

Though it was a bit rough around the edges in terms of backwards compatibility, my first look at 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 storage reveals a very nice uptick in performance — about twice the 40Gbps of Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 in certain benchmarks. Logical.
By way of comparison, that’s roughly as fast as an NVMe SSD on the PCIe 4.0 bus. And a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD is exa

Shopping for a smart thermostat that works with the new Matter standard? There aren’t many to choose from, but now you’ve got one more option.
Smart home manufacturer Meross has just unleashed its first thermostat to support Matter, the 2-year-old protocol that allows the big smart-home platforms to play nice with each other.
On sale now for $69

According to a University of Bristol press release, a team of scientists and engineers have made a significant breakthrough, successfully creating the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.
Based on the same radioactive isotope used in carbon dating, the new batt

I’ve been a keyboard nut for a long time. I build mechanical keyboards on my own, soldering iron and all. And I love the excessive way you can customize them, with wireless or

Microsoft has a new update in the works for the Microsoft Store that will allow the software store to automatically update third-party apps that aren’t stored on Microsoft’s own servers, reports Windows Central.
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At this time of year, an email about your annual benefits or bonus may not seem unusual. So you open the attached Word document, only for the app report that the file is corrupted but can be recovered. If you choose to recover the content, much less scan the QR code that appears, boom—you’ve fallen prey to a phishing attack.

Time tracking tools offer decisive advantages for small businesses and freelancers when it comes to managing projects and tasks efficiently. By accurately recording the time spent, workflows can be better planned and analyzed, which helps to optimize productivity. It’s important for companies to choose a tool that’s easy to use and integrate into existing systems, wh

There has been a lot of talk about AI chatbots over the past few years, but how much are they actually used? OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman shared in a tweet (spotted by MSPoweruser) some figures that blew us away.

Gaming gear doesn’t have to be expensive. Check out this 27-inch Acer Nitro monitor with its 1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate, which is now on sale for just $170 on Amazon. That’s 41 percent off its original $290 price, a fantastic deal for these specs.
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