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Growing up, my first pop-culture obsession – before Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong, or Pokémon – was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I obsessed over their animated adventures and live-action movies, and I lived through their Golden Age of video games back when Konami was at the top of its game. For that reason, I could not have possibly been more excited about 2022’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. That game, developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu, brought forward the spirit of those late-’80s/early-’90s TMNT side-scrollers and somehow exceeded even my wildest expectations. Now, that same development team…
Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2025 sale kicked off last week in India. It is the e-commerce giant’s annual sale event, which takes place every year prior to Independence Day. You can find lucrative deals on a wide range of products, from smartphones and laptops to ACs and TVs. These are usually available at considerably lower prices than their market rates. So, if upgrading your smartphone is a recent entry on your bucket list, then the Amazon sale proves to be a great opportunity to purchase the handset from your wishlist, with price cuts and other offers.We have previously compiled a…
Last week’s Partner Direct was a chance for Nintendo to reveal some of the upcoming lineup of third-party games coming to Switch and Switch 2, and this week, that trend continues. This Thursday, August 7, is the air date of a new Indie World Showcase showcasing games coming to Nintendo platforms from smaller developers. You’ll be able to watch it with the link below: The stream begins bright and early at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET and will run for 15 minutes. While we don’t know exactly which games will be revealed during the stream, the description on the video says…
Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2025 started on July 31. A wide range of products, from furniture and fashion to personal electronics, is being offered at reduced prices. Home appliances such as smart TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines are also available at discounted rates. Additionally, personal tech devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smartwatches, from top brands like Samsung, iQOO, Vivo, Acer, and Lenovo, are selling at considerably lower prices.In addition to the reduced sale prices, customers can enjoy further savings through the use of coupons, exchange bonuses, and bank promotions. SBI credit card users and those opting…
iPhone 17 Air may replace the Plus variant in the iPhone 17 series. Several details about the purported handset have surfaced online over the last few weeks. The iPhone 17 Air model is tipped to be the thinnest-ever phone from the company, and an image of the iPhone 17 Air battery has now been leaked. It appears to be considerably thinner compared to the battery size of the iPhone 17 Pro that recently surfaced online. The slimness also suggests a lowered capacity for the thin iPhone. Previous leaks have also shed some light on the probable colour options of the…
Asus announced on Tuesday that some of its laptops will be available for quick deliveries in India via Swiggy Instamart, the quick commerce company that delivers groceries, fashion items, electronics, and other products within a few minutes. The Taiwanese firm revealed that select laptop models like the Asus Vivobook 15 and Asus TUF Gaming F16 will be available on the platform. Currently, the quick delivery of Asus laptops will initially be available in a select few cities in the country.Asus Laptops Now Listed on Instamart in Seven Indian CitiesSwiggy Instamart users can order a few laptops from Asus, which will soon…
The Oppo K13 Turbo series will be launched in India next week, the company announced on Tuesday. The upcoming lineup made its debut in China in July and comprises two models — Oppo K13 Turbo and K13 Turbo Pro. Their Indian counterparts are confirmed to feature built-in centrifugal fans as an active cooling measure. According to the company, the Pro model will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. The Oppo K13 Turbo series is teased to support several artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features.Oppo K13 Turbo India Launch DateOppo K13 Turbo series is set to be launched in India…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased the company’s upcoming frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5, on Sunday. In a social media post, the executive shared a screenshot of a query and its response, highlighting the improvements in text generation that the model will bring. Notably, previous reports have claimed that the GPT-5 AI model could be released in August, although the company has not officially confirmed this. Previously, Altman had highlighted that this will be the first model made by OpenAI, which will unify both the GPT-series and the o-series.GPT-5 First Look Arrives Ahead of LaunchIn a post on X (formerly…
Samsung Galaxy A17 is expected to launch soon and the anticipated 4G and 5G variants of the upcoming Galaxy A series handset have been spotted on retail websites, revealing their pricing and specifications. The Galaxy A17 is listed with a few upgrades over last year’s Galaxy A16. It is said to come with Samsung’s in-house Exynos 1330 chipset and a triple rear camera unit led by a 50-megapixel main sensor. The Galaxy A17 could feature a 5,000mAh battery with support for 25W wired charging.Samsung Galaxy A17 Price (Expected)European retailer Epto has listed the unannounced Samsung Galaxy A17 4G for EUR 289…
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE have been listed on a certification website, revealing the battery capacity of the true wireless stereo (TWS) and its charging case. It is expected to succeed the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE, which were unveiled by the South Korean tech giant in October 2023. The same TWS headset was also spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website, in a sign that it could be launched in the country in the near future. Samsung is expected to skip the Galaxy Buds 2 FE moniker, which was previously tipped to arrive as the successor to…