A thread of disrguntled Galaxy Watch users has formed over a problem with models resetting.
It looks like Now Brief might not be exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S25 after all.
GameStop's Nintendo Switch 2 trade-in deal has seemingly leaked ahead of the Direct Showcase tomorrow.
ChatGPT 4o's image generation is now free for everyone to try. Here are 3 ways you can use the impressive new AI tool.
The Garmin Vivoactive 6 has been unveiled, with a smart wake alarm and Apple Watch-beating price point.
Apple's X-phones may be X-cluded from iOS 19, according to new rumors about the software upgrade.
Update your iPhone to iOS 18.4 and get connected to lossless, latency-free audio
Almost two dozen new vulnerabilities were found by Security Copilot across different open source bootloaders.
Lip-Bu Tan reveals plans to point Intel back in the right direction, including spinning off non-core assets.
Asus has announced a next-gen follow-up to the ever-popular ROG Ally, and an Xbox partnership may be only one of its secret weapons.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/gaming-laptops-pcs/next-gen-rog-ally-xbox-handheld
As Microsoft celebrates 50 years, I look back at the origins of my nerdom, starting with the original Xbox and one of the first albums I ever owned.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/tracing-my-nerdom-back-to-the-original-xbox
Tariffs proposed and already in place are driving up the cost of tech, including laptops. Here's why you might want to invest before more tariffs arrive.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/buy-new-laptop-tariffs
We Happy Few creators' next major IP, South of Midnight, is almost here. Here's when you can expect to play it in your home region.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/south-of-midnight-release-date-and-launch-times
While laptops have their advantages, your home office workstation might be better off with a mini PC. It takes up far less space while packing way more power at any given price. Seriously, if you want performance on a budget, you can’t do better than a mini PC.
Microsoft has finally made all Copilot+ PCs—not just the Snapdragon ones—eligible for all of its AI-powered Copilot+ features. Well, almost.
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that the Windows world is badly fragmented. Not only are users split between Windows 10 and Windows 11, but Windows 11 users are
In 2015, I saw the best demo that you’ll probably never see: the press-only demo of the Microsoft HoloLens.
This week, Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 4, 2025, and at PCWorld we’ll be spending some time looking back on how it got here. But PCWorld also celebrated something else even more important: the life of our colleague,
Want to talk with Copilot? If you do, Microsoft is testing an intuitive little tweak to allow you to do so.
On March 10, Microsoft launched a new shortcut that is rolling out as part of the Copilot app on Windows: a “long press” combination of Alt+SPACE as a press-to-talk shortcut to open the Copilot app. But who would remember that?
Microsoft has announced that several Windows 11 Copilot+ AI features are graduating from Snapdragon X exclusivity to AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and Intel Core Ultra 200V PCs.
The PNY CS2150 follows in the footsteps of the Corsair MP700 Elite, bringing more PCIe 5.0 performance with excellent power efficiency to the “budget” SSD market.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/pny-cs2150-2tb-ssd-review
Asus just dropped a teaser video, which seemingly reveals an Xbox gaming handheld.
I’m sidestepping the desperate attempts at April 1 shenanigans and focusing on the imminent Nintendo Direct broadcast, which is likely to confirm rumors and sink others.
Creatives in the UK are once again speaking out against AI developers accessing copyrighted material. The Society of Authors have published an open letter calling for UK Secretary of State Lisa
ChatGPT's built-in image generation feature is now available to everyone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last week that the company is delaying its rollout to free tier "for a while," because the tool was way more popular than they had expected. But the company made the feature available to free users over the weekend, allowing them to generate images f
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Muscle building isn't a short-term commitment. However, acing the basics will help you build muscle tissue and maintain it. https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/trying-to-gain-muscle-this-is-how-long-it-takes/#ftag=CADf328eec
APYs tend to fall in a recession, but your rate is fixed when you open a CD. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/worried-about-a-recession-a-cd-can-help-protect-your-money-todays-cd-rates-april-1-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
A major Pixel 10 Pro Fold leak has revealed that there might be hardly any upgrades at all on this new model, but the price could be lower.
The Nintendo Today app drops another Switch 2 mouse hint in a teaser video.
Take-Two won't reveal the GTA 6 launch date until we're 'relatively' close to its release
Amazon launches new web browsing AI agent which allegedly outperforms its OpenAI and Anthropic counterparts.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-launches-ai-agent-which-can-take-control-of-a-web-browser
With the FlexBreeze HydroGo, you'll never have to be without your own personal wind (and mist) machine again.
EA games have landed on the Amazon Luna service.
We asked our readers how they keep their files backed up safely.
The final entry in Sony Pictures' animated Spider-Verse trilogy is set to arrive in June 2027.
Recall is still MIA, but those with AMD or Intel CPUs in their Copilot+ PC are finally catching up with the functionality available on Snapdragon machines.
Broadcom has redirected the URL that provides built-in automatic updates to a generic support page.
The phone was first shown off in January, and might get a full release on Tuesday, April 15.
