ICYMI: The 7 Biggest Tech Stories of the Week, From CES to Galaxy Unpacked to the Return of Severance
A new year always brings a whole host of new devices to get excited about – and it all starts at CES.
The annual show in Las Vegas is a festival of technology, featuring everything from new TVs to laptops to weird and wacky robots – and we’ve rounded up the best of them below.
But that’s not the only news source this week, and outside of CES we got more rumors about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 phones (due in January) and the Nintendo Switch 2 console (expected sometime this year) – so on the subject of technology leaks, 2025 will start much as the previous year ended.
7. We were unable to detect any errors with the OnePlus 13
The OnePlus 13 launched globally this week, meaning those of us outside China can get our hands on it – and judging by US mobile editor Philip Berne’s official Ny Breaking review, it’s a fantastic flagship. Try as he might, he couldn’t find anything to complain about, even though there is a lot to discuss in terms of positives.
It’s described as “nice to hold”, “pleasant to use” and the most powerful phone you can buy right now (at least until the next Samsung Unpacked). Find out how the phone scores in all the key areas that matter, from the quality of its screen and the photos it takes, to its battery life and built-in Android software, in our review below.
- Read more: OnePlus 13 review: I’m stunned, I can’t find anything wrong with this phone
6. We reviewed the first six episodes of Severance Season 2
Another big review that went live on Ny Breaking this week was our look at the first six episodes of Disconnection season 2, and this time it was Senior Entertainment Reporter Tom Power doing the review. In short: this new season will probably be a bull’s-eye on the existing one Disconnection fans, and the show won some new ones too.
If you don’t mind some mild spoilers about how the first six episodes play out, read on to find out why Tom called this second season “a wonderful and coherently written second season, packed with melodrama, science fiction sensibilities, black comedy and enough mysteries to keep Sherlock Holmes busy for years to come.”
- Read more: Severance season 2 review: Apple TV Plus’s killer mystery thriller gets back to work with a bigger, bolder and more brilliantly bizarre entry
5. We saw more Nintendo Switch 2 leaks
Judging by the number of rumors we’re seeing now, it may not be long before the Nintendo Switch 2 is made official, and this week we had another wave of leaks.
One leak actually gave us a mockup of the expected Switch design: it looks like it will be new but familiar, with a larger screen than the current lineup of consoles.
Nintendo has actually stepped in to comment, so steady have the leaks and rumors been. It described the aforementioned mockup as “unofficial,” so make of that what you will. It looks like the updated console will see the light of day in a few months, when everything will finally be revealed.
4. Samsung Unpacked has gotten its official date
Samsung has confirmed that it will be hosting another Unpacked product launch event on Wednesday, January 22, but we don’t know much more than that in terms of details – well, not officially. However, the rumors and leaks surrounding this event have been non-stop, so we’ve made some educated guesses about what will happen.
In short, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will take the lead in the new gadget range – there may be as many as four of them this time – but we could also see news about Samsung’s virtual reality headset and a successor to the Galaxy Ring that launched last year was launched. year. Whatever happens, Ny Breaking will be there to cover all the news for you.
3. Nvidia unveiled the RTX 5000 series
One of the biggest announcements at CES was the unveiling of Nvidia’s highly anticipated RTX 5000 series, led by the high-end Nvidia RTX 5090. These GPUs look like substantial upgrades over their respective predecessors, as well as the performance levels on offer, we are also excited about the support for smaller cases.
Laptop and PC makers wasted no time unveiling new machines with RTX 5000 series components inside, and we heard about models from Acer, Asus, Razer and others. There was also the first laptop we’ve seen with a rollable screen from Lenovo, giving users instant access to a larger screen at the touch of a button.
Read more: Nvidia unveils new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 graphics cards at CES 2025
2. We saw TVs getting bigger and bigger
CES is always packed with TVs, and this year was no different. We got a sneak peek at the televisions that will hit the market in 2025. Some TV makers went all-in on the 100-inch-plus end of the spectrum, with Hisense going all the way to 163 inches – although these gargantuan sets will cost you a pretty penny.
If you’re in the market for a new TV this year, you can buy TV technology that’s better than ever: Some of the key TV innovations we saw at CES 2025 included variations on RGB backlighting and upgrades to a wireless connection boxes and improvements in OLED technology that provide brighter images with better colors.
1. We picked our favorite gadgets from CES 2025
There was a hell of a lot to see at CES 2025, but the Ny Breaking team did their best to get their hands on as many gadgets and gizmos as possible over the course of the week (see our TikTok feed for details). As the dust begins to settle from Las Vegas, we’ve picked our 25 favorite gadgets from the expo.
The range of new tech products here gives you an idea of how busy CES was: we got gaming consoles, TVs, wireless earbuds, turntables, laptops, phone chargers, augmented reality glasses, AI-powered fitness equipment and much more. . We also came across some rather strange and crazy robots this week.
All in all, it was a dazzling and dazzling showcase of what the year ahead has to offer – and based on this, there’s plenty to look forward to.