Marcin Frąckiewicz, Author at TechStock²

December 2025’s Dazzling Cold Moon – A Final Supermoon Lighting Up the Long Winter Night

The December 4, 2025 full Moon, known as the Cold Moon, peaks at 23:15 UTC (6:15 p.m. EST; 3:15 p.m. PST in Los Angeles). This full Moon is a supermoon, about 7–8% larger in apparent size and roughly 15% brighter than a typical full Moon. It is the final in a series of three back-to-back 2025 supermoons, following October and November events. It is the closest full Moon to the winter solstice in 2025, though it occurs a couple weeks before the solstice and is also called the Long Night Moon. Because the Moon is at perigee, tides around the

10 August 2025

Night Sky

Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

The Beaver Moon occurs on November 5, 2025, with peak illumination at 13:19 GMT (8:19 a.m. EST). At peak, the Moon will be about 356,980 km (221,818 miles) from Earth, roughly 7.9% closer and about 16% brighter than an average full Moon. It’s a supermoon—the biggest and brightest full Moon of 2025, and the closest full Moon since 2019. The full Moon is traditionally Beaver Moon, but in 2025 it can also be regarded as the Hunter’s Moon because the Harvest Moon fell on October 6; this overlap last occurred in 2020 and won’t recur until 2028. The Moon sits

10 August 2025

Night Sky

Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

The October 6, 2025 full Moon peaks at 11:48 p.m. Eastern Time (03:48 UTC on October 7). It is a supermoon near perigee, about 6–7% larger and 13% brighter than a typical full Moon, and the first full supermoon of 2025. The Moon will be visible from anywhere it’s nighttime, with no special location required for viewing. The Moon’s disk will be 100% illuminated, appearing as a perfect luminous circle, with a near-full phase from October 5–7. Saturn will lie about 3°–4° from the Moon around October 6–7, with magnitude 0.6, visible near Pisces. This October 2025 full Moon is

10 August 2025

Night Sky·Space

Spectacular “Blood Moon” Eclipse: Everything to Know About September 2025’s Full Moon

On September 7, 2025, the Moon reaches full phase around 18:09 UTC and participates in a total lunar eclipse. Totality lasts about 82–83 minutes, making it the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022. About 6.2 billion people (roughly 77% of the world’s population) could witness at least part of the eclipse. During totality the Moon will glow rusty-orange or red as Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light and bends red wavelengths into its shadow. September 7’s full Moon is commonly called the Corn Moon in 2025, reflecting the corn harvest of late summer. The eclipse happens about 2.7 days before lunar

10 August 2025

iPad Pro 11 vs The Best Tablets of 2025 – Ultimate Premium Tablet Showdown

The Ultimate Flagship Tablet Showdown 2025: iPad Pro vs Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Surface Pro (and More)

The 2024 iPad Pro 13″ uses OLED Ultra Retina XDR, runs on Apple M4 (10‑core CPU/GPU, up to 16GB RAM), and starts at $1,299 with about 10 hours of battery. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (2023) features a 14.6″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 2960×1848 with 120Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2‑12GB RAM, S Pen included, and starts at $1,199. Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) offers an ARM Snapdragon X Elite or Intel Core i7 option on a 13″ PixelSense OLED panel with 120Hz, and ARM models deliver about 12h17m of battery life in tests. Lenovo Tab Extreme (2023) uses a 14.5″

10 August 2025

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2025 Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs. Samsung vs. Google (and More) in the Battle for Phone Supremacy

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a 6.9″ LTPO OLED display with 120Hz, the A18 Pro chip, a 48 MP main camera with a 5× telephoto, a titanium frame, iOS 18, and a price around $1,199. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a 6.9″ AMOLED display at 120Hz, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 200 MP main camera plus 5× and 3× telephotos and a 50 MP ultrawide, plus built-in S Pen and One UI 6, priced about $1,299. Google Pixel 9 Pro / Pro XL use a 6.3″ (Pro) or 6.8″ (XL) OLED, Tensor G4, 50 MP main, 48 MP

9 August 2025

Apple·HKG:1810·KRX:005930·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Smartphones·Technology

Battle of the 2025 Ultrabook Flagships: MacBook vs Windows vs Chrome – Which Reigns Supreme?

