Rouler is a new Windows utility that allows users to assign individual applications, or specific IP addresses, to separate network interfaces at the same time. For example, a browser could use a privacy VPN, a work app could use a corporate tunnel, and other traffic could go through the normal connection simultaneously. The developer describes it as working purely at the network layer, distinct from a VPN or firewall.
rouler.io
· 2026-10-20
Venmo introduced a feature called split-to-earn that gives credit cardholders additional cash back when they use the app to divide eligible purchases with friends. The reward applies on top of existing cash-back terms for qualifying transactions.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
A multi-institution research team, including groups at Washington University, Harvard and collaborating US laboratories, reports a new method using a chiral superlattice structure to engineer spin-split topological antiferromagnetic behavior in a material system. The work was funded through several US agencies and foundations, including the Department of Energy's Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals and the National Science Foundation.
nature.com
· 2026-10-07
Mozilla is releasing Firefox 157 with a redesigned interface featuring rounded 'bubble' tabs, a curved address bar, updated icons and colors, and a more unified look across desktop and mobile. The update also adds new themes and wallpapers and revives Compact Mode, which shrinks tabs and toolbars to free up screen space, with an auto-compact option for smaller displays. Mozilla says these visual changes carry no cost to browser performance.
mobile.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-29
Mozilla has shipped a visual overhaul for Firefox across desktop and mobile, introducing bubble-shaped tabs, a rounded address bar, refreshed icons, and new color themes and wallpapers. The update, part of Firefox 157, also brings back Compact Mode, a condensed layout that shrinks tabs and toolbars to give more screen space to web content, with an auto-compact option for smaller screens. Mozilla says the changes carry no performance cost.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-29
A leak from Aaron Perris indicates Apple's upcoming iPad mini refresh will include an A20 Pro chip and thinner bezels, alongside previously reported OLED display and water-resistant design. A commentator argues the device should also adopt the split-screen with picture-in-picture multitasking feature seen on the iPhone Duo.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-27
Leaker Ice Universe claims Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra will adopt a split-screen privacy feature already found on Xiaomi's newly announced 18 Pro series. The feature would dim only one app window in split-screen mode while keeping the other visible, adjusting dynamically as windows are resized.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-24
Ahead of the iPhone Duo's October launch, several early hands-on videos from creators like Flourish Planner, Rich DeMuro, and GadgetMatch have surfaced showing the foldable device's software features. These clips demonstrate one-handed typing on the exterior display, a split keyboard mode in horizontal orientation, iPad-like landscape layouts for multitasking, book-reading with page-flip animations, and camera capabilities.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-18
Apple's new foldable iPhone Duo introduces an easy split-screen multitasking system, letting users drag an app into half the screen while still seeing the home screen, save app pairs, and even split a video alongside an app. Meanwhile, iPadOS 27 continues to force users into an all-or-nothing choice between full-screen apps and its more complex windowing system.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-12
Apple unveiled its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, which brings iPad-style multitasking to the iPhone for the first time. The 7.6-inch inner display supports Split View for running two apps side by side, redesigned sidebars and menus for one-handed use, and an expanded home screen with room for more apps and larger widgets.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-09
Nintendo has released a free update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tailored to Switch 2 hardware, enabling local split-screen play for up to eight people using original or Switch 2 controllers. The update also brings CameraPlay support for seeing friends via camera during races, shorter loading times, and improved visuals in docked mode.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-02
Nintendo released a free update for Mario Kart 8 on Switch 2 that enables local split-screen racing for up to eight players, alongside higher resolutions, faster loading, a slight speed boost, and CameraPlay support. The 12-year-old title has sold roughly 80 million copies and is using the Switch 2's extra power to push far beyond the series' usual four-player split-screen limit.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-02
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