Computers & IT
‘Someone is actually reading the room’: Firefox just got an AI kill switch, and I hope other developers will follow its lead
Mozilla Firefox 148 will soon get an AI kill switch This addition can disable all AI →
Walmart shopper reportedly buys Nvidia RTX 5080 at almost half-price — clearance aisle could be a way to beat GPU price hikes
Walmart’s clearance aisle has seen some serious bargains of late A Redditor picked up an RTX →
The world’s first ‘biomimetic AI robot’ just strolled in from the uncanny valley — and yes, it’s super-creepy
A Chinese robotics startup has revealed a super-realistic humanoid robot DroidUp claims that Moya is the →
Your browser wasn’t always a billboard — this free tool cuts the AI hype and gets back to the web
Remember the days when your web browser was just a web browser, and not an AI-pushing, →
This RTX 5070-powered Asus ROG Strix G16 is the mid-range gaming laptop I’d recommend to avoid extreme RAM and storage prices
Looking for your next gaming laptop upgrade, but aren’t sure where to look with the ongoing →
AMD graphics card makers rumored to be looking at more price hikes — and they might abandon 16GB GPUs like Nvidia
AMD’s GPUs are rumored to be getting more price hikes This follows price increases that were →
‘A bet for the future of cybersecurity’ – Nord Security hits 400 patents as race for solutions against next-gen threats heats up
Nord Security holds over 400 patents, quadrupling its count since 2023 New filings focus heavily on →
I love DLSS 4.5, but I’m worried that it could actually be bad news for gaming – here’s why
PC gaming has had its ups and downs over the years, with many games launching in →
A new Apple Pay scam is hitting millions – here’s how to spot fake ‘unusual activity’ messages before it’s too late
A worrying Apple phishing scam is targeting users’ Apple Pay details It claims that large transactions →
Microsoft’s latest chip points to a future where laptops and phones aren’t held hostage by AI inflation
Will Microsoft’s new AI chip save us all from the AI boom, memory chips worth their →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 5 (game #704)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for →
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, February 5 (game #1473)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
HP Laptop 14 review: a sleek and compact laptop that can’t keep up with the times
HP Laptop 14: Two-minute review The HP Laptop 14 is a budget laptop that aims to →
I’m a writer who won’t use generative AI — here are 7 AI-free tools that actually support real writing
While it seems that software firms want to put AI into everything, many creative people want →
What RAM crisis? B&H is selling 24GB MacBook Pro M5s for the same price as discounted 16GB configurations right now
Just a heads-up if you’re thinking about upgrading your MacBook, folks. The retailer B&H Photo is →
Raspberry Pi price hike means it’s now 70% costlier than pre-RAM crisis — but there’s promising DDR5 news at least
DDR5 RAM pricing appears to have plateaued in Germany That’s very different from the past few →
Our chances of seeing a new Nvidia-powered handheld PC with RTX 5070-level power are improving – but I’d expect the price to be a dealbreaker
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang teased new N1X and N1 SoCs for AI computers They’re the product →
Even Dell can’t escape RAM crisis price hikes — but I’ve found 5 laptop deals that can save you up to $650 on top-rated devices
With prices soaring for RAM and storage, it doesn’t feel like the best time to be →
Elon Musk says a ‘sentient sun’ built from a million satellites is the aim of the SpaceX and xAI merger – but big questions remain
SpaceX acquires xAI to form a new mega-company Elon Musk is promising to move AI computing →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, February 4 (game #703)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for →
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, February 4 (game #1472)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
Windows 11’s February update is imminent — here’s what to expect, including the 4 features I’m most excited about
Windows 11 is due another monthly update in a week, and this February release will pack →
Record-breaking graphics card was broken, until this YouTuber repaired the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti — then used it to dominate this 8K GPU benchmark
A YouTuber repaired an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti with a hole in the board The project →
Windows 11 bug breaks the entire desktop for some users — but luckily there’s a fix
Windows 11 has been hit by a bug that crashes Explorer. exe This means the core →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, February 3 (game #702)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections →
Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 3 (game #1471)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
Newegg just gave us an exclusive discount – here are 6 gaming laptops I’d recommend with Black Friday-level prices
We’ve teamed up with Newegg to provide our readers with an exclusive discount, which you can →
I tested the HP OmniBook 7 and I don’t think there’s a better mid-range laptop — but it’s not exactly cheap
HP OmniBook 7 14-inch: Two-minute review The HP OmniBook 7 14-inch AI Laptop, to give it →
‘I’ll believe it when I see it’: Windows 11 users are cynical about Microsoft’s promises to fix the OS and stop pushing AI
Microsoft is rumored to be cutting back on AI in Windows 11 That includes reducing Copilot →
I never thought learning a language could be fun and addictive until I found Duolingo
In school, I learned to speak French and German, although much of what my teachers taught →