nnThe battle of the foldable.nnThis week, Microsoft finally took the wraps off the Surface Duo 2 with plenty of upgrades all around. The device features a largely similar slim chassis, but the internals have been greatly improved to better compete with some of the best Android phones of 2021. Compare that to last year's Surface Duo, which featured a previous-gen chipset at launch and a measly camera setup, and Microsoft seems to have a winner.nnBut the Surface Duo is going against a heavyweight [...]

nnDrive with friends or shoot at their cars with a paintball gun.nnWhat you need to knownnRec Room will add Rec Rally, a six-car, multiplayer off-road racing game.nThe drivable vehicles can also be used for a road trip with friends or vehicle-on-vehicle combat with a paintball gun.nThe new driving feature and game come to the game across all platforms later this month.nSocial app and multiplayer video game Rec Room will add drivable vehicles for players to use on Oculus Quest 2, other VR headset [...]

I'm persistently pining away for another petite Pixel.nnnnWe're firmly in the midst of another busy techtember, that time of year when the biggest names in the game — including Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon — unveil their fancy new devices that will lead the industry forward over the next many months. Of course, one of the events that I'm most looking forward to is the upcoming Google Pixel 6 launch, as it promises to be one of, if not the most significant Pixel event ever.nnMake [...]

nnNone of the parts that are yours will work without the parts that aren't.nnThe Lithuanian Defense Ministry wants you to "throw away" your Chinese smartphone. Seriously — it advises you not to buy any smartphones made by Chinese companies and to throw away the ones you might already own because of the software that powers them.nnThis stems from research that shows how flagship phones from Xiaomi, which are also some of the best Android phones, built for the European market, can detect and [...]

nUnquestionably the big game of this weekend's Premier League schedule sees Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola lock horns in what could be an early indicator of which way the title could be heading this season - read on to find out how to get a Chelsea vs Man City live stream from anywhere in the world.nnChelsea have picked up where they left off from last season, with the Blues reheating 13 points from a possible 15 so far this campaign, while looking far more potent up front thanks to the additi [...]

VR preservationists and rooting fans, rejoice.nnnnWhat you need to knownnOculus CTO John Carmack tweeted on Friday that the company would release an "unlocked OS build for the Oculus Go."nThis will allow people to "repurpose the hardware" after Oculus stops providing official updates.nThe policy is specific to the Go for now, but would hopefully set a "precedent" for future VR hardware down the road, such as the Oculus Quest.nTry using an old video game console like an N64, and as long as [...]

nnBut only for certain countries.nnWhat you need to knownnGoogle is offering discounts on the upcoming Pixel 6 if you make purchases on its online store.nThe discount only applies to certain countries where the Pixel 6 will be sold and may expand to others.nGoogle has yet to announce a price for its upcoming flagship but is expected to pride more details in October.nThere's no shortage of hype in the run-up to the Google Pixel 6 launch, especially around Google's birthday. And even though we' [...]

nnEU legislators are giving Apple some serious side-eye as they propose the standardization of USB-C charging for all phones. But would the law even make sense?nnYour Android Central pals also talk about upcoming new Android features, Pixel 6 leaks, the Surface Duo 2 announcement, and more. Be sure you listen all the way to the end of the episode this week!nnListen nownnnnSubscribe in Spotify: AudionSubscribe in iTunes: AudionSubscribe in RSS: AudionDownload directly: AudionLinks:nnThe EU wants [...]

nnnIt’s hard to choose the best Chucky movies. Don Mancini’s decades-long franchise is full of gems, no doubt, but it also veers into tons of different directions. The story of a serial killer imprisoned in the body of a “Good Guys” doll — and haunting a boy named Andy — goes from small and intimate to huge and ambitious on a dime. It’s in turn scary, funny, dark, shocking, and unabashedly queer. And it’s about to get its own TV series on Syfy.nA great thing about the Chucky movi [...]

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