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Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB DDR5-6000 2x24GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

About a year ago, a new state-of-the-art indoor go-karting facility opened here in Calgary, and we decided to try it out with a group of friends. One of my friends brought two semi-professional-looking guys, and they showed up with their own helmets, gloves, and GoPro cameras. They talked about their racing experience, and while I am decently confident in my skills, it is often wise not to brag until you have the results. After two heats, the...

Epomaker TH108 Pro Review (Page 1 of 4)

Recently in the AskReddit subreddit, someone asked for signs that someone is of low intelligence. You might first think of obvious clues like grades or academic achievements, but these things do not always translate to intelligent people. Instead, the top comments painted a picture of a person's inability or disinterest in learning and growing. These people are unwilling to listen before speaking and only win arguments by speaking louder. When...

Apple, Google Pause Plans for App Store Changes In Texas After New Ruling

From PC Mag: A new law in Texas to enforce age verification tools within the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and other storefronts has been blocked by a judge less than two weeks before going into effect.

As reported by Reuters, a federal judge in Texas blocked the App Store Accountability Act...

Copilot+ laptops can now automatically create captions in Word and PowerPoint

From PC World: Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 subscribers with certain Copilot Plus computers will now have access to a new feature: automatic captions, or alt texts, in Word and PowerPoint.

When you add an image to a Word or PowerPoint document, the Copilot Plus computer should...

Spotify Says It's Shutting Down Access to Site That Scraped Its Music Library

From CNET: Spotify says it's cutting off access to some user accounts and adding safeguards after a shadow library website claimed to have scraped an immense amount of Spotify's metadata and audio files from the streaming service's music library.

On Dec. 20, the website Anna's Archive said in a...

Instacart Ends AI Pricing Tests Showing Different Prices for the Same Items

From PC Mag: Instacart has ended its AI-powered pricing tests following backlash after a study reported customers were shown different prices for the same items from the same store.

"Effective immediately, Instacart is ending all item price tests on our platform. Retailers will no longer be able to...

Steam kills 32-bit support for Windows

From PC World: Valve has rolled out a new version of Steam for Windows over the weekend.

The big news this time around is that 32-bit support has been dropped, marking the end of an era. Most users won’t be affected by the change as 64-bit CPUs have been around since early this century, but if you...

Samsung's 'Wide Fold' May Bring New Dimension to Foldable Phones, Report Says

From CNET: Samsung appears to be preparing a new kind of foldable phone that could expand its lineup and set the stage for competition with Apple's long-rumored foldable device.

According to a Korean report from Etnews, translated into English using Google Translate, Samsung is developing a device...

Uber and Lyft Set to Test Robotaxis in London Following Waymo Launch

From PC Mag: Uber and Lyft have partnered with Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch robotaxi pilot programs in London next year.

Uber's testing is expected to begin with Baidu's Apollo Go cars in the first half of 2026. Lyft, on the other hand, will be using the Apollo Go RT6 once the required...

Hackers just ‘backed up’ 86 million Spotify music tracks

From PC World: In what surely amounts as one of the most brazen digital music heists of all time, a group of hackers says it has “backed up” Spotify’s music files and metadata, and it plans on releasing the files publicly in a massive “preservation archive.”

In a blog post detailing its exploits...