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Wednesday Season 2 is split into two parts and recently the official trailer for the new season has finally revealed the premiere date details. Here's all you need to know.
Nintendo Struggles to Meet Overwhelming Switch 2 Pre-Order Demand in Japan
Ishan Adhikary
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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order demand in Japan has surged past 2.2 million units, overwhelming Nintendo’s My Nintendo Store ahead of its June 5 launch. To manage the flood of requests, the company introduced a lottery system and will open retail pre-orders on April 24. Two models are available — a ¥49,980 Japan-only version and a ¥69,980 multilingual edition exclusive to the online store.
Vivo's new X200 Ultra features a 6.82-inch 2K LTPO AMOLED display, a 50MP primary camera with 3.7x zoom, and a 200MP periscope lens. It also has a 50MP selfie camera, 10-bit 4K video recording, and a Photography Kit. The phone is priced at 6,499 yuan ($890) for the base model and 7,999 yuan ($1,096) for the top model.
Thunderbolts is set to release in theaters on May 2, 2025, and before its worldwide release, early screenings took place in the U.S and we have the early reviews for Thunderbolts at our disposal. So, without further ado, let's take a look at what everyone has to say about this upcoming movie!
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Genshin Impact 5.6 Livestream has been announced, and it will reveal details about the two new characters — Escoffier and Ifa, new mission, limited time events and QoL updates. Other than that, the livestream, scheduled for April 25, 2025, at 08:00 AM (UTC-4), will also give away redeem codes worth 300 Primogems.
Max’s Password Sharing Restrictions Arrive with $7.99 Extra Member Fee
Anshuman Jain
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Max is introducing a new Extra Member Add-On, requiring an additional $8 fee per user. The plan is required if someone is using your account outside of your household. Extra members get access to their own profile with the same perks as the owners subscription.
Google Weighs India for Pixel Production Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is in talks with its local contract manufacturers — Foxconn and Dixon Technologies, to move a significant part of Pixel manufacturing to India. As you may have guessed, this seems to more of a safety measure due to the uncertainty looming around the state of US tariffs. Although the partners produce 43,000 to 45,000 devices each month, reports suggest that the plan is to bump that number by making more parts in India. This includes the enclosures, chargers, fingerprint sensors and Batteries.
Apple Forced to Remove “Available Now” Claim from Apple Intelligence Page
Ajaay Srinivasan
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Apple has discontinued showing the "Available Now" banner on its Apple Intelligence homepage following an inquiry from the National Advertising Division (NAD). The inquiry found that Apple's promotional materials "reasonably conveyed" that all of their AI features were readily available at launch which isn't the case and has thus recommended that Apple modify or discontinue these claims.
Fortnite X TMNT Part 2 Casey Jones and New Skins Now Available: Here’s How to Get Them
Ishan Adhikary
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Fortnite has added a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection in the shop, which includes Casey Jones. Alongside the vigilante, you can also get the Turtle Foes bundle consisting of Bebop, Rocksteady, and Krang's Android. If you are a fan of the Fortnite cars, the Turtle Van is also in the shop as an SUV slot with over 2,400 color combinations.
Grok users can finally take advantage of vision and real-time voice chat capabilities. On iOS, you can share your screen with Grok and voice chat in real-time. Meanwhile, Android users can only voice chat in real-time for now.
NetEase Games unveiled a new trailer for the Marvel Rivals Giant-Size Brain Blast event. In this mode, all characters will have giant heads that make them easier targets. If you play 10 games in the Marvel Rivals Giant-Size Brain Blast game mode, you will get a free emote, and for the top 500 players on the leaderboard, there will be event-exclusive titles.
Google is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages. It's a feature that automatically blurs nude images in the app. The feature is a part of Android's System SafetyCore, and is gradually rolling out to all users. Upon receiving a sensitive image, the feature lets you choose to view or not view it, block the sender without viewing the image, or take you to a page that tells you why nude images can be harmful. Users can also blur it back by tapping a “Remove Preview” option.
Zenless Zone Zero 1.7 will release on April 23rd, 2025 at 11:00 AM (UTC+8). The new version will feature two new S-Rank agents — Vivian and Hugo. Use our Countdown timer to get yourself ready for the Zenless Zone Zero 1.7 update.
YouTube Music’s New Feature Solves a Longstanding Volume Problem
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is rolling out a new feature to YouTube Music app called Consistent Volume. If you think it rings a bell, Consistent Volume is similar to YouTube's Stable Volume feature, which is used to normalize volume across YouTube videos. Like Stable Volume, YouTube Music's Consistent Volume will also help normalize volume across tracks, solving the need for adjusting the volume for each track if there's a volume discrepancy.
