Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates
Home users can opt in for a single year of updates at $30 per PC—not 3 years.
Andrew Cunningham
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Xbox hardware sales dropped 29 percent, but that barely made a dent.
Samuel Axon
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Apple’s M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max compared to past generations, and to each other
M4 and M4 Pro get core count bumps; M4 Max relies on architectural improvements.
Andrew Cunningham
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Proton is the latest entrant in the quirky “VPN for your TV” market
Why are there so many VPNs for Apple TV? Oh, right—geofencing.
Kevin Purdy
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Amid controversial changes, Reddit is getting more popular—and profitable
With Reddit finally making money, the Reddit of yesteryear isn't coming back.
Scharon Harding
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M2 and M3 MacBook Air models get bumped to 16GB of RAM for no extra money
All baseline Macs have jumped from 8GB to 16GB this week, new processors or no.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple refreshes MacBook Pro lineup with M4 chips, introduces the M4 Max
More memory and better display support make the $1,599 Pro more appealing.
Andrew Cunningham
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AI, cloud boost Alphabet profits by 34 percent
Google's cloud business is still a distant third to Microsoft and Amazon.
Financial Times
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GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
News sparks speculation Microsoft will go multi-model with other AI products.
Samuel Axon
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Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV
The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates.
Andrew Cunningham
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Some of Apple’s last holdout accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C
Just a couple more gadgets and USB-C might really feel universal.
Kevin Purdy
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Apple releases iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 with Apple Intelligence
The late, staggered public release of Apple's AI suite begins.
Samuel Axon
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Apple’s $1,299 M4 iMac at long last bumps the base model to 16GB of RAM
Apple's first M4 Macs also include updated accessories and a tweaked webcam.
Andrew Cunningham
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Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official
Pi owners should hardly notice any changes, though performance will improve.
Kevin Purdy
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For the first time, beloved IDE JetBrains Rider will be available for free
Among other things, it could fill a gap left when Visual Studio abandoned macOS.
Samuel Axon
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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers
"Spreading misinformation suddenly becomes a noble goal," Redditor says.
Scharon Harding
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What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs
When your old PC goes over the Windows 10 update cliff, can Windows 11 save it?
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple teases “week of announcements” about the Mac starting on Monday
Announcements will almost certainly include the first wave of M4-powered Macs.
Andrew Cunningham
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Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics
Torvalds defends move, says "Russian troll factories" won't deter him.
Kevin Purdy
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iOS 18.2 developer beta adds ChatGPT and image-generation features
AI image-generation features headline Apple's upcoming software update.
Samuel Axon
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Few truly shocked that NFL player used illegal stream to watch his own team
Seahawks player not too ashamed to have been caught by Instagram screenshot.
Kevin Purdy
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Report: Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, endangering its chip business
Dispute goes back to Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia in 2021.
Andrew Cunningham
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San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks
Muni Metro also plans to ditch super-slow loop cable communication system.
Scharon Harding
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Streaming subscription fees have been rising while content quality is dropping
Surveys show decline in customer satisfaction with what is available to stream.
Scharon Harding
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Qualcomm brings laptop-class CPU cores to phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite
New CPU cores replace more complicated mix-and-match of CPU architectures.
Andrew Cunningham
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Hands-on with the 2024 iPad mini: Spot the differences
A quick look at what’s new in Apple’s tiny tablet.
Samuel Axon
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Qualcomm cancels Windows dev kit PC for “comprehensively” failing to meet standards
Snapdragon Dev Kit was supposed to ship in June but was repeatedly delayed.
Andrew Cunningham
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Redbox easily reverse-engineered to reveal customers’ names, zip codes, rentals
The bankrupt company may not see any consequences.
Scharon Harding
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Android 15’s security and privacy features are the update’s highlight
New tools aim at phone snatchers, snooping kids or partners, and cell hijackers.
Kevin Purdy
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Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks
Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this.
Kevin Purdy
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How to install Windows 11 on supported and unsupported PCs, 24H2 edition
Supported or not, new or old, this is everything you need to know.
Andrew Cunningham
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Amazon refreshes its monochrome Kindle lineup, including a bigger Paperwhite
Amazon's new monochrome e-readers focus on the usual quality-of-life upgrades.
Andrew Cunningham
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Amazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280
High price, but it's in line with what Amazon has charged for older premium Kindles.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple A17 Pro chip is the star of the first iPad mini update in three years
Refreshed tablet supports Apple Pencil Pro, starts at $499 for 128GB.
Andrew Cunningham
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Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
Christensen kick-started online culture by inspiring thousands of hobbyist communities.
Benj Edwards
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Smart gardening firm’s shutdown a reminder of Internet of Things’ fickle nature
Company closing "due to a number of challenges with this business."
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