Nintendo says the Switch 1 sold 155.37M units from its March 2017 launch through December 2025, topping the DS' 154.02M units, becoming its best-selling console
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Pebble unveils the Pebble Round 2, a smartwatch with a rounded screen and basic health and activity tracking but no heart rate monitor, shipping in May for $199
and fixes all the original's major pitfalls Beth Skwarecki / Lifehacker : Pebble's Iconic Round Watch Is Back (and Better) Habeeb Onawole / Notebookcheck : Core Devices launches the Pebble Round 2 wit...
Marques Brownlee plans to shut down wallpaper app Panels on December 31; Appfigures: Panels reached 900K downloads and users spent $95K since its 2024 launch
Hey everyone, It's been over a year since we launched Panels. Marques Brownlee / Marques Brownlee on YouTube : Panels update Chandan Pandit / Android Headlines : MKBHD Announces Panels App Shutting Do...
Canva launches a foundational design model that generates editable layered designs, expands Canva AI, makes Affinity free for all users, and more
Here's what all this means for creators Jess Weatherbed / The Verge : Affinity's new design platform combines everything into one app Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Canva wants to be your all-in-one cre...
WhatsApp launches passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android, letting users encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or a code
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The UK unveils plans for a digital ID, which will be required to work in the country, to combat illegal immigration; the ID will be stored on people's phones
what we know and don't know so far Sam Trendall / PublicTechnology : Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer's digital ID plan Jessica Nangle / UKTN : Government unveils new digital ID ...
Google plans to update Play Games on Android to show stats, achievements, and social features in most regions on September 23 and the EU and the UK on October 1
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Trump signs an EO creating the National Design Studio to improve “websites and physical sites”; sources say he's tapping Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to lead it
Powell's last speech: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to give … Jess Weatherbed / The Verge : Florida man orders beautification of America after gold-plating the White House Mallory Wi...
Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
Rapid7 finds eight flaws, including a remotely exploitable one that can't be fixed by patching the firmware, affecting 689 Brother printer models and 59 others
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