The Sony addresses a critical issue of overheating and liquid metal leakage in their latest PS5 Pro teardown blog post. The Pro model features improved liquid metal cooling design, a bigger fan with redesigned blades, and smaller blades for more effective cooling. These changes result in a cooler console with stable performance over long-term playthroughs.
One Piece: Gunko Show off the Regenerative Powers of the God’s Knights
Ajith Kumar
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Gunko is already shaping up to be a menacing adversary of the Elbaf arc and Oda is offering her more power-ups including a regeneration ability in the latest chapter. Discover more about her regeneration abilities as revealed in One Piece chapter 1146 here.
Fortnite's Star Wars-esque season is coming, and with that comes the Death Star. According to known leakers, the Death Star will be moving in four phases throughout the season in Fortnite. The upcoming Star Wars-themed season will be called 'Galactic Battle'.
Chrome Tests Persistent Picture-in-Picture for YouTube But Firefox Still Does It Better
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is working on a new flag called “Browser initiated automatic picture in picture” which pops out a small window that can be placed anywhere on the screen. Although it's a feature flag in Chrome Canary, users will be able to enable it from Site Settings, by enabling the Automatic picture-in-picture toggle. It's similar to Firefox's Pop out feature, but there are things that Firefox does better.
The Last of Us Season 2 promises to be darker than the previous season and the first episode revealed the same. If you are curious to learn more about Abby and Joel and Ellie's strained relationship, be sure to watch TLOU Season 2 Episode 2, which will be released on April 21, 2025, at 9:00 PM ET on HBO and Max simultaneously.
As the latest chapters of the Boruto Two Blue Vortex releases monthtly, it is the time of the month to find the latest happenings in the story. If you intrigued to discover more of Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan abilities, find out the release date and time of the upcoming chapter 21 for where you live here.
Fans have been waiting for a second round battle between Luffy and Kizaru since the Sabaody Archipelago arc. Well, we don't have to keep waiting anymore as the One Piece anime will showcase this legendary fight in One Piece Episode 1126. Thus, discover the release date and time for the upcoming One Piece episode 1126 for your country here.
Bluesky Is Bringing Verifiable Blue Checks; and You Can’t Pay for It
Anshuman Jain
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Bluesky is all set to bring the authentic blue checkmark system, as the prestigious verification is coming to the app. The app will mark authentic accounts as "Trusted Verifiers" handing them the authority to grant blue ticks to other verified users. You will also be able to check who granted a user the verified badge, or hide blue ticks entirely. The feature may launch as early as April 21.
Nothing CEO Carl Pei Confirms Nothing Phone (3)’s Release Window
Abubakar Mohammed
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Earlier today, Carl hosted a Q&A session on X (formerly Twitter), in which one of the questions was regarding the Phone (3)'s release timeline. Carl replied "Q3," confirming that users can expect the device to launch in the months of July, August, or September. Although, going by the previous leaks and rumors, it seems like the Phone (3) launch is slated toward the end of July. As of now, we don't have details about the phone's specifications, or more importantly, the design. However, we do know from a leaked email of Carl Pei that Phone (3) will introduce "Breakthrough innovations in user interface."
Return of Darth Maul Confirmed in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Animated Series
Shashank Shakya
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After being off screen for quite some time, Darth Maul is finall coming back in a new series titled Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord and here, let's talk about everything we know about it so far!
Discord Adds Age Verification Checks to Limit Access to Sensitive Content
Anshuman Jain
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Discord is introducing a new face or ID scanning option for age verification to limit access to sensitive content. This one-time process will be triggered when users try to watch explicit content or change filter settings. Your biometric data will be deleted after verification, and the measure is in response to the U.K.'s Online Safety Act.
Ryan Gosling is set to join the Star Wars franchise and will make his first appearance in Star Wars Starfighter. So, with this guide, let's take a look at everything we know about the upcoming movie!
The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie Release Date Revealed Along With Exciting Updates
Ajith Kumar
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Fans have been awaiting a Star Wars movie on the big screens for a long time now. Luckily, Lucas Films has shared a lot of exciting updates about the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu movie at the Star Wars Celebration Japan (SWCJ) 2025 event today. You can check out all the latest developments about the Mando movie here.
