GoKawiil - Tech News

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Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate for surgery to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Hakko FX888D soldering station → | tags: intel celeron 1200, tualatin, cpu repair

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Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Hakko FX888D soldering iron station → | tags: intel celeron 1200, tualatin, cpu repair

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US Military Nearly Started World War III After AI Chatbot Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Aboard a Chinese Ship (futurism.com)

2026-09-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: world war iii, ai hallucination, chinese ship

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King Charles III Urges AI Chiefs to Stop Tech Going Rogue (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-17 | tags: king charles iii, artificial intelligence, ai regulation

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Overmassive black holes and little red dots naturally form in simulations (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-16 | by Chon | tags: cosmological simulations, population iii stars, dark matter halos

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The EOS R8 Mark II is Canon’s lightest full-frame camera with stabilization (theverge.com)

2026-09-15 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Canon EOS R8 full-frame mirrorless camera → | tags: canon eos r8 mark ii, full-frame camera, in-body stabilization

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The Tudor Kings (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-14 | tags: tudor dynasty, richard iii, henry vii

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Need for Speed Underground 2 now runs directly on Nintendo Switch — other Classic Windows titles playable thanks to custom firmware boot (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Mark Tyson | get 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller → | tags: nintendo switch, need for speed underground 2, wine-nx

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GTA Vice City and GTA III return to web browsers after a DMCA takedown — Open-source reverse engineering brings the classics to the web with over 100 FPS performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Hassam Nasir | get Backbone One mobile gaming controller → | tags: gta vice city, gta iii, dmca takedown

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Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-04 | get LEGO NASA Artemis Space Launch System → | tags: blue origin, artemis iii, long march 6c

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Blizzard nears deal with Nexon for new StarCraft games as BlizzCon 2026 approaches (techspot.com)

2026-09-03 | by Daniel Sims | get StarCraft II Battle Chest PC → | tags: blizzard, nexon, starcraft

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B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This September 2026 (wired.com)

2026-09-02 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Nikon Z6 III mirrorless camera → | tags: nikon z6 iii, go pro hero 13, sony a7r v

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Ubisoft releases Heroes of Might and Magic III on Steam, forgets to include the actual game files (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | by Daniel Sims | get Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete PC → | tags: ubisoft, heroes of might and magic iii, steam

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PC cooling outfit Arctic reverses tariff-era price hikes after US government refund — lowers prices across lineup, including coolers and case fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: arctic, liquid freezer iii pro, us government

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Grand Theft Auto Multiverse with real-time portals created by ambitious modder — San Andreas, Vice City and GTA III all run simultaneously, with cross-game interactions (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: gta vice city, gta san andreas, gta iii

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Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: gta iii, gta san andreas, dryxio

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GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Etiido Uko | tags: gta iii, vice city, san andreas

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'Power: Origins': See Young Ghost, Tommy and Kanan in First-Look Trailer (cnet.com)

2026-07-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: power book iii, raising kanan, starz

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The PS3 emulator that shouldn't exist can now play 75% of the console's game library (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, sony

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NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-01 | get Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket → | tags: blue origin, new glenn, nasa

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Origin PC Millennium Desktop Review: A Smart Build but Not the Perfect Configuration (cnet.com)

2026-06-30 | by See Full Bio | get Origin PC Millennium Desktop → | tags: origin pc, millennium desktop, nvidia rtx 5080

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Show HN: WebBase-III – dBASE III rebuilt in the browser with its own interpreter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | get dBASE III Emulator Software → | tags: dbase iii, webbase-iii, typescript

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China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

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Parker Solar Probe makes another flyby of the sun, solar energy bags a win, and more science stories (engadget.com)

2026-06-13 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Solar Panel Portable Charger → | tags: parker solar probe, nasa, artemis iii

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'Devastating': 'Raising Kanan' Star Patina Miller, Sascha Penn Break Down Shocking Death (cnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by See Full Bio | tags: power book iii raising kanan, patina miller, starz

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NASA announces the crew of its critical Artemis III mission (engadget.com)

2026-06-09 | by Igor Bonifacic | get NASA Artemis Mission Model → | tags: agency, artemis, artemis iii

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Show HN: I reverse-engineered the world maps of Test Drive III (1990 DOS game) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Retro Gaming Map Poster → | tags: test drive iii, accolade, wavefront object

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A Blue Origin Rocket Blew Up on the Launchpad — Jeff Bezos Called It a ‘Very Rough Day’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | by Jonathan Small | get Blue Origin Rocket Model → | tags: blue origin, new glenn, cape canaveral

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Canon EOS R6 Mark III Review: A Serious Upgrade (wired.com)

2026-05-28 | by Dan Mold | get Canon EOS R6 Mark III Camera → | tags: canon eos r6 mark iii, sony cameras, mode dial lock

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Halide Mark III pro camera for iPhone arrives with three key photography upgrades (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-27 | by Zac Hall | get Halide Mark III Pro Camera → | tags: contrast, halide, halide mark