Daily Shaarli
August 1, 2026
New details suggest that Qualcomm's mysterious 'Calypso' codename refers to a processor being developed for upcoming Googlebooks (the successor to Chromebooks).
Nintendo Wire has a great story about a case of 97 individually wrapped, Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt combo carts found sitting in a retro shop's storeroom. Collectors are excited as these carts are a never before seen variant of the pack-in combo game.
A day late and a few Ethereum coins short ... Ubisoft is ending support for Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, its NFT game.
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says the console power race is over. He says gamers care less about hardware specs and more about the quality of the games and experiences consoles have to offer. This certainly aligns with the very incremental transition from the Switch 1 to the Switch 2 and the much longer lifespan of the current console generation.
Leaked information suggests Lenovo is developing a new line of 'Googlebooks,' including traditional laptops and 2-in-1 form factors. This comes after Google announced the Android powered PCs a few months ago that will eventually replace ChromeOS.
Amazon says a portion of its $600 million tariff refund will be passed on to customers in limited cases. While the details sound narrow, some customers who had tariff charges passed onto them will get something back from the retailer. This is one of the few cases I've found where a company is actually returning some funds to customers.
Google's Gemini Spark agent has gained the ability to open Chrome and utilize saved accounts and passwords for automation tasks. What could go wrong? :)
Reports suggest AMD is planning a minimum 10% price increase for its GPU and memory bundles following similar moves by Nvidia.
Microsoft is prioritizing optimizations to make Windows 11 perform better on systems with only 8GB of RAM. I remember when Windows 10 came out and how well it ran on cheap tablets with 2 gigs!
What's Going on with Shipping looks at the challenges of towing Starship 40 from the Indian Ocean. Unlike prior Starships, it didn't explode when it hit the water.