ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from testing Android XR glasses to a revolutionary smart ring

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13 Dec 2025, 08:00 · TechRadar

News By Hamish Hector published 13 December 2025

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It has been another busy week in the world of tech, which included us testing new Android XR glasses and watching the new Supergirl trailer.

To catch up on both of these and more, scroll down for our picks of the week's seven most important tech news stories. You'll find quick recaps of them all, and links to the larger story if you want to learn more about what's been happening.

When you're done here, be sure to also check out seven new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (December 12).

7. IKEA gave us a handy little smart light

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IKEA has been on something of a smart home roll recently – and this week it followed up its colorful new speaker-lamps with a handy little motion-sensitive light.

The Gömpyssling – an LED light that automatically turns on when motion is detected – wasn’t officially announced, instead just quietly sneaking onto IKEA’s European stores. It looks ideal for cupboards and a two-pack costs just £3 / €4, though we don’t yet know when (or if) it’s coming to other countries.

At that price, we obviously can’t expect any Wi-Fi smarts or phone connectivity, but it’s already shot to the top of our IKEA impulse buys list.

Read more: IKEA quietly launches a new smart light – and it's the simplest and most affordable one yet

6. DC told us to ‘Look Out’ for Supergirl

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Spoiler alert: there’s a moment at the end of last Summer’s blockbuster Superman film from James Gunn that literally left you yearning for more; it’s when a dishevelled and perhaps slightly inebriated Supergirl (aka Kara Zor-El, aka Superman’s cousin) stumbles into the Fortress of Solitude. It was a brief, comedic bit, but from that moment forward, we all wanted to see and learn more about the DCU’s updated version of the last surviving citizen of Krypton.

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