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The new Intel Core Ultra 7 200V (Series 2) processor promises next-gen AI experiences in lighter, thinner form factors. I tested it on the Asus Zenbook S 14.

Expect sharper images and better experiences with these updates, which include AI-enabled enhancements.

Bose’s new QuietComfort earbuds have fantastic noise cancellation, better battery life, and a resounding audio profile.

Backyard Baseball ’97 is launching for $10 on Steam on October 10, kicking off the return of the Backyard Sports franchise.

Monster Hunter Wilds officially has PC requirements, and the internet isn’t taking too kindly to them.

Xbox is releasing new content this week. This Thursday, September 26, you can catch the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast, which will feature announcements from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment and Bethesda. The broadcast will also feature new games from Xbox’s third-party retailers — primarily those based in Asia. Last year’s show included a list of new titles coming to Game Pass and first looks at a few games.

The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast will be available to watch on Tokyo Game Show’s YouTube channel in Japanese, English and a range of other languages. It will also offer audio descriptions in both languages and Japanese and American Sign Language. You might have to wake up pretty early for it, though, as the broadcast airs at 7PM JST, which is 6AM ET or 3AM PT. Anyone based in the UK can catch it at a more reasonable 11AM. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/how-to-watch-xboxs-toyko-game-show-livestream-140057083.html?src=rss

Google has just made the history and geography nerd in me very happy. The company has announced that Google Earth is getting historical imagery of areas through satellite and aerial captures dating back 80 years. Google previously released a Timelapse tool that shows satellite images from 1984 to 2022. 

The new shots will include everything from changes in a California reservoir over five years to images of cities like London, Berlin and Warsaw at the start of World War II. There are also photos of American cities like San Francisco in 1938 and images of the city in 2022. It reminds me of another site I’ve spent much too much time on, 1940s.nyc, which uses the NYC Municipal archives to show photographs of buildings from 1939 to 1941.

In addition to letting me nerd out about changes in water lines and cityscapes, Google is introducing new Street View images across nearly 80 countries. These photos show places such as Logstor, Denmark (pictured above), Oaxaca, Mexico and Tasman, New Zealand. According to Google, its newest camera weighs 15 pounds and can be mounted onto any car, allowing the company to expand Street View even further. Currently, Street View has over 280 billion images. 

Then, of course, it wouldn’t be a tech update in 2024 without mentioning AI. Google has trained its AI model Cloud Score+ to recognize and get rid of things such as mist, cloud shadows and haze while creating brighter, sharper images on Google Earth and Maps. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-earth-will-show-historical-imagery-dating-back-to-world-war-ii-140028597.html?src=rss

The Hisense U7N gives you a lot of TV for not a ton of money. But we ran into one pretty major problem that gives us a bit of pause.

The latest report on the state of the GPU market brings us wildly positive news.

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you’re stuck, we’re here to help with a list of today’s clues and answers.