Topic: holiday season
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A Calm Before the Christmas Rush: Sunday Preview
Warhammer Quest: Darkwater is now available worldwide, offering a cooperative holiday gaming experience. Final shipping deadlines for Christmas have passed, but digital vouchers or in-store visits can provide last-minute gift solutions. A festive gift guide is available for product ideas and holi...
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Get a Year of NSO Free with Switch 2 & Mario Kart Bundle (UK)
Nintendo is offering a UK-exclusive holiday bundle for the Switch 2, which includes the console, *Mario Kart World*, a free 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership, and a Luigi ornament for £429.99. The bundle represents a significant saving of nearly £59 compared to buying the items separatel...
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Google's New AI Shopping Tools for Holiday Deals
Google has introduced new AI-powered shopping tools across its platforms, including AI Mode, Gemini app, and Google Search, to help users find deals and make faster purchasing decisions. These features allow users to describe desired items in natural language, brainstorm gift ideas, compare produ...
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Master Google Ads Promotions: A Step-by-Step Checklist
Promotion assets in Google Ads help businesses showcase deals directly in search results, enhancing visibility and attracting customers during peak shopping seasons and year-round. These assets offer visual distinction and operational flexibility, allowing for time-sensitive promotions without re...
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Nintendo December 2025: Your Monthly Gaming Recap
Nintendo has released *Metroid Prime 4: Beyond* and My Nintendo is offering exclusive December rewards, including a Mario and Yoshi statue sweepstakes and a *Metroid Prime 4* holographic poster set. Members can enter two separate sweepstakes for physical collectibles using Platinum Points, and al...
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Last Chance: Save $50 on PS5 Fortnite Bundle
Sony has reduced the price of its special Fortnite PS5 bundles by $50, offering the console with exclusive in-game content for a limited time until December 24th. The broader holiday sale includes a discounted limited-edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 Slim bundle and price cuts on various accessories an...
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Microsoft's Ugly Sweaters Are Back: Clippy, Xbox, and Zune
Microsoft has revived its holiday sweater tradition with three limited-edition designs: an "Artifact" style with retro icons, a Zune-inspired brown sweater, and a green Xbox-themed sweater. The sweaters, priced between $59.95 and $79.95, serve as nostalgic collectibles celebrating different eras ...
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Save $50 on Philips Hue String Lights for October Prime Day
Amazon's October Prime Day offers Prime subscribers discounted premium holiday decorations, including the Philips Hue Festavia string lights at $169.99, a $50 savings from the original price. These smart lights feature 250 color-changing LEDs, preloaded scenes, and seamless integration with other...
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Save Over 50% on the New Blink Video Doorbell
The Blink Video Doorbell is on sale for $28.99 until November 7th, offering features like live viewing and two-way talk, with a discounted bundle option available. This latest model features enhanced 1440p video resolution, a 150-degree field of view, and a 1:1 aspect ratio for better visitor and...
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Switch 2 Holiday Sales Reportedly Disappoint
The Nintendo Switch 2 had a weaker holiday sales performance than its predecessor, with significant regional declines, including a 35% drop in U.S. November sales compared to the original Switch's 2017 launch period. Despite the holiday slump, the Switch 2's full-year 2025 sales in the UK and Jap...
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16 Must-Have Tech Gifts Under $100 for Hobbyists & PC Builders
The article highlights that a budget under $100 offers many clever and practical gadgets for tech enthusiasts, from essential tools to nostalgic items. It recommends specific products like the Hoto PixelDrive screwdriver for building tasks, the Ugreen Nexode power bank for mobile charging, and th...
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Save Up to $250 on Garmin Smartwatches Before Black Friday
Garmin smartwatches are currently available with significant discounts, including up to $250 off directly from the manufacturer and up to $500 off on earlier models at Amazon, with Walmart offering options starting at $150. The premium Garmin fenix 8 model is discounted by $250, featuring excepti...
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Google's New Merch Features Beloved Android Plushie
Google has launched a new collection of official merchandise, including a popular Android plushie, expanding its online store's offerings. The standout item is a $36 Android Classic Plushie, identical to a previous version, now made more accessible through the main Google Store. Additional new pr...
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Your Ultimate Black Friday 2025 Guide by The Verge
The holiday season begins with Black Friday on November 28th, followed by Cyber Monday on December 1st, initiating a week of major retail discounts both in stores and online. Electronics and gadgets, including laptops, OLED TVs, and headphones, typically receive the most substantial price reducti...
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Disneyland's Priciest Drink May Soon Vanish
Disneyland offers an extravagant $250 "cookie shot" featuring Louis XIII cognac in an edible chocolate glass, a significant price increase from 2022. This luxury item reflects a broader trend of rising consumer prices across the U.S., affecting both essentials and discretionary goods. The seasona...
