Apple changes App Store policies to comply with new Texas age verification law
A growing trend with nearly 20 other states planning to follow suit
Global PC shipments surge as Windows EOL transition fuels upgrade cycle
China and Japan drive PC boom as North America struggles with trade headwinds
Scientists have discovered a potential candidate for a more scalable qubit
When mature, the technology could host millions of qubits per chip
Microsoft Office is down to $39 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without any subscription fees, Office 2021 is now available for just $39 for a limited time, an incredible deal. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.
Battlefield 6 PC specs revealed: 32GB RAM for 4K, 6GB GPU minimum for 1080p
TechSpot's PC performance analysis is coming soon
DupeGuru lets you quickly find and remove duplicate files from your drives
DupeGuru is a free utility that helps you locate and clean up duplicate files across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. With smart fuzzy-matching algorithms, it can detect identical or similar files-even when names, tags, or formats differ slightly.
Nearly all US growth in 2025 tied to AI and data center-related capital spending
Big tech data center spending nears $400 billion after fourfold surge
Intel signals strong comeback with next-gen Core Ultra 3 and Xeon 6+ chips
Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest chips aim to prove Chipzilla's relevance again
Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $10
Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time
858TB gone forever: South Korea's data center fire shows the cost of no backups
Amid outrage over lost data, tragedy strikes one of the recovery team members
Hackers say they stole 2.1 million Discord ID photos in latest breach
Discord disputes claim, but is this proof age verification laws put user privacy at risk?
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Intel Arc B580 Gets Faster: Driver Updates Tackle CPU Overhead
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$300 GeForce vs. $300 Radeon GPU: Four Generations, Head to Head
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The Complete List of Alternatives to Every Google Product
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Parents in the US brace as China's AI toy trend goes global
Are AI toys replacing parents?
OpenAI and Nvidia's mega-deals fuel an AI arms race – and fears of a circular bubble
Analysts see echoes of the late '90s, when startups inflated growth through circular deals
How JPEG Works: The Art and Science of Imperfection
At its core, JPEG is a lossy image compression technique. What you may not realize is that achieving this required a fascinating blend of human perception, elegant signal processing, and clever engineering prowess.
Let's begin with a visual challenge: Can you believe the colors of the tiles marked A and B are exactly the same?
Nvidia CEO surprised by AMD's deal giving OpenAI a 10% stake
Huang: "It's clever, I guess."
PhotoDemon offers full-featured image editing in a 20 MB download
PhotoDemon is a free and capable photo editor packed into a lightweight, portable package. It's designed to run without installation, making it ideal to use from USB sticks, SD cards, or portable drives. Features include layers, adjustments, filters, effects, and canvas tools.
Tesla temporarily halts mass production of Optimus robots citing design challenges
Yet another Tesla product failing to meet production deadline
Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems
Facepalm: Synology attempted to require customers to use only "certified" drives when expanding local storage capacities in its NAS devices, but users made their dissatisfaction clear. The company is now abandoning the new policy, although the certification program itself appears to remain in place for the time being.
Google Pixel Watch 4 may be the best Wear OS device yet
The first reviews of the Google Pixel Watch 4 are in, praising its expanded health and fitness tracking features, bright display, and two-day battery life. It's also more repairable than before, allowing users to swap the battery and display, all while keeping the same price.
Samsung introduces Isocell HP5, its smallest 200MP image sensor to date
Samsung's latest image sensor is already being mass produced
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Microsoft promises smarter Windows driven by NPUs
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Your gaming mouse could eavesdrop on you
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Scientists at Microsoft, IBM, and others are turning to AI to discover the next generation of battery tech
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Incoming Core Ultra 9 X388H packs 16 CPU / 12 GPU cores
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Robots on the sidewalk: automation experiment meets mixed reviews
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Microsoft just reminded everyone that streaming games isn't cheap
North Korean hackers stole $2 billion in crypto, and the year's not over
Rising social engineering attacks are behind the surge in these crypto hauls
Battlefield 6 physical edition contains the complete game, no downloads required
"Plug and play" has become a rarity in the gaming industry
Tesla targets budget EV buyers with pared-down Model 3 and Model Y
New models are among the least expensive all-electric vehicles in the US
Explore the world in detail with Google Earth Pro, a free download
If you love exploring geography, Google Earth Pro is your go-to – and best of all, it's free to download. It gives you high-resolution satellite imagery, 3D terrain, Street View integration, and tools for measuring, mapping, and planning. Check out more essential apps here.
This $150 homemade VR headset shows how far open-source hardware has come
DIYers developers can adapt the design with different sensors, optics, or displays to create custom VR hardware
Three US physicists win 2025 Nobel Prize for pioneering quantum circuits
"These discoveries showed that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in systems we can hold in our hands"
It's Prime Day in October: Our picks of the best tech deals are here
Power up with deals on SSDs, laptops, monitors, CPUs, tablets, headphones, and more
Upcoming UFS 5.0 standard will more than double smartphone storage speeds
High-speed 10.8 GB/s mobile storage poised to rival PC performance
Google Japan adapts rotary phone design for quirky new keyboard
Nostalgia meets modern tech in Google's Gboard experiment
Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, and Michael Dell all urged Trump to keep Intel's Lip-Bu Tan
Tech leaders rallied to defend Intel CEO resulting in surprise White House turnaround
Apple's latest ad pokes fun at the Windows CrowdStrike BSOD disaster
The return of "Get a Mac"
Winners & losers: Apple's new eight-minute ad takes a thinly veiled jab at last year's CrowdStrike meltdown – the software update that crashed Windows systems running critical infrastructure around the world. Beyond the humor, the short film highlights the differences between how Windows and macOS secure their kernels, which was the root cause behind last year's incident.
UK police use Find My to catch thieves who smuggled 40,000 phones to China over the last year
Busted gang responsible for nearly half of all mobile phone thefts in London
Streamer completes record-breaking Minecraft walk after 14.5 years
The decade-and-a-half trek raised over half a million dollars for charity
Qualcomm just bought Arduino, the open-source hardware and software maker
What just happened? Qualcomm is buying Arduino – the Italian open-source darling of tinkerers, educators, and inventors – in a deal that underscores how the battle for the edge starts with the makers. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but Arduino will continue to operate independently once the acquisition closes.
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