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October 31
- The best part of Dead by Daylight is the quick time events, not the killers
- Xbox removing support for third-party controllers compromises the "play anywhere" experience
- How e-commerce teams can use web scraping to monitor prices in near real-time
- 5 ways SMBs can use web scraping to beat the competition
- Chaotic cooking game PlateUp! was created to be an accessible and endlessly replayable co-op title, says developer
October 30
- Richard Garfield’s new strategy game will generate a unique character for every single player
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s final level is one the hardest parts of a game I’ve ever played
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora preview - lost in paradise
- Step aside, Loki and Gen V – Invincible season 2 part 1 is 2023's unbeatable superhero show
- How are Chromebooks better than Windows laptops?
- Ikea’s air-purifying table clears your air and your clutter, and it's my new favorite smart home gadget
- 5 ways Philips TVs offer home cinema immersion no other TVs can match
October 29
- Threads vs X, formerly known as Twitter: Your best route out of Musk-land?
- 5 ways your smart home devices can make your Halloween party extra spooky this year
- Best horror movies to stream on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Shudder and more
- Project Ara was the best smartphone idea you never got to try - here's why it deserves a second chance
- Forget vinyl LPs – the Hegel Viking will take your CD collection to Valhalla
- Outside the US? Then you’ll be getting worse versions of the Google Pixel 8 and iPhone 15
- “It's kind of hopeless before you start” - regulation vs competition ahead of the UK AI Safety Summit
October 28
- I wore two smartwatches for two weeks: here’s what I learned
- Real or AI? We asked and you responded
- Final Fantasy 14 is “the queerest thing” but LGBTQ+ players deserve more from Square Enix
- The 9 most exciting electric cars from the 2023 Japan Mobility Show
- Stream these 4 top movies before they disappear from Netflix at the end of October
- The tech graveyard: 6 fantastic failures whose ghosts still haunt us today
October 27
- These air fryer apple and cinnamon pastries are the perfect sweet fall treat
- The Finals is the most fun I’ve had in a multiplayer shooter all year
October 26
- The 5 creepiest places you can visit on Google Maps this Halloween
- Latex vs memory foam mattress: which is better?
- I've been using a smart humidifier for a month – here are 5 surprising things I've learned
- How much should I spend on a mattress?
- Starlink is here and it will consign your patchy internet connection to the history books
October 25
- Exclusive – Up close with Qualcomm Snapdragon AR2 smart glasses and why it's taking so long to perfect them
- Here’s how gigacasting will make your next EV more affordable
- The scariest part of Dead Space is the Ishimura
- Yes, the PS2's Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller really is that bad
- Why the triple-camera DJI Mavic 3 Pro is our camera device of the year – sorry, mirrorless fans
October 24
- Dead by Daylight capitalizes on my biggest fear, but I still love it
- I have two cats, and this smart wet-and-dry vacuum cuts my cleaning time in half
- 7 spine-tingling indie games that I love in the Super Rare Mixtape: Horror Edition
- The secret world of video game age ratings and banning games, according to the Games Rating Authority’s director general
- Which of the Google Pixel 8 Pro’s AI features require an internet connection?
- Tekken 8 beta impressions - survival is no game
- Why Microsoft should buy Stardock to bolster its personalization options for Windows 12
October 23
- TechRadar Choice Awards 2023 winners: meet the best tech of the year
- I love Final Fantasy 14 but the Dawntrail expansion needs to do better
- The Nintendo Switch will always be the ultimate cozy game console for me
- Forget Windows 12, Windows 13 needs to set the stage for the next decade of tablets and laptops
October 22
- This is why Google Wave should return to help Bard take on Bing Search, Copilot, and other AI assistants
- 5 things I want to see from Intel Meteor Lake – and one thing Intel must finally fix
October 21
- Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases remind me of my childhood – and not in a good way
- 4 gripping horror movies on Netflix with over 95% on Rotten Tomatoes
- I tested Sony’s X90L, and this 4K LED TV matches its mini-LED competition in 3 surprising ways
October 20
- The scariest part of this horror game isn't the demons; it's the micromanaging
- Fighting in the Tekken 8 beta feels so smooth I'm determined to become the king of Iron Fist
- Cities: Skylines 2 has created my arch-nemesis, and it's made me love the game more
- One local store at the heart of the TCG community helped send a young member to Pokémon Worlds in Japan
- Why you should play Final Fantasy 7 Remake before Rebirth comes out
- Indie horror games trigger my fight or flight in a way larger series’ just don’t
- Work-life balance: how to create a home office built around you
October 19
- Get good? Dark Souls isn’t really that hard, it’s just rather annoying
- Bramble: The Mountain King is exactly what you want from a folk horror game
- I played The Mortuary Assistant and now I'm sleeping with the light on
- Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by Exhausted Man
October 18
- Detective Pikachu Returns is more punk than Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Samsung reveals world's biggest sleep study – and you likely took part
- "At any level, cyber security requires you to get out of your comfort zone in order to be successful" - how to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap
October 17
- Analogue 3D - everything we know
- Microsoft desperately needs a podcasts app for Windows 12
- This Game Pass co-op shooter has all the horror vibes you’ll need this Halloween
October 16
- You need to look at this hidden iPhone Screen Time feature right now
- Experience Points - Jeff Gardiner
- Power up your podcasts with the exceptional RØDECaster Duo and RØDECaster Pro II
- Sony’s full-frame mirrorless turns 10: The real mirrorless camera dawn
October 15
- Meta Quest 3 vs Meta Quest Pro: which mixed reality headset is right for you?
