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Dolphin Emulator brings online multiplayer to Android

Dolphin Emulator is one of the best ways to play GameCube and Wii games on modern hardware, with support for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The latest release adds NetPlay to Android, enabling online multiplayer with desktop users, along with Wii Balance Board support, and security improvements.

By Ivan Franco, September 26, 2026, 12:04 AM

Software Mobile

Adobe Premiere is now available on Android, offering free 4K video editing

No ads, login or watermarks, only AI and cloud storage are paid features

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 24, 2026, 6:54 AM

Software Gaming

Latest Windows 11 update is crashing Battlefield 6, Wardogs, and other Javelin-protected games

Uninstalling the update is the only fix as of now

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 23, 2026, 3:16 PM 17 comments

Software AI

Rabbit launches OS3, an agentic AI platform for desktop, Telegram, and iMessage

Rabbit is giving up on hardware and betting on software instead

By Skye Jacobs, September 23, 2026, 1:50 PM

Download of the Week Software

Cryptomator encrypts your files and folders before they sync to the cloud

Cloud storage is convenient, but it also means trusting someone else with your files. Cryptomator encrypts them locally before they reach Dropbox, Google Drive, or other cloud service you use. The open-source app uses AES-256 encryption to protect both file contents and filenames, and works across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

By Ivan Franco, September 23, 2026, 10:27 AM

AI Software

Meta's Muse AI calls businesses for you, sometimes with a human doing the talking

Meta admitted it was a mistake after a contractor made a racist remark during one call

By Rob Thubron, September 23, 2026, 6:58 AM 9 comments

Gaming Software

Microsoft's Automatic Super Resolution upscaling now works on Intel Copilot+ PCs, too

Windows' answer to DLSS is expanding to more laptops, no Nvidia GPU required

By Alfonso Maruccia, September 22, 2026, 6:20 PM

Download of the Week Gaming

1Retro adds cloud saves to RetroArch, OpenEmu, and other gaming platforms

1Retro automatically backs up and syncs retro game saves across devices and emulators, letting you pick up where you left off without manually moving files. It works across OS with support for RetroArch, MiSTer, OpenEmu, RetroBat, OnionOS, and more.

By Ivan Franco, September 22, 2026, 2:34 PM

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Sublime Text stays fast and focused with Python 3.14 upgrade

Sublime Text has upgraded its plugin environment, while adding file icon themes and improving performance when saving many files and checking Git status. While other code editors embrace AI, Sublime Text sticks to what it does best: being a fast, lightweight code editor.

By Ivan Franco, September 22, 2026, 10:23 AM

Gaming The Web

Activision says the Call of Duty cheat economy is now a $8.5 billion industry

Software cheats, DMA-based cheating hardware, and stolen accounts are big business

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 22, 2026, 9:18 AM

AI Software

Engineer says Claude Code has made his job "soul-sucking" as workers spend 12-hour days pressing enter

"Nobody is thinking anymore"

By Rob Thubron, September 22, 2026, 6:15 AM 25 comments

Software Microsoft

Internet Explorer is finally, truly dying, and Microsoft wants you ready by 2029

Microsoft reminds IT admins that IE Mode in Edge is now on a countdown

By Alfonso Maruccia, September 21, 2026, 2:25 PM 15 comments

The Web Software

This one-command trick can put your localhost on the internet, no port forwarding required

A free Cloudflare tool that's been around since 2021 just went viral like it's brand new

By Julio Franco, September 21, 2026, 1:20 PM

Download of the Week AI

Comfy Desktop makes running local AI models on your PC much easier

Comfy Desktop lets you generate AI images and video locally using your own GPU, with popular models such as Stable Diffusion, SDXL, Flux, Wan, and others. It wraps the powerful ComfyUI workflow system into a desktop app that handles installation, dependencies, and more, removing much of the hassle from running generative AI on your own hardware.

By Ivan Franco, September 21, 2026, 1:08 PM

Gaming Software

CD Projekt CEO reveals why the company decided to use Unreal Engine for The Witcher 4

The decision was made in 2022, years before Cyberpunk 2077's troubled launch, the CEO says

Behind the Polish Curtain: CD Projekt Red's move away from its in-house REDengine in favor of Unreal Engine 5 traces back to late 2021, when Epic unveiled its genuinely impressive Matrix Awakens tech demo. In a recent interview, the company's co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, explained how the Polish studio settled on switching engines for its open-world games – noting that CD Projekt was never founded to chase its own technological breakthroughs in the first place.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, September 21, 2026, 12:14 PM 8 comments

Software Tech Culture

Putin's awkward online video shows him running an unactivated copy of Windows on a US-made Dell PC

Putin channels "I have no idea what I'm doing" meme

Facepalm: Russia might have spent more than a decade trying to drop US technology in favor of home-grown alternatives, but it appears that even President Vladimir Putin is happy to use a Dell PC and Windows for a video showing him casting his vote. It also seems that the Kremlin didn't want to pay Microsoft $139 for an activation key (or $10 for that matter): Putin was using an unactivated copy of the OS, and looked about as comfortable using the computer as most 73-year-olds would.

Full story By Rob Thubron, September 21, 2026, 9:48 AM 22 comments

Meet Jev: A New Kind of AI Model From One of ChatGPT's Co-Creators

FEATURE By Julio Franco, September 20, 2026, 7:00 AM TechSpot AI

Jev doesn't chat, write code, or explain itself. It just makes decisions, fast and cheap. Here's why a ChatGPT co-inventor thinks that's the next big step for AI.

Gaming Software

Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame

Developers can port Android games while tapping into SteamOS graphics and performance tools

By Skye Jacobs, September 19, 2026, 1:41 PM 9 comments

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MPC-HC 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain support and playback improvements

MPC-HC is a lightweight and highly customizable Windows media player, with strong codec support through its bundled LAV Filters and excellent compatibility with advanced renderers. Version 2.8.2 adds ReplayGain volume normalization, smoother seeking and file launching. For more recommended playback and streaming apps, check out our Essentials Software guide.

By Ivan Franco, September 17, 2026, 5:15 PM

Gaming Software

AMD's next GPUs could bring neural rendering to the PS6 and next Xbox

If AMD follows Nvidia with DLSS 5-like rendering, it could become as standard as upscaling is now

By Daniel Sims, September 17, 2026, 9:41 AM 10 comments

Mobile Apple

Apple iOS 27 is draining iPhone batteries faster, but it should be temporary

Background indexing, app updates, and AI processing can take several days

By Skye Jacobs, September 17, 2026, 6:58 AM 9 comments

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Krita remains one of the best free apps for digital artists

Krita is a feature-rich digital painting app built for artists, with customizable brushes, layers, drawing assistants, graphics tablet support, and animation tools. The latest 5.3.4 release adds animation and timelapse exports on Android and improves recorder reliability.

By Ivan Franco, September 16, 2026, 11:07 AM