Windows enthusiasts and mainstream users both have a pleasant bit of new technoiogy coming their way. A fresh new development build of Windows 11, available in the Insider channel, includes what Microsoft calls “User Interaction-Aware CPU Power Management”, a feature with the potential to extend your laptop’s battery life, maybe substantially

Father’s Day is only a week away at this point, and if you’re struggling for a gift idea to show your pops how much he’s appreciated, we have a suggestion—how about a fancy new set of AirPods? Yes, premium earbuds costs more than a tie and/or a ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ mug, but with some models discounted to all-time low or near all-time low

A new variant of the BADBOX malware campaign has taken root in over a million Android-based devices worldwide, and if you’ve picked up a cheap smart TV box or projector off Amazon or AliExpress lately, you might be part of the problem. BADBOX 2.0 is a sprawling botnet targeting Android Open Source Project (AOSP) devices—not certified Android

Doom The Dark Ages quickly became one of the most played entries in franchise history, as gamers were intrigued by several of the changes and enhancements the new sequel brings to the Doom formula. Now, a little over two weeks after its initial release, Bethesda is pushing out the game’s first big update. Players can look forward to tweaks

The number of lawsuits filed against AI companies training their models on data posted to the internet continues to grow. The ongoing legal battle between Meta and a group of authors over copyright infringement is perhaps the most prominent, but Reddit has also filed a lawsuit against Anthropic (an AI firm), accusing it of training its Claude

ASUS may have just released the one gaming router to rule them all. Instead of the usual mecha-arachnoid shape though, the new ROG Strix GS-BE18000 is a dark-gray monolith packed with goodies for super-fast home networks.

The number in the model name describes the router’s main feature: full WiFi 7 (802.11be) support with up to 18,000 Mbps

In a nod to its past, Porsche has unveiled the 963 RSP, a one-off, road-legal version of its championship-winning 963 LMDh race car. Launched on the streets near the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe, this unique machine was also created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company’s creation of the legendary Count Rossi 917. And since this

Try wrapping your head around this thought: the scientific community is declaring that smartphones may have evolved into digital parasites, subtly exploiting human vulnerabilities for the benefit of tech giants. A new study is saying that what began as a seemingly mutualistic relationship – technology serving humanity – appears to have morphed

We’re seeing a trend with some recent deals, which is to offer a secondary TV (or gaming monitor) for free when purchasing a specific model. Sony recently did this with its 65-inch and 55-inch Bravia 8 II QD-OLED models during Memorial Day weekend (that deal is still going, by the way), and now the electronics maker is doing it again, but

ASUS has officially announced its latest PC chassis design, the Prime AP202 micro-ATX computer case. This new offering boasts superior thermal performance along with modern aesthetics—such as a one-piece “panoramic window” that curves around the corner of the case plus a slot-shaped vent for enhanced GPU cooling—to create a showcase for high-performance

Everybody and their uncle wants a Switch 2 console (see our first impressions), though there are only so many of Nintendo’s new handheld to go around, and they all pretty much disappeared from store shelves on day 1 (yesterday). What’s a gamer to do? Well, if you’re platform agnostic or prefer to game on PC anyway, you’re in luck. One of the

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally out, and I have some first impressions on the experience of both playing and purchasing the console. I was not lucky enough to secure a preorder ahead of the console’s June 5th release, but I was hopeful I could score one in-store all the same. While I avoided the late night release event at Best Buy the night

The quiet hum of Amazon’s electric Rivian delivery vans may soon be accompanied by the mechanical whir of bipedal robot delivery, uh, folk. New reports indicate that the e-commerce titan is on the verge of trialing humanoid robots for last-mile package delivery, a move that could radically reshape the logistics landscape and bring sci-fi closer

The last thing you want to see when cruising down the highway is a bunch of metal bits being flung in your direction from the vehicle in front of you. It sounds like something straight out of a Final Destination movie, but is actually a risk on around half a million older Ford Explorer models, which prompted Ford and the National Highway Traffic

Those who were lucky enough to snag a Nintendo Switch 2 on day one will quickly realize that the launch lineup is a bit thin, save for Mario Kart World, which means gamers will likely be revisiting titles that released on the original Switch once they get bored of zipping around with Mario and friends.

Thankfully, several popular older

As Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) approaches,rumors suggest significant new capabilities are headed for AirPods with the release of iOS 26. Ranging from enhanced hands-free control to potential camera integration and smart sleep features, these updates could transform how users interact with one of the most popular sets

Scientists have identified a new class of cosmic explosions, dubbed “extreme nuclear transients” (ENTs), that represent the most energetic events observed in the universe, perhaps since the Big Bang itself. These massive energy outbursts are the result of supermassive black holes feasting on colossal stars, creating a spectacle of light and

At Computex 2025, veteran overclocker Pieter-Jan “Skatterbencher” Plaisier set a new world record for graphics processor frequency by pushing Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 9 285K to its absolute limit—specifically, the simply-named “Intel Graphics” integrated GPU, which hit an eye-watering 4250 MHz. While there’s no single authoritative source

The FBI has announced that the Play ransomware gang has masterminded several sophisticated cyberattacks, which have compromised key security infrastructures in about 900 organizations in Europe, North America, and South America.

The Play ransomware gang, which became infamous for compromising the security infrastructures of businesses and

A dramatic maritime emergency unfolded this week in the remote waters of the North Pacific, as the crew of the car carrier Morning Midas was forced to abandon ship after an uncontrollable fire erupted, with initial reports pointing to a deck loaded with electric vehicles (EVs). The incident that occurred approximately 300 miles southwest of