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Pictonico! means Nintendo is making mobile games again. Why?

A new Nintendo game has arrived on smartphones. Pictonico! is a WarioWare-style microgame compilation that pulls faces from your photo library and leans into quick one-two-three gameplay; developer Intelligent Systems translates that rhythm cleanly, and the concept promises plenty of goofy delight. Nintendo first turned to mobile as the Wii

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You should remove your personal data — Incogni is 55% off

One of the most intrusive things online is the collection of personal data — names, locations and contact details can be gathered and shared without consent. That information often ends up in people-search databases or sold by data brokers, so using a data removal service can force brokers to delete records

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Helldivers 2 patch reportedly worsens visuals with DLSS issues and bright glitch

Helldivers 2's latest patch, created by Arrowhead in collaboration with Nixxes Software, was billed as an attempt to optimise performance and stability, the developers calling it their "opening salvo in an ongoing campaign to improve performance across the fleet." Instead, many players say the update has

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Paralives allows NSFW mods on Steam so long as they follow guidelines

Now that Paralives is finally here, players are asking whether adult mods will appear for the life sim. Paralives Studio addressed the topic in a Reddit Q&A after a fan raised the question of "adult content being modded into the game." The developers were clear about

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Tired of AI Overviews? Nine Google alternatives that return links

If you want a links-first search experience without AI summaries, several alternatives remain. Startpage and DuckDuckGo stand out, and Mojeek is the best option if you want an independent index rather than results repackaged from Google or Bing. Startpage submits queries to Google and Bing anonymously, does not store IP

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Paint.NET creator finally acquires paint.net domain after 22 years

Paint.NET, the free Photoshop-like program long hosted at getpaint.net since its 2004 launch, has finally acquired its namesake domain. For more than two decades the program’s creator did not control paint.net, an oddity that is now resolved. Rick Brewster announced the win on Bluesky, posting, "

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Leaving the V8 in the past: The all-electric Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door

Mercedes and AMG unveiled an all-electric successor to the GT 63 4-Door Coupé at a high-profile event on Los Angeles’ Sixth Street Viaduct, presenting a production car that leans heavily on the Concept AMG GT XX. The launch emphasized new hardware—including axial-flux motors from YASA and F1-derived battery cells—

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will fix something players hated years ago

Infinity Ward has acknowledged that movement in its last Call of Duty title didn't feel right and says it is addressing the issue in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The studio confirmed the changes in the latest episode of From the Ward, a behind-the-scenes YouTube documentary; around

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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x: an overlooked business ultraportable

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is a lightweight business laptop with a vivid 14-inch OLED display, solid hardware, and strong battery life. It weighs 2.8 pounds and comes in a dark blue "Cosmic Blue" finish, with configurations that scale up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of

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Elgato Embrace review: polished look but falls short at $499

Elgato’s Embrace is a respectable first chair from a brand known for creator tools. It favors a clean, grown-up look that suits both streams and meetings, but at $499.99 / £499 the gap between the marketing promises and the reality is wide; there are better options that deliver more

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Report: Yoti age-verification tool collects excess device data

A paper presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy on May 18 finds that Yoti, the age verification software used by '60 percent' of websites and services requiring age checks, including PlayStation, Meta and TikTok, collects more private information than is strictly necessary to verify age.

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The Xbox fan freakout over logos points to an impossible balancing act

Ahead of its summer showcase, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty promised to be clear about which platforms each game would appear on. He said the company would continue showing platform logos at the end of showcase trailers to indicate where a title will be available, noting that fans can

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Active-beam headlights are finally coming to America

When Audi’s Q9 SUV goes on sale here later this year, it will offer the automaker’s latest adaptive beam headlights, which provide better, brighter illumination while limiting glare for both the driver and other road users. The technology has been common in Europe and Japan, but it is

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Robot watch: May's strangest robotic failures

May brought another round of mechanical misadventures, with robots attempting martial arts, cutting rugs on the dance floor, and staging aerial light shows—only to spectacularly fail at each task. Some mishaps were painfully mundane. A robot demonstrating taekwondo stumbled over a small step, backpedaled into a wall and fell,

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Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro review: premium build, long battery and better golf

The Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro moves the line toward a more elegant, premium smartwatch. Priced $150 above its predecessor, it targets runners while competing with models such as the Garmin Forerunner 570 and the Coros Apex 4, and can track more than 170 activities. With a hip injury limiting my

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Former Dying Light lead urges studios to keep thorough documentation

Tymon Smektala, former franchise director of Dying Light, warned developers at Digital Dragons that poor documentation makes sequels much harder to create. He framed it as a "quick time traveller lesson" he would give his past team: "It's take care of your documentation." Smektala

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NASA High-End Computing

NASA’s High End Computing facilities provide the agency’s flagship computing environment for large‑scale modeling, simulation, and data analysis. Located at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility at Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, these resources pair multiple supercomputers with the supporting systems and services scientists and engineers need.

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Witcher 3's Songs of the Past DLC will test the future of the series

The Witcher 3 came out in 2015, and though the RPG remains a beloved classic, a lot has changed in those 11 years. CD Projekt Red fell in and out of the public's good graces with Cyberpunk 2077, Gwent became a full-on game, and Netflix turned Geralt'

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Save $200 on Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar at Amazon

As of May 29, the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar is on sale for $899 at Amazon, $200 off its full price of $1,099. The discount brings the price close to the retailer's lowest-ever level, so if it’s been on your radar this is a good time

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Plug-in hybrids get plugged in more than you might think

Plug-in hybrids pair a combustion engine and fuel tank for long trips with an electric motor and a battery sized to cover most or all daily driving — but that benefit only exists if owners plug them in. Many assume they do not. The prevailing argument holds that buyers were drawn

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I tried Windows 365 Cloud PC on Mac, iPad and Android

Windows 365 Cloud PC streams a Windows 11 virtual machine from Microsoft’s data centers so you can use it on a PC, Mac, iPad, or phone. I ran a Cloud PC during a one-month trial on multiple machines and devices, and the clearest advantage is removing the need to

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NASA High-End Computing Capabilities

NASA’s High‑End Computing (HEC) facilities and services support scientists and engineers across all NASA Mission Directorates, as well as university and industry partners. The NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division maintains these resources and operates the agency’s premier supercomputing facility at Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, providing

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How Rockstar Table Tennis set the stage for GTA 6

Twenty years ago Rockstar looked like a different company. Best known for Grand Theft Auto, it also released Midnight Club, a Warriors tie-in, Max Payne and Manhunt — so its next-generation debut, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, surprised a lot of people. There was none of Rockstar’s usual violence or

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Save $700 on Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop

As of May 29, the Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for $699.99 — its lowest-ever price. Normally priced at $1,399.99, the model is discounted by $700 and includes a free four-pack of microfiber mop cloths. This combo vacuum and mop delivers

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Driving Porsche's most powerful car—and no, it's not a 911

Meet the new Cayenne Turbo Coupe: a fastback, dual-motor electric SUV that makes 1,139 hp (850 kW) and 1,106 lb-ft of torque (1,500 Nm). With a 113‑kWh battery pack it sprints from zero to 60 mph in 2.4 seconds, making it Porsche’s most powerful