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All the Xbox Series S details, and more tech news you need to know today
August 16, 2025
1. Xbox Series S goes official for $299, and unofficial specs are good
Last night some Xbox leaks revealed a bunch more about the upcoming next-gen Xbox, but not the Series X and its big tall cube console, but a much smaller console. And for the first time, a price: $299 for this smaller model, and the Xbox Series X for $499.
And, just to make it a big big day, the leakers released even more,with a full 1 minute 30-second presentation videorevealing a stack of Series S spec information:
Xbox Series S:
‘All Access’:
🍎 The rumors are strong thatApple will announce a new Apple Watch and iPad Air as early as this morning. Some reporters on the Apple beat think it’s unlikely, but clues like the Apple Watch 5 being unavailable to buy from Apple directly do hint at something happening… (MacRumors).
🆕 Two new POCO phones in the last 24 hours: the capable-lookingPOCO X3and the cheaperPOCO M2. The POCO X3 is the first smartphone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 732G (Android Authority).
🔎 Samsung patent points to atransparent phone straight out of sci-fi(Android Authority).
💸 Yetanother LG Wing video leaknow shows the rotating phone’s interface. Looks cool! (Android Authority).
🔫PUBG Mobile quits Tencent Games in Indiato shed Chinese app tag (and current ban) (Android Authority).
🍏Apple’s ‘floating’ store in Singaporewill open on September 10th (Engadget).
⚖Google’s antitrust battles: What you need to know (CNET).
📺 Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has a book out, and he’s doing a press tour with lots of interesting bits coming out. First,interview with Netflix’s Reed Hastingson working from home (may be paywalled) (WSJ, $), anda wide-ranging Variety interviewis good too. There’ll be more!
🏍 Japan’s ‘Big Four’ motorcycle makerstest swappable electric batteries(Interesting Engineering).
🚼Doom kinda running on a …pregnancy test?(Kotaku).
🥇 This is not a drill:Always wanted to own a jelly bean factory? Join this treasure hunt! You do have to buy in though, and US-only (delish.com).
🕹 “What video gamesshow that graphics truly aren’t everything?” (r/askreddit).
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