Mid-2025 flagship ultrabooks span macOS, Windows 11, and ChromeOS, including Apple’s MacBook Air and Pro lines plus Dell XPS 13 Plus, HP Spectre x360 14, Lenovo Yoga 9i 14, ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED, Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, and HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook. MacBook Air 13″ (M2/M3) features a 13.6″ 2560×1664 IPS 60Hz display, weighs about 2.7 lb, and starts at $999 with an M3 16GB/256GB configuration. MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro/Max) uses a 14.2″ 3024×1964 mini-LED panel with 120Hz ProMotion, weighs about 1.6 kg (≈3.5 lb), and can last around 18 hours web use, starting at $1,599. Dell XPS

9 August 2025

Next-Gen GPU Showdown: Nvidia RTX 50-Series vs AMD RX 9070 XT vs Intel Arc B580

The GeForce RTX 5090, on the Blackwell architecture, features 92 billion transistors, about 21,760 CUDA cores, 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit memory bus, and an estimated 450 W TBP. DLSS 4 introduces Multi-Frame Generation that can create up to three interpolated frames per rendered frame, plus Frame Generation and Frame Warp, with Nvidia claiming up to 8x performance and up to 75% latency reduction. The RTX 5090 and 5080 launched in early 2025 and sold out quickly, with reports of 12VHPWR cable melting prompting Nvidia to release an updated 12V-2×6 adapter. Nvidia’s RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and

9 August 2025

Gaming·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:NVDA·Tech Comparison

Android 17’s Massive Upgrades Revealed: Features, Leaks, Release Date & How It Outshines Android 14 & 15

Android 17’s internal codename is Cinnamon Bun, and it maps to API level 37. It is scheduled to stabilize in May–June 2026 (Q2 2026) with a major SDK release in Q2 2026 and a minor SDK release in Q4 2026, following developer previews starting November 2025 and public betas in March–April 2026. Material 3 Expressive UI arrives on Pixel devices in late 2025 (Android 16 QPR1) and becomes the default UI with Android 17 on all devices. Desktop Mode enables a PC-like interface on external displays with a taskbar, resizable windows, and multi-window, first shipping to Pixel devices and then

9 August 2025

NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

Grok 4: Inside Elon Musk’s Most Powerful (and Controversial) AI Chatbot Yet

Elon Musk’s ‘Spicy’ AI Mode Sparks NSFW Deepfake Scandal – Why Women Are the Targets of a New AI Porn Crisis

Grok Imagine is xAI’s image and video generator on X, offering a built-in “Spicy” mode that can generate adult content. Grok’s Spicy mode has been able to produce NSFW clips of female public figures such as Taylor Swift, Melania Trump, and Scarlett Johansson, while reports claim it refuses to create nude content of men. The Verge test revealed Grok produced fully uncensored topless videos of Taylor Swift on the first try, without being asked for nudity. Gizmodo found a gender bias in Grok’s responses, with male prompts yielding shirtlessness or non-sexual outputs and female prompts resulting in nudity. Grok’s outputs

9 August 2025

NASDAQ:TSLA

Framework vs XPS vs Galaxy Book4 Pro 360: Ultraportable Laptop Showdown 2025

Framework Laptop 12 is sold as a $549 DIY kit or about $799 assembled, emphasizing repairability and modularity. Framework uses Intel 13th-gen “Raptor Lake” U‑series CPUs (Core i3-1315U or i5-1334U) with PCMark 10 around 5288, Cinebench multi‑core about 2106, and a Time Spy GPU score near 1255. Framework features a 12.2‑inch IPS touch display at 1920×1200 (16:10) with over 400 nits brightness and a 60 Hz refresh rate. Framework offers four modular expansion ports (two on each side) that connect via USB‑C with about 10 Gbps bandwidth and no Thunderbolt 4 support. Framework uses a 50 Wh battery, delivering roughly

9 August 2025

Technology

Battle of the Air Fryers: Ninja Crispi vs Instant Vortex Slim vs Cosori TurboBlaze – Which Reigns Supreme?

