GoKawiil - Tech News

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Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip ‘broken wide open’ after 26 years — chemical decapping and four years of reverse engineering unlocks MechaCon secrets (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Mark Tyson | tags: playstation 2, mechacon chip, reverse engineering

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Your Android phone is hiding your headphones’ best audio quality — here’s how to unlock it (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones → | tags: android, bluetooth codecs, headphones

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Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-11 | get Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology book → | tags: proteomics, ancient egypt, mass spectrometry

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What is Roku's secret menu and how do you unlock it? (engadget.com)

2026-09-08 | by Alec Hively | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: roku, developer menu, sideloading

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All-in-one 'DLSS Unlocked' mod brings DLSS 5 and multi-frame gen to RTX 20, 30, and 40 series — hybrid tool taps AMD FSR 3.1 to boost frame rates up to 6X (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Hassam Nasir | get GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER graphics card → | tags: dlss unlocked, dlss 5, multi-frame generation

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Should You Buy a New iPhone From Apple, a Carrier or Unlocked? Here’s What to Know (cnet.com)

2026-09-08 | by Patrick Holland | get Apple iPhone 16 unlocked → | tags: iphone, apple, apple store

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RPCS3 emulator can now run PS3 games on PC directly from a disc drive in landmark development — unlocks 20 years of physical titles on Windows, Linux, and macOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Pioneer BDR-XD08 external Blu-ray drive USB → | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, emulator

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Score a gigabit LAN upgrade for less than $10 with this limited-time TP-Link switch deal — plug-and-play network upgrade for your home or office unlocks 5 ultra-fast Ethernet ports to help you ditch laggy Wi-Fi (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-03 | by Ben Stockton | get TP-Link LS1005G 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch → | tags: tp-link, gigabit ethernet, network switch

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SwitchBot’s retrofit door lock offers 19 ways to unlock it (theverge.com)

2026-09-03 | by Jess Weatherbed | get SwitchBot Lock Pro smart lock keypad → | tags: switchbot, lock ultra max, ifa

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This WhatsApp privacy flaw lets anyone view your photos without unlocking your phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-03 | tags: whatsapp, meta, android

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Try the ‘What Three Things?’ Method This Growth Specialist Uses to Unlock Millions (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-02 | by Dan Bova | get ChargePoint Home Flex EV charger → | tags: chargepoint, jyothi swaroop, ev charging

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My BC-250 Journey (With 40 CUs Unlocked) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-30 | by Matthew Morgan | get Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM 120mm fan → | tags: asrock bc-250, ethereum proof-of-work, gddr6 bandwidth

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The 6 Best Laptop Docking Stations to Unlock the Full Desktop Experience (2026) (wired.com)

2026-08-23 | by Luke Larsen | get Baseus Spacemate Air 12-in-1 docking station → | tags: belkin, thunderbolt 4, macbook air

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Remotely unlocking electric scooters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by Henri Emategui | tags: electric scooters, qr code, electricscootercompany

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Remotely Unlocking Electric Scooters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by Henri Emategui | tags: electric scooters, qr code, electricscootercompany

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Unlock Tom's Hardware Premium's Hot Chips 2026 coverage for free — sign up for an account to read technical breakdowns from the show (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-21 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: hot chips, amd, intel

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Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-21 | by Petrić Howe | tags: narcolepsy drug, brain therapies, nature.com

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Google Pixel 11 Review: Minor Upgrade (wired.com)

2026-08-20 | by Simon Hill | tags: google pixel, oled display, google

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Unlocking hidden revenue streams with market models (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-20 | by Mit Technology Review Insights | tags: generative ai, deep learning, market models

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Unlocking a locked/deactivated e-waste Cricut Maker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: cricut maker, e-waste, eeprom

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Your Samsung phone can now unlock your Volkswagen EV (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: samsung wallet, volkswagen ev, ultra-wideband

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WHOOP unlocks its advanced lab testing for everyone to use (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: whoop, grail, advanced labs

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AI coding tools unlock small software (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: ai coding tools, software development, programming

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Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: memory, nvidia, pcie

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Zapping Rocks Unlocks Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Ariel Bleicher | tags: eden geopower, electrical reservoir stimulation, geothermal heat

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World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help unlock massive quantum computers (sciencedaily.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: superconducting quantum heat engine, aalto university, quantum computers

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Numba in the Browser: Unlocking a New Scientific Python Stack in JupyterLite (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Anutosh Bhat | tags: jupyterlite, numba, webassembly

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Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd bc-250, steam machine, ps5 apu

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GeForce Now exploit unlocks full Windows desktop access (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: geforce now, nvidia, steam

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Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive — 'Phantom Drive' appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: card, drive, firmware