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Google mobile phones drop in price, Sony’s (almost) top headphones on sale, discounts on consoles and more. Hunting Bargains

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If you had been waiting for Friday like May water, today in Xataka we return with a new Hunting Bargains Loaded with offers, especially because El Corte Inglés is currently celebrating its Save the VAT. Do you want to buy a mobile phone or a console? Well, stay, there are very good prices. Google Pixel 9a by 348 eurosa small mobile phone with a good photography section. Sony WH-1000XM5 by 198.99 eurosexcellent headphones from Sony with one of the best noise cancellations we have tested. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL by 928 eurosGoogle’s top mobile phone with one of its best prices to date. nintendo switch 2 by 489 eurosa pack with the console, a video game and a keychain. Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK by 82.63 eurosa compact sound bar with wireless subwoofer. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 9a It is not one of the most recent mobile phones that the brand has launched, but the Google Pixel 9a It is still available in many stores and… what prices. El Corte Inglés has it right now for 348 euros during its Save the VAT campaign, a fairly reasonable price for a smartphone of its size. It is quite small as it has a 6.3-inch screen, its refresh rate reaches 120 Hz, the software will be updated until 2032 and Its photographic section offers very good results. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Sony WH-1000XM5 The same happens with the Sony WH-1000XM5. It will not be the most recent generation, but it is the one that usually has the best discounts in campaigns like the one at El Corte Inglés, since the store has them right now for 198.99 euros. These headphones stand out mainly because they have one of the best noise cancellations we’ve testedthey are quite comfortable even if we use them for hours and their autonomy is quite good. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 Pro XL If the previous mobile phone falls short and you are looking for a much more complete and current model, The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL It has also dropped in price to 928 euros. It is Google’s most complete and largest mobile with a screen 6.8 inches and LTPO panel from 1 to 120 Hz. It incorporates the Google Tensor G5 processor along with 16 GB of RAM and its photographic section offers very good results both due to its sensors and the software. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links nintendo switch 2 One more week we return with a new pack of the nintendo switch 2. MediaMarkt usually releases unofficial packs every week or two weeks and this time it has brought together the Nintendo console along with the video game ‘Pokémon Pokopia‘and a keychain’Mario Kart World‘. All this for 489 euros. That is, taking into account that the console costs 469 euros, the video game and the keychain would cost us 20 euros. It is a good pack, especially considering that the console will soon increase in price. Nintendo Switch 2 + Pokémon Pokopia + keychain The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK Having a sound bar at home as a companion for your TV doesn’t have to cost a fortune. El Corte Inglés, for example, right now has the Panasonic SC-HTB250EGK for a price of 82.63 euros. It includes its own wireless subwoofer, offers a total power of 120W at 2.1 channels and is compatible with Dolby Digital. In addition, it allows you to connect external devices via Bluetooth or HDMI. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Google, Sony, Nintendo, Panasonic In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price (2026). Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 99 euros In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2026), we have tested them and here are their analyzes

TCL will make Sony’s next TVs in a deal to confront a common enemy: Samsung and LG

