Press review · Friday, 23 May 2025
23 May 2025
Single reports
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ign.com Tech ·
Amazon Has Google Pixel 9 Deals Today, But You Should Wait for Prime Day - IGN
Prices will probably go lower ahead of the Pixel 10 release.
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nintendoeverything.com Tech ·
Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat requires a phone number to use
If you plan on using GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need a phone number. That news has been spotted in the official terms for the feature. Nintendo doesn’t go into detail about why a phone number is required for GameChat on Switch 2, but the reason seems fairly clear. The company always takes the protection of its players seriously...
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
Best Buy Offers HP 14-Inch Chromebook for Almost Free for Memorial Day, Nowhere to be Found on Amazon
Take 60% on the HP 14-inch Chromebook for a limited time at Best Buy.
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bikeradar.com Tech ·
Garmin, Apple, Suunto: These are the best smartwatch deals on Amazon right now | BikeRadar
Save up to 32% on the best smartwatches for fitness tracking
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rockstargames.com Tech ·
Profits Hit High Tide with Double Rewards on A Superyacht Life and More - Rockstar Games
Seek adventure on the high seas and plunder Double Rewards all this week. Salvage sunken cargo, capsize enemy vessels, and fight off amphibious assaults in A Superyacht Life Contact Missions, paying out 2X GTA$ and RP through May 28. Plus, complete...
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carscoops.com Tech ·
BMW’s Secret Shooting Brake Just Leaked And It Might Outshine The Skytop | Carscoops
Power for the Speedtop Concept is expected to come from the same twin-turbo V8 used in the M8 Competition
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theverge.com Tech ·
Google’s Home APIs are gaining Gemini intelligence
Your smart home could get a whole lot smarter — thanks to Gemini.
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androidauthority.com Tech ·
Google Pay redesign should make checking out even faster
During Google I/O, it was announced that the payment sheet for Google Pay has been redesigned and now supports dark mode.
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androidauthority.com Tech ·
Google Wallet will now alert you about your ticket or pass right when you need it
Google Wallet is adding support for Nearby Passes notifications. Wallet can now send ticket and pass notifications based on your location.
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Anker’s 14-Port Docking Station Drops to Its Lowest Price, Covers Everything From HDMI to USB-C
Anker's premium docking station is now available at a significant discount, but you need to move fast before it's gone.
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phonearena.com Tech ·
Pixel 10 and its Top 10 features that will try to convert us to Google in 2025
This time around, the "vanilla" Google flagship might pack an extra camera on its back.
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The HP Memorial Day Sale Starts Now: Save Big on Omen Gaming PCs and Laptops With Nvidia's Newest GPUs - IGN
Highlights include an RTX 4070 Super gaming PC for $1,430.
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androidpolice.com Tech ·
Gemini is bringing a truckload of smart new features to Google Home
Google is integrating Gemini with its Home APIs, bringing Nest's intelligent camera features to third-party developers
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thegamepost.com Tech ·
Massive Battlefield 6 Labs Playtest Leak Drops 90 Minutes of Gameplay, Showcasing New Classes, Movement Mechanics, UI, and More
A huge Battlefield 6 Labs playtest leak just dropped, featuring 90 minutes of new gameplay.
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Monolith Soft says procedurally generating assets in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ‘reduced man-hours considerably’ | VGC
The studio says automating the creation of some of its 100,000 assets allowed more time to focus on gameplay…
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lifehacker.com Tech ·
Xbox Game Pass Has Finally Addressed Its Lack of Retro Games
Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is teaming up with Antstream Arcade to offer Game Pass subscribers a collection of retro games with titles from the original Atari, MS-DOS, and the PlayStation.
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techcrunch.com Tech ·
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla | TechCrunch
The deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket's existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch.
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androidcentral.com Tech ·
This is not a test — the Pixel 9 Pro XL has returned to its lowest price EVER during Amazon's Memorial Day sale
I shouldn't buy it, but I REALLY want to.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
'Shadow Labyrinth' Injects Some Pac-Man Nostalgia Into Its Latest Trailer
Waka-waka, eh ehhh
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Update Increases Flight Speed, Here Are The Patch Notes
Fly high
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wccftech.com Tech ·
Apple Scraps Plans For A 2027 Apple Watch With Built-In Camera, Which Was Expected To Work Similarly To The iPhone’s Visual Intelligence Feature For On-Wrist Image Recognition
Apple stopped working on its Apple Watch with a built-in camera project this week for Visual Intelligence, likely due to technical issues.
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nofilmschool.com Tech ·
Fujifilm Recreates the Idea of a Half-Frame Film Camera With New Fujifilm X half
A look at the Fujifilm X half digital camera and its petite form factor and unique vertical 1” sensor design.
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pcgamesn.com Tech ·
Vicious Warhammer 40k FPS is getting its first new class and a big progression rework
The first Warhammer 40k Darktide DLC is the Adeptus Arbites, adding a companion class to the co-op FPS game alongside a progression rework.