Instagram has rolled out a new feature called Blend, allowing users to create a custom, personalized reel feed with friends. It will show the same reels in the same order to you and your invited Both users must have the latest app version for the feature to work.
Google One AI Premium with Gemini Advanced Now Free for Students
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Google One AI Premium plan is now free for students starting today. The free premium which otherwise costs $19.99 can now be redeemed without any fees and will last until June 30th, 2026. It's worth noting that the offer is only available until June 30 this year. With this, you can enjoy all of Gemini's perks, including the latest Veo 2, 2 TB of storage, Gemini Advanced (2.5 Pro), NotebookLM Plus, and more.
Google has launched its cost-efficient Gemini 2.5 Flash model, which is the first fully hybrid reasoning model. It's cheaper, faster, and smarter. Gemini 2.5 Flash is rolling out on the Gemini app, AI Studio, and Vertex AI.
Android 16 Beta 4 Arrives with AOD Theming, App Drawer Shortcut, and More
Abubakar Mohammed
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Android 16 Beta 4 is available on Pixel 6 and above devices, and it brings a few changes and improvements across the board. There are changes to the Always on Display, addition of a few new buttons, a new option in the long press menu in the launcher, and lastly, an added option to take the Gesture Navigation demo.
The Fantastic Four First Steps Trailer Released: The Silver Surfer is Here!
Shashank Shakya
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A new trailer for The Fantastic Four First Steps has been released and it also brings us the first look at Silver Surfer. So if you wish to learn more about everything important in this trailer, here is your one stop destination!
Daredevil Born Again Season 2 Release Date Revealed by Showrunner
Shashank Shakya
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Daredevil Born Again gave us a graceful conclusion and now, fans are eagerly waiting for the release of Daredevil Born Again Season 2 and now, showrunner Dario Scardapane has revealed a March 2026 release window of Season 2.
xAI’s Grok Adds a Memory Feature That Can Remember Your Conversations
Anshuman Jain
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Elon Musk's Grok AI now has a "memory" feature, allowing it to remember previous conversations and generate more personalized answers. Users can manage and delete specific memories or toggle off the feature entirely. This feature is available on Android and iPhone apps, as well as the Grok website, except in the EU and UK.
Meta is reportedly restricting Apple Intelligence features from working inside its iOS apps. This means, iPhone users won't be able to use Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Genmoji on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads. So, the only way to use AI for text and image generation inside these apps is by relying on Meta AI for now.
OpenAI has launched a new 'Library' section in ChatGPT where all your generated images are saved. You can find the new section in the left sidebar. Here, you can explore, find, and reuse your generated images.
Gemini Live Screen Sharing Is Coming to Your Android Phone for Free
Anshuman Jain
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Google is rolling out a screen sharing feature for Gemini Live on all Android devices for free. You can access it directly from the Gemini app on your Android phone. This feature allows users to share their screen or surroundings and ask questions in real-time.
OpenAI Releases o3 and o4-mini, Says o3 Can ‘Generate Novel Hypotheses’
Arjun Sha
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OpenAI has released the full o3 reasoning model along with the next-gen o4-mini model. These new reasoning models can use several tools inside ChatGPT and can analyze images as well. The o3 model delivers exceptional performance in coding, math, science, and visual tasks.
Gemini's Google Photos support is rolling out to select Android users in the US. Like other Gemini apps (previously extensions), the Gemini-Photos link can access your backed up images, faces/relationships, photo descriptions, and location. You can ask things like “Show me my photos from the last Goa trip” or “What did we eat at Artjuna Café” to quickly find photos related to the same.
Windows Snipping Tool Lets You Copy Text and Create QR Codes Without Screenshots
Abubakar Mohammed
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In the latest Snipping Tool update with version 11.2503.27.0, Microsoft is rolling out the ability to copy text from your screen. You can use the keyboard shortcut to invoke the Snipping Tool and click the Text Extractor icon to select a region and start extracting text. You'll see a cool animation on the borders of the selected region before the tool highlights the text that can be copied.
Google has finally added video generation to Gemini. You can use the Veo 2 AI model to generate 8 seconds of video clips in 720p resolution. That said, you need the Google One AI Premium subscription that costs $19.99 per month.
OpenAI Considers Launching Its Own Social Media Platform to Rival X
Anshuman Jain
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OpenAI might be planning a ChatGPT-powered social media app to compete with X, Instagram, and Facebook. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, is looking for feedback from experts, hinting at early-stage development of the app. However, there are no other details or a timeline when we can expect such app to arrive.