Ian Carlos Campbell

Contributing Reporter

Ian Carlos Campbell is a Contributing Reporter at Engadget, where he covers the big companies making screens for your pockets, and the weird ways they intersect with entertainment industry. Prior to Engadget, Ian was an Associate Editor at Inverse focused on AR, VR and mobile technology. Ian's work has appeared in Pocket-lint, Android Police, Inverse, Input and The Verge.

Articles by Ian Carlos Campbell

Google won't bring new Nest Thermostats to Europe
Google doesn't plan to sell any more Nest Thermostats in Europe due to the unique requirements of heating systems in the region.
Remedy's co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak comes out June 17
FBC: Firebreak, the multiplayer shooter set in the same universe as Control, is coming out in June for $39.99.
Can I offer you a nice image of the Sun in these trying times?
ESA and NASA's Solar Orbiter satellite has delivered a new image of the Sun that shows off its scorching hot atmosphere.
The Moto Buds Loop are open-ear earbuds you wear like jewelry
Motorola has announced new open-ear wireless earbuds called the Moto Buds Loop.
Discord's CEO and co-founder is stepping down
Jason Citron, the CEO and co-founder of Discord, is stepping down and being replaced by Humam Sakhnini, an executive from Activision Blizzard.
Retro handheld maker Anbernic stops US shipments due to tariffs
Anbernic, a maker of cheap retro handhelds, has announced that it will stop shipping devices to the US from China because of tariffs.
Using generative AI will 'neither help nor harm the chances of achieving' Oscar nominations
The Academy is neither for nor against using AI in awards-nominated films heading into the 98th Oscars.
FTC sues Uber over claims the company makes subscriptions hard to cancel
The FTC announced that it's suing Uber over how it handles billing and subscriptions for Uber One.
Valorant Mobile pre-registration is open in China
Valorant Mobile is launching in China first, and player can pre-register to play now.
Star Wars Zero Company looks like XCOM with Jedi and droids
Star Wars Zero Company is a new strategy game published and co-developed by Respawn and created by former XCOM developers.
Blizzard explains hero bans ahead of their introduction in competitive Overwatch
Blizzard has detailed how you can remove heroes you find frustrating from competitive Overwatch 2 in Season 16.
Google is trying to get college students hooked on AI with a free year of Gemini Advanced
Google is offering college students a free year of its Google One AI Premium plan.
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a gigantic tower of gas and dust
NASA and ESA have shared a new image of the Eagle Nebula, a nursery for young stars, to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's anniversary.
The Pacific Rim prequel series has reportedly found a home at Amazon
A Pacific Rim TV series is reportedly in-development at Amazon.
New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures
New Jersey's attorney general is suing Discord over its child safety features.
American Airlines will provide inflight Wi-Fi for free starting next year
American Airlines is going to offer free inflight Wi-Fi starting in January 2026.
Deezer reports 18 percent of the music uploaded to its service every day is AI-generated
Music streaming service Deezer says completely AI-generated tracks make up 18 percent of the music uploaded to its platform every day, an issue it's trying to tackle with a tool that labels AI music.
NVIDIA is going to make AI chips and supercomputers in the US
NVIDIA is going to start making Blackwell chips and its AI supercomputers in Arizona and Texas, respectively.
OpenAI is phasing out GPT-4.5 for developers
OpenAI is phasing out GPT-4.5 from its API and replacing it with GPT-4.1, a new model that excels at following instructions and coding.
Samsung's latest rugged devices are keeping old-school mobile traditions alive
Samsung has announced the Galaxy XCover 7 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro, a smartphone and tablet with user-replaceable batteries.

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