Remember When iPhone Games Were Weird And Wonderful?
The Simogo Legacy Collection bundles seven games from the studio’s 2010-2015 mobile heyday. It’s a time capsule of a more experimental App Store era, now preserved on Switch and PC.
Month: December 2025
Apple’s Old Guard Exits as a New CEO Frontrunner Emerges
Apple is in the midst of a major leadership transition. Key executives are retiring or being poached, while hardware chief John Ternus is positioned as the likely next CEO. The changes come as Apple faces intense pressure in AI and spatial computing.
A 180-Year-Old Light Assumption Was Just Proven Wrong
For 180 years, scientists thought the Faraday effect was all about light’s electric field. New research shows its magnetic field is a major player, contributing up to 70% of the effect. This could lead to new ways of controlling data in memory and quantum computers.
Hinton Says CS Degrees Still Matter, But Not For Mid-Level Coding
Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘godfather of AI,’ says a computer science degree will be valuable for a long time, but not for training mid-level programmers. He and other tech leaders emphasize the degree’s role in teaching critical thinking and problem-solving as AI automates more coding tasks.
PowerToys 0.97 is getting a serious style upgrade
The next PowerToys update, version 0.97, is set to bring a slew of personalization options to the Command Palette module. Microsoft is also developing two new utilities for display management and video call lighting.
Is Apple’s Chip Guru Johny Srouji Really Leaving?
A new report claims Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, has told Tim Cook he’s considering leaving. This follows a wave of other executive departures announced in December 2024. But is this rumor believable?
OneXPlayer’s New Handheld Spotted With Intel’s Next-Gen Chip
OneXPlayer appears to be first out of the gate with a gaming handheld based on Intel’s next-generation Panther Lake architecture. The device, spotted on Geekbench, will use a budget-tier Core Ultra 5 338H APU with 12 cores and an Arc B370 iGPU.
Intel’s Big Battlemage GPU Might Actually Be Real
Intel’s VTune Profiler update for version 2025.07 now lists support for the “BMG-G31” GPU. This is the long-rumored, larger Battlemage chip that was thought to be canceled. Its appearance in public patch notes is the strongest evidence yet it’s coming to market.
A Sony Legend Says Japan Can’t Keep Up With China’s Game Dev
In a candid interview, former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida highlighted the stark difference in development speed between Japanese and Chinese game studios. He pointed to China’s ability to rapidly scale teams and work long hours as key factors Japan can’t easily replicate.
Windows 10’s Secret Life Support: The LTSC Loophole
While mainstream Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, a special enterprise edition lives on. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will receive security patches until 2031, offering a potential lifeline for holdouts. But getting and using it comes with major caveats.