From The Verge: Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong — known in the West as Jay Y. Lee — has won a presidential pardon by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, allowing the grandson of Samsung’s founder to resume leadership of the powerful conglomerate, Bloomberg reports. The pardon will be formalized on...

From PC Mag: Demand for PCs has cooled to the point that x86 CPU shipments saw a historic plunge in Q2, according to Mercury Research, which tracks component sales.

Mercury Research says desktop CPU shipments during the May to June period fell to their “lowest level in nearly three decades,"...

From CNET: In a reversal of a 2020 decision, the US Federal Communications Commission has decided to reject Starlink's application for $886 million in subsidies to expand rural broadband coverage. Starlink "failed to meet program requirements," and the program was too risky, the commission said in a...

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master launches today a new, affordable gaming chassis design in the CMP product line. With both ATX and m-ATX form factors available for the user’s selection, CMP 520 and CMP 320 offer high value, large intakes and stunning light effects to satisfy your...

From The Verge: Facebook has shared an update on its long-awaited plans to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default in its Messenger chat platform, saying it has begun testing the feature for chats “between some people” this week.

Facebook currently offers Messenger users the option to turn...

From PC Mag: Motorola just announced a brand-new Razr foldable smartphone. Unfortunately, it's only coming to China for now, so US fans will have to stick with the Galaxy Z Flip 4 or the older Motorola Razr for small folding devices. Of course, Motorola could decide to release it in the US later...

From CNET: Disney Plus will raise its US prices in December as it launches a new ad-supported tier of its streaming service, the company said Wednesday. Hulu prices are going up, too.

Currently in the US, Disney Plus' ad-free subscription is $8 a month. Starting Dec. 8, the ad-free subscription...

From XPG Press Release: XPG today announced their new HURRICANE ARGB PWM cooling fans. This new line comes in both 120mm and 140mm sizes and it was built for users that require top cooling performance without foregoing aesthetics and without compromises.

Engineered for Excellence

XPG has made...

From The Verge: After weeks of leaks and rumors, Samsung finally announced the $279.99 Galaxy Watch 5 and $449.99 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro today at its Unpacked event. And while there weren’t too many surprises, it seems the company took criticisms about the Galaxy Watch 4’s poor battery life to heart...

From PC Mag: Amazon's palm-scanning technology is rolling out to dozens of Whole Foods stores in California.

More than 65 new locations will add the Amazon One system, which was introduced in September 2020 to select Seattle-based Amazon Go stores, and later at a handful of Whole Foods across...