DOOM Is Free Today โ NX Tech Tips SHORT ๐ฑ (Oct 28)
Today's vertical Short โ four rapid-fire stories, each a fact wrapped in a joke. Swipe-stopping hook, punchline cards, no fat. Every episode, free.
๐ฎ Story 1 โ DOOM (2016) is free on Steam today. Ish.
Lenovo's running a key-drop giveaway for Doom (2016) on Steam today, October 28 โ it kicked off at 12 PM ET / 5 PM CET. The catch: you'll need a Lenovo account and a Twitch account linked up. The most 2016 price in gaming: zero dollars. Free. Ish. (Early reports say keys go fast โ check before you brag.)
๐ฅ๏ธ Story 2 โ Apple announced its first TOUCHSCREEN MacBook Pro
It finally happened at today's "Pro and Tell" event: Apple's first MacBook with a touchscreen โ a "PROLED" XDR tandem OLED display paired with M5 Pro silicon, Dynamic Island replacing the notch. For years Apple famously called laptop touchscreens ergonomically terrible. The apostles shipped one anyway.
โ๏ธ Story 3 โ Your scale now charges rent for your weight data
Withings announced that accounts created October 13, 2026 or later need a Withings+ subscription โ $99.50/year in the US โ for automatic syncing to third-party apps like Apple Health. Accounts from October 12th or earlier keep free sync. You bought the scale. The scale rents you the data.
๐ฐ MacRumors ยท MacObserver
๐ Story 4 โ Pokรฉmon Unite is shutting down March 23, 2027
The Pokรฉmon Company announced October 27 that Pokรฉmon Unite โ the game where Pikachu plays basketball โ ends service on March 23, 2027, on both mobile and Nintendo Switch. The scoreboard's final match. Pikachu loses to a calendar.
๐ฐ Crunchyroll News ยท Android Authority
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