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The ‘αSNES’ Could Be The Final Form Of Nintendo’s Legendary 16-Bit Console

The ‘αSNES’ Could Be The Final Form Of Nintendo’s Legendary 16-Bit Console

Image: @yveltalgriffin It never ceases to amaze me how modders, hackers and homebrew enthusiasts continue to push the envelope when it comes to retro gaming tech. Take the incredibly talented YveltalGriffin, for example; not only are they part of the team which gave us the “Wii-on-a-keychain” Kawaii, but they’re also behind the αSNES project – described as “a modern handheld …

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Microsoft wants to fix ‘slow or sluggish’ performance in Windows 11

Microsoft wants to fix ‘slow or sluggish’ performance in Windows 11

Ever since Windows 11 first debuted in October 2021, there have been complaints about its performance on certain types of hardware. Whether it was gaming on new hybrid performance CPUs showing no improvement on Windows 11, or claims that Windows 11 simply feels lethargic compared to Windows 10, Microsoft has tried to fix the problems with updates to the OS. …

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Buy the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic for the bezel you actually love – SamMobile

Buy the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic for the bezel you actually love – SamMobile

People don’t tend to have a favorable view of bezels on phones but it’s another matter entirely on smartwatches. The physical rotating bezel on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch has long been a fan-favorite. Fans aren’t happy whenever the company has decided to exclude it from a new model. Last year’s Galaxy Watch 7 didn’t have it, and if you held out …

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Destiny 2 Desert Perpetual Loot Table: Raid Weapons and Armor

Destiny 2 Desert Perpetual Loot Table: Raid Weapons and Armor

Here’s the full Destiny 2 Desert Perpetual loot table, including all raid weapons, armor, cosmetics, and more. The Desert Perpetual raid is now live in Destiny 2, launching as part of the Edge of Fate expansion released on July 15, 2025. This raid is themed around the Vex and the Nine, continuing the story right where the Edge of Fate …

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Vibe coding service Replit deleted production database • The Register

Vibe coding service Replit deleted production database • The Register

The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool Replit deleted a database despite his instructions not to change any code without permission. SaaStr runs an online community and events aimed at entrepreneurs who want to create SaaS businesses. On July 12th company founder Jason Lemkin blogged about his experience using a service called “Replit” that …

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2025’s Best Open-World RPG Is Cheaper Than Ever Before

2025’s Best Open-World RPG Is Cheaper Than Ever Before

Hard as it might be to believe, we’re more than halfway through 2025 already. Before we all know it, it’ll be December, and everyone will be talking about the best video games released throughout the year. That’s still a few months away of course, but 2025 already has a lot of great games to talk about. From racing games and …

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Here’s how Apple Intelligence keeps privacy in mind versus the competition

Here’s how Apple Intelligence keeps privacy in mind versus the competition

Artificial intelligence has obviously been the industry craze for the past couple years. While large language models are incredibly capable, they’ve always come with a bit of a compromise: privacy. Ultimately, you’re still using a model hosted in the cloud, and all of your conversations are stored on some server. Apple’s always had privacy at the core of its products …

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3D character modeller’s LinkedIn mentions work on Nintendo SRPG sequel exclusive to Switch 2

3D character modeller’s LinkedIn mentions work on Nintendo SRPG sequel exclusive to Switch 2

It has been discovered via a 3D character modeller’s LinkedIn account that they are working on a Nintendo strategy RPG sequel which is exclusive to the recently launched Nintendo Switch 2. It sounds likely that this is could be a new Fire Emblem game, though we obviously don’t have official confirmation on that. Taksehi Maruyama, the individual concerned, has worked …

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