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13+ min ago (216+ words) A quiet fix makes it possible to use a Pixel phone in USB webcam mode with the Switch 2. As spotted by user Nadir92 on X (formerly Twitter) and Android Authority, the Switch 2's GameChat feature now works with Pixel phones. By connecting a USB-C cable between your Switch 2 and a Pixel phone, you'll be able to use the phone's live camera feed for GameChat. Nintendo says the Switch 2's GameChat feature supports most USB webcams. The company even sells a first-party camera accessory for $50 specifically designed for Game Chat. However, it's on the larger side, and makes more sense for a home gaming setup than a portable solution. That's why a smartphone " a device with multiple cameras and a USB-C port that most people already carry with them " makes perfect sense for GameChat use on the Switch 2. Unfortunately, the Google Pixel…...

13+ min ago (216+ words) A quiet fix makes it possible to use a Pixel phone in USB webcam mode with the Switch 2. As spotted by user Nadir92 on X (formerly Twitter) and Android Authority, the Switch 2's GameChat feature now works with Pixel phones. By connecting a USB-C cable between your Switch 2 and a Pixel phone, you'll be able to use the phone's live camera feed for GameChat. Nintendo says the Switch 2's GameChat feature supports most USB webcams. The company even sells a first-party camera accessory for $50 specifically designed for Game Chat. However, it's on the larger side, and makes more sense for a home gaming setup than a portable solution. That's why a smartphone " a device with multiple cameras and a USB-C port that most people already carry with them " makes perfect sense for GameChat use on the Switch 2. Unfortunately, the Google Pixel…...

37+ min ago (316+ words) Bulk buying the 61.44TB Solidigm D5-P5336 brings the price below $95 per TB Large PCIe Gen4 SSDs are usually eye-wateringly expensive, but we've found a model where the amount of storage you get for the money is better than anything else in its class. The 61.44TB Solidigm D5-P5336, currently on sale for $5,829.99 on Newegg, ends up offering the best price per TB you can get for any SSD above 16TB. The D5-P5336 uses QLC memory and a PCIe Gen4 x4 interface and comes in the E1.L 9.5mm form factor that appears in high density servers. It isn't meant for home desktops, but the sheer amount of storage makes it interesting for anywhere large solid state capacity is needed. The 61.44TB model is the best value option in the range, with smaller versions offering less storage for a higher cost per TB. Once you look at the numbers, the pricing becomes surprisingly close…...

47+ min ago (169+ words) The leak comes via tipster by the name Instant Station on Weibo which also hints at Apple opting for a sleek foldable design." iPhone "eSIM" Foldable Tipped" Apple"s foldable plans have been in the works for a while but the iPhone Air launch made it evident that it has designs for the product closer than ever. The company tested the waters by going eSIM for the iPhone Air this year, and even though the model hasn"t sold well, some of its blueprint has been set up." Having two iPhone Airs stacked together, could be the layout for the iPhone Fold design and there is a high chance of that working out. The iPhone Fold launch is expected along with the iPhone 18 Pros in 2026 and going by the rumours, the device could be priced at a higher level than…...

55+ min ago (567+ words) Life was grand before IBIS (in body image stabilization) because camera manufacturers could simply slap a hunk of metal onto the back of the sensor, and things would stay cool, as heat would transmit through the camera body chassis and dissipate. So the manufacturers tend to make those sensor platforms now as small and light as possible for IBIS, but this, on the other hand, makes heat problematic, as there's not enough means for heat to move away from the sensor because it's not fixed to the camera body. Canon has patented metallic strips that transmit heat away from the camera's sensor, and this looks to be an expansion on this. Essentially, in your camera, there are flexible strips, some of them transmit the signals to and from the sensor, such as thin ribbon cables that have a high degree…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (485+ words) As global energy demands grow'especially with the rapid expansion of AI technology'scientists are looking for cleaner, more efficient power sources. One promising option is the protonic ceramic electrochemical cell, or PCEC, a device that can generate both electricity and hydrogen at the same time. But until now, manufacturing these cells required extremely high temperatures of around 1,500C, making them difficult and expensive to produce. A research team at KAIST has now achieved a major breakthrough by developing a new manufacturing method that lowers the production temperature by more than 500C. Their approach allows high-performance ceramic electrochemical cells to be fabricated at just 980C, marking the first time such a dramatic reduction has been possible. The results were published in Advanced Materials. The biggest challenge has been the cell's electrolyte, a ceramic material containing barium. At very high temperatures, barium tends to evaporate, which…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (254+ words) Hack Of Day News: The Times of India's 'Hack of the Day' series offers practical solutions for everyday challenges. Learn how to easily file cybercrime complaints onli The Times of India' brings you 'Hack of the Day' " a new weekday-series of quick, practical solutions to everyday hassles Each hack is designed to save you time, money or stress, using tools and features within your reach " from government websites to everyday apps In simple words it is: Simple fixes for smarter living.Filing a cybercrime complaint no longer means you must travel to a police station and wait in line The national cyber crime reporting portal allows citizens to register complaints from home, upload evidence, and get a complaint number to track progress This matters because many scams, account takeovers, financial frauds and harassment happen online and require quick action " from…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (451+ words) Smartphone companies in China are reportedly promoting apps to help customers switch from the iPhone. That's according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by the Financial Times (FT), which characterizes this as a bid by these companies to capture market share as Apple struggles to debut artificial intelligence (AI) offerings in this massive smartphone market. The report said the five biggest phone companies have all promoted programs this year to help consumers migrate from Apple's operating system or to use Chinese phones alongside devices from Apple. The FT added that these efforts are happening as China's internet regulator has held off on approving new AI features from Apple following geopolitical tensions with the U.S. Apple in September reportedly delayed the introduction of its new, thinner smartphone, iPhone Air, in China out of a need for regulatory approval. "Chinese smartphone vendors are clearly…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (283+ words) As a Secretary of State and an old tech hand I can pick winners among the existing UK startups and cherry-pick sone new startup teams from the" centres" of excellence" at Southampton University, Oxbridge, Glasgow, Heriot'Watt, St Andrews, Strathclyde, Bristol etc. Via my off-shore investment entities in the Turks and Caicos Islands I an quite heavily invested in many of these and now I am concentrating on making the datacentre architects at the hyperscalers aware of of the technological advances being cooked up in these startups. With datacentre architecture seemingly eminently flexible, I am leveraging my political clout and technology contacts to grease the transition to SiPh/CPO platforms emphasising the unique advantages of the products from my invested startups. " Yes indeed, Secretary of State, the technology taking over from electronics in datacentres," says the PS. Dammit, how does the…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago (410+ words) Cade is an avid gamer, chicken tender connoisseur, and utterly obsessed with Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2. He has been writing about video games since he was 13 years old and worked his way up to becoming the Editor-in-Chief of a website known as GameZone by the time he was 17. Cade has also [] Xbox consoles may not be sitting under a lot of Christmas trees this holiday season. Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo have always been very competitive with each other and while there have always been clear "winners" for each generation, this generation has been particularly rough for one platform. Although PlayStation hasn't been without its struggles with game cancellations and disastrous launches like Concord, Xbox has been having a difficult time gaining any kind of momentum. Multiple price hikes on Xbox hardware and an increase to the cost of Xbox…...