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The nostalgia and surprise of returning to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Last week, Nintendo surprised everybody with an announcement: Over four years after its "last major free content update," Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 upgrade and a free update for all players. It's not often that an incredibly popular game goes years between updates, but since when has anyone been able to […]
8BitDo’s latest wireless controllers can now shake-to-wake the Switch 2
Third-party controller makers that have figured out how to wirelessly wake the Switch 2 from its standby mode are generally loud and proud about that feature. That’s because there still aren’t many controllers that can mimic one of the $89.99 Switch 2 Pro’s biggest selling points, which is letting owners turn the console on from […]
Apple Is Reportedly Developing a Low-Cost Mac
SummaryApple is reportedly developing a new low-cost Mac, codenamed J700, to compete with budget PCs and ChromebooksThe machine is expected to be priced around $600 USD and aims for students and casual usersTo achieve the lower price, it will utilize an iPhone processor and a more affordable LCD displayApple is reportedly developing a low-cost Mac that could rival the price points of Chromebooks and budget Windows PCs.Sources tell Bloomberg that the machine, referred to as J700, is aimed at users who mainly surf the web, create documents or casually edit media. “Students, businesses and casual users” were the demographics in mind during its creation, as well customers interested in the iPad but may want a more traditional laptop instead. Its size will be a tiny bit smaller than the MacBook...
Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
President Donald Trump has once again picked tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, five months after pulling the initial nomination he made last year. Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally and commercial astronaut who has travelled into orbit twice as a civilian aboard SpaceX rockets, was reportedly withdrawn from consideration over previous […]
Motorola’s Edge 70 is the blueprint for future thin phones
I've been as much of a thin phone skeptic as anyone. Why would I give up on camera specs and battery life just to shave a couple of millimeters off a phone's waistline? I asked pretty much exactly that when I first saw Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year. But the Motorola Edge 70 […]
Google has a ‘moonshot’ plan for AI data centers in space
Google has dreamed up a potential new way to get around resource constraints for energy-hungry AI data centers on Earth — launching its AI chips into space on solar-powered satellites. It’s a ‘moonshot’ research project Google announced today called Project Suncatcher. If it can ever get off the ground, the project would essentially create space-based […]
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
Valve is testing a low-power way to complete downloads on your Steam Deck without having to leave the handheld running with the screen on. As part of an update that’s currently on the Steam Deck’s Beta and Preview channels, the handheld can “complete all active downloads in a new display-off low-power mode before going to […]
nwm ONE Introduces the All-New Skeleton Phantom Gray Headphones
Marking the first audio brand from the NTT sonority, nwm introduces a new skeleton-style model to its signature Open-Ear headphone lineup: the nwm ONE Phantom Gray. Arriving roughly one year after the launch of the original nwm ONE, the brand has since steadily amplified its presence from Japan and expanding to the US and China markets. Now, at this pivotal moment, a bold new iteration enters the scene — a deep, light-shifting model that changes expression depending on its surroundings.The skeleton aesthetic pays homage to the futuristic technology envisioned in the ’90s while embodying a grounded vision of the future today. Its iconic, translucent design offers a rare glimpse into the product’s internal architecture, striking a balance between refined sophistication and everyday utility —...
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android
OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android. The app, which lets you create, share, and remix AI-generated videos, is now available on the Google Play Store in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to an announcement on Tuesday. OpenAI launched Sora on iOS in September, with the app […]
Samsung previews HDR10 Plus Advanced, its answer to Dolby Vision 2
During a press junket last week, Samsung showed a simulated demo of the new dynamic HDR format, and it includes six features similar to what the recently-revealed Dolby Vision 2 will offer. TVs from Samsung and any other manufacturers who support it will be able to boost picture brightness for 4,000-5,000 nit TVs that have […]
No, ChatGPT hasn’t added a ban on giving legal and health advice
OpenAI says ChatGPT’s behavior “remains unchanged” after reports across social media falsely claimed that new s updates to its usage policy prevent the chatbot from offering legal and medical advice. Karan Singhal, OpenAI’s head of health AI, writes on X that the claims are “not true.” “ChatGPT has never been a substitute for professional advice, […]
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
Apple has just released iOS 26.1, which includes a new transparency toggle for Liquid Glass. The toggle helps address some of the legibility issues introduced in iOS 26 by allowing iPhone users to tone down the glassy design for buttons, tabs, and other navigational elements. As teased during the iOS 26.1 beta, with the toggle, […]
