What will the year 2025 bring for Linux PCs?
The year ahead has a lot in store for Linux users. Many of the trends, hardware products, and software developments below comprise a colorful mix that focuses on the use of Linux in particular. We…
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2025 will be the year Arm dominates PCs
Qualcomm’s 2024 debut of new Arm processors for Windows laptops was arguably the most important PC hardware announcement since the introduction of Intel’s 486 processors in 1989. Just as that CPU line heralded an age…
2025 will be the best year to buy a monitor, ever. Here’s why
I’ve been reviewing monitors for almost 20 years, so believe me when I say this: 2025 will be the best year to buy a new monitor, ever. Today’s most attractive and feature-rich monitors command high…
A year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US
The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and in Texas. The Starlink availability map says the service is sold out in and around…
A new AirTag is coming next year with enhanced privacy, security features
It looks like the long wait for a new AirTag is almost over. After sparse and tentative rumors earlier this year that Apple was working on a 2nd-gen model, a new report indicates that the…
AMD’s desktop CPU share soars 10 percentage points in a year
AMD’s desktop CPU market share jumped nearly 10 percent in the last year, an analyst reported Thursday, on the heels of AMD’s strong rollout of its latest desktop gaming CPU. Mercury Research, which tracks the…
I’m skipping the Apple Watch Series 10 this year, and so should you
The Apple Watch is the most popular smartwatch on the market, offering a slew of health and fitness features in an iconic design. Since the Apple Watch’s initial debut a decade ago, the iPhone maker…
2024 looks set to be another record-breaking year for ransomware — and it’s likely going to get worse
The ransomware industry is thriving, not losing. Despite various law enforcement wins against ransomware actors, like the sweeping takedown of LockBit and the seizure of Radar, hackers continue to reap the rewards of these data-theft…
5 ways I actually used ChatGPT this year to improve my life
When ChatGPT first landed on the scene, I was terrified. It was lightyears ahead of virtual assistants like Siri, Google, and Alexa, and it seemed like it was going to render my job obsolete —…
We’re probably not getting an 11th-gen iPad this year
After a historic lull that saw more than 12 months between releases, 2024 has been a pretty good year for iPad releases. The iPad mini was just updated, iPadOS 18 shipped just last month, and…