From Tom's Hardware: Tech giant IBM secured a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on its technology for transporting microparticles using a 4D-printed smart material. According to the patent, these smart materials can use shape-memory alloys or polymers that respond to external forces...
From PC Mag: If you bought a computer repair service from Restoro or Reimage, expect to receive a refund. The companies will pay over $25 million to settle claims that they tricked numerous consumers into signing up for their products.
On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission announced it’s...
From PC World: In 2024, Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer said that he wanted handheld gaming PCs to feel more like an Xbox. But as the saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself. Thus, Microsoft is reportedly working on its own handheld Xbox PC console.
The console, code...
From The Verge: Reports have been cropping up that second-generation Chromecasts and music-streaming Chromecast Audio devices are failing, displaying an “Untrusted device” error on the device they’re trying to cast from, reports 9to5Google.
Text from screenshots of the error posted to Reddit says...
From PC Mag: Apple's Siri troubles are also affecting its foray into smart home devices.
As Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports, Apple had hoped to announce its smart home control device this month but has been forced to postpone it since some of the device’s features rely on advanced Siri...
From PC World: AMD’s X3D processors are absolutely the best around if you’re building a gaming PC. The extra performance you get from the 3D V-cache is why the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the first of its generation to launch with the feature late last year, is still a hot ticket item. AMD has gotten to work...
From October of last year to early last month, my basement was being renovated. I hired a general contractor that coordinates specialized trades for every job, no different than how actual homebuilders manage a new construction. One of the things this general contractor does that also replicates an actual homebuilder in a construction site is they leave a large disposal bin on my front driveway, which is quite accessible to anyone passing by...
As a car enthusiast, I have always imagined what it would feel like to drive a road car with four-digit horsepower. Yes, there are supercars with over 1,000 horsepower if you are incredibly wealthy. You can choose from Bugattis and Koenigseggs to experience that level of power. However, for an average Joe like me, getting anywhere near those cars is nearly impossible. I wanted something that has those specifications without that price. In that...
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...
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...
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