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Meta announces Xbox-branded Quest 3S that supports cloud gaming

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-08-29 14:00:58

Meta announced today that it is making a limited edition of its Quest 3S headset in collaboration with Xbox. The Xbox Edition is a bundle that comes with a Quest 3S headset, an Elite Strap, Touch Plus controllers and an Xbox Wireless Controller, all in the distinctive Xbox colors of Carbon Black and Velocity Green. The collaboration highlights the catalog of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Cloud Gaming, the latter of which is available on the platform. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition launches today f

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Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-29 15:17:05

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is planning to cut jobs in the company’s Xbox gaming business, as early as next week. I first reported in Notepad earlier this month that Microsoft was planning Xbox layoffs “potentially by the end of the month,” and now Bloomberg says a round of “major layoffs” is due next week. I understand managers at Microsoft have been briefed about Xbox cuts and wider layoffs i

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Meta’s Quest 3S Xbox Edition Is a Great Value, but There’s Just One Big Tradeoff

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-08-29 19:00:23

Microsoft wants everything to be an Xbox, but the problem with its ongoing ambition to rebrand every gaming-capable device as a pseudo gaming console is so few devices look like an Xbox. The next step on Microsoft’s wacky, winding road to regaining hardware supremacy is a $400 bundle that includes a Meta Quest headset with a unique colorway, an Xbox controller, and a few months of access to Game Pass Ultimate for game streaming. If you were looking to dip your toe into VR, the $300 Quest 3S is s

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A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-29 19:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft and Meta announced an Xbox-branded Quest VR headset last year, and it’s going on sale today for $399.99. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is a custom colorway VR headset that comes bundled with an Xbox wireless controller, matching Touch Plus controllers, and three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. I’ve been using the Quest 3S Xbox Edition over the past week, and I wa

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The Morning After: Samsung’s big foldable Unpacked event takes place on July 9

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-29 23:09:08

The third Unpacked of 2025 (following installments in January and May) will be on July 9 at 10AM ET, kicking off in Brooklyn, New York. The company usually debuts its latest foldables in the summer, so we’re expecting to see the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 here. However, there’s an extra wrinkle (don’t say wrinkle with foldables!): It’s looking like the premium Galaxy Z Fold Ultra is joining the family. What exactly can you expect? We've written all about it. When it comes to foldables, one rece

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Xbox app now lets Windows Insiders launch games from Steam, Epic, and more

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-08-30 11:23:00

Something to look forward to: Xbox Insiders can now test a new feature that enables launching games from different storefronts directly in the Xbox PC app. The functionality first leaked in March and is slated to roll out alongside the ROG Ally X handhelds later this year, allowing users to start games with a controller and bypass the traditional Windows desktop entirely. Juggling games across Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, the Xbox app, and other clients has long frustrated users. Some laun

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The Xbox PC app will soon integrate your various game libraries into one place

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-31 03:24:52

Microsoft is getting ready to make the Xbox PC app your go-to gaming hub, regardless of where you buy your games. The company has announced that Xbox Insiders enrolled in the PC Gaming Preview will get early access to a new aggregated gaming library within the Xbox PC app for Windows 11 PCs as well as handheld devices. The new feature is coming to the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X this holiday season. Gamers' libraries are often split across different platforms like Steam, Xbox, Epic Games,

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Xbox App for PC Now Integrates Your Steam Games

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 02:48:00

The Xbox App on PC is now integrating purchased games from people's libraries across various supported storefronts, including Steam, Microsoft announced Monday. This feature is currently limited to those in the Xbox Insider program, which gives early access to software updates. Windows users can access the Xbox Insider Hub here. The update aggregates all titles across supported PC gaming storefronts to turn the Xbox App into a universal launcher. This is especially handy for people who buy game

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Microsoft’s Xbox UI update lets you pin games and customize your homescreen

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-31 11:11:50

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a new update to its Xbox Home UI that allows Xbox owners to pin apps and games on the homescreen. It’s part of a number of customization changes to the Xbox Home UI, including the ability to hide system apps and reduce the number of apps and games listed in the most recently used section. You can pin up to three of your recently launched games or apps

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How I use VirtualBox to run any OS on my Mac - including Linux

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-31 15:07:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET I depend on virtual machines. With them, I can easily use and review any Linux distribution on the market. I can also deploy various services on my network. For example, I have an instance of InvoicePlane that runs as a virtual machine (and I use daily to bill clients). I've used virtual machines for all sorts of things, and they have made my life considerably better. One of the tools I use to run virtual machines is VirtualBox. This application makes

