iFixit is creating a repairability scoring standard for US electronics
A voluntary standard could give shoppers and lawmakers a clearer way to judge how fixable a device really is
Video Game History Foundation founder says piracy remains the only viable game preservation method
The organization representing game publishers helped kill a preservation bill. Now it's being blamed for pushing archivists toward piracy
Singapore charges two people over a scheme to smuggle Nvidia chips to China through a $42 million property deal
Singapore accounts for 28% of Nvidia's revenue but only 1% of its GPU shipments
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Concorde-style supersonic flights could return to the US, as long as they're quiet enough
FAA proposal would replace the decades-old ban with a noise-based standard
A leaked Microsoft experiment reveals a new OS built entirely around Copilot and AI agents
Project Aion imagines a lightweight, web-based Windows shell where Copilot replaces the Start Menu and Taskbar
Someone finally built a working Game Boy emulator for E-ink screens
This modder proves an old dev board can run 30-year-old games at full speed
Meta is using old DDR4 memory in DDR5-only AI servers to save on hardware costs
Cutting corners: Faced with rising memory costs, Meta says it is reusing old DDR4 RAM in its servers rather than buying new hardware. The company revealed this week that it is repurposing DDR4 memory from decommissioned servers into its new DDR5-only machines, using a custom CXL ASIC that avoids the compatibility issues and major latency penalties that typically come with mixing memory generations. The design reportedly cuts AI inference server count by up to 25% and reduces job-restart and fragmentation overhead by 33%.
A new attack uses a BioShock-style puzzle to convince AI browsers they're not in the real world
Researchers found a way to trick AI browsers into "forgetting" safety rules
OpenAI may give the US government a 5% stake, following Trump's Intel playbook
Altman frames it as a national investment in AI, not just a regulatory truce
Dell just overtook HP as the top PC maker in the US as the entire market shrinks
US PC shipments just had their worst quarter since 2023, and AI-driven memory prices are to blame
Google just lost its final appeal over Android, $4.7 billion EU fine stands
The EU's top court found Google forced phone makers to bundle Search and Chrome to access the Play Store
Rufus improves Windows installs, adds RISC-V and UEFI:NTFS fixes
Rufus is a free utility for creating bootable USB drives from ISOs. Version 4.15 brings RISC-V 64 support to UEFI:NTFS, improves unattended Windows installations, and fixes Snapdragon X Arm64 boot crashes, and more.
Intel raises prices on the Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs people actually liked
Intel's most recommendable recent CPUs have become less recommendable
Former Microsoft dev built a 2.5KB Notepad clone with zero AI features
TinyRetroPad is a super-lean version of Notepad
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
Apple expects its $2,500 foldable iPhone Ultra to sell 10 million units this year
Cupertino's first foldable is tipped to take 29% of 2026 display orders
As Sony exits physical media, Microsoft is testing a way to link your Xbox discs to digital licenses
Microsoft's leaked "Positron" feature could let your old Xbox discs unlock digital versions of the same games
Former PlayStation boss calls Valve's Steam Machine "meh," asks if he's "going back to PS4 days"
A lot of people feel the same way
A Microsoft Defender flaw is now being linked to ransomware attacks
A researcher published 'BlueHammer' exploit details before Microsoft had a patch ready
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END OF AN ERA
Sony will stop making physical PlayStation games come 2028
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BOOM
RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then some more
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BAD TIMING
Cinder City is the first game to recommend 64GB of RAM
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"LOOP ENGINEERING"
The next step in AI coding isn't a better prompt, it's a system that prompts itself
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FUTUROLOGY
PlayStation 6 bill of materials nears $1,000 as RAM shortages worsen
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SECURITY
Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired, here's what you need to do
Apple's Hide My Email feature may be exposing users' real addresses anyway
The bug reportedly remained exploitable more than a year after Apple was told about it
Testing AMD Radeon's Biggest-Ever Software Upgrade: FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3
AMD's new FSR 4.1 INT8 upscaler gives RDNA 3 GPUs a massive image quality upgrade. We examine visual quality, performance, and how closely it matches the RDNA 4 version.
Amazon says restricting Fire TV sideloading is about safety. It's also about piracy
The restriction arrives with Vega OS, Amazon's new Linux-based replacement for Fire OS
OCCT 17 introduces a redesigned modular Memory Test
Popular PC stress-testing tool OCCT has been updated with a fully redesigned modular Memory Test with 16 configurable testing blocks. The release also improves memory usage and adds built-in memory test presets.
Former PlayStation exec says PC ports were about marketing, not money – and Sony's new leadership disagrees
PC gamers were never going to buy a new PlayStation console anyway
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 specs surface, Z Flip discontinuation rumors, Galaxy rollables may arrive in 2028
The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra will be unveiled on July 22
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite for fast, low-cost AI image generation
It creates visuals in about four seconds and costs just $0.034 per 1,000 images
Sony will stop making physical PlayStation games starting in 2028
The end of an era is upon us
Google Chrome 150 rolls out with 382 security fixes
Chrome 150 is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux with 382 security fixes, plus a number of bug fixes and stability improvements. Given the sheer volume of vulnerabilities addressed, this is an update users shouldn't put off.
SpaceX offers half-price Starlink to Memphis residents while facing a lawsuit over data center's pollution
Cheaper internet, same emissions concerns
WinRAR 7.23 fixes bugs, jokes that users are finally paying for it
WinRAR 7.23 fixes two security vulnerabilities, updates its bundled 7-Zip extraction library, and makes a few command-line tweaks. The release notes also include a playful nod to the archiver's legendary "infinite" trial, thanking users who supposedly finally bought the software. It's mostly a joke-but the security patches alone make this update worth installing.
Steam Machine benchmarks show single RAM stick setup can cost up to 20% performance
Adding a second DDR5 module delivers higher performance
AMD Zen 6 leak reveals third core type, corroborating rumored Sony handheld SoC codenamed Canis
Linux patch reveals AMD Zen 6 "Low Power core type"
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