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Hardware and Technologies Today, 12:13 PM
Microsoft has kicked off the final phase of phasing out the legacy extensions system in Edge, and for some users, that means rough changes ahead. Starting in August, the browser will gradually drop support for Manifest V2, the framework that powers a number of familiar add-ons – including the classic uBlock Origin. In its place comes Manifest V3, which Microsoft touts as a more modern and secure platform, though developers of popular extensions are already butting heads with the new system's limitations. -
Windows 11’s Weather app is gobbling up a gig of RAM — and Microsoft is scrambling to fix its own mess
Hardware and Technologies Today, 11:28 AM
Microsoft is once again staring down an issue that looks particularly awkward given the company’s recent chatter about speeding up Windows 11. The humble Weather app can, in some scenarios, eat up over 1 GB of RAM — and this doesn’t seem to be just a random bug. The program essentially runs as a browser wrapper, even as Microsoft slowly tries to migrate system components to a lighter, native WinUI framework. The result is a paradox: the company is simultaneously shedding legacy code while being forced to clean up the architectural mess it created for Windows 11 in the first place. -
Hardware and Technologies Today, 10:26 AM
Windows might know your computer by more than just your IP address or account login. The folks behind Windscribe have rolled out a free utility that blocks one of Windows’ lesser-known identifiers and scrubs its local traces. It won’t fully rid your system of telemetry, but it does let you decide whether Microsoft really needs a permanent ID for your device. -
RTX 5090 Owners Take Matters Into Their Own Hands — New Utility Appears to Prevent Melting Connectors
Hardware and Technologies August 7, 2026, 05:47 PM
It looks like GeForce RTX 5090 owners aren't exactly counting on official safeguards anymore. One enthusiast has released a free utility that shuts down the PC at the first sign of dangerous power connector overheating, in a bid to save the graphics card. And the very fact that such a tool now exists raises the question once again: why are users the ones trying to fix this, not the manufacturer? -
Hardware and Technologies August 7, 2026, 04:43 PM
WhiskeyCoder put the project on GitHub, giving readers an open-source way to convert books into audiobooks with minimal setup. The repository is already live, and it is aimed at people who want a quick, straightforward workflow. -
Hardware and Technologies August 6, 2026, 11:17 AM
Microsoft is apparently looking to accelerate bug fixes in Windows not just with new patches, but with a novel approach to finding them in the first place. The company has rolled out tools that let you ask questions of diagnostic logs in plain language. If the tech lives up to its promise, developers could pinpoint the root causes of crashes and performance drops significantly faster. -
Hardware and Technologies August 5, 2026, 09:26 PM
Google announced the end date for the Assistant-to-Gemini transition, and the company has already begun emailing users ahead of the change. Google will start removing Google Assistant access from Android phones and tablets on September 4, 2026. -
Free Hamachi and Radmin alternative launches on Steam, letting you play LAN games online without router setup
Gaming News August 3, 2026, 05:07 PM
A free utility called Porthole has officially launched on Steam, allowing players to enjoy LAN-only games with friends over the internet. Designed as an alternative to Hamachi and Radmin, the app uses Steam's networking infrastructure and doesn't require port forwarding, a public IP address, or any router configuration. -
Hardware and Technologies August 3, 2026, 11:17 AM
The company has officially announced that the Google AI Studio app for iOS and Android, unveiled early this summer at the I/O 2026 conference, won't see the light of day. All the key features that were planned for it will be gradually integrated into the main Gemini client — both on smartphones and desktops. -
News July 31, 2026, 07:21 PM
Google has revealed a new technology for Chrome that could eventually allow most security updates to be installed without fully restarting the browser. The company is developing a dynamic patching system capable of applying fixes while Chrome is still running. -
Gaming News July 21, 2026, 02:38 PM
Porthole announced on July 21, 2026, is pitched as a way for Steam friends to join local TCP or UDP services without port forwarding. The app already has a Steam page, and its launch is planned for the third quarter of 2026. -
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.
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