ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the GTA 6 Extended Look to Meta's social media trial settlement

This week, Nokia launched new retro phones, and we got an extended look at GTA 6.

To catch up on all of this and plenty more, scroll down for our recap of the week’s biggest tech news stories.

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Nokia debuted new retro phones (Image credit: Nokia) The original Nokia may be gone, but its spirit lives on under its new HDM Global owner — and this week we welcomed the new Nokia 300 Charge, a dumbphone that’s brimming with handy features.

There are no touchscreens or apps here, which potential buyers will consider a good thing.

But the 300 Charge does have a handy power bank mode, which lets you charge up other gadgets via its USB-C port.

If you want an emergency camping phone, it also has a “high-power” LED flashlight.

Sadly, there’s no international pricing for the 300 Charge yet, but it is showing on HMD’s global website — so we will hopefully see this practical, anti-doomscrolling phone get a worldwide launch.

Read the full story: Nokia’s latest retro feature phone comes with a super-bright flashlight and built-in power bank 6.

We went to Gamescom (Image credit: Gamescom) This week we’ve been at Gamescom, and it was a treat.

There was the unusual batch of conferences like Gamescom Opening Night Live and the Future Games Show which showcased exciting new games and updates like our very first look at the highly anticipated The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past DLC.

We saw some incredible new hardware like a ridiculously fast 1100Hz OLED monitor , and the goofy IKEA x Xbox collection — plus so much more.

Read the full story: Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 5.