3+ week, 2+ day ago (273+ words) Find the latest technology news and expert tech product reviews. Learn about the latest gadgets and consumer tech products for entertainment, gaming, lifestyle and more. Amazon just introduced an AI tool that will automatically translate books into other languages. The appropriately-named Kindle Translate is being advertised as a resource for authors that self publish on the platform. The company says the tool can translate entire books between English and Spanish and German to English. Amazon promises that more languages are coming down the pike. It's available right now in a beta form to select authors enrolled in the Kindle Direct Publishing platform. There's a broader rollout planned for a later date. Books that use this service will have a clear Kindle Translate label, which might serve as a warning to consumers. Translating a book isn't a matter of just swapping…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) Thanks to its latest Gemini models, the company says NotebookLM now has a four times larger context window than before and six times longer conversation memory. Overall, chat quality should be about ... NotebookLM, the one AI tool from Google everyone loves, is about to become more useful for studying. Google has begun rolling out an update that allows people to use the app to create flashcards and personalized quizzes. When you use NotebookLM in this way, you'll be able to set the difficulty of the material, as well as the number of questions or cards the app presents to you. It's also possible to select the sources you want the software to pull from by navigating to the Studio tab, meaning you can focus on what matters to you. With today's update, Google is also promising significant improvements to the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (104+ words) Engadget's Best of 2025: phones, tablets, cameras, even EVs! " 1:40 Reuters reports Meta projected 10% of its revenue ($16B) came from ads for scams this year " 32:20 Moto Edge 70 is another super thin smartphone, but who wants it? " 41:43 Netflix is going big on video podcasts in 2026 " 42:56 You can now stream PS5 games you own to the PS Portal via the cloud " 48:23 Around Engadget: Why DJI drones may be banned in the U.S. " 52:27 Pop culture picks " 56:05 Host: Devindra HardawarGuest: Billy SteeleProducer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Preservation has become a pressing topic for games in this era of digital-only releases and games-as-a-service. So it's wonderful to have a big win in archiving a trio of seminal text games for the ... Preservation has become a pressing topic for games in this era of digital-only releases and games-as-a-service. So it's wonderful to have a big win in archiving a trio of seminal text games for the ages. Microsoft announced today that the code for Zork, Zork II and Zork III will be made available open source under the MIT License. The company's Open Source Programs Office, Xbox and Activision all contributed to the effort. "The goal is not to modernize Zork but to preserve it as a space for exploration and education," Microsoft team members wrote in the blog post sharing the news. They're works well-worth studying. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) The busiest section of the holiday season is just two weeks away and we're shoring up our reviews library with some of the products that might be on your list. We've got another well-rounded round-up this week, spanning multiple product categories and even taking another look at an older device. Read on for everything you might've missed. Apple's entry-level smartwatch has improved so much it basically delivers an experience that's comparable to pricier Apple Watches. The revamped Apple Vision Pro is faster and more comfortable than the original, but its limited ecosystem still makes it better suited to developers than consumers. DJI has added impressive tech to the Neo 2 that makes it the best personal drone on the market. If you prefer beefier rigs, the Predator Triton 14 AI might not be for you. But for anyone who appreciates a truly…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (291+ words) Find the latest technology news and expert tech product reviews. Learn about the latest gadgets and consumer tech products for entertainment, gaming, lifestyle and more. Google has started rolling out a new version of its Translate app with a feature that allows you to create more accurate Gemini AI-assisted translations, 9to5Google reported. The feature appears as an AI model picker at the top of the app, allowing you to choose between "Fast" and "Advanced" translations. It's appeared for some users on iOS but not Android to date, and the Advanced mode only translates between English and French, and English and Spanish. To use the new model, simply click on the picker up top. That gives you a choice between "Fast" that "Optimizes for speed and efficiency," and "Advanced," that "specializes in accuracy using Gemini," according to the dialog box. To test…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (276+ words) OpenAI pitches this new ChatGPT as a way for educators to create material for the classroom, "and get comfortable using AI on their own terms." ChatGPT for Teachers includes unlimited messages with ... It's well-documented that many students use ChatGPT to do their homework for them, and now OpenAI would like teachers to use it to write those student's homework, too. The company hopes to entice K-12 school employees to work with its AI models via the newly announced ChatGPT for Teachers, a version of the AI assistant that's secure enough to be used in a school environment and free until June 2027. OpenAI pitches this new ChatGPT as a way for educators to create material for the classroom, "and get comfortable using AI on their own terms." ChatGPT for Teachers includes unlimited messages with GPT-5.1 Auto, connectors to other apps, file uploads,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Find the latest technology news and expert tech product reviews. Learn about the latest gadgets and consumer tech products for entertainment, gaming, lifestyle and more. Square Enix is laying off developers in the UK and US as it reworks its game development structure to focus on its studios in Japan, Video Games Chronicle reports. The mass restructuring follows the publishers' 2024 announcement that it planned to "aggressively" apply AI to its development process. The total number of employees being laid off isn't yet public, but Video Games Chronicle writes that over 100 developers in the UK could be impacted, possibly up to 140. The number of US developers caught in the layoffs is still unknown. In a slide deck for investors spotted by IGN, Square Enix characterizes its "Overseas Structural Reform" as part of its goal of "consolidating development functions in Japan." The…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (264+ words) The Games section is one of the highlights of reading The New York Times, and Wordle has been one of the crowning successes for the team since acquiring it in 2022. Now, fans of the popular word game can create their own custom puzzles. The publication announced today that its All Access and Games subscribers have the option to make World challenges of their own to send to friends and family.The custom puzzles must be four to seven letters long, and the creator can opt to include a clue. The puzzle will get a custom URL for sharing, and a subscription isn't required for people to play an original Wordle challenge. Wordle creation is available on the Times' mobile apps for both iOS and Android as well as in mobile web and desktop browsers. It's a fun idea and a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (190+ words) The whole show will air in Japanese on the PlayStation YouTube channel for Japan, but the general PlayStation YouTube channel will show State of Play Japan with English subtitles. Catch State of Play ... Sony is bringing things home with State of Play Japan. The "special episode" will feature the same type of PlayStation gaming announcements as a typical State of Play broadcast, but with a focus solely on Japan and Asia. While we don't know exactly what Sony will unveil, it promises 40 minutes of everything "from beloved series to distinctive indie creations, the show, hosted by voice actor Yuki Kaji, will be packed with great games, interviews, and new looks at anticipated titles." Maybe if we all think hard enough we can manifest updates on Phantom Blade Zero or Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, which we first learned about at Playstation's…...