Category: Computers & IT

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, January 5 (game #1442). Quordle…

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It’s January 2026, and that means conversation about eating and merriment has been replaced with talk of exercising, losing weight, and getting back on track. The festive season ends almost as soon as it began, with the new year rolling around quicker than many of us would like. This time of the year is unique…

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A cheaper MacBook is expected to arrive soon Analysts have now predicted when it may appear It could come in at around the $600 price point Rumors around a cheaper MacBook from Apple – possibly landing at around the $599 price in the US – have been swirling for months now, and a fresh report…

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This past year I’ve started to take meditation seriously. Doing that meant diving headfirst into the world of mindfulness apps, and let me tell you, I never expected there to be quite so many out there. Along the way, I’ve found a lot that aren’t quite right for me, but that process led me to…

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A new rumor suggests a purported Nvidia RTX 5080 32GB GPU was planned for cloud services This supposedly didn’t happen due to the GPU BIOS being leaked to the consumer market A launch of a new RTX 5080 GPU with more VRAM is highly unlikely due to the ongoing RAM shortage With CES 2026 on…

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01 of 10 Atari 1200XL Atari followed the success of its much-loved Atari 400 and 800 with the 1200XL. It expanded memory to 64K, had a vastly superior keyboard, and boasted a refined design that integrated the functions of seven separate boards into a single mainboard. However, Atari missed the mark on pricing…. Check out…

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Asus RP-AX58: One minute review We liked the RP-BE58 range extender from Asus, which provides dual-band Wi-Fi 7 with good performance at a competitive price. However, most people are still using older PCs and mobile devices that don’t support Wi-Fi 7 yet. There are also many brand-new PCs and laptops now available that don’t have…

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01 of 12 1970: Philips N1500 Videocassette Recorder Arguably the first historic CES product, the Philips N1500, was the first videocassette recorder for the consumer market. Showcased in 1970 and then released in 1972, the N1500 was for recording home television rather than playing big-budget movies. VCR technology wouldn’t become mainstream until later in the…

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There’s a crisis in the world of PC components in case you hadn’t noticed. Yes, another one, and this time it’s memory, the RAM modules which are crucial (pun fully intended) to your computer for running its host operating system and the apps (or games) installed with it. Why the price of RAM has rocketed…

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