James Peckham

1 week ago | pcmag.com | James Peckham

In the Oval Office on Friday, Musk said he will 'be a friend and advisor to the president,' but the DOGE team will remain and 'only grow stronger over time.' Elon Musk and President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday.

1 week ago | pcmag.com | James Peckham

A new report from Japan says Sony has removed the word 'smartphones' from its manufacturing websites. It's unclear which third party has taken over Xperia production. Sony's latest phone may be the first flagship Xperia not produced directly by the company. A new report suggests Sony has stepped back from smartphone manufacturing.

1 week ago | pcmag.com | James Peckham

A recently identified security flaw in Microsoft OneDrive's file-share function may have given third-party services access to your entire cloud backup rather than just one individual file. Oasis Security says vague language in OneDrive's File Picker feature suggests people are only sharing access to one file. However, millions might have shared access to entire accounts across multiple services, and some of those services may still have access to files.

1 week ago | pcmag.com | James Peckham

Much like how Google Search now gives you an AI element at the top of its results, Gmail will now give you an automatic summary of some of your emails. Gmail first introduced email summaries in June last year, but this is the first time Google has turned them on by default. The AI summary will appear as a boxout at the top of an email under the subject line, and it’ll include up to three bullet points breaking down the whole email chain.

1 week ago | pcmag.com | James Peckham

A new report says Microsoft has paused development of its own first-party handheld Xbox device in favor of focusing on optimizing Windows 11 for third-party handhelds. (Credit: Joseph Maldonado) A big battleground in the world of gaming right now is handheld consoles. There's the Nintendo Switch 2, the Steam Deck, countless other portable PC devices, and there are even rumors of a PlayStation handheld coming soon.