Ninja Crispi FN101 is a portable glass air fryer that uses a PowerPod heating head on top of two glass containers (a 4-quart bowl and a 6-cup bowl) and delivers up to 1500W with a maximum 450°F, offered as a 4-in-1 cooker: Air Fry, Bake, Recrisp, and Max Crisp. Instant Vortex Slim (6QT) is a slim 10-inch-wide, ~17-inch-deep air fryer with Quiet Mark certification (61–63 dB) and a 120–400°F range in 5° increments across five modes: Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Broil, and Reheat, with a dishwasher-safe nonstick basket. Cosori TurboBlaze CAF-DC601 is a 6-quart drawer-style fryer powered by a DC

9 August 2025

Stock Market

July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

Don’t Miss the August 9, 2025 “Sturgeon Moon” – Two Nights of Lunar Spectacle, Cosmic Meaning & Global Traditions

Peak illumination occurs on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 3:55 a.m. EDT (07:55 GMT), with the Moon opposite the Sun in Capricornus near Deneb Algedi and fully illuminated toward Earth. The full Moon will be visible for two nights, rising near sunset on August 8 and August 9, with New York City at about 8:03 p.m. on Aug 8 and 8:32 p.m. on Aug 9. It is not a supermoon; the 2025 supermoons are Harvest Moon on October 7, Beaver Moon on November 5, and Cold Moon on December 4. On August 12 the Moon will pass within about 3.5°

9 August 2025

Night Sky

August 2025 Skywatch Alerts: Meteor Showers, Planetary Parades & Celestial Surprises

August 2025’s Meteor Shower Spectacle: Perseids vs. Bright Moon & Other Shooting Star Shows

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12–13, 2025, with 50–75 meteors per hour under dark skies and up to ~100 per hour in ideal conditions, though moonlight will reduce counts to about 10–20 per hour. The Moon will be full on August 9, 2025 and will be a waning gibbous about 84% illuminated during the peak, washing out fainter meteors. The Perseids originate from debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. A recommended viewing strategy is to watch on the peak night before Moonrise or about a week after peak when the Moon is dimmer, with early-evening Earthgrazers possible. The Virtual Telescope

9 August 2025

Meteor Showers

3 Urban E-Bikes Battle for 2025’s Best Commuter — The Results Will Surprise You

Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 uses the Turbo Full Power 2.0 mid-drive with 250W nominal output and 70Nm of torque, enabling up to 28 mph Class 3 assistance. Trek FX+ 7S uses a TQ HPR50 mid-drive delivering 250W continuous (about 300W peak) and 50Nm of torque, also supporting up to 28 mph. Gazelle Medeo T10 HMB runs a Bosch Performance Line mid-drive with up to 65Nm of torque and Class 1 20 mph assist, while the Medeo T10+ version offers up to 28 mph with roughly 85Nm torque. Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 features a 710Wh integrated downtube battery, rated for about

9 August 2025

Electric Vehicles

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14T Pro: The Ultimate Flagship Showdown

Xiaomi 15 Ultra, 15, and 14T Pro all use OLED displays, with the Ultra offering a 6.73-inch LTPO panel at 3200×1440 with 1–120Hz, the 15 at 6.36 inches and 2670×1200 with up to 120Hz, and the 14T Pro at 6.67 inches, 2712×1220, 144Hz and up to 4000 nits peak brightness. Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi 15 are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, while the Xiaomi 14T Pro uses MediaTek Dimensity 9300+. All three offer 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, with 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage, while the 14T Pro uses UFS 4.0 storage. Xiaomi 15 Ultra features

9 August 2025

HKG:1810·Smartphones·Technology

Battle of the Laptops: Asus ROG Flow Z13 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 vs MacBook Air M4 (Ultimate 2025 Showdown)

Flow Z13 (2023) pairs an Intel Core i9-13900H (14-core, up to 5.4 GHz) with an RTX 4060 Laptop (65 W) and supports the external ROG XG Mobile GPU dock. ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023) uses Intel Core i9-13980HX (24-core, up to 5.6 GHz) and an RTX 4090 Laptop (16 GB, up to 175 W), delivering 181 FPS in Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p and 60+ FPS at 2560×1600 with ray tracing. Apple MacBook Air M4 (2025) runs on the Apple M4 with a 10-core CPU and 8– to 10-core integrated GPU and remains completely fanless. Flow Z13 display is

