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15) Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (1988, C64) A spiritual successor to Andrew Spencer’s International Soccer, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer was the last great side-on football game of the 1980s. Brimming with options, advanced players could utilise techniques such as ‘5-direction’ passing, sliding tackles and backheels, all from a joystick with only a single fire button. The result was the first truly fluid football game, where you could string together some genuinely breathtaking moves. The goalies were still rubbish, though, natch. 14) Retro Goal (2021, Android/iOS) Retro Goal is by the New Star Soccer folks, and has some similarities, in being…

You can save on a big set of outdoor security cameras ahead of Prime Day. Amazon has a five-pack of Blink cameras with a video doorbell included that’s marked down to $166.99. The bundle includes a Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+, five Blink Outdoor 2K+ cameras, and a Blink Sync Module Core. The doorbell is typically $70, and each camera generally retails between $80 and $100, so you’re saving at least $200 by grabbing them all in the set.The video doorbell captures video in 1920 x 1920 with a 140- degree field of view, and can last for months on three…

Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon’s own employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about water consumption and energy use a focus of new AI data center construction debates, Amazon says its global data center operations consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025 at a rate of 0.12 liters per kilowatt-hour of electricity, dropping by two percent from its 2024 total even as it expanded operations.Amazon also claims it’s using water more efficiently than some Big Tech rivals — this…

If you’re an avid WhatsApp user hanging on to an older iPhone, you might want to start thinking about an upgrade  Meta has confirmed that WhatsApp will require iOS 15.5 or later from 30 November 2026, raising the app’s minimum software requirement from the current iOS 15.1. While that doesn’t sound like a huge jump, it could spell the end of WhatsApp support for some of Apple’s oldest still-functioning smartphones. According to WhatsApp’s updated support documentation, the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and first-generation iPhone SE are expected to be affected. Those devices are now more than a decade old…

With enough force, almost every phone can fold in half – not even the best phones are immune to brute strength. But only a few can do it without suffering terminal damage. From retro revivals to cutting-edge clamshells, the best flip phones combine a flexible internal display with a secondary outer screen for the perfect blend of pocketability and top-tier hardware. By hiding a larger screen on the inside, flip phones are half the size of a traditional smartphone. Their outer screens are getting smarter and smarter, too, saving you from constantly flipping the thing open to read notifications, reply…

Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with the House voting 218-198 against reauthorizing the controversial warrantless wiretapping authority through July 2nd. After a short-term extension earlier this year, the spying program now appears set to lapse for at least a week. This is the nightmare scenario FISA’s proponents have been warning about — but it doesn’t actually mean the US has lost its surveillance capabilities.Proponents of a clean extension claim a lapse will hinder intelligence agencies’ efforts to thwart potential terrorist attacks, with surveillance networks “going dark”. Sen.…

I have tested more portable MIDI controllers than I can keep track of, and I will tell you right now: 37 keys is the ideal size. While Arturia’s 25-key MiniLab MK3 is a solid controller that easily fits in a backpack, it feels a bit claustrophobic. The new $149 MiniLab 37 adds another octave, giving you much more room to play bass and lead simultaneously, or just play more expansive chords.Physically, the MiniLab 37 isn’t very different from its smaller sibling. It’s got the same solid (if slightly springy) keybed, eight pads, eight endless encoders, four faders, a pair of…

The Apple Watch is easily one of the best smartwatches. And if you’re a keen Telegram user, there’s good news – Telegram has launched a new native watchOS app more than a decade after first bringing the service to Apple’s smartwatch. CEO Pavel Durov announced the release on X, describing it as a fully native Apple Watch experience rather than a stripped-back companion app. Interested? To get things started, users are asked to scan a QR code using the Telegram app on their iPhone and, if enabled, enter their cloud password before gaining access to their account. Once signed in,…

The Weather Company announced an “enhanced allergy experience” now available through its The Weather Channel app designed to help allergy sufferers better understand when their symptoms might flare up, and what’s causing them. While the app already provides static pollen counts, its “Health & Wellness” section is being expanded to take into account other factors such as how changing weather conditions could result in you experiencing more symptoms despite the counts not actually rising.The new features now available in the free version of The Weather Channel app include “weather aggravator insights” that analyze how conditions like high winds or humidity…

Christopher Ward and Parisian designer Romaric André (AKA seconde/seconde/) are back. This is their fourth watch collaboration, and arguably their most fun. Meet the C60 Pool Diver x seconde/seconde/. It’s a follow-up to the C65 Desk Diver, a limited run of 500 watches that sold out in days, and this time the concept has been relocated from the office to the all-inclusive resort. The premise is simple. Rather than timing dive tables, the dial tells you exactly what you should be doing poolside, and for how long. There are five zones. Starting at 12 you’ve got ‘Reading’, then comes a…

Summer is almost here, and that means getting outside, having fun in the sun, and touching grass. But if you need to cool down for a bit, allow me to sing the praises of the library. If your local library system is anything like mine, it probably offers a lot of great things for you to do, both tech-related and not, at no extra cost.I’m part of the Multnomah County Library system, and I’m frankly spoiled by all of the things available with just a free library card. The perk I use most is the ability to fill up my…

Chances are you’ve probably got a nutrition app like MyFitnessPal on your smartphone. If so, good. They’re amazing at keeping track of what you’ve eaten. Heck, I used one myself to lose around 38 kg. But figuring out what to eat next is usually where things get trickier. I spent countless nights staring at a jar of peanut butter and a bowl of celery, wondering what I was doing with my life. For example. MyFitnessPal is hoping to change that with AI Coach – an AI-powered feature that analyses a user’s logged meals, calories, macros, and nutrition goals to provide…