GoKawiil - Tech News

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Commodore drops Callback flip phone by $100 by defaulting to recycled memory chips and unbundling the earphones — Callback 8020 drops to $399 as skyrocketing memory prices punish smartphone buyers (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Luke James | tags: callback 8020, commodore, mediatek helio g81

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Ductile alloys offering 100 MPa tensile strength at 2,400 °C (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-24 | by Xue | tags: alloys, arc-melting, bruker diffractometer

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See How Sam Altman’s Personal Investments Benefit From Ties to OpenAI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-23 | get OpenAI Official Merchandise → | tags: sam altman, openai, helion

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Save $500 on this Acer 16” Predator Helios Neo 16 IPS Gaming laptop — just $1,499.99 gets you a powerful portable gaming rig with an RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275 HX processor (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Joe Shields | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 → | tags: acer predator helios neo 16, nvidia rtx 5070, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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Commodore's Callback 8020 Is a $499 Flip Phone That Blocks Social Media and Browsers (slashdot.org)

2026-06-16 | get Flip Phone with Social Block → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, sailfish os

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World's First Crewed Solid-State Flight Electrifies Aviation's Future (slashdot.org)

2026-06-13 | get Solid-State Battery Pack → | tags: solid-state batteries, helios horizon, pipistrel taurus

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Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-04 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: energy, fusion, fusion power

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AMD's Helios MI455X AI platform breaks cover, initial systems use UALink-over-Ethernet interconnects — AMD's Vera Rubin rival surfaces, but the downsides of Ethernet could hamstring performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → | tags: accelerators, ethernet, helios

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Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Tim Fernholz | get Impulse Rocket Engine Kit → | tags: impulse space, mira spacecraft, spacex

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Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for any address in Britain (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: helios, plug-in solar, solar panels

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Acer unveils its first Ryzen 9 9955X3D gaming laptop — refreshed Nitro 16 joins new Predator Helios 18 AI and streaming-only Nitro Blaze Link handheld (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Jake Roach | get Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop → | tags: acer, ryzen 9 9955hx3d, predator helios 18 ai

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Acer is making a companion handheld that pairs with its gaming PCs (engadget.com)

2026-05-29 | by Anna Washenko | get Acer Predator Gaming Handheld → | tags: acer, nitro blaze link, predator helios

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Score 45% off on the Amazfit Helio Smart Ring — now just $110 (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-20 | get Amazfit Helio Smart Ring → | tags: amazfit, helio smart ring, zepp app

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Acer's monster 18-inch Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptop drops to $1799 — save $400 on this 5070 Ti desktop replacement (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-15 | by Stewart Bendle | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 → | tags: acer predator helios neo 18, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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The creator of Citizen Sleeper 2 is making two new games (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Igor Bonifacic | tags: citizen sleeper, gareth damian martin, blades in the dark

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Murena /e/OS Tablet Review: Privacy for a Price (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Murena Privacy Tablet → | tags: e/os, murena, mediatek helio g99

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Save a huge $400 on this Acer Predator OLED gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB DDR5, now under $1,800 — big saving on Helios Neo 16S AI rig that ships with a 24-core Intel CPU, 1TB SSD, and a 240Hz refresh rate (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Ben Stockton | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S → | tags: acer predator, helios neo 16s, rtx 5070 ti

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It’s a busy time for sci-fi, but don’t miss Aphelion (theverge.com)

2026-04-28 | by Andrew Webster | get Aphelion Sci-Fi Board Game → | tags: aphelion, don’t nod, capcom

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This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Stephen Warwick | get Acer Predator Helios Neo → | tags: acer predator helios neo, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9

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I Made the "Next-Level" Camera and I love it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by F-Zero Camera | get Next-Level Camera Lens Kit → | tags: helios 44, camera lens, sigma 135mm

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This Android gaming handheld has a wild feature that could replace your Bluetooth controller (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-06 | get Steam Deck Gaming Console → | tags: gamemt, e5 modx, helio p60

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Price drop: TCL slashes 30% off its impressive NXTPAPER Android tablets (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-25 | get TCL NXTPAPER Android Tablet → | tags: tcl, nxtpaper, android 15

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Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-23 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Energy Starter Kit → | tags: helion, openai, fusion

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Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-23 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Energy Starter Kit → | tags: helion, fusion reactor, openai

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Save $350 on the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti laptop with an OLED display — Acer's excellent Predator Helios Neo 16S AI with 32GB of RAM is just $1,549 right now (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S → | tags: rtx 5070 ti, predator helios neo 16s ai, oled display

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Want to spend under $100 on a gaming handheld? MagicX has a new one you should keep an eye on (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-12 | get Anbernic RG351V Handheld → | tags: magicx, helio g99, dimensity 7300

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Why the Thelio remains my favorite desktop of all time (and it's not even close) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-19 | by Jack Wallen | get Gaming Mouse → | tags: machine, machines, thelio

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Become the predator with an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop with $740 off the MSRP — revolutionary laptop deal during the President's Day sale (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-16 | by Zhiye Liu | get RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: gaming, helios, helios neo

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Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-13 | by Tim De Chant | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: deuterium, electricity, fuel

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AMD touts Instinct MI430X, MI440X, and MI455X AI accelerators and Helios rack-scale AI architecture at CES — full MI400-series family fulfills a broad range of infrastructure and customer requirements (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-06 | by Anton Shilov | get AI accelerator → | tags: accelerators, helios, instinct