Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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eurogamer.net Tech ·
Original Switch consoles are being discontinued in Europe as Nintendo details how EU battery laws will impact its retail strategy for Switch 2
Nintendo has detailed the rollout plans for Switch 2 revisions with replaceable batteries in Europe and announced Switch 1 will stop production in 2027.
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gsmarena.com Tech ·
Here's how much the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Flip8 foldables will cost in South Korea
The foldables are expected to be announced later this month. Last week, the European pricing for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z foldables surfaced online....
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Palworld developer confirms when the version 1.0 update will go live, and you won't need to wipe your existing save if you don't want to
We're just days away now from the highly-anticipated 1.0 launch of Palworld, and we finally have an idea of when the update is actually going to arrive.
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9to5google.com Tech ·
Samsung's new Galaxy Watch app leaks with Pixel Watch vibes and features [Gallery]
A new leak has revealed Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Wearable app for Galaxy Watch. SammyGuru obtained an early version of the...
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wccftech.com Tech ·
NVIDIA's RTX 3060 12 GB Graphics Card Comeback Proves Just How Bad Things Are For The PC Gaming Market
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB has now landed back on retail shelves and comes at a time when global DRAM supply is facing a major crisis.
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engadget.com Tech ·
USB4 cables: When and why it's worth paying more - Engadget
They're for more than just fast charging.
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stuff.co.nz Tech ·
Ten years on, the Kiwi gamers still obsessed with Pokémon Go
It was called a mobile gaming fad in 2016, but New Zealanders are still travelling the world to meet a community of millions.
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You can sort-of play Mario Kart on YouTube now as an "interactive video" that could lead to more complex experiments down the (Rainbow) Road
A rising YouTube channel is making "playable games" for YouTube, and its Mario Kart interactive video is a conceptually fascinating take on the racer.
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It's the best time of the year: as Summer Games Done Quick 2026 goes live for the week, here are my personal highlights from the schedule
Running from 5th July 5 until 12th July, Summer Games Done Quick is a week-long video game speedrunning marathon raising money for Doctors Without Borders.
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sammobile.com Tech ·
Samsung is preparing a massive design update for the Galaxy Wearable app
With the arrival of the Galaxy Watch 9 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, Samsung will bring a massive design update for the Galaxy Wearable app.
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macrumors.com Tech ·
Apple Silicon Exec Explains Mac Mini AI Demand and On-Device Future
Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio have become the machines of choice for running AI agents, according to Doug Brooks, Apple's senior product manager of Apple silicon. Brooks made the claim while discussing Apple's chip strategy in a newly published interview with The Deep View conducted just prior to WWDC 2026 in June. Brooks says that the company has seen "incredible demand" for the two desktop Macs.
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Nintendo will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027 | VGC
Sales of the console on the Nintendo Store will conclude in February in Europe…
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monochrome-watches.com Tech ·
First Look: The New, Bolder and Sharper Hermès Cape Cod in Titanium
Hermès gives its emblematic Cape Cod a contemporary makeover with a lightweight titanium case and colourful rubber straps.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
The Weeknd Redeems Himself By Winning Over A Baddie In Persona 3
The ‘Blinding Lights’ singer famously fumbled Tae in Persona 5
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nintendoeverything.com Tech ·
Nintendo officially announces revisions for Switch 2 and more in Europe in light of new battery regulations
Today, Nintendo officially announced plans for revisions of several of its products, led by Switch 2. Changes will begin to take place starting in the summer. Products will be updated only to support user-replaceable batteries. Outside of that, everything will be staying the same. Note that if you already have one of these products, there’s nothing that you need to...
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9to5mac.com Tech ·
Here's how to turn any iPhone into a dumb phone
One of the big challenges for parents these days is that you may want to give your kids access to...
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jalopnik.com Tech ·
At $5,000, Could This Project 1999 Porsche Boxster Boxster Get You To Roll Up Your Sleeves? - Jalopnik
Is that cheap enough to roll the dice despite the issues and high miles? Or would it be more prudent to give this Porsche a pass?
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supercarblondie.com Tech ·
Ferrari just invented a new gearbox for the 12Cilindri that's both manual and automatic
The new Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale comes with a manual-automatic transmission that's an engineering masterpiece, but there's an elephant in the room
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buzzfeed.com Tech ·
33 Incredibly Common Things Literally Every Person On Earth Has Experienced But Everyone Is Absolutely Terrified To Talk About
We’ve all been there, folks.
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cbsnews.com Tech ·
Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry not staying there on U.K. visit, contradicting his spokesperson
Prince's Harry's spokesperson says an offer to stay was "withdrawn at the last moment," which the Palace denies
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seekingalpha.com Tech ·
SK Hynix to offer 17.79M common shares in U.S. IPO (SKHY:Pending)
SK Hynix’s U.S. IPO: 177.9M ADSs planned for Nasdaq (SKHY), targeting ~$29.4B.
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slashgear.com Tech ·
6 Discontinued Cars From The '70s That Should Still Be On Sale Today - SlashGear
Who knows how different modern cars would look if these classics hadn't been discontinued.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad, Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, more
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, and Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game re…
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gamingonlinux.com Tech ·
DXVK 3.0.1 brings more bug fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS
The Direct 3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan layer DXVK has a new bug fix release out, sorting out some issues since the big recent 3.0.
