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Like other iconic Nintendo series, Metroid has a timeline documenting Samus' space adventures from past to present. Although the newest outing Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very much it… [+1341 chars]

Nintendo Life

Nintendo Comments On Metroid Prime 4's Placement In The Metroid Timeline - Nintendo Life

Scientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebr… [+2071 chars]

Scientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to alge…

Hackaday

The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculators - Hackaday

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LG expands its lifestyle category by adding the Gallery TV to display artwork in your living room.
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The LG Gallery TV will compete with Samsung’s The Frame as well as the Hisense CanvasTV and TCL Nxtvision art TVs.

The Verge

LG officially enters the art TV category with the Gallery TV - The Verge

With the previous round of offers ending last week, the US Google Store is running New Years deals ahead of 2026.
The Wi-Fi or LTE Pixel Watch 4 is once again $50 off at the Google Store. However, A… [+1089 chars]

With the previous round of offers ending last week, the Google Store is running New Year’s deals ahead of 2026.

9to5google.com

Google Store New Year’s deals discount Pixel Watch 4 - 9to5Google

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Som… [+4234 chars]

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across...

What’s new in Android’s December 2025 Google System Updates [U] - 9to5Google

It’s not every day that a common Wi-Fi speaker manages to pique your interest, but Samsung is at least trying to spice things up with its new Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7.
Samsung’s new speaker… [+2231 chars]

Playing the theme to '2001: A Space Odyssey' on this thing might feel a little too on-the-nose.

Gizmodo.com

Samsung’s New Wi-Fi Speaker Has Big Monolith Energy - Gizmodo

The waterfront estate was built by Paul and Bunny Mellon of the famous banking family as a summer retreat in the 1950s in Osterville, Massachusetts. An LLC with ties to Koch purchased a larger 26-acr… [+2140 chars]

Koch has closed on a 7.4-acre slice of the former Mellon property in Osterville, Massachusetts, that includes the 1950s main house

Mansion Global

Billionaire Bill Koch Sells Banking Scion Paul Mellon’s Former Cape Cod House for $20 Million - Mansion Global

Samsung hasn’t been particularly quiet about its coming Perplexity partnership, and now we’re getting a first look at the Bixby reboot powered by the AI service.
Rumors have been swirling for a whil… [+1358 chars]

Samsung hasn’t been particularly quiet about its coming Perplexity partnership, and now we’re getting a first look at the Bixby...

Samsung’s Bixby reboot shows up early with Perplexity in tow - 9to5Google

iOS 26 was a huge update for iPhone, not just because of Liquid Glass but also thanks to many new features across the OS. Here are three new iOS 26 features Ive been especially loving on my iPhone.
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Here are three new iOS 26 features I’ve been especially loving on my iPhone after nearly six months using the software.

9to5Mac

iOS 26 has three new iPhone features I’ve been really loving - 9to5Mac

CD Projekt, the Polish video game developer behind massive franchises like The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, has sold off its video game storefront, GOG.
Micha Kiciski, the co-founder of both companie… [+2468 chars]

CD Projekt Co-Founder Buys Steam Rival GOG - Gizmodo

Hacker News

Google is dead. Where do we go now? - Hacker News

Although only iPhone Pro owners can change its brighness, the flashlight on iPhones is a very handy feature. You can set it up to be accessed in a few ways, including on the lock screen or in control… [+854 chars]

The flashlight function built in to every iPhone is a handy tool with lots of configuration options, including two  hands-free ways to turn it on and off

You Can Turn On Your iPhone's Flashlight Without Touching It - Here's How - bgr.com

For as fast as they are on the track, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown understands that Formula 1 teams are slow embrace the outside world. In the era of the show Drive to Survive, Brown recognizes that … [+3667 chars]

McLaren’s Woking HQ has become a Hollywood filming hotspot, appearing in blockbuster franchises and the "F1" movie.

Motor1 

Why McLaren's Headquarters Keeps Showing Up in Hit Movies - Motor1.com

KrebsOnSecurity.com celebrates its 16th anniversary today! A huge “thank you” to all of our readers — newcomers, long-timers and drive-by critics alike. Your engagement this past year here has been t… [+7390 chars]

KrebsOnSecurity.com celebrates its 16th anniversary today! A huge "thank you" to all of our readers -- newcomers, long-timers and drive-by critics alike. Your engagement this past year here has been tremendous and truly a salve on a handful of dark…

Krebs on Security

Happy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com! - Krebs on Security

Yakisugi, a Japanese technique of burning wood surfaces, creates a protective carbonized layer...

Ars Technica

Leonardo’s wood charring method predates Japanese practice - Ars Technica

Todays large language models can do a disconcertingly good job of looking like genuine artificial intelligence, so its always nice to get a reminder that, despite the wide-eyed proselytising of tech … [+3408 chars]

Legendary Dev Loses His Mind Over AI Agent’s Unsolicited ‘Act of Kindness’ - Gizmodo

Mashable

Google may let Gmail users change their email addresses - Mashable

Information from sensors is transmitted using neural-style activity spikes.

Researchers make “neuromorphic” artificial skin for robots - Ars Technica

Story HighlightsA new AI-based Xbox feature is winning some users over, though not without controversy. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s quantum computer is suffering a similar fate.

The attempts from tech giant Microsoft ($MSFT) to produce useful artificial intelligence (AI) tools have often run afoul of consumer who would rather it not attempt...

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