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Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-7000 2x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

I often have a bad habit of underestimating myself or focusing on the negative aspects of myself over the positive ones. For example, my colleague Jonathan would say that I have beaten him several times in foosball before, but I would not consider them victories. This is partly because I would not count single games as beating him, especially if I ended up losing the second and third game in a best-of-three. I also do not consider myself that...

Verizon's Disney+ Premium Bundle Is Getting a Price Hike

From PC Mag: Verizon is making some changes to its Disney+ Premium perk for myPlan (cellular) and myHome (broadband) subscribers.

The current Disney+ Premium bundle, which includes Disney+ (ad-free), Hulu (with ads), and ESPN+ (with ads), is no longer available for $10 per month. Existing customers...

Lenovo’s SteamOS-based gaming handheld is up for preorder now

From PC World: The wait is almost over. You can get Lenovo’s curvy new Legion Go S gaming handheld right now if you’re okay with it running Windows. But if you’re like me, you’re eagerly waiting for the SteamOS variant, which will be the very first third-party gaming handheld to run Valve’s SteamOS...

Google Sues Scammers Behind Thousands of Fake Business Listings on Maps

From CNET: Google is suing a network of scammers who manipulated Google Maps by faking or hijacking about 10,000 business listings to con people out of money. The company is suing a Maryland man who allegedly played a central role in the scheme by helping coordinate teams of scammers around the...

YouTube Promises Fix for Blurry Videos on iOS, Desktop, Smart TVs

From PC Mag: If you noticed a sudden drop in the quality of YouTube videos recently, you're not alone. After many users complained, YouTube has promised to roll out a fix.

“We’re aware some of you are experiencing lower than usual video quality when trying to watch Videos and Shorts,” YouTube wrote...

Nvidia sells RTX GPUs from a ‘food truck’

From PC World: Buying goodies from a trendy food truck can get expensive. But I’ll bet that even the most desperate TikTok foodie hasn’t dropped more than a grand at once on something they can’t actually eat. But you can if you’re attending Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC), where the company...

Huawei's Pura X Is a Wideset Flip Phone With a DeepSeek AI Assistant

From CNET: Huawei is starting its fully Android-free era with the Pura X, a new foldable phone that runs the company's HarmonyOS 5 software and does not include the option for people to use Google's OS.

The Pura X is also unique in a few other ways: its wide 6.3-inch display has a 16:10 aspect...

Discover the details you've been missing with the HD 550

From Sennheiser Press Release: The new HD 550 brings a compelling new choice to audiophiles and gamers seeking next-level capability that outshines its price tag.

Wedemark, Germany – March 19, 2025 – The Sennheiser brand today unveiled the HD 550, a hi-fi headphone that balances revealing...

Apple Quietly Fixed a Passwords App Bug That Exposed Users to Phishing Attacks

From PC Mag: Apple has fixed a security flaw in its Passwords app that exposed users to phishing attacks for three months after its launch with iOS 18.

As 9to5Mac reports, the vulnerability was discovered by security researchers at Mysk, who reported it to Apple in September. The app used the HTTP...

Arm’s GPU upscaling could be just the thing Snapdragon PCs need

From PC World: Nvidia, AMD, and Intel have all latched onto AI-powered techniques as a way to enhance their graphics capabilities. Now Arm has entered the arena, shipping a new Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (Arm ASR) technology that’s based on something AMD previously developed.

Arm ASR was...