Reviews
• RADV (Mesa) now competes with — and often matches or exceeds — AMDVLK across tested Vulkan workloads. • AMD ended AMDVLK development in 2025, consolidating Vulkan support around RADV. • Benchmarks used AMDVLK 2025.Q2.1 vs RADV from Mesa 26.0-devel on Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT. • Test platform: Ryzen 9
Games
• Key Takeaways: * LANESPLIT is a minimalist lanesplitting motorcycle game by solo developer FunkyMouse, currently available as a free demo on Steam. * The game focuses on a flow-state, zen riding experience: weave between traffic at high speed with rhythmic breakcore music. * It’s in early access with bugs being actively patched;
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * OnePlus Turbo (codename Prado) reportedly packs a massive 9,000mAh battery with 80W fast charging. * The phone is said to feature a 6.8" 1.5K OLED display at 144Hz and run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. * Photos show a glossy, mostly plastic build in Blue
Software
* Transfer to Android lets iPhones wirelessly migrate photos, messages, apps, and phone numbers to Android devices. * Notification Forwarding enables iPhone alerts to appear on third‑party smartwatches in the EU only. * New EU interoperability tools: proximity pairing, expanded NFC roles, and high‑bandwidth peer‑to‑peer Wi‑Fi. * Small UI
Gadgets
* Key takeaways: * A DIY H-pattern shifter uses 3D-printed parts plus metal hardware to deliver realistic feel. * Core mechanical elements: linear rail, printed slider with indexer, ball joint, extension springs and machined steel rods. * Electronics: microswitches read by an Arduino Leonardo expose the shifter as a USB device for sims. * DAZ
Games
• Key takeaways: • 2025 delivered a slew of inventive indie releases across PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC — from surreal dating sims to experimental puzzle and horror titles. • Standouts include Date Everything! (romance everyday objects), Blippo+ (intergalactic channel surfing), Time Flies (speedrunning a fly’s life) and Wheel World (calm bike racing)
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * Encompass Parts listed replacement items for Sony WF-1000XM6 under model YY2985, indicating black and silver color options. * The parts listing shows a Feb. 27, 2026 ship date that may be a placeholder, but could hint at availability after CES 2026. * The WF-1000XM6 has surfaced in regulatory filings, Sony&
Games
* Key Takeaways: * Steam experienced a partial outage beginning around 1 PM ET on Dec. 24, affecting the Store, Community and Web APIs. * Unofficial monitoring from SteamDB and DownDetector recorded thousands of reports; Valve did not immediately issue a public statement. * By about 4 PM ET services began to recover and
Games
• Key Takeaways: * A partial Steam outage began around 1PM ET on Dec. 24, affecting the Steam Store, Community and Web APIs. * SteamDB and Downdetector reported thousands of user reports; Valve did not publicly acknowledge the disruption. * Online features for Valve titles (Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike 2) were impacted;
Software
• Google is gradually rolling out a new option to change an @gmail.com address to a different @gmail.com username. • The old Gmail address becomes an alias; both old and new addresses receive email and can be used to sign in. • Accounts can change their Gmail username up to three
Games
* Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is available now on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and My Nintendo marked the release with themed rewards. * New December offers include a Metroid Prime 4 holographic poster set (redeemable for 1,000 Platinum Points) and two sweepstakes: Mario & Yoshi and Metroid Prime Legacy.
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * Samsung is developing a new "Wide Fold" foldable with a 5.4-inch closed and 7.6-inch open display and a 4:3 aspect ratio. * The Wide Fold is expected to arrive in fall 2026, positioned to compete directly with Apple's iPhone Fold due in