My phone ran Skyrim at 60 fps, and it wasn’t even streaming
Your phone can play games. You already know this if you’ve perused an app store in the last 15 years, or seen the absolute dregs of YouTube advertising. But did you know that your phone…
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Tim Cook wasn’t Steve Jobs. He was better
Inheriting the empire Succeeding Steve Jobs is a challenge in itself. Apple enthusiasts and shareholders naturally had high expectations, leaving Tim Cook little room for error. Despite that, Cook cooked, as the kids say. Not…
Windows XP’s most famous pirated key wasn’t a hack. It was a leak
About a year ago, in a social media post, long-time Microsoft veteran Dave Plummer (who worked on Windows Task Manager) recounted the story of what’s now known as the most iconic Windows product key. We’re…
My best home office upgrade wasn’t a Mac. It’s this $40 set of rollerblade wheels
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld highlights how a $40 set of rollerblade-style wheels became a more impactful home office upgrade than expensive tech like Mac computers. These Office Oasis wheels provide…
Apple TV’s new glassy intro wasn’t created on a Mac
Earlier this week, Apple revealed new branding that will appear at the start of Apple TV shows. The new title card features a colorful presentation of the Apple logo, and according to AdAge, the company…
Event startup Partiful wasn’t stripping GPS locations from user-uploaded photos
Social event planning app Partiful, which calls itself “Facebook events for hot people,” has firmly replaced Facebook as the go-to platform for sending party invitations. But what Partiful also has in common with Facebook is…
There wasn’t enough Copilot in Excel, so Microsoft added more
If you’re just dying to talk to Copilot within Excel, good news: Copilot is now a traditional Excel function within Excel for Windows and the Mac. But wait, you say. Copilot is already in Excel!…
Ring says the ‘May 28 camera hack’ going viral on TikTok wasn’t a hack
Worried that hackers got access to your Ring cameras on May 28? The “May 28 Ring camera hack” videos have been all over TikTok in recent days, but Ring asserts that the hacking fears are…
Windows 12 wasn’t mentioned at CES 2025. That’s a good thing
Microsoft is currently focusing all they can on Windows 11. Not only did the company recently dub 2025 as the “Year of the Windows 11 PC Refresh,” but this year’s CES has been all about…
Acer’s clean Nitro V 14 wasn’t good enough for one girl gamer
The woman, an American, snapped photos of Acer’s new Nitro V 14 gaming PC, but she was clearly irritated. “What, girls don’t get a 4090?” she asked of a pair of foreign journalists, who stared…