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Rumors about the future of the iPhone Air are all over the place, but the company may not cancel the super slim phone after all. A new report claims that Apple has plans for it for at least a couple of years more.There may be iPhone Air 2 and iPhone Air 3 in the makingApple may be planning two sequels to the iPhone Air, according to a leaked spec sheet analysis from J.P. Morgan. The company will launch an iPhone Air 2 in the fall of 2026, followed by what could be an iPhone Air 3 in the second half…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A frog’s lifecycle is likely one of the earliest bits of science that many of us remember learning. They start as eggs, hatch into tadpoles, and soon grow into the recognizable adult amphibians. Pretty simple and straightforward, right? While that remains true for the vast majority of the planet’s nearly 8,000 known frog species, a handful of the amphibians have evolved a more streamlined reproductive process. Members of the Nectophrynoides genus (more commonly known as tree toads) don’t bother with the egg and tadpole stages. Instead,…

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Square Enix is laying off developers in the UK and US as it reworks its game development structure to focus on its studios in Japan, Video Games Chronicle reports. The mass restructuring follows the publishers’ 2024 announcement that it planned to “aggressively” apply AI to its development process.The total number of employees being laid off isn’t yet public, but Video Games Chronicle writes that over 100 developers in the UK could be impacted, possibly up to 140. The number of US developers caught in the layoffs is still unknown. In a slide deck for investors spotted by IGN, Square Enix…

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The youths were apparently too rowdy, at least for The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley. The annual event introduced an honorary program several years ago called the Future Class which sought to highlight up-and-coming talent in the video game industry. It wasn’t brought back in 2024 following complaints by some of its members, however, and reportedly won’t be returning this year either. In fact, all mention of the initiative has been wiped from the TGAs website. “So it took another future class member speaking out to confirm it’s dead,” 2023 Future Class member Emma Kidwell (Hindsight, Marvel’s Midnight Suns) posted…

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Looking for an Apple laptop with a bigger screen? You’re in luck, as the 15-inch MacBook Air with the M4 CPU is currently marked down by $200 on Amazon in a variety of configurations and colors, including the new Sky Blue finish. It’s a great fit for work or play, and only serious power users will need to consider upgrading to the MacBook Pro.Photograph: Luke LarsenAppleMacBook Air (15-inch, 2025)This generation of MacBook Air got a big upgrade in the form of a new M4 processor, which boosts performance and adds support for a number of much-desired features. According to our…

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Credit where it’s due, Apple finally did it. In 2025, even the base iPhone 17 ships with 256GB of storage. That’s double what the company offered for years and, for once, puts Apple ahead of rivals Samsung and Google, where base flagship models still start at 128GB.But before we start handing out awards, let’s look at what happens when you want more. Because while Apple made advances in base storage, it is still playing the same old game when it comes to upgrades.Moving from 256GB to 512GB on the iPhone 17 Pro costs a full $200. Not for a better…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. NASA is readying the first dual-satellite mission to another planet. Currently scheduled to launch no earlier than Sunday November 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) are a pair of identical spacecraft tasked with traveling to Mars. Once in the Red Planet’s orbit, the spacecraft will create three-dimensional maps of our cosmic neighbor’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetic fields. A 12 month journey ESCAPADE is overseen by the University of California Berkeley, who named the spacecraft’s onboard satellites Blue…

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CRKD is expanding its lineup of rhythm game controllers. The gaming accessory maker previously released guitar controllers that are compatible with games like Fortnite Festival and open-source projects like Clone Hero, and based on a recent teaser video, it looks like it’s doing a drum kit controller next.The teaser is brief, but CRKD appears to be covering all the basics that old Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers did, with four separate colored pads, a pedal and cymbals. In a blog post, the company says that it plans to incorporate “the good lessons (and the bad)” from its previous controllers,…

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The Apple Watch Ultra 3 may have gotten its first major price cut on Amazon, but if you don’t feel like spending around $700 on a new smartwatch, you may want to check out Amazon’s offer on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 instead.Right now, the model with a black titanium case and dark green Alpine Loop is selling at a massive $150 discount at the e-commerce giant. This lets you get Apple’s former top-of-the-line smartwatch for just under $650 instead of splurging the full $800. Apple Watch Ultra 2: Save $150 on Amazon! $150 off (19%) Amazon is offering the…

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