HP bails on always-online printers and subscription laser ink

From PC World: People hate printers. They have tons of breakable moving parts and they require expensive ink refills. But it was even worse when HP started making printers that required 24/7 online connectivity and blocked third-party ink cartridges via DRM.

It was so bad that consumers started...

CORSAIR Launches RS Series High-Performance Daisy-Chain PWM Fans

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) today announced the release of the new RS Series of cooling fans, boasting impressive and affordable cooling with simple daisy-chained connections for a hassle-free setup. Incorporating the latest fan technology advances, RS Series fans are ideal...

Spotify is going to let you leave comments on podcast episodes

From The Verge: Spotify is launching the ability to leave comments on podcasts. The company already lets Spotify podcasters offer polls and Q&As, so this new feature could give creators new ways to interact with their audiences.

Comments will be private by default (similar to Q&A responses), so...

Elon Musk's X Stalls at 250M Daily Users While Threads Plays Catch-Up

From PC Mag: X, formerly known as Twitter, is seeing user growth slow to a crawl since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform for a staggering $44 billion in mid-2022.

X's daily active user growth has plummeted from roughly 30% annually just a few years ago in 2020 to less...

Microsoft employees must use Apple iPhones in China

From ComputerWorld: In a step that perhaps symbolizes the steady erosion of bridges between nations, Microsoft is ordering its staff in China to abandon Android phones to exclusively use iPhones.

The ban begins in September, when staff will be required to use iPhones for work — specifically for...

Asus motherboards now support native Windows RGB controls

From PC World: As someone who’s drowning in gaming keyboards, I think I have the authority to say that most Windows apps created by manufacturers for programming RGB lights suck—especially Armoury Crate from Asus.

Which is why it’s great that Dynamic Lighting is making such apps unnecessary for...

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