This is why we can’t have nice things. Valve Valve will not renew its stock of physical gift cards for Steam. The gaming company predicts that the cards will be completely gone from retailer shelves by the end of 2026. In an update to one of its support pages, Valve explained that it was making this change in response to scammers. Using gift cards to extract money from people has become a common enough trend that the Federal Trade Commission has an FAQ on the practice. In Valve’s case, it appears that the company’s increasing measures…
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The smarter, better version of Siri is finally here, available on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate. Updates are limited to developers at the moment, but there’s plenty to look forward to this fall. Personal Context is a Siri feature that sets Siri AI apart from other chatbots like Claude and OpenAI. Siri has access to your iPhone’s data, from emails and messages to photos and files. Siri can find whatever you’re looking for. Apple has rebuilt its search index for Siri AI, and it’s more comprehensive for a better search experience. Siri can see what’s on your…
Buradaki/Getty Images This year’s Artemis II mission was special, breaking records, marking historic firsts and reigniting interest in space exploration for many who watched from the ground. But while many people are looking to the Moon and Mars, NASA is also planning to explore Venus in the coming years. Tentatively scheduled for 2030, the DAVINCI mission intends to study our closest planetary neighbor with flybys and an atmospheric probe that will collect information during its descent to the surface, marking the first landing on Venus since 1984. Throughout the 1970s…
Joan Cros Garcia – Corbis/Getty Images A new law introduced in Pennsylvania would require manufacturers and retailers to include an indicator light on all new smart glasses or other wearable recording devices built or sold in the state. It would also make it illegal to turn off the indicator after the wearable is sold (although you might want to revisit ways to know if you’re being recorded by smart glasses, regardless). House Bill 2603 was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the lower house of the Pennsylvania state legislature…
Sony is starting to roll out updates to its PS Plus game catalog throughout the month. Square-Enix After bringing a Destiny 2 collection to the PlayStation Plus game catalog this week, Sony revealed the rest of the additions for June. The company is slightly changing its game catalog strategy, as it will gradually add games throughout the month for players in the US, UK, and Japan. PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers elsewhere will have access to the latest batch at the same time on June 16. Everyone will have to wait a few days to…
iOS 27 has a new “Tap to Share” feature that allows merchants to use their iPhone to connect to a customer’s device with an NFC tap for data exchange purposes. This is useful for small business owners, sellers at local markets, etc. Tap to Share is an extension of the existing Tap to Pay functionality on iPhone, which allows merchants to accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no point-of-sale hardware required. This latest feature allows customers to pay with a simple tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch, contactless credit or debit card, or other contactless payment option on…
Sonos launched new summer sales this week, with deep discounts aimed at dads and anyone shopping before Father’s Day. This sale includes deals on Sonos smart speakers, soundbars, subwoofers and more. Note: Woozad is an affiliate partner of Sonos. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us operate the site. One of the highlights of the event is the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar at the record price of $899down from $1,099, which is matched on Amazon. For a cheaper soundbar, you can get the second generation Beam for $369down…
ZikG/Shutterstock In the modern world of TVs, there are two main types of panels to choose from: OLED and LCD. The first contains no lighting mechanism; instead, all pixels are individually self-emitting, which is part of the reason why an OLED TV can display such deep black levels. As for LCD displays, LED backlighting is used instead of self-emitting. Some LCD TVs use LEDs along the edges of the screen to generate an image, while others use a full array of LEDs along the back of the entire screen. A…
Simple Images/Getty Images While the focus on Apple this week is focused on the best iOS 27 features coming to your iPhone and a revamped macOS, it’s fair to say that Apple’s most exciting announcement is still a few months away. More specifically, Apple is expected to introduce its very first foldable iPhone in September. Rumors about a foldable iPhone have persisted for years. And while some rumors about Apple products never see the light of day – with an Apple HDTV and an Apple-branded electric car being two examples…
There have been some mediocre Saw games in the past, but Saw: Genesis is a bit more ambitious, making the most of Bloober Team’s horror game pedigree. The game is a collaboration between Bloober Team’s Broken Mirror Games subsidiary and Anshar Studios, with both teams providing much-needed gameplay insights for SGF 2026. Players are divided into a judge and three defendants, in an asymmetrical configuration similar to E.volva Or Dead by daylight. The Judge is this game’s post-World War I Jigsaw Killer and is seemingly the predecessor to the franchise’s iconic villain. Bloober Team said that Lionsgate greenlit the story…