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Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-31 19:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to test its new aggregated gaming library in its Xbox PC app on Windows. Xbox Insiders will now be able to see their Steam and Battle.net games all within the Xbox app this week — making it a single launcher for most installed PC games. This new consolidated library will roll out to the Xbox app later this year, as well as new devices like the ROG Xbox Al

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FreeBSD Kernel Modules Pkg(8) Repositories

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-01 11:19:39

FreeBSD project started to officially add kernel modules pkg(8) repositories to default installation – starting with FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE version. To understand why they were brought to light of day its first needed to understand the problem they are here to solve. Problem This problem does not exists with x.0 FreeBSD releases – they have all their packages built against proper FreeBSD x.0 version. The problem arises when x.1 release is made, or x.2 … or any OTHER then x.0 to be precise … but

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Xbox's VR headset with Meta could be released sooner than we thought

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-01 05:05:12

Xbox has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a chunky console. It's recently taken on the form of an Asus gaming handheld, and it might even be packaged as a VR headset soon. According to an image leaked on X and Game Sandwich, Xbox is reportedly teaming up with Meta to release an Xbox-branded Quest 3S headset in the coming days. The rumored specs show a very similar build to the base model Quest 3S with 128GB of storage, but will reportedly be bundled with an Xbox wireless controller

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Xbox’s Best and Only Move Left Is to Become a PC

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-07 07:14:35

Your next Xbox device, whether it’s a console, handheld, or some other strange, eldritch device with a glowing green “X”, may be a PC in everything but name. Xbox President Sarah Bond told the world this week that it was working on a sequel to the Xbox Series X console. Hell, there is a whole extended “family” of devices bearing the Xbox name currently in the works. The announcement implied more than just new hardware. Microsoft’s whole brand could shift to being more PC-like with a game-themed

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Why Microsoft’s next Xbox should just run Windows already

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-07 07:54:36

Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed that it's not abandoning the home console market just yet. In a short video teaser, Xbox President Sarah Bond highlighted a "strategic multi-year partnership with AMD" that will include "our next-generation Xbox consoles in your living room and in your hands." But while we know that the "in your hands" part will include devices like the Windows-powered ROG Xbox Ally, there are still few specifics about what exactly Microsoft has planned for its future living room c

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Next-gen Xbox to support Steam, Epic, and more – consoles will run on AMD chips

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-08 07:08:00

Something to look forward to: Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed that Microsoft's next game console will support titles from multiple digital storefronts and maintain backward compatibility. Additionally, a newly announced agreement with AMD suggests that an official Xbox handheld is still in development. All of Microsoft's upcoming consoles (whatever they are) are expected to be AMD powered. Microsoft's hardware-agnostic video game business model and its responses to Valve's Steam Deck ha

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Xbox's AMD partnership sheds light on the future of the division's ecosystem

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 23:09:40

Microsoft has no plans to get out of the console business anytime soon. The company has been reiterating for a while that it's going to make at least one more generation of Xbox consoles. It's now been confirmed that AMD will power the upcoming hardware, as it did with the Xbox Series X/S. Xbox president Sarah Bond made the announcement in a short video. Under the multi-year partnership, Xbox and AMD are "advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics in

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Microsoft partners with AMD on next generation of Xbox

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-09 03:07:00

Microsoft announced a strategic, multi-year agreement with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices, including the next-generation Xbox consoles. The company said it will deliver deeper visual quality, immersive gameplay, and AI-powered experiences — grounded in a platform designed for players, not tied to a single store or device, and fully compatible with your existing Xbox game library, said Sarah Bond, president of Xbox. It’s no surprise, considering AMD has also partnered

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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-09 11:28:41

At Xbox our vision is for you to play the games you want with the people you want, anywhere you want. That’s why we’re investing in our next-generation hardware lineup — across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices — including our next-generation Xbox consoles in your living room and in your hands. Together with AMD we’re advancing the state of art in

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I made the switch to a smart litter box, and my cat approves

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-09-10 03:35:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Whisker Litter-Robot 4 retails for $700 and comes in black or white. This self-cleaning litter box lets you keep tabs on your cat's health through the helpful app. However, it is an expensive buy, and the app frequently experiences glitches. You're either a cat person or a dog person, and this writer is a cat person. My cat, Norbert, is a loud, orange boy and is the cutest thing ever. He's easy to take care of, but one thing I, and perhaps all cat owners, dread is t

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Borderlands 4 will not cost $80, despite misguided executive comments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-10 21:56:22

Borderlands 4, the latest entry in Gearbox Software's popular looter shooter franchise, is available to pre-order now for $70, a good $10 less than many assumed it would cost. The game's price first came into question when its September 12 release date was announced without pre-order details, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford suggested that whether the game came with a $80 price tag was out of his hands. Pitchford put his foot in his mouth in a thread on X sharing a behind-the-scenes video about

