Report: iPhone 17 ‘Slim’ will emphasize design over features and specs
The iPhone 17 “Slim” (as some are taking to calling it) is one of the more interesting rumors to pop out of Cupertino in a while. The gist of it is that, in the fall…
CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs
Enlarge / CrowdStrike’s Falcon security software brought down as many as 8.5 million Windows PCs over the weekend. CrowdStrike Security firm CrowdStrike has posted a preliminary post-incident report about the botched update to its Falcon…
Take 24% off this HomeKit power strip and power your office with smarts and Siri
We all need power strips around the house, but wouldn’t it be awesome to have a smart one? Well, the meross smart power strip is on sale for $32.78 at Amazon right now, down from…
Elon Musk claims he is training “the world’s most powerful AI by every metric”
Enlarge / Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. On Monday, Elon…
This $429 Dell Inspiron 15 laptop is an absolute steal for the price
We love rocket-tier laptops, but sometimes all you need is a reliable machine to get your work done on a daily basis. You know, a laptop with a solid configuration that doesn’t cost an arm…
CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several…
This compact Anker surge protector fits up to 11 devices, now just $22
Power surges can happen when you least expect—and when they do, your pricey tech devices and gadgets can get damaged. Whether phones, laptops, desktops, monitors, or gaming consoles, they’re all at risk and deserve surge…
Snapdragon X Elite video deep-dive with benchmarks and tests galore
Microsoft is making a big push to get Windows laptops running Arm hardware, the same transition that Apple made over four years ago. Qualcomm is partner in the effort, putting its flagship Snapdragon X Elite…
July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery
Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a CrowdStrike problem and not a Windows…
Wondershare UBackit review: Wonderfully simple and effective backup
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Imaging, file, and folder backup, cloning Uses Window’s own VHD format for images Easy and flawless operationally Cons No boot disc for disaster recovery Rental only — no perpetual…