Inactivity reboot could be coming to Android, giving thieves a time limit to unlock your phone using biometrics.
Technical, operational and ethical challenges are raising concerns about AI's long-term effectiveness.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-business-case-for-ai-in-network-operations
As businesses look to build custom apps, AI will only make low-code and no-code solutions even more powerful.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/low-code-and-no-code-tools-are-safe-from-ai-threat
Final Fantasy 9 fans are hoping for a Nintendo Switch 2 remake as the PS1 classic gets a 25th anniversary website.
CinemaCon 2025 is officially underway – here are all new movie announcements that we've spotted so far.
More than 100 reports of dead Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips have spurred concerns, but it's not clear what the culprit is.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3 kicks off on April 2, here's what you can expect at launch.
Andreessen Horowitz's co-founder recently revealed that a small Llama AI model successfully ran on Windows 98.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-windows-98-runs-meta-llama-ai-on-128mb-ram
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT had achieved a mega milestone, adding over one million users in a little under an hour due to its new image generation feature.
An exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal details how Microsoft unveiled OpenAI's unreleased GPT-4 to the world without joint approval from the safety board.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/sam-altman-oust-as-openai-ceo-microsoft-at-the-center
By now, you’ve heard of the U.S.’s decision to levy tariffs on imports—all goods made in China, as well as select materials worldwide, like steel and aluminum. At the time of this article’s publishing, taxes on products coming from Canada and Mexico also were likely to begin early April, with additional tariffs proposed for more materials and products worldwide.
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GlobalFoundries is exploring an ambitious but challenging merger with rival UMC to create a dominant global player in mature-node semiconductor manufacturing, aiming to boost scale, diversify risk, and counter rising competition.
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The latest vulnerabilities impacting Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls have once again exposed how fragile network security architectures are.
Find out when Marvel will release the seventh episode of Daredevil: Born Again with our help.
TL;DR: Replace your Acrobat PDF editor subscription with a SwifDo
I've been working on a little side project that combines Duolingo-like listening comprehension exercises with real content .
Every video is transcribed to get much better transcripts than the closed captions. I filter on high quality transcripts, and afterwards a LLM selects only plausible segments for the exercises. This seems to work well for quality control and seems to be reliable enough for these short exercises.
Would love your thoughts!
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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 1. Or should we say, HERE ARE THE ANSWERS! https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/april-fools-days-nyt-mini-crossword-clues-and-answers-are-in-all-caps/#ftag=CADf328eec
A tidy price drop makes the Geekom A8 Mini PC an easy pick for anyone after serious performance in a compact package.
ID@Xbox showcases six indies released in March 2025, including Don't Nod's Lost Records, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, and Afterlove EP.
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You still won't be able to see what ChatGPT is trained on, though. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-just-teased-a-new-open-weights-ai-model-heres-what-that-means/#ftag=CADf328eec
Look out for higher bank fees and fewer protections as regulations unwind, experts warn. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/a-judge-rescued-the-cfpb-from-being-dismantled-is-it-too-late-for-the-consumer-watchdog/#ftag=CADf328eec
If the price you'll pay in processing fees outweighs your rewards, this expert recommends thinking twice. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/you-could-earn-points-by-paying-your-taxes-with-a-credit-card-but-it-could-cost-you/#ftag=CADf328eec
Just a few hours are left to score a deep discount on the Govee Lamp 2, making this colorful floor lamp even more enticing. https://www.cnet.com/deals/one-of-the-best-smart-lamp-ive-found-is-29-off-for-the-last-day-of-amazons-spring-sale/#ftag=CADf328eec
A tidy price drop makes the Geekom A8 Mini PC an easy pick for anyone after serious performance in a compact package.
Apple has released iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4 and visionOS 2.4, bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages.
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Some experts would advise a couple to file jointly if they can, but what does it actually mean? https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/should-i-file-my-taxes-jointly-what-it-means-and-what-it-can-get-you/#ftag=CADf328eec
Though many states have some sort of tax benefit for renters, not everyone renting a home or apartment qualifies. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/do-renters-get-tax-deductions-or-credits-this-tax-season/#ftag=CADf328eec
Only three episodes remain in season 1. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/when-stream-episode-7-marvel-daredevil-born-again/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 190, for April 1. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-april-1-190/#ftag=CADf328eec
Apple phone losing charge too quickly? Try these iPhone battery hacks to make sure it lasts when you need it most. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/8-iphone-battery-tips-to-keep-it-powered-all-day/#ftag=CADf328eec
There are still plenty of other ways to send money digitally. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/the-zelle-app-disappears-tuesday-heres-how-you-can-send-money-instead/#ftag=CADf328eec
What's coming in the Switch 2? Early rumors suggest what we could see on the April 2 Nintendo Direct reveal video. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/switch-2-nintendo-direct-updates-rumors-and-how-to-watch/#ftag=CADf328eec
Apple Intelligence on Vision Pro lets you use voice and gesture to control it.
Asus seemingly just got ahead of Nintendo, by teasing a handheld, which we think might be the rumored Xbox portable.