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TikTok Shop Takes on Amazon and eBay with Digital Gift Cards
TikTok Shop has launched digital gift cards for its U.S. marketplace, strategically timing the release for the holiday season to compete with major e-commerce platforms like Amazon and eBay. The feature offers highly personalized, animated cards for various occasions, with funds instantly added t...
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Steam Winter Sale: Hades II, Elden Ring & More Discounted
The Steam Winter Sale runs from December 18 to January 5, offering major annual discounts on PC games. Major titles like *Hades II*, *Elden Ring Nightreign*, and *Kingdom Come: Deliverance II* are confirmed to be discounted. The sale is a key opportunity for expanding game libraries or finding ho...
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Google Posts Now Supports Scheduling & Multi-Location Publishing
Google Business Profiles now allow scheduling of posts in advance and publishing them across multiple locations, streamlining digital content management for more efficient marketing. The scheduling feature enables businesses to automatically publish content at optimal times by selecting a specifi...
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Score Black Friday Streaming Deals on Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max & More
Major streaming platforms like Disney+, HBO Max, and Paramount+ are offering significant Black Friday discounts, making premium content more affordable for new and returning subscribers. Disney+ is bundling with Hulu for $4.99/month for a year, while HBO Max provides its Basic plan at $2.99/month...
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Google PMax Ads Now Available on Waze
Google has integrated Waze advertising into Performance Max campaigns for store visits, allowing automatic placement of ads on drivers' maps without extra setup. The platform now offers enhanced channel performance reporting, providing visibility into ad placements across Google's ecosystem, incl...
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Asus Controller with Screen Hits Lowest Price Ever
The Asus ROG Raikiri Pro, a premium wireless controller for Xbox and PC, is now available at its lowest-ever price of £89.99, a 40% discount. Its key feature is an integrated OLED screen that allows for on-the-fly adjustments to settings like button profiles and audio without separate software. T...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Black Friday: First-Time Buyer's Guide
The Nintendo Switch 2 is highly sought after during the holiday season, with Black Friday promotions offering opportunities to purchase the console, games, and accessories. The console is backward compatible with most original Switch games and accessories, but requires specific MicroSD Express ca...
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The Ultimate 2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Teens
This guide helps select holiday gifts for teenagers by balancing popular tech with creative offline options to match diverse interests. Tech-focused suggestions include gaming laptops, instant cameras, and digital drawing tablets for gamers, content creators, and artists. Offline gift ideas like ...
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Score 15% Cash Back on AliExpress Black Friday Deals
AliExpress has launched early Black Friday promotions with items shipped from US warehouses to avoid import fees and long delivery times, offering significant savings on categories like electric bikes, gaming consoles, and 3D printers, plus a 15% cash back deal via Retailmenot. Shoppers can use v...
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Mondelez to Use AI for TV Ads in 2026
Mondelez International is adopting AI to create television commercials, aiming to significantly reduce marketing production costs and marking a major shift in corporate content creation. The company has invested over $40 million in a generative AI video platform, which is expected to halve produc...
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Mailchimp Launches New Ecommerce Features Post-Holiday
Intuit Mailchimp is launching platform upgrades to help small and mid-sized merchants unify fragmented customer data and run effective omnichannel campaigns, addressing a common challenge of being data-rich but insight-poor. Key enhancements include deeper integrations like an improved Shopify co...
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Top Pokémon Gifts for 2025: TCG, Games & Plushies
The 2025 return of Mega Evolution, led by the upcoming game *Pokémon Legends: Z-A*, is energizing merchandise across trading cards, video games, and collectibles. For the Trading Card Game, new Mega Evolution-focused sets like *Phantasmal Flames* are prominent, with premium collections featuring ...
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Rising Google Ads MCC Takeover Scams: How Phishing Attacks Work
A surge in sophisticated phishing attacks is compromising Google Ads Manager accounts, allowing fraudsters to drain advertising budgets of tens of thousands of dollars within hours, even bypassing two-factor authentication. Attackers use deceptive emails that mimic legitimate Google invitations, ...
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Google's AI Shops for You: Conversational Search & Agentic Checkout
Google has launched AI shopping innovations including conversational search, an enhanced Gemini app, and automated checkout to streamline the online buying experience for the holidays. The AI features provide tailored product responses, price tracking, and automated purchasing via Google Pay, whi...
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Samsung's MicroSD Express Cards Undercut Switch 2 Memory Card Price
Samsung has launched new P9 MicroSD Express memory cards in 256GB and 512GB sizes, providing an affordable storage option for Nintendo Switch 2 owners during the holiday season. The 512GB model is priced at $94.99 on Amazon, offering better performance than cheaper alternatives, while the 256GB v...
