More price increases but also some DECREASES – DTNS 5298

Microsoft raises prices, but also lowers some, as does Framework and Commodore. We also talk about Android’s new virtual controller for foldable gaming.

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.

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https://kotaku.com/xbox-price-increase-2026-tariffs-buy-now-pay-later-2000710565

https://www.thurrott.com/games/337919/microsoft-announces-up-to-150-price-increases-for-xbox-

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https://www.engadget.com/2202085/commodore-has-dropped-the-price-of-its-retro-phone-by-100-ahead-of-preorders/

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/frameworks-laptop-13-pro-diy-edition-now-costs-less-than-before-but-a-cpu-price-hike-might-be-coming-cheaper-pcie-5-0-drives-from-adata-upgrade-customers-from-500gb-to-1tb-for-free

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-foldable-gaming-mode-preview-3681665/

https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/android-17s-cool-new-gaming-trick-is-to-turn-your-foldable-into-a-nintendo-ds/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study

https://www.engadget.com/2202255/australia-social-media-ban-still-not-effective/

https://thenextweb.com/news/tiktok-youtube-indonesia-child-accounts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/apple-s-touchscreen-macbook-to-use-m5-pro-max-chips-m7-pro-max-models-in-2027

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead

https://dailytechnewsshow-shop.fourthwall.com/products/dtns-live-bucket-hat

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/microsoft-adds-another-year-to-windows-10-extended-update-program/

https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-administration-openai-stagger-model-release

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/trump-administration-openai-gpt-model-release

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/pentagon-sees-broader-role-for-ai-in-setting-military-targets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/openai-weighs-ipo-in-2027-after-expected-anthropic-public-debut

https://www.ft.com/content/42af0f15-3aa9-49b7-b429-4a39540af03e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

https://thenextweb.com/news/spacex-starlink-mobile-us-consumers

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