Rodrigo Ghedin

MacBook Neo. Apple has announced a new entry-level MacBook. Colorful and equipped with an iPhone chip (A18 Pro), it starts at USD 599 (without Touch ID, available only in the most expensive version). Will it be a hit?

Vykar Backup. The creator of BorgBase and Vorta has launched a new backup app. Vykar promises to be a complete backup solution, something that Manu says is lacking in the market. For now, he asks that Vykar be used in parallel with other more traditional solutions — errors can happen with newly released software.

Lock Scroll With a Vengeance. If you've never known what this key is for, this post has videos demonstrating how it works. It's a key created for spreadsheets. It still works today — as it was designed — in Excel.

Snake on the terminal. Just run the command ssh snakes.run and start playing. (Apparently it's multiplayer.)

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here every Thursday. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

A phone that’s also a lighter, Engadget. Oukitel’s WP63 is one of those bulky cell phones that people take into the woods, with a giant battery (20,000 mAh), flashlight, and a loud speaker. New this year is that it comes with a lighter, like the ones that used to be in cars. For USD 500.

Motorola Razr Fold announced. Motorola already had foldable phones, but they were small. The Razr Fold is the first large one, similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7, and features a massive 6,000 mAh battery with new silicon-carbon technology. In Europe, it will cost € 2,000. The device will also have a commemorative edition for the Men's Football World Cup.

Telegram update brings WhatsApp features. Looks like the tables have turned, right? Tags for group members and stickers from photos are two of the new features “inspired” by WhatsApp. There are others, including the use of Telegram for authentication in apps and websites (don't do this).

AI slop images on the Standard Notes website. Riding on the news about the end of Simplenote's development, someone recommended Proton's Standard Notes. I visited the website and… what are those terrible images?

FairScan. A simple, no-frills app for capturing documents with your phone's camera and converting them to *.pdf or image. Free, FOSS, for Android.

10-year anniversary of Stardew Valley. I had no idea it had been that long. Development began in 2012, four years before its release. This video, presented by the game's creator, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, shows footage from the beginning, when it was still called “Sprout Valley.”

Walkman.land. A tribute website to the pioneer of music on the go, the Walkman (and similar devices).

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here every Thursday. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

Apple announces iPhone 17e. With the 17 series chip (A19), double the storage (256 GB), and finally, magnets on the back (MagSafe). Suggested price is the same as the previous model, USD 599.

Microsoft bans the use of the word “Microslop” on Copilot's Discord server and then shuts it down, Windows Latest. I know some readers are fed up with AI, but this is too funny to pass up.

/e/OS 3.5. The new version of the European “degoogled” Android brings security fixes from LineageOS 22.2, WebAssembly support in the web browser, and improvements for the Fairphone 6.

Splittio. An app for splitting expenses, similar to Splitwise and Splid, for Android and iOS. Free, with paid AI features.

WalletWallet. Don't worry, it's not a rerun. Alen, who develops this web app that creates cards for the iOS Wallet app, sent an email to let us know the new features: real-time preview, barcode scanner, logo uploading, and an API for developers. And it's still free.

Glyph Navigator. A beautiful website with original navigation featuring various glyphs.

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here every Thursday. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

Meta: Parents will be alerted if their children search for suicide and self-harm. The alert will be triggered if the minor searches "repeatedly in a short period" for terms related to these subjects. It will begin "in the coming weeks."

HBO Max’s password-sharing crackdown will expand globally in 2026, The Wrap. The practice has already been curbed in the US since last August. We can't have good things, can we…

Samsung’s redesigned Galaxy Buds 4 lineup has retooled sound, improved ANC and new features, Engadget. The slap on the wrist given to Samsung's designers had the desired effect and, unlike the Buds3 Pro, the new model is not a copy of Apple's AirPods Pro. (The features are identical, however.)

Typhoon. This weather forecast app has been rewritten in Qt 6. The look hasn't changed, but it's become more flexible (window resizing, transparency effects) and now has a Windows version in addition to Linux.

Random colour. A color fills the screen. Each time the page is reloaded, the color changes.

Movie Game. Watch the trailer and try to guess the movie's IMDb rating.

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here every Thursday. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 series. The main new feature unrelated to AI is the Galaxy S26 Ultra's “Privacy Screen,” which obscures the screen at wider angles, on demand. Even notifications (and only notifications) can be obscured. All three models are now available, and more expensive than S25 series.

Age requirements for apps distributed in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana. Brazil is the most affected by this round of changes, as a result of a new law (“ECA Digital”) that takes effect in March.

Projectivy Launcher. Alternative launcher for Android/Google TV, with no ads or recommended content.

Mixflow. Music streaming to listen to in the background while you work or study. It supports account creation; I don't know what the difference is between that and just listening without signing in.

Dither Image Online. Another image editor with the dither effect. In the Tool menu, there are more similar effects.

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here every Thursday. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

AI kill switch in Firefox. As expected, Firefox 148 comes with a button that turns off all AI features in the browser. Now available.

I played it. App to manage your “backlog” or the list of video games you want to play. Free, for iOS/iPadOS, and developed by reader Hugo dos Anjos.

Letters to a young creator. The Steve Jobs Archive has released a new free book, Letters to a young creator, featuring letters from public figures telling “What it takes to make something great.”

Experiment with Pixels. Neal's new game is a simulator of everything, with materials that react like in real life, with a pixelated appearance.

Hacker Typer. A fake terminal that is filled in from any key pressed. Except for F, which (de)activates full screen. Press Alt three times to receive an access granted message.