ICYMI: The Week's 7 Biggest Tech Stories and Mobile Software Updates

This week was a weird one in the world of tech, but we're still here to help you catch up on all the biggest tech news stories you might have missed in the past seven days. Here's your firmware update for February 8, 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Presentation

We now know exactly when the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is happening on April 2. Thanks to Nintendo’s official social media channels over on X / Twitter, it’s been confirmed that the anticipated broadcast will happen at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT / 3pm CEST. As for the contents of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the company remains tight-lipped. The presentation should give us a decent idea of the new hardware's improvements and it also seems reasonable to expect a look at new Nintendo Switch 2 games.

Mobile Software and Operating Systems

In the realm of mobile software, iOS 26: everything you need to know is already generating interest. On the 'I can't believe we're saying this end,' Apple got flustered by the iPhone's first-ever official porn app. Meanwhile, Windows 11 users rebel as top Microsoft exec says operating system is 'evolving into an agentic OS'. For those concerned about privacy, there are 8 popular apps that have ways to turn off AI and how you can do it.

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

OpenAI fought back against DeepSeek R1. It didn’t take long for OpenAI to flex its muscles following the incredible success of Chinese start-up DeepSeek. Just last week, we were talking about the US AI company’s concerns following the launch of a completely free reasoning model, DeepSeek R1, that was just as good, if not better, than OpenAI. In other news, iRobot's in trouble and I hope we don't lose Roomba, the original and arguably best robot vacuum. However, the iRobot CEO on how the Picea takeover presents a bright new future noted, 'This is good news for us'.

Hardware Discoveries

Dyson's new handheld vacuum turned out to be… not so new. Dyson has added a handheld vacuum to its range, but it turns out the Dyson Car+Boat is really just a V8 stick vacuum shipped without its wand and floorheads. Although it's not the newest Dyson stick vacuum, it is the smallest and lightest of the current range, and when pitted against other handhelds, the Car+Boat easily wins out.

Tech Topic	Key Details
Nintendo Switch 2	Direct presentation confirmed for April 2, 2025.
Windows 11	Microsoft exec describes the OS as "agentic".
DeepSeek R1	Free reasoning model challenging OpenAI.
Dyson Car+Boat	Actually a repackaged V8 vacuum from 2016.
iPhone Apps	First official porn app released on the platform.