Blue Origin finally launches their New Glenn Rocket after multiple failed attempts. Watch the supercut of Mission NG-1 as it successfully lifts off from Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida. https://www.cnet.com/videos/watch-blue-origin-launch-the-new-glenn-rocket-for-the-first-time/#ftag=CADf328eec
Doro has revealed a new lineup of phones designed with seniors in mind, featuring simplified interfaces and hearing aid compatibility amidst other features.
Stephen Graham is attached to a very exciting new TV series from the creator of Peaky Blinders
The NUC 14 Pro AI+ from Asus might feel the same, but its appearance certainly isn't.
Jump on these Asus laptop deals at B&H Photo, where you can get massive savings through today only.
The day we've been waiting for has finally arrived. Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2, and its Joy-Cons are getting a few major upgrades.
https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-upgrades-
Three new budget-priced gaming laptops from MSI ooze translucent teal and all the '90s style that Millennials and Zoomers alike will love.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/gaming-laptops-pcs/msi-cyborg-laptops-ces-2025
Elon Musk's recent lawding of his Path of Exile 2 credentials has spurned some memes, but this stash tab idea could actually make GGG some money if it were real
Square Enix reveals that the PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be Steam Deck Verified by demonstrating on a Chocobo-themed Steam Deck.
Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Chat — "a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers."
Microsoft Office is one of the world's most recognizable brands, used by billions. The first rebrand to "Microsoft 365" was dumb by itself, but yesterday, the firm made it even dumber.
You can now move your PC's taskbar to either side of your screen if you use the latest version of Start11.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/how-to-use-a-vertical-taskbar-on-windows-11
If you’re tired of laptops and large desktop towers, a mini PC is the solution for you. And right now, you can score a powerful configuration for not much money at all — the value here is crazy.
I’m talking about this Kamrui E3B mini PC for $280 on Amazon, solidly d
Obsbot has launched two new webcams today, with a feature you won’t often see: 100fps recording, for ultra-smooth video.
Obsbot launched the Tiny SE and the Meet SE, both 1080p webcams for less than $100. In fact, the Meet SE is $69 on Amazon, and the
One of the best ways to make your room look awesome without completely remodeling is to get some gorgeous LED strip lights that can shift to nearly whatever color you want them to be.
Govee’s 100-feet RGBIC LED strip is a fantastic pick for that, and right now it’s o
Pick up Cooler Master's small form-factor NCore 100 Max PC case for an all-time low price.
Nvidia has purportedly disabled overclocking and multi-GPU support on the RTX 5090D to ensure its performance does not exceed U.S. export regulations.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce alleges that U.S. subsidies to semiconductor industry harm government-funded Chinese chipmakers.
The Feral Engineer has created a wireless USB flash drive for his embroidery machine to avoid plugging a flash drive in every time he wants to use a different file.
L1 and L2 cache specs have been revealed for the RTX 5090 and 5080 featuring only a minor improvement over the RTX 4090 and 4080.
The US Treasury Department announced in a letter back in December that it had been the victim of a security breach, attributing it to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor.” Now we know more about the extent of the hack,
If you're a cinephile who misses the old Apple TV app for movie trailers, MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes knows your pain. So he decided to build a trailer app of his own, one that could easily help viewers keep track of upcoming films. But the MoviePass Screening Room isn't heading to Apple TV devices and set-top boxes — instead, Spikes quietly launched it in VR for the
Austrian privacy advocate NOYB has launched its first GDPR complaints against Chinese businesses. The organization has filed complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, Shein, AliExpress, Temu and WeChat, alleging that these companies unlawfully shared information about European users with parties in China. The group is seeking suspension of data transfers to China as well as fines of up to four percent of a firm's global revenue. NOYB is an acronym for "none of your business" and is led by activist M
Some significant changes are coming to Apple Intelligence notification summaries. With the latest slate of developer previews for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3, Apple has suspended the system's aggregated notifications, specifically from news and entertainment apps, while it works on improvements to the alerts.
The company has also added a new disclosure that appears when users first enable notification summaries. It states that the notifications are a beta feature
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Nintendo unveiled its highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 that’s set to be released later this year. Nintendo didn’t provide a launch date, but said it would share more at an April 2 event.
Still, eager fans of the handheld gaming console are able to put their names in a lottery for a chance
In this video, Scott Talks with Mahmoud Abdelwahab about the open-source cloud-based Postgres replacement Neon. Links: Neon – https://neon.tech HoneyBadger.io – https://HoneyBadger.io Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx
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The New Glenn makes it safely into orbit for the inaugural test flight of a rocket that could rival those in Elon Musk's SpaceX fleet. https://www.cnet.com/science/space/new-glenn-rocket-launch-marks-a-big-moment-for-jeff-bezos-blue-origin/#ftag=CADf328eec
After years of rumors, Nintendo has announced the Switch 2 and how to get one. https://www.cnet.com/videos/nintendo-switch-2-announced-everything-we-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
We're keeping Wyze cams off our best lists for now -- but we're also keeping an eye on the progress the company is making. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/the-state-of-wyze-cameras-in-2025-not-quite-ready-for-recommendation/#ftag=CADf328eec
Switch owners won't have to trash all their games when buying the Switch 2. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/switch-2-game-backwards-compatibility-what-we-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
You can monitor several key health metrics over time right from your wrist. Here's how to interpret data on a fitness tracker or health app. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/the-4-important-health-metrics-your-sleep-tracker-tells-you-about-your-wellness/#ftag=CADf328eec
Jackson offers some great internet options including fiber providers like local company EPlus. Here are all the providers you should consider. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-internet-providers-in-jackson-tn/#ftag=CADf328eec
Ruben Amorim's Red Devils look to build on last weekend's big FA Cup win against Arsenal. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-livestream-man-united-vs-southampton-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Los Blancos look to bounce back from a Supercup final humiliation. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/copa-del-rey-soccer-livestream-how-to-watch-real-madrid-vs-celta-vigo-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nest Protect and improved support for Matter-compatible smart locks incoming.
