Google screwed up Pixel vibrations again

From The Verge: Google’s Pixel devices are having a weird change with their notification and call vibrations after the March 2025 update. Multiple people have posted on the Google Pixel subreddit complaining about the change, with one user describing it as a “hollow feeling” vibration with “less...

AMD's 9900X3D, 9950X3D Launch March 12: Here's What They'll Cost

From PC Mag: Mark your calendars, PC builders. AMD’s Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D desktop CPUs will finally go on sale on Wednesday, March 12.

The company revealed the launch date and pricing for both CPUs today; the 9900X3D will be $599 while the 9950X3D will cost $699. They're not cheap, but at...

This Office app survived 35 years. Now Microsoft is killing it

From PC World: As Microsoft Word and PowerPoint continually improve their feature sets, the two apps are slowly strangling one of Microsoft’s traditional Office apps: Microsoft Publisher.

Microsoft now says that Microsoft Publisher will disappear in October 2026, where the (ahem) “perpetual version...

Alienware’s next 1440p OLED gaming monitor will be its cheapest yet

From PC World: Slowly but surely, OLED monitors are dropping down to attainable prices. Dell and Alienware consistently deliver some of the best prices in the category, and Alienware’s new 27-inch 1440p OLED is the cheapest yet. The new design debuts this summer with a price of just $549.99.

That’s...

TSMC's Arizona chip fab production is sold out through late 2027

From Tom's Hardware: TSMC's chief executive and chairman, C.C. Wei, said at a press conference in Taipei on Thursday that the company is expanding its production capacity in the U.S. due to customer demand and extraordinary booking through late 2027. According to Reuters, Wei stressed that the...

Nvidia’s RTX 5070 cards sell out immediately, despite high prices

From PC World: Unless you’ve spent the last twelve hours or so in a tent outside a Best Buy, you probably don’t have a new Nvidia card in your hands right now. In a depressingly familiar sight, the RTX 5070 has immediately sold out at every online retailer, following the same pattern as the RTX 5070...

Apple Reveals New M4 MacBook Airs at Lower Price With Sky Blue Option

From CNET: The MacBook Air has finally caught up to the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. Apple on Wednesday announced its 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models have been upgraded to its M4 processor. The iPad Pro was the first Apple device to receive the M4 treatment last May, and the MacBook Pro followed...

Google Simplifies Widget Discovery on the Play Store

From PC Mag: If you enjoy using widgets on your Android phone, Google on Monday announced that it is adding three new features to improve widget discovery. These include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on app info pages, and a curated widgets editorial page.

"Historically, one of...

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