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I gave Beats’ Solo Pro on-ear noise-canceling headphones high marks but thought they were a little too pricey at $300 and was disappointed that they didn’t come with a cable for wired listening for that price. Well, now they’re down to $200 in certain colors (red, blue and sky blue), which is about the lowest …

Update, Nov. 6: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PS5. PlayStation 5 preorders were a trash fire, with Sony even taking to Twitter to apologize for the mad rush that left most potential buyers empty-handed. Xbox Series X and Series S preorders were slightly better, if only because they started at the announced time — though Microsoft’s consoles sold …

Minecraft’s PlayStation VR update will be available to download on Tuesday, the company tweeted on Monday. Earlier this month, PlayStation said users who already own the popular world-building game will get the patch for free. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay for the game, which according to the PlayStation Store, is $20.  Once you’ve downloaded the update for PlayStation VR, you can play …

When FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls hit the PlayStation 3 in 2009, it had a file size of 8.24 gigabytes. When the Demon’s Souls remake launches alongside the PlayStation 5 on Nov. 12, it’ll be… somewhat larger. According to a listing on Sony’s PlayStation Direct site, Demon’s Souls 2020 will take up 66GB of PS5 storage space.  It’s one of two game …

Been having trouble preordering Sony’s PlayStation 5 console? Well, you may soon have better luck. PS5 preorders sold out rapidly, after a number of retailers unexpectedly began offering them on Wednesday. But Sony says it’ll release more of the consoles for preorder. In a Saturday tweet, Sony said it would release the PS5s “over the next few days” and that …

Peacock, the free streaming service from Comcast‘s NBCUniversal that launched on July 15, is finally coming to Roku. After news broke that NBCUniversal’s other apps on Roku were going to be removed from the streaming platform on Friday, the two sides were able to finally reach a deal. As part of the deal, those apps — which include the main NBC app — …

The Sony Xperia 5 II (read as five mark two) takes the $1,200 Xperia 1 II shrinks the body down, trades in the 4K display for a 120Hz high refresh rate screen and adds the ability to record 4K 120fps 10-bit video, which is a first for any phone. It does all this while lowering the price to a more …

Samsung TVs go big, topping out at 85 inches for 2020, but what if that’s not big enough? Never fear, the world’s top TV maker has something even more massive to keep you entertained at home. The Premiere is an all-new projector that uses ultra-short-throw laser technology to create an image measuring up to 130 inches. That’s less than half …

Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet in a way that’s similar to how they stream movies on Netflix. The move marks the iPhone maker’s acknowledgement of the changing ways some people are playing video games. Apple said the new rules will allow apps that connect to …

Xiaomi sub-brand Poco launched its latest phone this week, which it’s billing as a “true midrange champion.” The Poco X3 NFC, which was unveiled Monday in a virtual launch, is a 4G device with a 6.67-inch LCD screen and features designed to entice “young, gaming enthusiasts.”  Those features, which are typically found in more fancy flagships, include ultra-fast refresh rates, …