ICYMI: the week's 8 biggest tech news stories from Nintendo's new alarm clock, to Toyota's revolutionary EV charging tech
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· TechRadarNews By Hamish HectorContributions from Darren Allan, Timothy Coleman, John-Anthony Disotto, Graham Barlow, Josephine Watson published 12 October 2024
This week, after months of waiting for a follow-up to the hugely successful Nintendo Switch handheld we finally got brand new Nintendo hardware in form of a clock called Alarmo. We also saw some major AI developments for Gemini, and the RTX 5090 price leaked (spoiler, it ain't cheap).
To catch up on all of this and more, we've collected the week's biggest news stories here so you can find out about everything you missed.
Once you're up to speed why not check out our picks for the seven new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (October 11).
8. Apple struggled to keep a lid on the M4 MacBook Pro
Apple doesn’t really do leaks, so this week was something of a shock for tech fans used to its watertight launches.
Not only did we see a wave of credible video and benchmark leaks for the rumored M4 MacBook Pro, several people in Russia claimed to be selling the unannounced laptop on a classified ads site. Not quite on the level of leaving an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar, but not far off.
While it’s possible that those now-pulled adverts were fakes, the sheer number of convincing leaks suggests that an M4 MacBook Pro is coming soon – potentially with more Thunderbolt ports and a Space Black version.
7. Toyota revealed a future powered by hydrogen cartridges
Hydrogen hit the headlines again this week as a possible fuel source for cars and even homes as Toyota revealed some concept portable cartridges that look like giant AA batteries.
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