Computing
Wow! This Snapdragon OLED laptop with 32GB RAM is ...
An OLED display, a speedy Snapdragon X Elite processor, and 32GB of RAM? That’s a fantastic recipe for a portable productivity machine with lots of battery life, and you can find it in this Asus Vivobook S 15 that’s...
Upgrade your Steam Deck to a 1TB SSD for $86
Every time I install an M.2 storage drive, I’m gobsmacked at how small and light it is. Even compared to the 2.5-inch SSDs from a few years ago, it’s practically immaterial. And the tiniest 2230-format drives, the kind that...
Man behind $245m Bitcoin theft has bizarre tale th...
Connecticut man, Veer Chetal, is one of three charged with stealing 4,100 Bitcoins in August 2024.
Working to reduce the amount of briny waste left o...
Industries that need ultra-pure water—including semiconductor, battery, pharmaceutical, food and beverage companies—are expanding in Arizona. One of the most overlooked challenges for these businesses is what gets left behind in the pursuit of clean water: brine, the salty byproduct...
Logitech’s MX Ergo and M575 trackballs get quieter...
As a filthy nerd who’s written thousands of articles from the solitude of my home office, I don’t really have to worry about how loud my PC accessories are. But at least in concept, I can respect the idea...
RTX 5070 Founders Edition back in stock at MSRP on...
Last Updated on June 25, 2025 The RTX 5070 is one of Nvidia's latest mid-range options in the RTX 50-series lineup. It offers strong performance for gaming and other demanding tasks, making it a popular choice for many PC...
Philips unveils sleek new 260Hz QHD gaming monitor...
Last Updated on June 25, 2025 Philips has announced a new Evnia gaming monitor. Last month, the brand announced what it called “the ultimate esports monitor” thanks to a high 390Hz refresh rate. As you may expect, that was...
Review: Five three-row EVs that are great for big ...
Most electric vehicles are five-passenger sedans or SUVs. But automakers are increasingly expanding their lineups to cater to shoppers wanting a three-row EV that can serve as a family hauler. These EVs can seat six or seven passengers, haul...
Firefox 140 improves web translation performance a...
The latest Firefox update brings the browser up to version 140 with various new features and improvements. For example, the internal translation feature is more resource-efficient and pinned tabs are more flexible. The developers have also fixed several security...
Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to ...
New research has underlined the surprising extent to which pervasive surveillance of people and their habits is powered by computer vision research—and shone a spotlight on how vulnerable individuals and communities are at risk.
Never share a Word document without running this q...
Among other things, Microsoft Word saves information about the author in its documents and keeps a record of the changes made. This is often tied to specific people. Before passing a document to another company, for example, you should...
Noninvasive ultrasound technique can spot bad batt...
A recent uptick in battery-related fires has drawn attention to the challenge of identifying defects that can cause these catastrophic malfunctions, but are rarely obvious to the naked eye. In hopes of preventing the dangerous glitches that can cause...
This ‘Digital Poison’ Raspberry Pi project is desi...
Last Updated on June 25, 2025 On hackster.io, a trio of coders (Lucretia Field, Auxence Daillen, and ramon prat) have put together an interesting project they’ve called ‘Digital Poison‘, which is an attempt to influence or ‘infect’ the YouTube...
Watch Geekom beat the ever-loving crap out of its ...
One of the things I miss about covering smartphones is the designated “rugged” phone models, like Samsung’s Galaxy Active series and whatever weird phone is using the Caterpillar license this year. There’s just something satisfying about a gadget that...
One RTX 5080 model is now available for MSRP at a ...
Last Updated on June 25, 2025 The RTX 50 series was launched this year, but the cards have been pretty difficult to get at their recommended prices. Initially, there were low-stock issues, and later on, there were price hikes,...
Chrome 138 adds more AI features, plus tab group s...
Google has released Chrome 138, the latest edition of the browser that fixes several vulnerabilities, now in versions 138.0.7204.49/50 for Windows and macOS and 138.0.7204.49 for Linux. According to Google, none of the vulnerabilities have been exploited in the...
University shakes hands with the past - 3D printin...
Auburn University researchers have replicated a 500-year old prosthetic hand and demonstrate its usability half a millennia later.
Best VPN for Georgia: Pornhub workarounds
Beginning on June 30 of this year, residents in Georgia are going to lose access to the adult site Pornhub. Earlier this year the Georgia state legislature passed SB 351, which will require all public websites with “a substantial...
DLSS Transformer Model for DLSS 4 is out of beta a...
Nvidia's Transformer model for DLSS has exited the beta stage and will replace the CNN-based approach very soon with DLSS 4.
WinRAR exploit enables attackers to run malicious ...
The CVE-2025-6218 bug allows attackers to manipulate archive paths, potentially writing to protected system folders