Microsoft turns 50 today, and it made me think about MS-DOS 5.0
A story about an obsolete PC, an old library book, and a one version of MS-DOS.
Andrew Cunningham
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray tracing
Nvidia says the Switch 2's GPU is 10 times faster than the original Switch.
Andrew Cunningham
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Explaining MicroSD Express cards and why you should care about them
Little-used 2019 standard bridges a gap between internal and external storage.
Andrew Cunningham
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Samsung turns to China to boost its ailing semiconductor division
Samsung's contract chipmaking business has struggled to secure big US customers.
Financial Times
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Google shakes up Gemini leadership, Google Labs head taking the reins
With fresh leadership, Google aims to create new products based on Gemini.
Ryan Whitwam
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Some original Switch games will run better on Switch 2; some won’t run at all
Some Switch games will get free updates to improve Switch 2 performance.
Andrew Cunningham
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Unshittification: 3 tech companies that recently made my life… better
Enshittification is not the only option.
Nate Anderson
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Apple enables RCS messaging for Google Fi subscribers at last
Apple only supported RCS on the big three carriers in the first iOS18 releases.
Ryan Whitwam
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Most Read
Cheap TVs’ incessant advertising reaches troubling new lows
Op-ed: TV screensavers shouldn't show immigration ads from the Trump administration.
Scharon Harding
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Review: Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft is something less than “a Paperwhite with color”
It's a decent e-reader, but it offers too few benefits for too many drawbacks.
Andrew Cunningham
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Gemini is an increasingly good chatbot, but it’s still a bad assistant
Op-ed: Google's generative AI is not ready to serve as your virtual assistant.
Ryan Whitwam
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Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro
Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more.
Andrew Cunningham
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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it
Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers.
Kevin Purdy
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There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs
Did you want to see how fast your ancient computer was? Because now you can!
Andrew Cunningham
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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users
Google's improved AI model is now available for free, but usage is limited.
Ryan Whitwam
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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs
Lawsuits and allegations are creating doubt around quantum dot TVs' use of QDs.
Scharon Harding
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New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory
"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
Google continues backing away from smart home hardware.
Ryan Whitwam
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Google solves its mysterious Pixel problem, announces 9a launch date
Google has sorted out its Pixel problems and will begin the 9a rollout on April 10.
Ryan Whitwam
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Corning’s new ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster
Gorilla Glass Ceramic will appear on its first phone in the coming months.
Ryan Whitwam
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EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely.
Financial Times
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Google announces Maps screenshot analysis, AI itineraries to help you plan trips
Google wants to help you get away this summer with, you guessed it, AI.
Ryan Whitwam
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Discord is planning an IPO this year, and big changes could be on the horizon
IPO will mean more revenue pressure and possibly more ads.
Samuel Axon
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TSMC’s $100 billion pledge won’t resurrect US chipmaking, says Intel’s ex-CEO
US must boost R&D to gain "semiconductor leadership."
Financial Times
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Newer Kindles get a work-around for touchscreen page-turning in new software update
"Double tap to page turn" works on latest Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.
Ryan Whitwam
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Napster to become a music-marketing metaverse firm after being sold for $207M
Napster will promote music in "branded 3D virtual spaces," soon-to-be owner says.
Scharon Harding
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Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line
Google's sizeable payments for Safari defaults could be ending.
Ryan Whitwam
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Netflix expands HDR support with HDR10+
Before, Netflix users could only stream HDR titles in Dolby Vision or HDR10.
Scharon Harding
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After borking my Pixel 4a battery, Google borks me, too
The devil is in the details.
Nate Anderson
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“MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web
It's not a "do not track" request, it's a set of terms you demand from sites.
Kevin Purdy
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Oops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data
Google Maps switched to local-only Timeline storage in December.
Ryan Whitwam
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Can we make AI less power-hungry? These researchers are working on it.
As demand surges, figuring out the performance of proprietary models is half the battle.
Jacek Krywko
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Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
A lawsuit claims Google has not blocked football streams as required in Italy.
Ryan Whitwam
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CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud
Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.
Kevin Purdy
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Apple loses $1B a year on prestigious, minimally viewed Apple TV+: report
The Information report claims notable losses for Apple's only service in the red.
Scharon Harding
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