Engadget Podcast: Surface Pro 12-inch and a chat with (Google) X’s Astro Teller

This week we're diving into the new 12-inch Surface Pro, which, alongside the 13-inch Surface Laptop, is a foray into smaller Surface hardware. You can thank Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus chips for that. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonifacic explore the compromises Microsoft had to make fo

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How to use a VPN on Chromecast or Google TV

The late, great $30 Chromecast is no more. After hanging on as an option at Google's online store for months after the introduction of the pricier

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Apple's smart glasses project may use the same chips from the Watch

Apple is developing a chip for smart glasses, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, and it's based on the chip used for the Apple Watch. The company's silicon group has reportedly removed some components from the chip used for the Watch to improve its power efficiency. In addition, the group has been working

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The Morning After: What we learned from the FTC v. Meta antitrust trial (so far)

Years after the Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in a bid to halt acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, the trial that will shape its future is finally underway. The trial kicked off last month when CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand, and it’s expected to last several weeks.

Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram is a central part of the FTC’s case

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How to watch Samsung unveil the Galaxy S25 Edge at Unpacked

Samsung’s next Unpacked shindig is fast approaching. This time, the company isn’t even being coy about what it will reveal. The ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge will make its long-awa

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How to watch the Android Show ahead of Google I/O 2025

Google's annual I/O developer conference is coming on May 20, and for the first time, there's two major events you'll want to watch to stay on top of all the updates the company's making to its software platforms. I/O 2025 kicks off on May 20, and a week earlier on May 13, there's also

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ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub

ChatGPT is bringing its Deep Research service directly into GitHub's developer ecosystem. This integration is beginning a beta test this week, with ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team users the first to receive access over the coming days. Members of the Enterprise and Edu plans will get a chance to try it out "soon." Users can gran

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Microsoft says it hasn't raised Surface prices

Microsoft hasn't secretly raised Surface prices, as earlier reports claimed. Instead, it has removed the base models of the Surface Pro 13-inch and Surface Laptop 13.8-inch from Microsoft.com, according to a statement by Nancie Gaskill, GM of the Surface group. "Customers can purchase base models of Pro and Laptop at the starting price of $999 at other key retailers," she added. 

Currently, you can still find those models at

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GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame

The World Video Game Hall of Fame welcomed its 2025 inductees today. The Strong National Museum of Play announced that the newest entries are GoldenEye 007 from Rare, Quake by id Software, Defender from Williams Electronics and Tamagotchi by Bandai. The four

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Meta will test video ads on Threads

Instagram's Threads app began testing advertisements for its users at the start of this year, and the social platform is already ramping up its monetization efforts. Meta announced

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