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If you have felt an earthquake and you don’t know where it is coming from, the easiest thing is for it to come from Japan. Specifically, from the headquarters of a Sony that has been associated with excellence in image quality for decades and that ends of ceding control of its Bravia brand to the Chinese company TCL. Since the time of Trinitron technology (so currently sought after to play on retro consoles) until Wega and the current Bravia, the Japanese giant had earned a deserved space in the premium range. They did not manufacture their panels (they bought them from Samsung and LG), but they did fine-tune them to offer very purist cinematic experiences. On the other side of the pond, in China, TCL has grown in recent years until it became one of the largest panel manufacturing companies. Now, China and Japan are joining their paths thanks to a joint venture that will take advantage of “the high-quality audio and image technology that Sony has cultivated over the years.” And the accounts are favorable for TCL: while the Chinese will control 51% of the joint-venture, the Japanese will keep 49%. It makes… quite a bit of sense. Movement that sounds more like a win-win than a retreat Although Sony televisions have extremely high-quality panels and modes that are very suitable for both movies and, above all, for video games in conjunction with a PlayStation 5the market has become increasingly complicated. Sony’s brand value and its name make its televisions more expensive than those of the competition, and that competition (led by Samsung or LG), is tighter than ever thanks to its OLED and QD-OLED technology. TCL is not far behind. After a huge investment in plants within China, the company has specialized in manufacturing Gen 10.5 panels. This implies that they have an enormous production capacity, which in practice translates into an ability like few others to flood the market with large-inch televisions at rock-bottom prices. That’s where this joint venture makes perfect sense. In its statement, Sony has confirmed that the company will operate globally and carry out the entire process: development, design, manufacturing, logistics, sales and customer service for both televisions and home audio equipment. We believe this strategic partnership with Sony represents a unique opportunity to combine the strengths of Sony and TCL – Du Juan, President of TCL Electronics That name of ‘Sony’ and ‘Bravia’ is a perfect opportunity for a TCL that will see how it can operate a brand of international prestige. For its part, Sony gains muscle that it did not have until now thanks to the most powerful companies when it comes to producing large-scale panels. Of course, apart from that 51% over Sony’s 49%, and the possibility of using its name, TCL gains something else: penetration in Japan, a protectionist market that prioritizes Japanese brands, especially against arrivals from China. The Japanese company has commented that it will be at the end of 2026 when the binding agreements between the two will be closed in order to begin operations in April 2027. And although this is an interesting operation as a whole, TCL is the clear winner: it gains premium credibility without having to build it from scratch, while Sony dilutes precisely what made its brand valuable. Images | TCL, Xataka In Xataka | The next big chip crisis is beginning. And this time copper and water are responsible.

He installed Windows 95 in a PS2 and confirmed why it is one of Sony’s most indomitable consoles

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Someone set out to take a PS2 to the limit: to operate a desk operating system In the legendary Sony console. He got it, although not precisely in the way many could imagine. And he didn’t stop there. He also tried to operate a game as mythical as ‘Doom’. The idea sounds simple: take an ancient operating system and make it work on a console two decades ago. However, chow our 3D games colleagues collectjust look a little more closely to understand why that combination, in reality, is almost impossible. The experiment that led an operating system to a console limit The PlayStation 2 was market in 2000 with a custom -designed architecture for video games. Its processor, the Emotion Engineruns about 300 MHz and works with a set of instructions different from that used by the personal computers of the time. Next to him, Windows 95 —Caszado in 1995 – was created to function in X86 processorsas the Intel 386 or 486 classics. Since the PlayStation 2 could not directly execute Windows 95, a good idea was to simulate a compatible computer within the console itself. And that is exactly what he did The YouTube channel Metrabyte. Did not turn to a native installer – because it does not exist – but to the standard installation of Windows 95 within Bochsan X86 architecture emulator. To put it, the youtuber loaded a version of Bochs adapted for the console, connected a USB keyboardand started the process. At first he used a USB memory to advance with the installation of Windows 95. But he soon found an obvious bottleneck: the USB port of the PS2 barely reaches 1.5 MB/s. To avoid this, he ended up choosing a more handmade solution: moving the files to an old IDE hard drive – rescued from an IMAC and mounted on an external housing – that connected to the console. Windows 95 was not designed to execute from an environment emulated on a console, much less from such limited storage units. Each step required a lot of time. The process lasted a good part of the night. The author himself calculates that around 10 amalthough he admits not knowing exactly how long it took. But the system finally started. Windows 95 was on the screen. With your colors, your desk, your starting bar. He even managed to open Paint. The keyboard worked, although USB mouse was not recognized. The fluidity was minimal. And when he tried to execute ‘Doom’, one of his original ideas, the system simply could not with him. Images | Metrabyte In Xataka | If you see energy bars on people’s head, you are not hallucinating: it is a common phenomenon and is called GTP

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