Author: News Room
1985 was a hell of a year. Live Aid happened. Back to the Future hit cinemas. Windows 1.0 launched. The Internet Domain Name System was created, and the Titanic wreckage was discovered. But for gaming fans, there’s one historic event that shines through – the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES, which gave us Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt, is celebrating the big four-oh. And now 8BitDo, one of our favourite gaming controller makers, is joining the party with a new line of NES-themed accessories. The NES40 collection available to pre-order now, includes a NES-themed version of…
Handheld gaming is having a moment. If you’re looking for the best way to play your games on the go, you’ve come to the right place. From big hitters like the Switch and Steam Deck, to powerful Windows machines, cloud-based creations and curios like the Playdate, we’ve reviewed the best handheld gaming console you can buy right now. To test the best handheld gaming console contenders, we use them in every situation we think you will. That meant long sessions on the sofa, dealing with our backlogs in bed, killing time during flights and even booting up a game in…
From lightweight party starters to powerful boomboxes, our buying guide showcases the best Bluetooth speakers for sharing good vibes on the go. Whether you’re throwing a garden party, chilling at the beach, or just enjoying some tunes at home, we’ve tested and reviewed every model in real-world situations to help you find the perfect speaker. We’ve sifted through the sweet-sounding gems and sorted out the sonic duds—because no one should suffer through tinny tunes. Our reviews cover a wide variety of Bluetooth speakers, from compact, ultra-portable models to more substantial, bass-thumping options. So, whether you’re in your kitchen, your lounge,…
Knowing what’s coming out of your body can be just as useful for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as being choosy about what goes into it. As part of a new initiative focused on “turning the bathroom into a connected, data-informed health and wellness hub,” Kohler has announced a health tracker called the Dekoda you attach to your toilet. It’s designed to peer into the bowl using sensors and analyze what it sees using algorithms to provide insights into your hydration and gut health, and it will discreetly notify you when blood is detected which can be indicative of more serious…
Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December.A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple Insider, reveals that Mac Messenger app users will have 60 days to use the app before it’s fully deprecated, and then a block will be put in place. The Messenger app on Windows is warning existing users that it will no longer be available on December…
On August 19th at 7:07PM, Tyler Johnston received a message from his roommate. A man, the text said, was knocking on their door with legal documents to serve.Johnston is the founder and sole employee of The Midas Project: a nonprofit that monitors the practices of “leading AI companies to ensure transparency, privacy, and ethical standards are maintained.” The Midas Project is behind The OpenAI Files, a 50-page report about OpenAI’s evolution from under-the-radar nonprofit to moneymaking household name. It organized an open letter to OpenAI asking for transparency about its transition to a for-profit company, garnering more than 10,000 signatures.…
Oura is launching a redesigned app with expanded stress-tracking insights as it develops new blood pressure features that could identify signs of hypertension.The updated Oura app will introduce a new Cumulative Stress feature that provides a weekly overview of how the body manages and recovers from sustained stress, drawing from sleep, heart rate, temperature, and activity data. The redesign, Cumulative Stress, and a new stress management dashboard will be available on iOS and Android globally “in the coming weeks,” according to Oura.The company also announced that it’s working with the FDA on a blood pressure study that will be available…
Bamford London has reinvented one of its most popular models with the new Mayfair 2.0, a modular, customisable chronograph that can change to suit your personal style. How exactly does it do that? The Mayfair 2.0 is built around a titanium core, and each watch comes with four interchangeable polymer cases that snap on and off without tools, along with matching straps. It’s an incredibly simple idea, but a very fun one – you can switch from understated minimalism to full-on colour clash in seconds. I’ve been trying to pick a favourite combination, and honestly, I can’t. The all-white version…
On Sunday, SpaceX launched 56 additional Starlink satellites on separate Falcon 9 rockets, surpassing 10,000 total satellites launched into low Earth orbit to date. The milestone was reached on board the 132nd Falcon 9 launch of 2025, tying the previous annual launch record with more than two full months to go in the year.Of those 10k satellites, only about 8,608 are currently operational, according to Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker calculations. Starlink satellites have a lifespan of roughly five years before they’re intentionally de-orbited to burn up in the atmosphere. The first Starlink prototypes launched in February 2018 ahead of its…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT, Epic Games Store, Epic Online Services, and more. The AWS status checker is reporting that multiple services are “impacted” by operational issues, and that the company is “investigating increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services in the US-EAST-1 Region” — though outages are also impacting services in other regions globally.Users on Reddit are reporting that the Alexa smart assistant is down and unable to respond to queries or complete requests, and in my own experience, I…
X is testing a change to the way it handles links on iOS so that the buttons to like, reply, and repost will always be visible. Normally, when you click a link on X the page opens up and completely covers the original post. Apparently, this leads to fewer people clicking like or otherwise engaging with the content.A good chunk of people probably just don’t return to Twitter at all after following an external link. So the company is collapsing the original post to the bottom, instead of letting the web browser take over the whole screen, and pushing further…
Premium Plus and Premium Business users will soon be able to browse and request inactive usernames on the X Handle Marketplace. Handles are going to be broken up into two broad categories. Priority handles will be free and “often include full names, multi-word phrases, or alphanumeric combinations.” Rare handles, on the other hand, will be a paid option, and “may be priced anywhere from $2,500 to over seven figures, depending on demand and uniqueness.”X is treating this not as a one-time perk, but as an ongoing service to lure in more paid subscribers. If you secure a new handle, your…