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The Witcher 4's console-first development could hit roadblocks with the Xbox Series S

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-12 09:15:00

Forward-looking: Despite The Witcher 4 being many years away from release, developer CD Projekt Red is already warning that getting the game to run on the Xbox Series X at 60 frames per second is going to be "extremely challenging." Digital Foundry's Alex Battaglia met with Epic and Charles Tremblay, CD Projekt RED's VP of technology, in Poland following the tech demo showing off Unreal Engine 5.6 earlier this month. CD Projekt has emphasised that the demo is a representation of what The Witch

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8 Best Automatic Litter Boxes (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Molly Higgins 2025-09-12 11:31:00

Others We Tested Photograph: Kat Merck Els Pet Orbitie for $189: This is one of the least expensive lidded automatic litter boxes. It functions much like the more expensive models, with an internal 65-liter-capacity orb that rotates and catches clumps with a plastic grate, depositing them into a bag-lined box below. The opening is a generous 12 by 12 inches—plenty big enough for my two 7-year-old cats, who took to it almost immediately despite never having seen anything but a traditional litte

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11 Best Mobile Game Controllers (2025): iPhone or Android

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-09-12 15:30:00

Other Game Controllers We've Tested There are several other mobile controllers we tested that just missed out on a place above or failed to make the grade. Photograph: Simon Hill Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller for £70: The compact design is great for portability, and Acer’s controller even folds in half to slide into your pocket or bag. You can plug in devices up to 8.3 inches in size via USB-C, and the controller has standard offset joysticks, four standard face buttons, and four should

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How easy is it for a developer to "sandbox" a program?

news.ycombinator.com In 2025-09-08 20:57:24

# source code sandboxing Sandboxing is when a developer limits available system resources to a program from within its own source code. A classic example is calling chroot(2) to change the root file-system to an empty directory so that the program cannot scribble into the root file-system. int main(void) { /* Program has full file-system access. */ chroot("/var/empty"); chdir("/"); /* File-system root re-rooted in /var/empty. */ int fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY); /* Tried to open /var/empty

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I found a simple toggle to get rid of ads in my Gmail inbox, and I can’t recommend it enough

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-12 11:00:55

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority I hate nothing more than advertising online that blends into the rest of the content. That’s especially true when it shows up in places where I least expect it, like my email inbox. In the Gmail app, the biggest offender is the “Sponsored” emails pictured above. These ads often show up like a regular message and look almost the same as any other email — sender, subject line, and all. Some ads are even worse and take up significant real estate to show you prod

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Clones, sandworms, scrapbooking and other new indie games worth checking out

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-12 11:00:31

It's been a big week or so in the video game realm between the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2 (our review is now live) and Summer Game Fest. During the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft announced handheld gaming PCs that will have deep Xbox integration as well as support for storefronts such as Battle.net. Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect. If Microsoft and its partner ASUS stick the landing, the Xbox Ally systems could be a strong option for powering through your backlog of games, big and

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Whatever Happened to Sandboxfs?

news.ycombinator.com Julio Merino 2025-09-10 17:37:09

Back in 2017–2020, while I was on the Blaze team at Google, I took on a 20% project that turned into a bit of an obsession: sandboxfs. Born out of my work supporting iOS development, it was my attempt to solve a persistent pain point that frustrated both internal teams and external users alike: Bazel’s poor sandboxing performance on macOS. sandboxfs was a user-space file system designed to efficiently create virtual file hierarchies backed by real files—a faster alternative to the “symlink fore

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Microsoft's own Xbox handheld is "essentially cancelled"

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-09-13 19:01:00

TL;DR: Microsoft and Asus recently announced two new Xbox-branded handheld devices: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. While these represent a new step for Xbox gaming on portable devices, a new report suggests that Microsoft has internally shelved its own Xbox handheld project – one that was never officially announced but had been the subject of considerable speculation. According to The Verge, Microsoft has "essentially canceled" its native Xbox handheld to focus on the Xbox software plat

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If You Own an Xbox Series X/S, You Can Buy an Official 2TB Expansion Card for 40% Off on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-14 07:25:12

If you own an Xbox Series X or S, you’re already aware of how quickly your storage fills up with new games. Expansions are inevitable and the Seagate Expansion Card SSD is designed specifically for these Microsoft consoles which makes it perfect for gamers who want to maintain their library within reach without sacrificing performance. Amazon currently has this must-have accessory on sale for a low of $219, down from a list price of $360. That’s a 39% discount (just barely within Black Friday t

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