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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro is a very solid smartphone, but it's just not that much of an upgrade over the iPhone 17 Pro unless you're really into photography. I'm still a big fan of the overall design, though. My @xdadevelopers review is live. xda-developers.com/iphone-18…
Well, it happened — the Switch 2 has been jailbroken. I predict a firmware update will drop by Monday that patches this exploit. xda-developers.com/nintendo-…
I genuinely expected this Zelda: Link's Awakening PC recompilation to be a bit of a disaster since it's made almost entirely with AI. To be clear, it doesn't run as well as the game does on the Switch 2, but it's very playable. xda-developers.com/i-tried-u…
This is so cool.
I've been cooking up retro vibes in XBOX LABS. Tell @asha_shar and I your favorite era!
AI might be slowly ruining everything, but someone made a Halo: CE Dreamcast port, so all is right in the world. retrododo.com/halo-combat-ev…
Okay, the AI-made Zelda: Link’s Awakening static recompilation PC port is pretty underwhelming compared to playing the game on an actual Switch 2. I forgot how well it irons out all of the performance issues.
This is the first Gemini Android Auto update that actually makes sense. It probably should have been available since Personal Intelligence's launch. xda-developers.com/gemini-mo… -
As far as older 3D Zelda games go, The Wind Waker has aged remarkably well, especially in terms of visuals. Thanks to a recently released port of the HD Wii U version that supports 60fps and HDR, it looks even better. xda-developers.com/the-zelda…
I’m not really surprised most of IGN’s podcasts are ditching the weekly format. It’s so hard for a podcast to make money, especially at that scale. I’m very bummed because I listen to Unlocked and NVC every week. kotaku.com/as-ign-retreats-f…
It took me hours, but I've finally gotten the Zelda: Link's Awakening PC port to recompile (LASRecomp). I was a bit over my head with this one, but I learned a lot about a newer Switch emulator called Eden, as well as Ryujinx, the one Nintendo took down a few years ago.
I keep thinking about the Wendy's Emo album and how good it is. "The Best Combo Meal on the Worst Night of my Life" is a near-perfect track that's downright hilarious. Don't get me started on how "Salt in my Wound" takes shots at McDonald's while parodying Christian music.
I don't really have any interest in playing the Pokémon: Let's Go games again personally, but both titles just got an unofficial PC port that's built on the Link's Awakening PC port's foundation. xda-developers.com/pokemon-l…
I remember trying to zoom in on this plaque as a kid.
Someone has used computational analysis to figure out what Mario 64’s infamous plaque says, and it’s not ‘L is Real 2401’.
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You Can See Everything is nuts. It’s as good as people are saying and so much more. The latter half of the documentary is some of the wildest stuff I’ve ever seen. The dude from This Hour has 22 Minutes nailed it.
This Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom M4 Mac port is pretty impressive. I bet we'll see a lot of AI-assisted Switch game ports to the Mac over the next few weeks. xda-developers.com/mac-gets-…
For the past few weeks, I've been using Asus' Googlebook 14. I really like the laptop's overall look and feel, but Googlebook OS has clear shortcomings that make me wonder why anyone would buy a Googlebook over a MacBook or Windows laptop right now. xda-developers.com/after-wee…
I know there's a lot of retro game recompilation AI slop floating around, but ZeldaWWHDRecomp is a pretty solid AI-assisted static recompilation of The Wind Waker HD. It runs at a mostly solid 60fps on the ROG Ally X20 (there's occasional lag when you enter a big new area).