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It’s Game Over for the Steam Deck LCD (RIP 2022-2025) - Gizmodo

The best bang-for-buck handheld is no more.

5 Apps You Should Install On Your Apple TV ASAP - SlashGear

Free apps like Letterboxd, Infuse, and Spotify can all work to take streaming on your Apple TV device past what you might think of as possible.

Lua 5.5 Released With Declarations For Global Variables, Garbage Collection Improvements - Phoronix

Five years after releasing Lua 5.4, Lua 5.5 debuted today as the newest version of this lightweight and embeddable scripting language.

All-optical chip achieves 100-fold speed boost over top-tier NVIDIA chips - Tech Xplore

Scientists in China have unveiled a new AI chip called LightGen that is 100 times faster and 100 times more energy efficient than NVIDIA chips, the leading supplier of AI chips worldwide. Instead of using electricity to move information, this new optical chip…

Anna’s Archive claims Spotify scrape to ‘preserve culture’ - theregister.com

: Anna’s Archive’s idealism doesn’t quite survive its own blog post

Stock up on quality games—for free! - Nintendo

Check out games you download for free on your Nintendo Switch™ 2 or Nintendo Switch™ system.

Android Attacks—Google Confirms No Fix For 30% Of All Phones - Forbes

You have been warned: Check your phone now — attacks have started.

The Best PS5 Games Of 2025 According To Metacritic - GameSpot

The best PS5 games of 2025 saw players escape to feudal Japan, post-apocalyptic worlds, and superhero drama.

Nintendo News: Spread Nintendo Cheer with the Hits for the Holidays Sale! - Business Wire

Splat’s app uses AI to turn your photos into coloring pages for kids - TechCrunch

The app turns your own photos into pages for your kids to color, via AI.

Deals: Pixel 10 from $449 all-time low, Pixel 10 Pro/XL $400 off, Pixel Watch 4 $150 off, more - 9to5Google

Alongside the ongoing Samsung deals, the holiday discounts just got ramped back up – Amazon is delivering some wild bonus...

Steam Winter Sale 2025 Recommendations For Steam Deck - Part 2 - Steam Deck HQ

The Steam Winter Sale is going strong, so here is part 2 of our general recommendations for the Steam Deck.

Cronos: The New Dawn Is Getting An Easy Difficulty Setting In Early 2026 - Nintendo Life

"We've heard your voices"

Android Auto update hints at Cast support, Material music player redesign [Gallery] - 9to5Google

Google appears to be working on more Android Auto updates, including potential support for Cast and a redesign of the...

Why Meta’s Threads Is Betting on Podcasters to Attract Users - TipRanks

Meta’s ($META) Threads app is launching a new feature that lets podcasters share short episode previews that play directly in users’ feeds. This is part of a push t...

What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows - theregister.com

Opinion: Wasn't 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card

Apple Wallet’s iOS 26 boarding passes now offered by three major airlines - 9to5Mac

Apple Wallet has a new experience for boarding passes in iOS 26, and another major airline has recently added support for 3+ total.

Linux 6.19's Significant ~30% Performance Boost For Old AMD Radeon GPUs - Phoronix

For those still using old AMD GCN 1.0 'Southern Islands' or GCN 1.1 'Sea Islands' graphics cards, the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is a wonderful holiday gift.

Apple TV has three fan-favorite shows returning soon, here’s what’s coming - 9to5Mac

Apple TV will kick off 2026 with a strong lineup, including three fan-favorite returning shows that you still have time to catch up on.

2025 Pinkbike Awards: Value Product of the Year Winner - Pinkbike

Powerful brakes that work better than their more expensive counterparts.