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Hardware and Technologies July 16, 2026, 06:43 PM
OPPO is consolidating software across its smartphone brands: upcoming realme and OnePlus phones will ship with ColorOS, and some existing devices will be offered an optional upgrade to ColorOS 17, based on Android 17. -
Hardware and Technologies July 16, 2026, 04:37 PM
Meta said the feature is already live for parents using Instagram parental supervision in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada, and that it will expand worldwide by the end of the year. The system is meant to work across Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, Meta AI, and the web. -
News July 16, 2026, 12:40 PM
PairDrop lets two devices exchange files through a browser, using automatic discovery on the same Wi-Fi network or a six-digit code for remote pairing. The service is presented as a multi-platform AirDrop-like solution for Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, and the web, letting users open the site on two devices and start transferring files right away. -
Hardware and Technologies July 15, 2026, 10:46 AM
This month’s Windows update is far more massive than Microsoft’s official release notes would have you believe. The July Patch Tuesday batch fixed a grand total of 570 vulnerabilities, including dozens of critical issues and several dangerous zero-day flaws that attackers have likely already been exploiting. The catch? Along with beefed-up security, users are once again rolling the dice on unexpected crashes and glitches. -
Hardware and Technologies July 15, 2026, 08:57 AM
Apple promised that iOS 27 runs noticeably faster than its predecessor, and journalists decided to test that in practice. Two iPhone 17s were set up side by side — one running iOS 26, the other on the iOS 27 beta — and put through seven tests, each run three times with the results averaged out. Memory was cleared before every app-launch measurement to keep conditions consistent. The verdict: the system really is faster — the only question is by how much. -
Hardware and Technologies July 14, 2026, 06:36 PM
Telegram's latest update lets group chats and channels live in a single Community, with shared navigation and separate hidden chats for invited members. The rollout is gradual, but one source says it is already available on Android and iOS. Inside Communities, users can create both regular chats and hidden chats, with access to the latter limited to invited members. That keeps open discussion and private conversations under one roof instead of splitting them across separate spaces. -
Enthusiasts Figured Out How to Run a 744-Billion-Parameter AI Without a Graphics Card — But There’s a Catch
Hardware and Technologies July 13, 2026, 12:40 PM
Over on GitHub, someone has posted Colibri – a tool that lets you run GLM-5.2 on a home PC with roughly 25 GB of RAM and no dedicated GPU. We're talking about a 744-billion-parameter model, which the project claims you can get running on ordinary hardware. The authors describe Colibri as a remarkably lightweight solution: the engine consists of a single file with about 2,400 lines of code plus a few small headers. -
Hardware and Technologies July 13, 2026, 11:09 AM
Kizuna AI Lab has unveiled Sokuji — an app and browser extension designed for real-time speech translation. The tool plays nice with major calling platforms, can voice the translation using a different synthetic voice, and works either via cloud-based neural networks or fully offline, right on your machine. -
Gaming News July 13, 2026, 09:29 AM
SharpEmu developers have released Windows builds of their PlayStation 5 emulator, and the project already has enough core features to run native code and handle shader conversion. The milestone comes as the team continues to push the emulator forward from an early proof of concept. -
Hardware and Technologies July 10, 2026, 07:12 PM
While most messaging apps compete on delivery speed, Roost takes the exact opposite approach. Instead of instant back-and-forth, users send messages via virtual birds—and waiting for a reply can take anywhere from a few hours to several days. -
Hardware and Technologies July 10, 2026, 11:36 AM
Users of ChatGPT Atlas will get shutdown instructions in the coming days, as OpenAI prepares to retire the Mac browser on August 9, 2026. The company launched Atlas on Mac in October 2025, so the product's run will end in less than a year. According to OpenAI, the reason is product consolidation: the company now wants users to rely on a single desktop ChatGPT app instead of juggling several separate tools. -
Hardware and Technologies July 9, 2026, 05:38 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a tool to its browser that helps hide most video ads, including those on YouTube. It's enabled by default on iPhone, Windows, and Mac, but on Android you'll still need to turn it on manually through the settings. -
News July 9, 2026, 10:30 AM
Privacy.sexy now offers more than 100 ready-made scripts for Windows, macOS, and Linux, giving users a quicker way to apply targeted privacy tweaks without hunting through system menus. Rather than relying on a single catch-all setting, the library is meant for people who want to disable specific telemetry and tracking features. -
Hardware and Technologies July 9, 2026, 09:28 AM
Google has shut down one of the last workarounds for older extensions by removing the browser flag that re-enabled Manifest V2. According to Google, support for Manifest V2 in Chrome was disabled back in July 2025, so this latest change closes the last remaining workaround. -
News July 8, 2026, 12:49 PM
SpamBlocker is an open-source Android app for Android 10 and later, and it can be downloaded from GitHub or installed through F-Droid, while the latest releases are also available on the project page.
For calls, SpamBlocker acts as a caller ID app and does not replace the default phone or SMS apps. That means it checks incoming calls and filters unwanted ones without forcing users to change their usual setup. -
Hardware and Technologies July 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
Soon, you’ll be able to reinstall Windows in just a couple of clicks—no flash drives, no ISO files, and no lengthy prep work. Microsoft is testing a new feature that will pull a clean system straight from the cloud, but there’s an important catch. -
Hardware and Technologies July 7, 2026, 05:02 PM
Windows 11 users may be at risk of losing hundreds of gigabytes of disk space due to a critical bug that causes the system file CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal to grow uncontrollably. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and released an optional fix, but many affected users remain unaware of the problem. -
Hardware and Technologies July 7, 2026, 12:05 PM
FBI investigation materials into an alleged member of the Scattered Spider hacking group have unexpectedly revealed a little-known Windows feature. It turns out that Microsoft assigns a persistent device identifier to every installation of the system, which can be used to correlate a computer's activity even when using a VPN and other means of hiding activity. -
Hardware and Technologies July 6, 2026, 04:56 PM
Independent developer userpostingcontent has released PopUpFactCheck, a Chrome extension that brings real-time fact-checking to YouTube videos by analyzing subtitles and overlaying verdicts directly on the video player. Available since July 4, 2026, the extension already has an official Chrome Web Store page and a dedicated website. -
OpenReel: Free Open-Source Browser Video Editor Emerges as CapCut Alternative With No Limits or Watermarks
Hardware and Technologies July 6, 2026, 09:26 AM
OpenReel, a free and open-source video editor developed by Augustus and the AI assistant Claude AI, is emerging as a browser-based alternative to paid solutions like CapCut — offering a full suite of features without installation, registration, or watermarks. The tool is available for immediate use on any device directly via its official website, and is licensed under MIT for unrestricted personal and commercial use.
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