From Tom's Hardware: Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology promises to increase areal density and hard disk drive capacity by at least two times compared to standard perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. However, recently demonstrated dual-layer HDD media, which records...

From The Verge: DJI’s next drone launch event is just around the corner on April 11th, but that hasn’t stopped the leaks from flowing. A new set of images from reliable leaker Roland Quandt gives us an even more detailed look at what appears to be the new Avata 2 drone, the RC Motion 3 controller...

From PC Mag: Microsoft says an Extended Security Update (ESU) license for businesses will cost $61 per device for one year. That price will double every consecutive year, for up to three years. Businesses can purchase these licenses starting in October 2024. Education customers, meanwhile, will pay...

From The Verge: Microsoft is working on a new feature for its Edge browser that will let you limit the amount of RAM it uses. Leopeva64, who is one of the best at finding new Edge features, has spotted a new settings section in test builds of the browser that includes a slider so you can limit how...

From PC World: Are you ready for PCIe version 6.0? No? Your motherboard doesn’t even have PCIe 5.0 yet, because you’re squeezing every last possible ounce of value out of AM4? Well too bad, because PCie 7.0 is now on the horizon. And while it’s still a ways off — the final version of the spec won’t...

From CNET: Facebook is taking a page out of TikTok's playbook. The social media giant is launching an updated video player that incorporates all video lengths and formats, including Reels, longer videos and live videos. As part of the update, horizontal videos can be opened up in full-screen mode...

From The Verge: For many years, Spotify held strong at its monthly subscription of $9.99, but that changed last July when Premium jumped up to $10.99. Now it appears that the leading subscription music service is planning another price hike — and not waiting nearly as long this time. Bloomberg...

From PC World: Discord has emerged as a de facto standard chat protocol for gamers, whether it’s actually integrated into their games or not. And it’s also becoming widespread for chat groups in all kinds of interests, and even direct customer support for some small companies. It’s also about to be...

From CNET: Oura, the smart ring that gives you notes on your sleep, measures your stress, helps you track your menstrual cycle and more, is pushing your hand even further into health tracking. The company behind the smart ring on Wednesday announced Labs, a platform in the Oura app that will allow...