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IN THIS ISSUE

 

💻 M4 Ultra: What to  know about Apple’s mysterious 'Hidra' chip
📱 How to watch Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Unpacked event
🎧 This hack makes Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headband more comfy
📺 Netflix CEO on the David Lynch TV series that was almost made

🕹️ Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct is just around the corner

 
 

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COMPUTING

 

M4 Ultra: Everything we know about Apple’s mysterious 'Hidra' chip

 

It's coming this year

 

Rumors have been gathering pace about a secretive Apple chip codenamed “Hidra,” Digital Trends reported. We’ve combed the internet for all of the latest information on the tech giant’s upcoming superpowered chip.

Right now, it appears that Hidra is an “Ultra” tier chip — that is, the M4 Ultra. If that’s the case, it’ll come to the Mac Studio and the Mac Pro, but don’t expect to see it anywhere else, as devices like the MacBook Pro and Mac mini simply don’t need that much power (and probably wouldn’t be able to cool it anyway) ...

 
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MOBILE

 

How to watch Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Unpacked event on January 22

 

Get ready — Samsung's next Unpacked event is on Wednesday!

 

After months of leaks, Samsung will finally unveil the Galaxy S25 series at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event for the Galaxy S25 series is on Wednesday, January 22, starting at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET, or 6 p.m GMT. Like previous Galaxy Unpacked events, Samsung will live stream it across multiple platforms. You can watch it on the Samsung website, the Samsung Community page, and its YouTube channel.

The highlight will be the Galaxy S25 series (S25, S25 Plus, S25 Ultra,) and possibly a fourth device rumored to be the “S25 Slim.” Read on to find out what else to expect ...

 
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AUDIO / VIDEO

 

3D-printed hack makes Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headband more comfortable 

 

For as little as $25, you can make your $400 Sony headphones feel way more comfortable

 

If you use Sony's flagship WH-1000XM5 headphones and find that the headband causes discomfort during prolonged listening sessions, then Digital Trends has a 3D-printed solution. It involves a set of small adapters that snap onto the XM5's tubular headband sliders. The adapters have rectangular slots that are sized to accommodate a $9 replacement headband for the SteelSeries Arctis 7 headphones that you can get from Amazon for a mere $9.

Once installed, you can alter the length of the Arctis headband to taste, but the trick is to make it smaller than the size of the XM5's headband ...

 
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ENTERTAINMENT

 

Netflix CEO opens up about the David Lynch TV series that was almost made

 

Netflix was 'all in' on making David Lynch's final TV show, but the project never came to be

 

Following the recent death of the visionary filmmaker David Lynch, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has recalled the time when the director came close to making "his last project" with Netflix. "He came into Netflix to pitch a limited series which we jumped at,” Sarandos said in a post on Instagram. “It was ... filled with mystery and risks but we wanted to go on this creative ride with this genius. First COVID, then some health uncertainties [led] to this project never being produced but we made it clear that as soon as he was able, we were all in."

Sarandos described Lynch as "an unapologetic genius," adding: "His body of work is remarkable, visionary, bold, and artful" ...

 
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GAMING

 

Microsoft's Xbox Developer_Direct is just around the corner

 

Game Pass subscribers on any platform will want to tune in

 

Microsoft is holding another Xbox Developer_Direct showcase to highlight four games making their way to Xbox Game Pass throughout 2025, Digital Trends reported. It means we’ll finally get a new look at games like Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, while a surprise reveal will also generate excitement.

The event will take place at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on Thursday, January 23, and will be streamed in real time across official Xbox and Bethesda channels on YouTube and Twitch. Expect the showcase to run for around 45 minutes ...

 
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