9 August 2025

Honor Watch 5 vs Galaxy Watch 7 vs Pixel Watch 3 – The 2025 Smartwatch Showdown

Honor Watch 5, launched in late 2024, features a square Apple Watch–like design, a 1.85-inch AMOLED display, up to 1000 nits brightness, and a typical battery life of 14–15 days. Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, unveiled in July 2024, comes in 40mm and 44mm sizes with aluminum cases, sapphire crystal, MIL-STD-810H durability, 5ATM/IP68 water resistance, and a digital bezel for navigation. Google Pixel Watch 3, released in September 2024, is offered in 41mm and 45mm sizes with a 1.27-inch 408×408 display on the 41mm and 1.43-inch 456×456 display on the 45mm, brightness up to 2000 nits, LTPO 1–60Hz, curved Gorilla Glass

8 August 2025

KRX:005930·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Smartwatches

Apollo 13’s “Successful Failure”: The Epic Journey of Jim Lovell, NASA’s Legendary Commander

Apollo 13, commanded by Jim Lovell, launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970 at 2:13 PM EST with Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly 48 hours before launch due to measles exposure, suffered an oxygen-tank explosion on April 13, and splashed down in the Pacific near Samoa on April 17. Aquarius, the Lunar Module designed for two men for 2 days on the Moon, was pressed into service as a lifeboat for three astronauts for four days. Oxygen Tank 2 exploded and Tank 1 began leaking in the Service Module, knocking out two of Apollo 13’s three fuel cells

8 August 2025

NASA·Space Exploration

GPT-5 Launches Today: OpenAI’s ‘PhD-Level’ AI Ushers in a New Era of ChatGPT

Battle of the AI Titans: GPT-5 vs Grok 4 vs Microsoft Copilot – Who Wins the Next-Gen AI Showdown?

GPT-5 launched in August 2025 with a 400,000-token context window, multimodal text-and-image input, test-time compute, and access for about 700 million ChatGPT users worldwide. GPT-5 comes in three tiers—GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, and GPT-5 Nano—sharing the 400K context and multimodal input while offering different performance and cost profiles. The GPT-5 API pricing is $1.25 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, plus $0.125 per million cached tokens. Grok 4 launched in July 2025, promoted as the world’s most powerful AI model, and introduced Grok 4 Heavy as a multi-agent variant capable of collaborating on problems. In Humanity’s Last

8 August 2025

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Nu Holdings stock jumps to $17.40 — what to watch next for Nubank shares

8 February 2026

Nu Holdings shares closed at $17.40 Friday, up 3.5%, as the Dow topped 50,000 for the first time. The Brazil-based fintech recently received conditional U.S. approval to form a national bank but still needs further regulatory sign-offs. Investors await Nu’s fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 25.

AMD stock jumped Friday on AI-spending signals — here’s what to watch before Monday’s open

8 February 2026

AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, leading a rally in chip stocks after Amazon and Alphabet signaled higher data-center spending. Nvidia gained 7.8%, Broadcom rose 7.1%, and the PHLX semiconductor index climbed 5.7%. The sector’s rebound followed a midweek drop after AMD’s revenue forecast disappointed. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week could sway markets further.

Apple stock heads into Monday with iPhone price question back on the table

8 February 2026

Apple closed at $275.97 Friday, last indicated up 0.8% at $278.12. A global memory-chip shortage is raising questions about whether Apple will hike iPhone prices or absorb higher costs. CEO Tim Cook warned of rising chip prices but gave no details on Apple’s response. Traders are watching upcoming U.S. payrolls and inflation data that could affect rate-cut expectations.

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock rebounds 26% as bitcoin steadies near $71,000 — what traders watch next

8 February 2026

Strategy Inc shares jumped 26.1% Friday to $134.93, recovering from a 17.1% drop the day before as bitcoin rebounded above $70,000. The company holds 713,502 bitcoins, bought at an average of $76,052 each. Bitcoin traded near $70,864 early Sunday after swinging from $60,018 to over $70,000 on Friday. Options markets showed heavy demand for downside protection ahead of the Feb. 27 expiry.

Marcin Frąckiewicz

Stock Market Today