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Analogue Pocket excites the retro world, Intel shakeup, and more tech news today
August 13, 2025
1. Analogue Pocket: Why and what gives?
Last year theAnalogue Pocketwas announced for 2020, er, well now it’s coming in 2021 thanks to the supply chain problems in our world.
Now we know it’ll be $200, and it’s either blowing your mind or it’s a curiosity: why would anyone pay $199 for a handheld console that just plays old games?
Well my friends, let’s take a look.
What it is:
Why it matters:
2. Xiaomi is eyeing theability to store earbudsinside your smartphone. Nice idea, another example of innovation, but not sure it’ll go anywhere (Android Authority).
3.Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 leaksin hands-on video: Watch it here! (Android Authority).
4.Google officially extends its work from home policythrough to July 2021. Given Google has, y’know, some data, this is significant (Android Authority).
- Quick Charge 5:Qualcomm’s 100W+ chargingwill go from 0-50% in 5 minutes (Android Authority).
6.The Alexa app, a hot mess, has now been redesigned. Interestingly, third-party voice apps have been dropped way down the order, meaning Amazon is signalling that ‘skills’ are struggling (TechCrunch).
- Rumors:New Intel iMac coming as soon as this week, redesign unlikely (9to5Mac).
8.Big leadership shakeups at Intelin response to huge delays: Dr. Murthy Renduchintala to leave, Dr. Ann Kelleher to lead push for 7nm and 5nm processes (Engadget).
9.A cyberattack on Garmin disrupted more than workouts: aviation services, flight planning and mapping (Wired).
- Vertical farms could grow all the wheat we need—but at a crazy-high energy cost, and with many unanswered questions (Earther).
11.Lollapalooza 2020 is streaming a special four-day broadcastfor free on YouTube this year (YouTube).
12.Google is building a new private subsea cablebetween Europe and the US (TechCrunch).
13.Airbus’ self-flying plane just completedsuccessful taxi, take-off, and landing tests (Business Insider).
- “Has anyone else been on their phone for hours just switching between appsand trying to find something to do without actually doing anything? Is this the new normal?” (r/nostupidquestions).
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