From CNET: Philips Hue just made a big play in the smart home space at the IFA tech expo, confirming a wave of new products after leaks surfaced earlier this week. The lineup includes motion-sensing smart bulbs, a redesigned video doorbell with a sharper 2K fisheye camera and new light strips -- all...

From PC Mag: As expected, Apple overhauled its hardware lineup today, with new iPhones, Apple Watches, and a long-awaited update to the AirPods Pro. Some are already available to order, while Apple will take your money for its higher-end devices starting on Friday. If you didn’t have time to tune...

From PC World: With any luck, Arm’s new Lumex CPU platform may give us a hint at what to expect for upcoming Windows on Arm PCs: four tiers of CPU power, plus an improved ray-tracing engine and graphics upscaling.

Arm says that its new Lumex C1-series chips will deliver 25 percent more performance...

From CNET: Lossless audio, a format that Spotify says has been much-requested by subscribers over the years, is finally arriving on the streaming service.

In a post, the company says that 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC audio will now be an option for premium subscribers in select markets "across nearly every...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) is excited to announce the launch of the updated version of the popular 3500X mid-tower case, now available with reverse rotor fans and a range of enhancements that make any build look even better. This refresh is available with iCUE LINK LX-R RGB...

From Corsair Press Release:  CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) is proud to announce the COMMANDER DUO Lighting and Fan Controller, a hybrid device designed to simplify custom cooling and lighting control with unprecedented compatibility. This innovative multi-function fan controller offers effortless fan speed...

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: TBCH) today announced three new Designed for Xbox racing game accessories are now available globally. The three new racing accessories include two new VelocityOne™ Race simulation accessories for seasoned sim racers on Xbox Series X...

From PC Mag: The baffling Windows 11 update bug that corrupted SSDs now appears to be linked to storage drives running pre-release firmware.

Memory component supplier Phison says that "engineering preview firmware" appears to be the culprit after a PC building group in Taiwan figured it out.

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From PC World: If you’ve been wondering when the “AI” branding spigot might be turned down a notch, AMD’s answer is that it won’t be anytime soon.

At an AMD breakfast at IFA 2025 this week, Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s Computing and Graphics Group, said that AMD...

From CNET: In the series of predictable events leading up to every iPhone launch is the moment the Apple Store goes down -- and it's just happened.

There's just hours to go until the Apple event, during which the company is set to announce the iPhone 17 series and updates to its wider product...