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Bluetooth's new HDT technology delivers nearly four times the data transfer speed

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 13:38 -0500

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently unveiled the High Data Throughput (HDT) feature, describing the new solution as a significant milestone in the evolution of the popular wireless technology. The organization overseeing Bluetooth development said that HDT will introduce faster data transfer rates on newer Bluetooth devices. In turn,...

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Motorola's new Signature 27 smartphone aims to set a higher flagship standard

Shawn Knight — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 12:51 -0500

The traditional slab-style handset features a 6.8-inch Extreme AMOLED Duo, a 120Hz display that Motorola claims is the brightest available on any smartphone. Indeed, the 12,000 nits of peak brightness is impressive, but note that it only hits this mark in specific scenarios and that sustained performance while viewing most...

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Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down 41%, and the $500 price tag isn't going to help

Rob Thubron — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 11:46 -0500

Across the six months ending September 30, Switch 2 sales reached 6.49 million units, a 37.4% decline from 10.36 million a year earlier. That amounts to almost four million fewer consoles, although the comparison includes last year's release, when The Switch 2 became the fastest-selling home console launch in US history.

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Nvidia's RTX Spark GPU priority control is quietly showing up on regular GeForce PCs

Zo Ahmed — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 11:08 -0500

The option, called GPU App Prioritization, sits under System > Advanced in Nvidia App version 11.0.9.585. Reddit user Warkratos first spotted it and posted screenshots on r/nvidia. They showed several presets for splitting GPU priority between the app in focus and whatever is running in the background.

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Apple's new MacBook Pro proves OLED matters more than touch

Ivan Franco — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 10:44 -0500

Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro is earning widespread praise, with reviewers calling its tandem OLED display among the best ever seen on a laptop. The thinner, lighter design, excellent performance, and long battery life also impress. Most agree, however, that the touchscreen adds little to the experience, while the steep price makes upgrading difficult to justify.

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The first humanoid robot company is going public with $1.8 million in revenue and a $138.1 million loss

Rob Thubron — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 09:42 -0500

Agility is taking the SPAC route, merging with a listed shell company rather than pursuing a traditional IPO. Churchill is led by former Citigroup executive Michael Klein, whose previous deals include electric vehicle maker Lucid and nuclear power company Oklo.

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The Enough Phone is a $499 Android with a small screen, a removable battery, and fewer distractions

Daniel Sims — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 08:39 -0500

The makers of the Sleke phone have launched a Kickstarter for a new model that packs its deliberately low-key feature set into a more compact form factor. Expected to ship in mid-2027, the device highlights how much smartphones have grown since Apple debuted the original iPhone nearly two decades ago.

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Valve support wins praise after restoring games a Steam user deleted during depressive episodes

Zo Ahmed — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 07:48 -0500

The user, who goes by 3lizardintrenchcoat on Reddit, shared the support ticket on r/Steam in late November 2025. In it, they admitted the request felt "insane and over the top" before asking whether some of the paid games they had deleted over the years could be brought back.

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OpenAI president says AI could make death a choice, predicts major medical breakthroughs within 18 months

Rob Thubron — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 07:03 -0500

Speaking at WSJ Tech, Brockman said the huge medical advancements we're still waiting for AI to enable will happen in the next year to year and a half.

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The AI boom is coming for Switch cartridges, as a key chip supplier quits making ROM

Zo Ahmed — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 06:15 -0500

MST Financial analyst David Gibson posted about the change on X after digging through the company's latest quarterly report. Macronix won't develop any new ROM products from here on. The latest quarter is also the last in which Macronix will report ROM sales separately. Those sales made up just 5%...

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Google's Quick Share can now back up your Android photos to a Windows PC automatically

Rob Thubron — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 05:18 -0500

The addition appears in Google's November system services release notes, under Google Play services version 26.43, dated November 2. The company confirms that Quick Share is gaining automatic photo and video backups from Android to Windows.

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A third of acquired game studios have closed since 2000, and Arkane Lyon could be next

Daniel Sims — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 00:16 -0500

Game industry veteran Sebastian Cardoso recently investigated the fates of more than 300 studios bought by large companies over the past quarter century, finding that roughly 61% sold fewer games, earned lower review scores, or faced closure post-acquisition.

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Cheap Android TV boxes came with malware, and Google says the manufacturer was behind it

Kishalaya Kundu — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 14:06 -0500

The backdoor was discovered in the firmware of multiple Videostrong devices, such as the Mecool KTI, as well as several white-label Android TV boxes. Seattle-based cybersecurity and fraud intelligence research group Synthient, which worked with Google to analyze the malware, claims it identified at least 182 different device models that...

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TeamGroup warns the memory shortage has not reached its peak yet

Alfonso Maruccia — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 13:22 -0500

TeamGroup recently shared financial results for its latest quarter. Beyond the soaring figures and shifting market trends, the report highlights the worrisome direction the entire chip industry is heading toward. As it turns out, the worst of the memory shortage is still to come.