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bgr.com Tech ·
Apple's futuristic AR Glasses may launch next year with these 5 features
Apple's anticipated AR Glasses are expected to be released in 2026. These are five features it might have when it launches next year.
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eurogamer.net Tech ·
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has revised iconic Bond-theme opening
Konami has released the intro video for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the iconic Bond-theme opening from the original game.
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zdnet.com Tech ·
The 5 coolest gadgets I saw at Computex 2025 (and that you can actually buy)
Many new gadgets and products debuted at the world's biggest computing event, but these stood out to me the most.
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FTC finally drops appeal against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The FTC officially drops its case against Microsoft's historic acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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gamingbible.com Tech ·
Steam drops controversial free RPG you can download now
A brand new free RPG based on Game of Thrones just dropped on Steam and it's apparently very predatory.
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rockpapershotgun.com Tech ·
Skyrim-style open world RPG Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon releases out of early access today
If you're in the mood for a sprawling dark fantasy open world RPG, this may fit the bill.
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Sony made its shooting grip better for creators working without a crew
A solution for solo shooters.
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thehackernews.com Tech ·
Critical Windows Server 2025 dMSA Vulnerability Enables Active Directory Compromise
Windows Server 2025 flaw allows any user with dMSA write permissions to escalate privileges and compromise AD.
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Xiaomi's latest in-house chipset is designed to take on Qualcomm and MediaTek
Xiaomi's Xring O1 chipset includes 10 cores and is built on a 3nm node.
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I recommend this flagship Windows laptop to creatives over the MacBook Pro - here's why
The Asus ProArt P16 delivers strong performance, but its full potential is best realized by users who can take advantage of its extensive customization features.
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tomsguide.com Tech ·
I've been using ChatGPT since its release — here's 5 tips I wish I knew sooner
Try these game-changing ChatGPT tips during your next session
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Returns, Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, and More: All the Announcements and Trailers From Warhammer Skulls 2025 - IGN
Here’s a rundown of everything announced at Warhammer Skulls 2025, with enough trailers to satisfy even the grumpiest of Inquisitors.
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businessinsider.com Tech ·
Here are the 6 biggest takeaways from Google I/O, where the tech giant proved it has real AI momentum
Google I/O highlights include 100 AI updates, with Gemini challenging ChatGPT and a 'total overhaul' of Search.
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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Update is Live — Here's What's New - IGN
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake update 1.2.0.0 improves boat travel speed, critical hit rates and abilities, and introduces a new shortcut button that lets you map spells and abilities to specific buttons. Check out the patch notes.
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
Rumour: A BioShock Announcement Is Inbound, and It's a Return to Rapture
What a shock
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droid-life.com Tech ·
Samsung Bringing Back Much Needed Galaxy Watch Feature
3rd-party renders for the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic have hit the web, detailing what is reported to be the supposed successor to last year’s Galaxy Watch Ultra. The renders show a smartwatch that looks quite similar to the Galaxy Watch Ultra, but one key difference is... #GalaxyWatch8Classic #Samsung
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Elden Ring Nightreign could receive two player mode post-launch
Elden Ring Nightreign's director has apologised for the lack of two player mode in the multiplayer spin-off, but is considering adding it post-launch.
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forbes.com Tech ·
Should You Play New Game Plus In ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’? Here’s What You’ll Find
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is so good you may want to jump into New Game+ immediately. What can you expect there?
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Rules Out Increasing 3-Player Co-Op Limit, Despite Modders Getting 12-Player Co-Op Working - IGN
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has said it has no plans to increase the maximum party size of three players for co-op, despite modders getting 12-player co-op up and running recently.
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Everything unveiled at Google I/O 2025: Smart glasses, Gemini, Search, more
Here's the rundown of every major announcement at the annual developer conference this week.
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
New Warhammer 40k RPG Dark Heresy Revealed for PS5
Dark timeline
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engadget.com Tech ·
Mozilla is shutting down its read-it-later app Pocket
Mozilla is shutting down the read-it-later service Pocket in July, but you'll have until October to download any articles you've saved.
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gamespot.com Tech ·
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Opening Cinematic Features New Version Of Iconic Song
What a thrill.
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Nintendo Switch Online gets four more Game Boy classics
Nintendo has added four more games to its Game Boy Classics library for Switch Online members.
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cnet.com Tech ·
Best Memorial Day Anker Deals: We Found Over 50 Discounts on Projectors, Headphones, Power Banks and More
Anker has some of its best tech products on sale ahead of Memorial Day. From earbuds and power banks to robovacs, we've found the best deals on all things Anker.
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hearthstone.blizzard.com Tech ·
32.2.4 Patch Notes
Patch 32.2.4 brings balance changes to Standard, Wild, and Battlegrounds!
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windowscentral.com Tech ·
Every PC and Xbox game shown during Warhammer Skulls 2025
New games and updates are revealed at Warhammer Skulls 2025, including Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and a remastered Space Marine.