Razer’s powerhouse Blade 18 portable gaming desktop replacement is launching today with a surprise price hike from its originally advertised $3,199.99 tag. The company has quietly raised the cost of the base spec, which features an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, to $3,499.99 — a $300 jump from its CES reveal earlier this year.The Blade 18’s top RTX 5090 graphics spec is also getting a heavy $400 price increase from $4,499.99 to $4,899.99. Razer is also now offering a new RTX 5080 configuration option that starts at $4,099.99. As to why Razer has increased the Blade 18’s prices, the company has not responded to our request for comment at the time of publication.In April, Razer had temporarily halted direct sales for its laptops just a day before President Donald Trump’s administration announced tariffs that would increase costs of tech coming from countries like China and Taiwan, where many laptop components are made. At the time, Razer public relations manager Andy Johnston told The Verge Razer had no comment regarding tariffs. Over a week later Razer unpaused sales, including for its just-launched Blade 16 laptop.You can order the new Blade 18 on Razer’s website now, with deliveries starting June 2nd, even for a maxed-out configuration that features 4TB storage and 64GB RAM for $5,199.99 (RazerCare warranty not included).

One big criticism people have against releasing a game with zero announcement is that it can throw a wrench in the plans of developers who plan to release their game around the same date. Big title shadow-drops draw a ton of attention, which, in theory, leaves nothing for the smaller devs who are releasing their smaller project alongside it.

If you're looking to get some of the best storage available for your laptop or desktop, you can't go wrong by picking up something from Samsung. The brand's latest model, the 9100 Pro, is a Gen5 M.2 SSD that delivers impressive performance. And for a limited time, you can pick up the 4TB model at a steep discount, as it falls to its best price yet at $477.

When starting out with laser engraving, you might wonder which is the best tool to use in your project, as many are available. When I first started, I tried several tools. Some were clunky, others felt too advanced for me, and a few didn’t work well with the machine I used then. The design tool for laser engraving that I finally stuck with is LightBurn, and honestly, I haven’t looked back since I started using it to prepare my files for laser engraving. LightBurn is a full-fledged design and control powerhouse. Whether you’re engraving wood, cutting acrylic, or doing high-detail photo work, this software delivers. Unlike some other software that only serves as a control interface, LightBurn can handle the entire process, that is, from concept to execution, without needing to jump between programs. Below are some of the main reasons why I use it.

What's worse than presenting to a group of people with screen share on Teams? Doing so, but being unable to properly read the chat, meaning you can't see what people are saying and reply to their queries. Fortunately, Microsoft has heard the cries of presenters everywhere and decided to add an enhanced chat feature that allows screen sharers to keep tabs on the text chat.

The latest web browser coming to Opera’s roster embraces AI agents that aim to use the internet for you. The Norwegian tech company describes Opera Neon as an “agentic browser” that has contextual awareness and performs tasks on the users’ behalf, including researching, building, and designing whatever you need.Oddly, Opera announced a Neon browser in 2017 that never took off. We’ll see if it’s more successful this time.“We’re at a point where AI can fundamentally change the way we use the internet and perform all sorts of tasks in the browser,” Opera senior AI product director Henrik Lexow said in the company’s press release. “Opera Neon brings this to our users’ fingertips.”A notable early adopter feature is an AI engine that Opera says is “capable of understanding and interpreting” what users request, and then making it with the help of cloud-based AI agents. For example, Opera says that Neon can make games, reports, code snippets, and websites, and can work on multiple tasks even when the user has gone offline. Opera hasn’t mentioned when this will launch or how much Neon will cost, beyond it being described as a “premium subscription product,” so there’s currently little information available to back up what the browser is supposedly capable of.Otherwise, Neon offers AI tools similar to those found in Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s Operator. Opera says that Neon users can use a chatbot interface to search the web, answer queries, and get “contextual information” from the webpage they have open. Opera Neon also features an AI Agent that Opera previously introduced back in March as “Browser Operator,” which allows users to automate routine web tasks, such as shopping, filling in online forms, and booking events or accommodation. Opera says the tool interacts with web page content locally on the browser to preserve privacy and security.Details about Neon are currently slim, which is the fifth browser in Opera’s quiver, after announcing its mindfulness-focused Air browser in February. We will know more about Opera Neon’s real-world capabilities when it fully rolls out into beta — when, is anyone’s guess as the company won’t provide us a firm date. You can sign up for the waitlist here.