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Stuffing an Xbox inside an alligator is the most Florida way ever to promote GTA VI

Shawn Knight — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 11:35 -0500

In an effort to create the most Florida thing ever, Microsoft commissioned creature animatronics specialists John Nolan Studio to build the Xbox Series X-Bite. Imagine an alligator swallowed an Xbox Series X whole, and you've got the idea.

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US export restrictions on China threaten SK Hynix's plans to build $45 billion worth of chip plants in New York

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 10:54 -0500

Two people told Reuters that Solidigm, SK Hynix's US subsidiary, plans to spend about $45 billion on two NAND fabs in Marcy, New York. That figure could grow to about $100 billion over time. The company needs to increase output in Dalian and make more advanced NAND there to fund...

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Remote Mouse turns your smartphone into a handy PC remote

Ivan Franco — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 10:39 -0500

Remote Mouse turns your phone into a wireless mouse, keyboard, and trackpad for your PC or Mac. The latest update adds the ability to view running apps and currently playing media directly from your phone, but the new feature is currently exclusive to macOS.

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Microsoft's AI PC roadmap shows where Ryzen AI 500 and Intel Nova Lake fit into Windows

Zo Ahmed — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 09:46 -0500

Known leaker HXL posted the slide on X on Tuesday. Titled "Windows is the home for hybrid intelligence," it lines PCs up along a memory scale that runs from 8GB to beyond 128GB. Chip names only appear underneath, almost like footnotes.

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Microsoft is giving away 25 Xbox games worth over $500 with new Windows PCs and handhelds

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 08:59 -0500

Microsoft is delivering the X25 bundle through the Microsoft Store app on Windows 11, not through codes or retailer redemptions. The bundle will appear on eligible machines no later than the end of November, and owners can claim all 25 games from there. The promotion runs through December and is...

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Apple says it won't merge macOS and iPadOS, despite years of making them increasingly similar

Daniel Sims — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 08:23 -0500

Apple CEO John Ternus recently stated that the company still has no plans to combine iPadOS and macOS into a single operating system. The operating systems have grown increasingly similar in recent years, but keeping them separate likely helps fatten the company's profits.

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Six humanoid robots worked a 24-hour shift at a convenience store, but two weren't good enough to keep their jobs

Rob Thubron — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 07:47 -0500

Agibot's G2 robots took over duties at an operating convenience store in Shanghai's Xuhui district between November 2 and 3. The company called the broadcast "Robots Never Clock Out," which perfectly captures why managers are introducing these robots.

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AMD posts record $13.4 billion revenue as AI boom fuels growth, but gaming sales are down 40%

Skye Jacobs — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 07:03 -0500

The data center segment, which includes both product lines, produced $8.5 billion of the total, or about 63% of net revenue. AMD expects to set another record next quarter with about $17 billion in revenue.

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Microsoft says Windows is now 20% more responsive and 40% faster at multitasking on 8GB PCs

Rob Thubron — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 06:15 -0500

Microsoft has spent much of 2026 vowing to improve Windows 11. With the AI-driven memory crisis continuing to make RAM prices akin to that of gold, part of the upgrades has been to make the OS run better on 8GB machines.

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The Art and History of the Video Game Parry

Arjun Krishna Lal — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 05:10 -0500

From early fencing games and arcade fighters to Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Clair Obscur, the parry has turned a moment of defense into one of gaming's most satisfying attacks.

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Bloodborne reportedly sold more than 250,000 copies in 2026, 11 years after launch and with no patch since 2015

Daniel Sims — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 20:13 -0500

Alinea Analytics recently estimated that Bloodborne has sold more than 250,000 copies so far in 2026 alone. The figure is impressive considering the action RPG launched in 2015 exclusively for the PS4 and has never been updated for newer hardware or re-released, despite popular demand.

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Google says schools that ban AI will also lose search

Alfonso Maruccia — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 18:05 -0500

According to Chris Phillips, Google's vice president and general manager for education, K-12 schools will soon have to fully embrace the company's AI services or lose student access to its web search engine.

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Anthropic tells Claude Code to stop recreating existing video games

Alfonso Maruccia — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 13:39 -0500

Claude might soon stop being one of the best AI tools for decompiling and recompiling existing games. According to Anthropic programmer Addy Osmani, the model behind the company's vibe-coding service will now avoid user prompts that request recreations of someone else's video games.

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Vizio smart TVs are ignoring tracking opt-outs, continue to send data even when sitting idle

Zo Ahmed — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 12:36 -0500

For the study, researchers at Northeastern University tested 12 smart TVs from 10 manufacturers. Together, those sets run the eight operating systems behind roughly 95% of US smart TVs. Every viewing scenario – antenna, HDMI, streaming apps and more – ran 30 times with automatic content recognition (ACR) turned on....

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Borderlands is now a 100 million-copy franchise, and Gearbox isn't done yet

Shawn Knight — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 11:50 -0500

Gearbox launched Borderlands 4 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PCs on September 12, 2025. Like others in the series, it is playable solo or with up to three others. Gamers have enjoyed a solid first year of post-launch add-on content including two story packs, five bounty packs,...

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What does "Wi-Fi" stand for?

TechSpot Trivia — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 11:28 -0500

What do the letters in "Wi-Fi" stand for? Don't Google it.

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