While we wait for Apple's future Mac mini to provide stronger gaming performances, the Asus ROG NUC will certainly suffice.
Google Ads accounts are in high demand these days, and hackers are taking notice.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/google-search-ads-are-being-hacked-to-steal-account-info
EA has released the patch notes for EA Sports FC 25's latest gameplay refresh update.
Take your music to the max with this all-in-one from MIXX
The database is now locked down, but users still still be on their guard.
Think the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is expensive? We found a much better x86 alternative for the same price
TikTok Ban ban countdown live: The social media platform hangs in the balance
https://www.techradar.com/news/live/tiktok-ban-united-states-live-updates
Nintendo Switch 2 is here, and so my purchasing decisions for the year have shaken up. I hoped we might get a new Asus ROG Ally this year, but I do not care.
https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-asus-rog-ally-handheld-gaming-pc
Don't wait for the RTX 5090, save $850 on the Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 RTX 4090 gaming laptop now instead.
NVIDIA will reportedly release its first-ever ARM-based chips for Windows PCs. The rumored N1X chip is expected by the end of 2025 and its sibling, the N1, is expected in 2026.
If you’re on Windows 11, there’s a good chance you’re using BitLocker to protect your system files and personal data. BitLocker is enabled on most Windows 11 PCs by default, and that’s a good thing because BitLocker ensures only you can access your o
I’d almost stopped believing it’d happen, but the highly anticipated announcement has finally hit. Today, on January 16, 2025, Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2.
The successor to the Nintendo Switch looks very similar but comes with a bigger display, upgraded internal hardware, and larger Joy-Cons that attach and detach magnetically (i
Duolingo reports that interest in learning Chinese (Mandarin) on the language learning app has increased by a whopping 216 percent among Americans compared to this time last year.
This surge in interest comes as TikTok faces a ban in the US that will take place on Sunday, January 19. With TikTo
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Silverstone has uploaded the official product pages and manual for the upcoming FLP01 retro beige chassis.
As demand shifts for dual-die Blackwell products, Nvidia reportedly increases CoWoS-L orders while possibly reducing orders for CoWoS-S packaging technology.
A YouTuber benchmarked the Z2 Go-powered Legion Go S against the Z1 Extreme-powered ROG Ally X and compared their FPS numbers.
G.Skill has launched new low-latency and large-capacity DDR5-6400 CL30 96GB (2x48GB) memory kits.
As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company
Grill companies are taking a different approach in 2025. Instead of refining premium smart pellet models and adding even more features, they’re aiming to provide a solid outdoor cooking experience for less money than usual. Weber did so with the Smoque earlier this week and now Traeger is following suit. With
Sony just dropped a full-fledged trailer for the Until Dawn movie, just days after releasing a shorter teaser. The new footage gives us a proper introduction to the Groundhog Day
The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video with little fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards-compatibility for owners of existing Switch games. We'll learn more about the console in a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. There's still no firm release date, though.
Nintendo is also planning to host first-look experience events in cities around the globe starting in A
If your gaming plans for this weekend somehow don't involve stomping around as Godzilla in Fortnite, I don't know what to tell you. The legendary titan is dropping onto the island for a limited time starting on January 17, and you even might get the opportunity to take control of him.
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Hi HN - Peter from DBOS here with my co-founder Qian (qianl_cs)
Today we want to share our TypeScript library for lightweight durable execution. We’ve been working on it since last year and recently released v2.0 with a ton of new features and major API overhaul.
https://github.com/dbos-inc/dbos-transact-ts
Durable execution means persisting the execution state of your program while it runs, so if it is ever interrupted or cras
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Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from the Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity and making it easier to go after
Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’
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The real reason the U.S. government wants to ban a ByteDance-owned TikTok
If your Codemagic builds are failing, you can enable SSH access and login to the build runner to diagnose the issue. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/ssh-access-codemagic/
Some of the most popular houseplants can be quite dangerous for pets, so we've made a list of a handful that are perfectly safe. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/looking-for-pet-safe-houseplants-try-these-7/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here's how to catch more of the deception-filled reality competition. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-traitors-release-schedule-when-episode-4-lands-on-peacock/#ftag=CADf328eec
Bulk groceries cost significantly less. Here are six staples you can stockpile for the next several months. https://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-foods-to-buy-in-bulk-according-to-a-meal-planning-pro/#ftag=CADf328eec
The housing market won't change drastically in 2025, but home prices and supply could improve. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/want-to-buy-a-home-this-year-read-these-tips-from-housing-experts-first/#ftag=CADf328eec
Kansas City begins its title defense at home against Houston, and you don't need cable to watch. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nfl-playoffs-how-to-watch-texans-vs-chiefs-on-saturday/#ftag=CADf328eec