Gadgets
* Samsung expands its 2026 audio lineup with new Q-Series soundbars and Music Studio Wi‑Fi speakers. * HW-Q990H flagship introduces Sound Elevation and Auto Volume; HW-QS90H is an All‑in‑One convertible soundbar. * Music Studio 7 (LS70H) and Music Studio 5 (LS50H) offer spatial audio, AI Dynamic Bass Control and Erwan
Gadgets
• Key Takeaways: * Samsung is launching Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7 speakers at CES 2026, designed with Erwan Bouroullec. * The Studio 5 is compact with a 4-inch woofer and dual tweeters; the Studio 7 is a 3.1.1-channel high-res speaker. * Both models use AI Dynamic Bass Control and
Security
• Key takeaways: • Attackers abused internal Rainbow Six Siege systems to ban/unban players, show fake ban messages, and add roughly 2 billion R6 Credits and Renown. • All cosmetics — including developer-only skins — were unlocked; the credits are valued at about $13.3M based on Ubisoft pricing. • Ubisoft intentionally shut down Siege
Software
• Blender 5.0 released Nov 2025; Phoronix re-tested Blender 3.0 through 5.0 for CPU render performance. • Tests ran on a 96‑core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX under Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Linux 6.18. • Overall CPU rendering performance was largely flat across releases; different scenes favored
Gadgets
* Sergey Brin says he "jumped the gun" on Google Glass and rushed it to market. * Glass launched in 2012 to limited users and faced design, privacy and pricing backlash. * Brin told Stanford students to "fully bake" hardware ideas before big stunts. * The episode is a cautionary
Games
Key Takeaways: * Atlus says the Persona series will mark its 30th anniversary in 2026 with "a wide variety of initiatives on a global scale." * Producers Kazuhisa Wada and Shinjiro Takata confirm preparations and ongoing support for recent remasters, including RAIDOU Remastered. * Atlus acknowledges strong fan support for Persona
Games
* Key Takeaways: * Leaked assets suggest BioShock 4 is set in an Antarctic city (Borealis) with snow, massive canyon-like landscapes and a casino set-piece. * Visuals show a golden, Atlas-like statue likely depicting the primary antagonist and a small suited character model that may be the protagonist. * References to ADAM and a
Reviews
* Key Takeaways: * Android's Material 3 Expressive brings cohesive system-level polish across phones, tablets, and watches. * Many first-party Google apps show incremental 'Material 3.5' updates rather than a full Expressive redesign. * Changes to app bars, navigation bars, containers, and oversized buttons are inconsistent across apps. * Motion
Games
* Players report billions of R6 Credits, Renown, and developer-only skins added to accounts. * Ubisoft lists critical service outages across PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. * Thousands of accounts reportedly banned and unbanned at random; community warns to stay offline. * Ubisoft investigating; rollback and account remediation expected
Gadgets
Key Takeaways: * Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica brings a physical zoom ring that controls zoom, focus and exposure and launches the Leica camera app. * Triple rear cameras: 50MP Type 1 LOFIC main, 50MP ultra-wide, and a 200MP periscope telephoto with 75–100mm equivalent. * Hardware: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, up
Games
• Key Takeaways: * Third-party ports are the clearest barometer of the Switch 2's real-world performance. * Cyberpunk 2077 and Star Wars Outlaws showcased what DLSS and the new Nvidia-based chip can do. * Some current-gen ports shine, while others expose limitations that developers must patch. Why ports matter for Switch 2
Software
• Key Takeaways: * Linux developer Antheas Kapenekakis has proposed a new runtime standby ABI for the Linux kernel to enable Windows-style "Modern Standby" behavior. * The patch series moves ACPI DSM calls from suspend completion to a transition function and exposes /sys/power/standby for userspace control. * The change lets