- How to buy a webcam
- iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 8 Pro: who wins the 5x zoom challenge?
- Is Google's passkey push a turning point for the adoption of the passwordless tech?
- Every Halloween movie ranked
- AI coaches from Fitbit and Apple could be great for health – and bad for privacy
October 14
- This air fryer cheesy stuffed butternut squash is a must-add to your fall rotation
- The Pixel 8 gets 7 years of updates - here's how a seven-year-old phone holds up
- I review laptops for a living, but after using an iPad for a week I might not go back
- Forget Apple Fitness+ or Peloton, this one workout app has everything you need
- I tried Ultimate Ears' pricey Bluetooth speaker and UE is back – in a big way
October 13
- How Gaza's internet connectivity is disappearing and the problems it creates and intensifies
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Basim is the perfect mix of the series’ best protagonists
- Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island finally convinced me to become a pirate
- I took two hearing tests with the same wireless earbuds: the results differed wildly
- Data shredder software - Here are all the 20 paid and free file wiper tools, trials and services I found
October 12
- PlayStation Access controller hands-on - play has one less limit
- 8 pro tips to make the Samsung QN900C 8K TV's screen look mind-blowingly good
- OST and PST Tools - Here are all the 20 paid and free software, trials and services I found
October 11
- 5 spooky air fryer treats to make this Halloween
- RoboCop: Rogue City’s Steam Next Fest demo is a big unpolished bundle of fun
- Modern Warfare 3 beta impressions - a blatant but necessary nostalgia play
October 10
- I am a huge VR nerd and these are the 7 Meta Quest 3 apps I’m downloading first
- Buying a mattress from Amazon? Make sure it has these 3 things
- How photography and reading helped me cope with mental illness
October 9
- I love music and this app makes my experience complete
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder extended preview - the 2D Mario game we’ve been waiting for
- Mac Data Recovery software - Here are all the 20 paid and free tools, trials and services I found
- The best running gadget you're not using, but should be (according to the experts)
October 7
- EVs and autonomous driving go hand-in-hand. What does this mean for you today?
- Salesforce - business AI is still evolving, but it's time to start getting excited
- 13 great horror movies new on Netflix, Hulu and more to stream in October 2023
- The 15 best Spotify tips and tricks – how to master the streaming service
October 6
- BlackBerry is a razor-sharp reminder that innovation waits for no one
- Game-changers: Zenni prescription lenses snap simply into your Meta Quest 3 headset
- I’m doing a Baldur’s Gate 3 Dark Urge playthrough for Halloween, and so should you
- In Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, life is cheap and cyberware is expensive
- I just used the Action Button to take this photo and it’s a game-changer
October 5
- How to buy a smart lock
- Is the Bear Pro Hybrid mattress any good? Here's my hands-on review
- Game Devs of Color Expo 2023 wrap-up: the best games from the show
October 4
- Just like Magic: We talk to Canva about its massive AI upgrade
- Five of the most interesting new and improved features of the Pixel Watch 2
- My Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 playthrough proves that curved monitors aren’t just gimmicks
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the series’ first true stealth game
October 3
- Loki season 2 is a spellbinding and subversively clever sequel to Marvel’s best Disney Plus show
- I tried Apple's new USB-C EarPods with iPhone 15 and I wanted to love 'em, but…
October 2
- Full throttle - how TeamViewer and Mercedes F1 are taking comms to the next level
- Baldur's Gate 3 vs. Baldur's Gate 2 - is Larian Studio’s instant classic anything like the classic BioWare RPG?
- The best games to play with the 8BitDo NeoGeo controller
- Here’s how games have influenced synth-pop pioneers Gunship
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth uses combat to show off the bonds between its heroes
- How to buy a cordless vacuum
October 1
- How to buy a video doorbell
- I finally understand why everyone is so obsessed with being Extremely Online
- Spotify Wrapped 2023 – when will it be released and how can you find it?