Author: The Tech Guy

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry a host of mementos that reflect the nation’s long tradition of exploration, innovation, and leadership in its official flight kit. The items will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched on top of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, as it carries four astronauts around the Moon on the first crewed test flight of the agency’s Artemis campaign. “Historical artifacts flying aboard Artemis II reflect the long arc of American exploration and the generations of innovators who made this moment possible,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…

Well this is big news and not at all what I would have expected. Sony and TCL have signed a memorandum of understanding, which is ‘business-speak’ for they are partnering up in the home cinema world. But what does it mean? I’m not fully sure, and I don’t think anyone can say for certain until the partnership is signed, sealed, and delivered sometime in March 2026. I would have expected Panasonic, not Sony, to be the partner in this situation if you asked me a few months ago. But this deal is not TCL acquiring Sony’s home cinema division as…

If your internet feels moody, you have my sympathy. It is easy to point the finger at your ISP, and sometimes they absolutely deserve it, especially if you suspect your ISP is throttling your connection. However, a decent amount of “slow internet” is actually your router being a little too ambitious, a little too automatic, or a little too stuck in its ways. The frustrating part is that your network can still look great on a speed test while feeling awful in real life. That is usually a settings problem, not a raw bandwidth problem. The good news is that…

Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google is testing theming and customization for Search. The new “Color your Search” feature allows you to choose between 10 accent colors. The feature appears to be available for large-screen devices and mobile. Update: January 21, 2026 (2:10 PM ET): We have now spotted the feature on smaller mobile devices. Original article: January 21, 2026 (1:52 PM ET): When it comes to Google Search, there’s not much you can do to customize its look. You can switch between light and dark modes, but not much outside of that. However, some users are getting a new…

Selling your used gear and games at GameStop has long been a convenient way to carve a little off the price tag of your next purchase. Sure, you’ll almost certainly get more money on eBay, but who wants to spend all that time and effort? Now, a YouTuber who goes by the handle RJCmedia discovered a pre-owned game promotion at the chain that turned out to be too good to be true. In a January 17 video, as spotted by Dexerto, the YouTuber discovered what he characterized as an “infinite money glitch” in which he bought a Nintendo Switch 2…

The Galaxy S25 series was “Qi2-ready,” so you’d need a magnetic wireless charger to use the handsets with Qi2-compatible accessories such as battery packs and wallets. However, that might not be the case with the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, which is rumored to be fully Qi2-compatible. All the smartphones in the S26 series should feature a built-in magnetic profile (circular in shape), underneath the back panel, that allows a convenient and secure connection with third-party Qi2-compatible accessories. WinFuture 5,000 mAh wireless powerbank for $70.22 is quite expensive Now, a new report from the German publication WinFuture suggests that Samsung could…

I have long dreamed of a better world: one where I would unlock my phone to find a notification that my grandma has challenged me to a game of Scrabble. I would play my word. She would play hers. We would play back and forth over a few days, and the entire time, neither of us would have to see any overwhelming technicolor ads with deceptive skip buttons that blast us with even more pop-ups. It’s a simple life. You would think such an app already existed. You would be wrong. Until now. (Zynga, I will never forgive you for…

Soundbars are a cheap way to upgrade your TV audio, especially if you go for a budget option. The problem with soundbars is that there’s often no upgrade path from there. If you want to get better audio, you have to either buy a better soundbar or replace it with a set of speakers. To be fair, not a lot of people want to fully upgrade their system, but it’s a bummer to want to and be stuck with something that you spent $100 on that is now a paperweight. There’s a way to avoid this and actually end up…

Demis Hassabis, Google Deepmind CEO, just told the AI world that ChatGPT’s path needs a world model. OpenAI and Google and XAI and Anthropic are all using the LLM (Large Language Model Approach). Google Genie 3 system, released last August, generates interactive 3D environments from text. Here is my review of the state of the art on world models. There is also the need continual learning and integrated memory. Tesla with FSD has for two years projected out split second by split second projected frames for the eight driving cameras. They do it for simulation and to project what might…

Just a day after a leak suggested four color options for the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra, a new tip now claims the flagship will launch in as many as six finishes. In a post on X, well-known tipster Evan Blass shared the full list of color variants for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Galaxy S26 Ultra renders (by @EclecticDaily) According to the leak, the phone will be available in black, white, silver shadow, sky blue, cobalt violet, and pink gold. This contradicts yesterday’s report, which claimed the Galaxy S26 Ultra would be offered in Black Shadow, White Shadow, Glacial Blue, and…