Technology News for Tuesday 22nd April 2025

1. Nintendo Switch 2 preorders: When it preorders will be available, how to qualify

In early April, those who had been waiting on the edge of their gaming chairs for news about the new Nintendo Switch 2 console finally got their wish. At the April 2, 2025 Nintendo Direct, the theme of the day was the Switch 2, including how much it ...

2. DARPA Eyes Orbital Mission to Map Lunar Water Ice

DARPA wants industry to design a small orbiter to map water ice across the Moon—and test technologies for autonomous navigation in perilously low lunar orbits. Spot the ice: The program—Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO)—seeks to design, ...

3. UbiQD Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Quantum Dot Technology

UbiQD closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners to expand its quantum dot manufacturing, R&D, and infrastructure. The company's proprietary quantum dot technology enhances light efficiency across agriculture, solar ...

4. NASA Tests Ultralight Antennas to Benefit Future National Airspace

Researchers use a flat aerogel array antenna to communicate with a geostationary satellite above the Earth during tests at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Credit: NASA/Jordan Cochran. NASA engineers are using one of the world's lightest ...

5. Tested: 2025 BMW M5 Is a Moonshot

(That would be 5251 pounds, which represents a 139-pound deduction from BMW's published curb weight, so that was a nice surprise. That said, the carbon-ceramic brakes and carbon-fiber roof ...

6. Scientists Say They've Discovered a New Color—an 'Unprecedented' Hue Only Ever Seen by Five People

Five people have experienced what scientists say is a brand-new color dubbed “olo,” thanks to an experiment that involved firing laser pulses into their eyes. The method allowed them to see a vibrant hue they described as a “blue-green of unprecedented ...

7. Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day

Video game studio Bethesda has announced the long-rumoured launch of a remastered version of its 2006 hit Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The fourth instalment of the series has maintained a cult following among fans despite it being almost two decades ...

8. Google Pixel phones may soon be manufactured in India amid steep tariffs on Vietnam

Google's parent company Alphabet is reportedly mulling shifting a portion of global Pixel phone manufacturing from Vietnam to India.

9. Cybersecurity company warns of new scams targeting Google users

(WJAR) — Cybersecurity company NordVPN is issuing a warning after detecting what they call a "triple whammy" of threats to Google users using platforms like Google Calendar, Google Meet and Gmail. NordVPN spokesperson Gerald Kasulis said the Google ...