This week was full of major announcements. Google presented the iPhone 16th (potentially) beating Google Pixel 9a, we reviewed Creed Shadow from Assassin and we loved it, and Nvidia presented a real Star Wars droid in real life.
To make up for all this and more, you can scroll down to see the seven largest technological news of the week you don’t want to have missed.
Once you are all up to date, consult our choices for the 7 new films and television programs to broadcast this weekend (March 22).
1. The Google Pixel 9a blanket broke
Google removed the pixel 9a covers this week, finally giving us an official overview of its last budgetary phone. At a quick glance, you will probably not notice a huge difference from Pixel 8A, but look more closely, and there are neat changes.
To start, the phone design has changed with more flat sides and a larger display – which is also brighter – as well as a rear camera configuration which avoids the pill -shaped design of the Pixel 9 and opts for modules that combine the hunter with the rear of the phone.
Under the hood, you will find the G4 Tensor G4 chip designed by Google, ready to supply many Google Gemini activities and AI generative tools. There is also a larger battery. All this happens at the same price as the predecessor of Pixel 9a, but there is a slight warning in that Google delayed the release of the phone until April due to a “quality problem of the components” mystery.
2. We found the droid we are looking for
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Star Wars’ droids are similar to the Keynote reality of NVIDIA GTC 2025 while Blue joined Jenson Huang on stage to show the new Newton engine of the company. The robot was dismissed on the stage after the participants looked at a simulated version of the droid digitally explore the surface of a sandy planet far, far.
This virtual landscape is what Newton is. Rather than having to really build a robot and real environments with a wide range of surface conceptions and materials to train your robot, with Newton, you can rather build everything digitally, run simulation and AI will gradually learn how to sail. Once you have practically formed the model, you can download this data on a real version of the robot, and like the NEO training in the Blue matrix, other robots instantly become experts.
During the speech, Huang also presented a lot of new materials to develop AI, more humanoid robots and autonomous vehicle technology.
3. Pebble returned with two new smart watches
It’s a big week for fans of Retro Gadget, because the new Core-Appareils company of the founder of Pebble, Eric Migicovsky, unveiled two new smart watches running the now open source. The Core 2 duo is a low -power intelligent watch with four buttons, a few basic features, a black and white MIP screen and access to the suite of 10,000 third party applications.
The second watch, The Core Time 2, is a larger version improved with a color touch screen and a heart rate monitor. Above all, the two watches last up to 30 days, an impressive autonomy 40 times the battery of your average Apple Watch.
Although both are limited races, Migicovsky said he “would do more” if they succeeded well. Available in pre-order now, the two devices will be published in July.
4. We examined the LG C5 OLED TV
We got our hands on one of the most anticipated TVs in 2025, the LG C5 OLED TV. The last iteration of the CC LG series always popular, we spent a week with the C5 and the spoiler alert; It’s fantastic.
Managing five in five stars in our criticism, we loved the superb image quality of the LG C5, superb game performances, a full suite of game functionalities and an intuitive Smart TV platform with new useful AI tools. Even his integrated sound was solid!
To address the elephant in the room, no, it is not so different from its predecessor, the LG C4, and even if it is there, the C5 seems too expensive. But, when the time of the C4 is sold, the C5 is a fantastic replacement and should already be one of the best TVs of 2025.
5. In -depth research has been free to use
In -depth research is the Google Gemini AI research assistant. Rather than the usual research and response of the standard chatbot model, using in -depth research, Gemini sets up a full report on everything you have asked for, including the quotes of sources he analyzes.
It works better if you throw really fleshy questions that need it to consult several sources, such as “what percentage of dogs in the United States are puppies?”, For example. He offers a plan for the research he will undertake, which you can modify, then produces his report. He can take a few minutes from the Gemini to assemble an in -depth research report, but when he does, you get a document that you can open in Google Docs which covers the subject in a conclusive manner.
Better still, deep research is now free for all gemini users.
6. Assassin’s Creed came out of the shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now released and is immediately one of our favorites in the whole series. Offering the best open -world role -playing game in this CREED game line, Shadows is hurting and not bad. And I should know, after spending more than 40 hours in the game now.
An important part of the success of the game is the implementation and execution of some of the best fights in the series. The two protagonists, Naee and Yasuke, offer separate combat styles and a unique range of weapons that they can use – but everyone can engage in a very fluid, coarse and impactful fight. Whether you know enemies with small blades like Nae, or crushed them on the place with a Kanobo like Yusuke, the fight is Shadows is superb.
Ubisoft Quebec has also redesigned the exploration and discovery of the world with Shadows And implemented a much more rewarding and satisfactory method to do so. Instead of points of view revealing a sea of entities known in the landscape for you, Shadows Give you only a few points of interest and locations – not marked, so you should go and know what they are. The results are a method of exploring the world that feels enriching to explore and get from the location to the location, from the landscape to the landscape and the region to the region.
And while the main story drops a little, and the Hideout mode which offers comfortable base manufacturers a little something can be a drain, there is just SO a lot to do Shadows“ Framework of feudal Japan that I will devote dozens more to collect tea sets, paint wildlife, meditate, learn new combos, make contracts and assassinate the bad guys.
7. Lego and Pokémon broke the Internet
Lego and Pokémon broke the Internet this week when everyone’s favorite plastic bricks announced a partnership with the most precious media franchise in the world. For years, we hoped for a Pikachu collaboration with Lego, and now our dreams seem ready to become a reality.
In 2026, perfectly timed with Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, you can go on “a real LEGO® Pokémon ™ adventure”. Although we do not know which LEGO sets will be made available, the trailer presented the pikachu tail, so the Pokémon mascot is almost a certainty.
We would not be surprised to see regular versions celebrating the vast library of Pokémon; After all, there are now more than 1,000 species dating from 1996. With generation 10 on the horizon and the new video games of Nintendo Switch that are launching this year, it is definitely an exciting period to be a fan of Pokémon.
