GoKawiil - Tech News

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iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery is so big Apple had to add this new feature to iOS 27 (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-19 | by Chance Miller | get Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter iPhone → | tags: iphone 18 pro max, battery firmware, ios 27

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Nintendo Urges Switch Owners to Update Their Firmware After Security Exploit Discovered (cnet.com)

2026-09-14 | by Joe Hindy | get Nintendo Switch 2 console → | tags: nintendo switch, firmware update, security exploit

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Nintendo Switch Owners Should Update Their Firmware After Security Exploit Discovered (cnet.com)

2026-09-14 | by Joe Hindy | get Anker PowerCore portable charger → | tags: nintendo switch, firmware update, security exploit

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Flawed Routers Flood University of Wisconsin Internet Time Server (2003) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | get Ubiquiti UniFi Express router → | tags: network time protocol, university of wisconsin, ddos

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One problem with Android Auto can be fixed with a simple update (engadget.com)

2026-09-12 | by Husain Parvez | get AAWireless TWO wireless Android Auto adapter → | tags: android auto, infotainment system, firmware update

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Meta’s Next Headset Looks an Awful Lot Like Google’s Aura XR Glasses (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-11 | get Meta Quest 3S headset → | tags: meta, project phoenix, google

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Nintendo's Switch 2 will now sync its refresh rate to your TV for smoother motion (engadget.com)

2026-09-10 | by Steve Dent | get LG C4 OLED 4K TV → | tags: nintendo, switch 2, variable refresh rate

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Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 update adds VRR support in TV mode (theverge.com)

2026-09-10 | by Tom Warren | get Nintendo Switch 2 dock set → | tags: nintendo switch 2, vrr, firmware update

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Reverse engineering my e-scooter and rewriting the firmware in Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | tags: e-scooter, egret gt, firmware

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LG strongly denies TV security claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Stephen Warwick | get Apple TV 4K → | tags: smart tvs, gamers nexus, packet capture

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How to build a printer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Waveshare 7.5 inch e-paper display HAT Raspberry Pi → | tags: xteink x3, internet printing protocol, e-ink display

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How to Build a Printer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Waveshare 7.5 inch e-paper display HAT Raspberry Pi → | tags: xteink x3, internet printing protocol, e-ink display

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Open Battery Information (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | get Arduino Uno R4 Minima → | tags: open battery information, bms protection, arduino firmware

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Everything I own, owned (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Chaz Schlarp | tags: firmware reverse engineering, claude opus 5, webcam security

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Samsung’s unexpected Galaxy S8 and Note 8 update is now reaching more users (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: galaxy s8, note 8, samsung

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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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Chestnut – eGPU dock with open-source firmware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: egpu, thunderbolt 3, open-source firmware

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AirPods Pro 3 and more just got new public beta firmware (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: airpods pro 3, apple, ios 27

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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

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Thousands of server motherboards are vulnerable to controller flaws that could give attackers hardware-level control (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: attackers, authentication, bmcs

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Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: bmcs, firmware, remotely

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AirPods Pro 3 just got new firmware release in beta, more models too (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: airpods pro 3, ios 27, apple

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ZX Spectrum System Tour: Text Mode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Michael Martin | tags: zx spectrum, timex sinclair 2068, commodore 16

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ZX Spectrum System Tour: Text Mode – Bumbershoot Software (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Michael Martin | tags: zx spectrum, bumbershoot software, machine language

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How long can you expect a PlayStation 5 to last? (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Matt Tate | tags: playstation 5, sony, firmware updates

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Rooting, firmware analysis and persistent credentials of TP-Link TL-841N (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: tp-link, tl-841n, firmware analysis

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A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: coldcard, coinkite, bitcoin

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I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: f.lux, m5 max, firmware

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Keychron is building open-source gaming mouse firmware to maximize performance and minimize latency (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: keychron, open-source firmware, gaming mice

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Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | by Digital Foundry | tags: keychron, zgm firmware, gaming mice