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Nintendo Showcases Enhanced Switch Games for Switch 2
Nintendo has released a trailer showcasing first-party games with significant upgrades for its latest console, leveraging improved hardware for a better player experience. Technical enhancements include optimized visuals with sharper textures, HDR support for richer colors, and improved frame rat...
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Best Deals This Week: Pixel 10 Phones & Switch 2 Games
The post-Christmas week offers significant discounts on tech and entertainment, including Google Pixel phones, an Anker power bank, and Nintendo Switch games. Google's Pixel 10 series is at near-record low prices, featuring the Tensor G5 chip, improved cameras, and Qi2 charging, with Pro models o...
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Best of 2025: The Verge's Top Picks
The article highlights standout tech and media discoveries from 2025, including Cory Doctorow's book on digital life, Sony's top-tier noise-canceling headphones, and the powerful Nintendo Switch 2 console. It features revolutionary productivity and smart home tools, such as the Claude Code AI for...
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Google Resolves Page Indexing Report Delays
Google has fixed a significant delay in its Search Console indexing report, restoring near real-time data after a month-long outage that hindered site monitoring. The restoration includes the resumption of email alerts for indexing issues, following a similar fix to performance reports, giving us...
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Meta's AI Glasses Update Adds Conversation Boost Feature
Meta's new **Conversation Focus** feature for its smart glasses uses directional microphones to amplify a speaker's voice, improving clarity in noisy environments. The update also introduces a Spotify integration where the Meta AI assistant can generate context-aware playlists based on a user's v...
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Perplexity's AI Personal Shopper Puts You First
Perplexity has launched a free AI shopping tool in the U.S., allowing users to search for products, refine suggestions through dialogue, and purchase items directly via PayPal-integrated merchants. The AI assistant retains context from past interactions to personalize recommendations, with the fe...
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Google Merchant Center Launches Centralized Issue Page
Google Merchant Center has launched a new Issue Details Page to help advertisers quickly identify and resolve account or product listing issues, especially during busy shopping periods. The centralized page displays all current problems, recommended actions, business impacts, and affected product...
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Ghost of Yotei Sales Match Ghost of Tsushima Success in Europe
Ghost of Yotei achieved a strong European launch, debuting at number two in sales charts, closely mirroring the success of its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. The sequel's performance is notable given its release on the PS5, which has a smaller user base than the PS4, and without the pandemic-dri...
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Amazon's AirPods Pro 3 Hit Record Low Price
Amazon is offering a significant Black Friday discount on AirPods Pro 3, reducing the price from $249 to $220, making them more accessible. The earbuds are praised for their comfort, secure fit, active noise cancellation, improved battery life, and include a heart-rate sensor for tracking workout...
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Reggie Fils-Aimé Reacts to Nintendo Switch 2 Lineup
Reggie Fils-Aimé was initially puzzled by the Switch 2's software lineup, noting it lacks the strong launch titles like a new 3D Mario or flagship Zelda game that the original Switch had. He believes the Switch 2's success depends on attracting major third-party games and providing developers wit...
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Norton Rolls Out Global AI Scam Protection for All 360 Plans
Norton has globally expanded its AI-powered Scam Protection to all Norton 360 and mobile security plans, offering real-time defense against scams across web browsing, email, SMS, video platforms, and phone calls. Social engineering threats, including scams, are the most common cyber danger, makin...
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Why Tariff Stacking Is a Nightmare: A CTA Expert Explains
International tariffs and unpredictable trade policies create significant uncertainty for tech companies, with tariff stacking disrupting supply chains and threatening consumer price increases. The volatility of constantly changing tariffs makes long-term planning nearly impossible, especially du...
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Your Pixel May Have a Surprise Update
Google has released an unexpected second software update for Pixel phones in December, likely containing a critical fix, though no official details have been provided. The update is currently reaching newer Pixel 8, 9, and 10-series models and is unusually small, suggesting a targeted hotfix rath...
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Tech Firms: Save Receipts for Potential Tariff Refunds
Technology companies should maintain detailed import expense records due to potential future semiconductor tariff refunds, as proposed tariffs create uncertainty in the recovering tech sector. The Trump administration's proposed semiconductor tariffs face growing pressure for postponement, with o...
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Stalker 2's Major Free Update Adds Hours of New Quests Soon
GSC Game World is releasing a major free update called Stories Untold for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl on December 16th, adding substantial narrative content. The update centers on a mysterious signal causing stalkers physical and psychological harm, with players investigating the Red Forest...
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