Last-minute deals: M4 Pro MacBook Pro hits best price ever, AirPods Max $169 off, AirTags, MacBook stand, more
While we are coming down to the wire now for holiday shipping, Best Buy has launched a surprise 48-hour flash sale with deals still arriving by tomorrow. And one of them is the best deal ever on the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM at $3...
2024-12-23 16:42
Copilot+ PCs made a dramatic entrance in 2024, and their sales fell flat. But why?
Copilot+ PCs had a disastrous launch and did not meet sales expectations, but are they a bust?
2024-12-23 16:14
This one new feature might finally bring me back to the Mac in 2025
I’ve used an iPad Pro as my primary computer for years, despite occasionally testing the waters with the Mac. For various reasons, I’ve always stuck with the iPad, but one new feature Apple just shipped might finally be the thing that gets me back ...
2024-12-23 16:12
GIMP 3.0 RC1 Makes It Into Ubuntu 25.04
As a follow-up to the article about Ubuntu 25.04 preparing for GIMP 3.0 in its repositories, this past week finally brought the GIMP 3.0 release candidate into the Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" repository...
2024-12-23 16:08
Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition worth $15 —free download expires 12/24
Even if you have no prior experience with Windows, Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your go-to guide for learning this popular operating system. Read more...
2024-12-23 16:00
Vendor hints at mobile RTX 50 series GPU launch at CES 2025 — next-gen gaming laptops with mobile Blackwell GPUs and Intel Arrow Lake-H/HX or AMD Fire Range CPUs
Thunderobot has teased upcoming laptops powered by Nvidia's next-gen mobile GPUs and impending CPUs from Intel and AMD.
2024-12-23 15:56
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US Senate finds Commerce Department’s efforts to enact bans and sanction “inadequate” — investigation finds agency underfunded, must rely on voluntary compliance by chipmakers
The U.S. Senate found that the Department of Commerce isn't effective in enforcing Washington's bans and sanctions due to lack of funding.
2024-12-23 15:55
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Microsoft Edge users held over 10 billion chats with Copilot in 2024
Microsoft Edge's Year in Review shares how the browser helped save time on the web and how it protected users from a range of threats.
2024-12-23 15:39
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses could get a display next year
Ray-Ban Meta have been the most successful smart glasses to date, offering an appealing mix of features in a form factor which is visually indistinguishable from normal sunglasses. So far, all of the AI functionality, notifications, and messaging featu...
2024-12-23 15:38
Grab this Samsung Professional IPS monitor for just half the price
If you are looking for an affordable monitor for work or study, check out this Samsung Professional Monitor, which is now available with a massive 52% discount. Read more...
2024-12-23 15:24
AMD leaks reveal an RX 9070 XT as the RDNA 4 flagship GPU — but have we already been looking at this for weeks?
As we roll into CES 2025, there have been many major leaks and rumors surrounding NVIDIA's next-gen RTX 5000 graphics cards. Now, it's AMD's time to grab some of the spotlight with its next-gen GPUs.
2024-12-23 15:19
StartAllBack 3.9 is out with new taskbar options and File Explorer grouping improvements
StartAllBack, a popular tool for improving Windows 11's Start menu, taskbar, and other UI parts, received an update with new features. Read more...
2024-12-23 15:08
Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends to Expect in 2025
The 2025 cybersecurity landscape is increasingly complex, driven by sophisticated cyber threats, increased regulation, and rapidly evolving technology. In 2025, organizations will be challenged with protecting sensitive information for their customers ...
2024-12-23 15:07
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M5 Pro chip could separate CPU and GPU in ‘server grade’ chips
One of the key elements of Apple’s A-series and M-series chips is the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design which tightly integrates all the components within a single package. This includes both CPU and GPU. But a new report suggests that the M5 Pro chip ma...
2024-12-23 15:03
U.S. gov't launches probe into ongoing China dominance of legacy semiconductor market amid concerns of Chinese vendors flooding the market
The new investigation is yet another escalation in the U.S. government's efforts to tighten its scrutiny of China’s semiconductor industry
2024-12-23 14:50
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U.S. Judge Rules Against NSO Group in WhatsApp Pegasus Spyware Case
Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp scored a major legal victory in its fight against Israeli commercial spyware vendor NSO Group after a federal judge in the U.S. state of California ruled in favor of the messaging giant for exploiting a security vulnerabil...
2024-12-23 14:50
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Kuo reiterates variable aperture lens coming to iPhone 18, not 17
There have been consistent reports that we can expect a future iPhone to offer a variable aperture lens within a year or two, but there’s been disagreement about whether the new feature will launch in the iPhone 17 or iPhone 18. Apple analyst Ming-Ch...
2024-12-23 14:24
Serpent OS Enters Alpha with GNOME and COSMIC Spins, Powered by Linux 6.12 LTS
Serpent OS Alpha is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and featuring GNOME and COSMIC desktop editions. Here's what's new! The post Serpent OS Enters Alpha with GNOME and COSMIC Spins, Powered by Linux 6.12 LTS appeared first o...
2024-12-23 14:17
ASRock Challenger Arc Graphics B570 Arrives For Linux Testing
The Intel Arc Graphics B570 graphics card isn't hitting retailers until January and the review embargo doesn't expire until then, but fair game now are pictures/video of the Arc B570 hardware... The ASRock Challenger Arc Graphics B570 arrived today for...
2024-12-23 14:06