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theguardian.com Tech ·
Iran begins long farewell to former supreme leader with calls for Trump’s death | First Thing
Millions gather in streets and officials appear in public at Tehran funeral of Ali Khamenei in show of defiance against US and Israel
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windowslatest.com Tech ·
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Nintendo Shares Statement After Being Voted Famitsu's Number One Developer
"Thank you for choosing Nintendo"
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appleinsider.com Tech ·
Three changes Apple could do to make iPhone Air 2 a hit
With iPhone Air 2 rumored to be less than a year away, Apple could turn to better cooling or more cameras to make the ultra-thin phone even more popular than the original. Here's what's been rumored, and some other possibilities.
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
I Can’t Afford This T. Rex up for Auction at Sotheby’s. Starting Bid is $19 Million
Nicknamed “Gus,” this Tyrannosaurus rex is reportedly one of the biggest, most complete, and most expensive dinosaur fossils ever to be sold via a commercial auction.
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monochrome-watches.com Tech ·
First Look: The New, Summer-Inspired IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 Pool
The compact IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 returns with an inviting, summer-inspired, aquatic-coloured dial named Pool.
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xda-developers.com Tech ·
The Steam Machine costs $1,049, but Xbox Mode already proved you don't need to spend a dime
Nice try Valve, but there's already a couch gaming system in my home
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counterpunch.org Tech ·
Why AI Doesn’t Think, Cannot Reason, Isn’t Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness
Recent public comments made about AI suggest that Americans have difficulty with the implications of linear time. This is odd given that its conception is largely Western and is centered on the clock time used to coordinate capitalist employment. The conceptual difficulty regards sequencing, or plans for future actions. But it also involves the distribution of profits. 100% of the capital equipment used in Western economic production was produced by workers. So, why does the resulting product belong to financiers rather than those who produced it?
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ign.com Tech ·
'This Should Not Be Possible': Developer Calls for Steam Refund Policy to Change, After Fans Complete Bitesize Game in Under 2 Hours, Leave Great Reviews — Then Get Money Back Anyway
A Steam game developer has called for the storefront's refund policy to be changed, after players who praised its bitesize game were still able to get their money back.
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Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds
Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows
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Palworld Dev Offers Approximate Release Time for 1.0 Update, Says Players Do Not Need to Wipe Their Data but They Really Should
Palworld’s hotly anticipated 1.0 update launches this week, on July 10, and now developer Pocketpair has narrowed the release timing down, while issuing existing players an official recommendation on whether they should wipe their data for it.
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androidauthority.com Tech ·
There's one group of Android users Google's new sideloading rules won't affect
LineageOS says Google's new developer verification system for sideloading apps on Android will not affect devices running its custom ROM.
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th July)
Assassin's Creed! College Football! Sword Art Online!
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Marvel Tokon Blocked in 132 Countries 2 Years After Helldivers 2's PSN Requirement Controversy
PlayStation and Arc System Works' Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been blocked in 132 countries in what appears to be another example of Sony's PSN requirements barring players from access on Steam.
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abc7.com Tech ·
Trump to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Syria's al-Sharaa during the NATO summit
The discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump's attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria's role in the Middle East.
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androidauthority.com Tech ·
These 5 Android apps are so good, I'm surprised they're free
Free Android apps almost always have some catch. These don't — no paywalls, no subscriptions, not even ads.
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sciencealert.com Tech ·
Leave This Fruit Out of Your Next Berry Smoothie, Experiments Suggest
Next time you're making yourself a berry smoothie, you might want to hold off on the banana.
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Viral indie hide-and-seek hit Meccha Chameleon tops another milestone, selling 15 million copies in less than 30 days
The indie developer said "thanks a million", promising "a new collaboration with a famous Japanese star" is dropping next week.
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insider-gaming.com Tech ·
Black Ops 6 Is Leaving Call of Duty HQ This Week
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will become a standalone game on July 7, no longer launching through the Call of Duty HQ app.
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gamerant.com Tech ·
Destiny 2 Has a New Armor Farming Glitch For Easy T5 Meta Sets
A Destiny 2 player shares a glitch that allows fans to easily farm Tier 5 meta armor sets, and the good news is it won't be fixed.
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apnews.com Tech ·
Prosecutors argue the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk should stand trial
Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case will aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
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abcnews.com Tech ·
Prosecutors to present evidence against Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson
A judge will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to warrant a murder trial for the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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cnet.com Tech ·
New Dental Robot Attaches to Patient's Teeth for Drilling
A new dental robot is being developed that could reduce the number of visits needed to receive a dental crown.
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Valve makes a change to SteamOS that should improve your WiFi download speeds, and it's available on Steam Deck with a couple of caveats
Valve has rolled out a small update to SteamOS, including to owners of a Steam Deck.
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yourtango.com Tech ·
5 Zodiac Signs Have Very Good Horoscopes On July 6, 2026
Even though the Sun is square Saturn on July 6, 2026, five zodiac signs still have very good horoscopes. They are: Leo, Aries,
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fortune.com Tech ·
The stock market is about to suffer a 'snapback' and will lose much of this year's gains as 'speculation is hitting extreme levels,' BofA warns | Fortune
Bank of America reaffirmed its year-end price target of 7,100 for the S&P 500, representing a 5% drop from the week's closing level.