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About a week ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever.

If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer with dozens of cables. And while some cables have specific connections, like USB-C, my wired network (such as it is) is just a random collection of colored Ethernet cables with tiny little markings telling me what they can or can’t do. How

Microsoft has finally introduced a long-awaited Windows 11 feature that allows you to easily remove paired Android or iPhone devices from both the Phone Link app and mobile device settings, reports Windows Latest.

Up until

AI PCs are in vogue, especially laptops. But most consumers aren’t totally clear on what an AI PC even is, much less which models qualify as one. It doesn’t help that AI PCs can be physically indistinguishable from the versions without AI.

Here is a simple checklist for determining whether

Valve’s Steam Deck “Verified” program is pretty great, but extremely specific to… well, the Steam Deck. But now that SteamOS is expanding into other non-Steam Deck devices, we’re going to need something a little more general to tell if a Steam

Well, it’s official: Apple is finally nixing support for its old Home architecture, meaning those relying on the previous version of Apple’s Home framework have some decisions to make. 

In a revision to a support article, Apple says that it will end support for th

If you haven’t heard, Microsoft is officially ending support for the still-very-popular Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. But for some users, that raises another question: what will happen to Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10? Will they keep working or not?

Up until now, Microsoft has said that Microsoft 365 apps

The current edition of GIMP (version 3.0.2) has a security vulnerability that could be exploited to inject malicious code. The developers released GIMP 3.0 back in March, then followed it up a week later with version 3.0.2. A more recent update is not yet available.

Security researchers from the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) have discovered a securi

Bullshit trailers are a blight on YouTube. And they have been for a long time. Just throw together clips of older movies and actors, title it “The Dark Knight Rises 2: Robin’s First Flight,” and sit back and watch the clicks (and the ad revenue) roll in. But with generative “AI” videos now just a few clicks away, they’ve become an infestation, clogging up every relev

Late last week, Epic Games launched a new rewards program that encourages users to use the company’s own payment system instead of the one offered through Apple’s App Store or otherwise.

The new Epic Rewards program permanently gives users 20 percent back on purchases in Fortnite

After years of teases, hints, and vague promises, standalone streaming ESPN is finally, really coming, and we even know how much it will cost. 

The new streaming service, called simply ESPN, will debut in “early” fall, at a variety of price p