create…

If you’re looking to upgrade your livestreaming setup or just be more productive on your PC or Mac, you might consider buying the Elgato Stream Deck Neo. This desktop device lets you set up all kinds of commands and shortcuts that can be executed with the press of a button. The Stream Deck Neo sits squarely in between the Mini (which only has six buttons) and the full-size model.The Stream Deck Neo normally costs $100, but it’s currently on sale for $85 on Amazon.ElgatoElgato’s mid-range Stream Deck Neo controller can be purchased for a very reasonable $85. $85 on AmazonThe…

We’re used to hearing about new Android versions at Google Pixel smartphone launch events, but the source code for Android 15 has finally been made public on the Android Open Source Project. It was somehow missing from last month’s Google Pixel launch event, but better late than never. Check out the public link from the developer here.Android 15 will be available on select Pixel models soon. Select devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi will be supported in the coming months. Some interesting features include smart volume adjustment and dynamic…