In certain respects, File Explorer is better on Windows 11. However, it still has problems. For instance, the search feature is still slow and doesn’t always produce the best results. I turn to alternatives like Everything and Listary for a better experience. Another issue facing it that you might not think of is its responsiveness to networked drives.

We don’t typically report on monthly sales data for one car company in one market, but this one seems particularly notable given all that’s going on in the world. In another sign that Elon Musk’s company is in a real tough spot, Tesla is getting absolutely demolished in Europe. The company’s sales in the EU, UK, and European Free Trade Association fell a staggering 49 percent in April year over year, even as overall battery-electric vehicle sales rose. The new figures from the European Automobiles Manufacturers Association revealed that Tesla only logged 7,261 new vehicle registrations in April, nearly half of what it recorded in April 2024. The numbers are particularly notable considering Tesla recently launched the refreshed Model Y, an update on the global best-seller which was expected to attract a host of new customers. Instead, it appears the strategy has so far been a failure. Despite Musk’s optimistic talk about the Model Y’s sales prospects, Tesla’s brand crisis appears to be deepening. And it’s not because European consumers are souring on electric vehicles; in the first four months of 2025, new battery-electric car sales grew by 26.4 percent, to 558,262 units, capturing 15.3 percent of the total EU market share.Despite Musk’s optimistic talk about the Model Y’s sales prospects, Tesla’s brand crisis appears to be deepening.Tesla’s falling fortunes can be chalked up to several factors, including rising competition from domestic manufacturers and Chinese rivals, and Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending for the Trump administration as part of DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s political meddling in the EU, where he came out in support of Germany’s far-right party ahead of that country’s elections, appears to have done Tesla few favors as well. Musk seems to be aware that his political activities are having an adverse effect on Tesla. He recently claimed he would spend less time in Washington and focus more on his company — although he also said he would stay involved in Trump’s White House through the end of the president’s term in office. But while Republicans were once thrilled by Musk’s allegiance to Trump, the country as a whole is sick of his antics. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Musk, compared to 39 percent who viewed him favorably. And it would seem like the strategy of tying Musk closely to his companies’ brands has backfired. A survey gauging the reputations of top companies ranked Tesla 95th and SpaceX 86th, down from the 8th highest rated brand and 5th highest four years ago, respectively.During last month’s quarterly earnings call, Musk confidently told investors that Tesla’s sales would pick back up after factory closures for the refreshed Model Y was all settled. But with the CEO so focused on AI, robotics, and self-driving cars, it’s not clear that there’s any immediate fix to Tesla’s compounding problems.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition is one of the best convertible laptops, full stop. If I could end that sentence with a TrackPoint red full-stop, that would be even better because convertible laptop users will love this, ThinkPad users will love it, and you'll love it too if you give it a chance.

Apple plans to announce an app focused on video games for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV at its Worldwide Developer Conference next week, according to Bloomberg. The app will let you launch games you’ve installed on your devices and serve as a hub for things like achievements and leaderboards.Apple is expected to launch its gaming app alongside the next version of iOS this September, Bloomberg reports. It will apparently replace Apple’s Game Center, feature editorial content, and let you access games also available on the App Store. A 9to5Mac report from last year described the app as working similarly to the Xbox app for iPhone. A Mac version of the new app will let users “tap into games downloaded outside of the App Store,” Bloomberg says.Bloomberg’s report follows news that Apple bought its first gaming studio. The company confirmed to Digital Trends that it acquired RAC7, the two-person studio behind Sneaky Sasquatch, one of the first games released on its Apple Arcade games subscription service. RAC7 won’t be folding into any other teams at the company, but will instead continue to operate as a game studio all its own, according to Digital Trends.

We've seen many AI tools within browsers, but what about a browser that puts AI first? If you're on the hunt for a browser that claims to be the first agent app of its kind, Opera has something to show you. The company has announced the launch of Opera Neon, an agent browser that puts a huge emphasis on using AI to help you browse smarter.

Whether you are a student, researcher, or casual user, you need a robust bookmarking system to navigate the web like a pro. After all, we juggle countless tabs, save important articles for later (RIP Pocket), and often end up with the default bookmarking system in a browser. After trying several methods to keep track of my favorite webpages, I stumbled upon a solution that wasn’t a new extension or a subscription service. This method is fundamentally simple and leverages a core function of your operating system.