YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds
Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy
Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years.
Andrew Cunningham
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Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless
Without rare, proprietary tech, these earbuds are useless.
Scharon Harding
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Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets
AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.
Scharon Harding
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Office problems on Windows 10? Microsoft’s response will soon be “upgrade to 11.”
Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.
Andrew Cunningham
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Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?
Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.
Ryan Whitwam
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New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature
New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs.
Andrew Cunningham
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Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff
There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.
Scharon Harding
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Most Read
A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year
People don't upgrade phones every year anymore—longevity matters.
Ryan Whitwam
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Gemini can now turn your photos into video with Veo 3
Google is making it easier to create videos with Gemini, but you only get a few shots per day.
Ryan Whitwam
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Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update
Iterative update will supposedly be a bridge to a later, more extensive redesign.
Andrew Cunningham
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Samsung’s 7th-gen foldables slim down, may finally fit in your pocket
Samsung's new foldables are on sale today and will ship July 25.
Ryan Whitwam
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Ars staffers share some of their favorite unexpected 3D prints
Once you solve one problem with a 3D printer, you'll go looking for others.
Andrew Cunningham
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Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox
After coming and going for a year, Gmail's unified subscription page is rolling out.
Ryan Whitwam
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Samsung and Epic Games call a truce in app store lawsuit
Epic's Tim Sweeney says Samsung will make changes, but no one has specifics.
Ryan Whitwam
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Fubo pays $3.4M to settle claims it illegally shared user data with advertisers
Fubo was accused of giving advertisers customers' PII without their consent.
Scharon Harding
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The curious rise of giant tablets on wheels
Hands-on with KTC's 32-inch Android tablet on a rolling pedestal, the A32Q7 Pro.
Scharon Harding
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Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”
Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.
Kyle Orland
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TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3
Google and TikTok have rules against this sort of thing, but it doesn't seem to matter.
Ryan Whitwam
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251
Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display
Nothing comes back to flagship phones with another quirky design.
Ryan Whitwam
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Analyst: M5 Vision Pro, Vision Air, and smart glasses coming in 2026–2028
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Quo lays out a whole roadmap for Apple XR devices.
Samuel Axon
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Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band
A supposed band called The Velvet Sundown has released two albums of AI slop this month.
Ryan Whitwam
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188
Android 16 review: Post-hype
The age of big, exciting Android updates is probably over.
Ryan Whitwam
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After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM
Developer solves mystery of hidden JPEG from the beige G3 era.
Benj Edwards
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186
Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications
But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.
Ryan Whitwam
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Microsoft changes Windows in attempt to prevent next CrowdStrike-style catastrophe
AV vendors have worried that this could advantage Microsoft's security software.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple gives EU users App Store options in attempt to avoid massive fines
EU iPhone owners will be able to get apps from places other than the App Store.
Financial Times
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13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC
It only makes any sense at all because of the old Surface Laptop's price hike.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube
The feature is only available as a test for Premium members for now.
Ryan Whitwam
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81
After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”
Trump T1 phone isn't "made in the USA" but is "designed with American values."
Jon Brodkin
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210
Google’s spotty Find Hub network could get better thanks to a small setup tweak
Expanded device tracking is still opt-in.
Ryan Whitwam
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Looking at Framework’s progress on software support for its repairable laptops
Framework's laptops used to go years without new drivers or security patches.
Andrew Cunningham
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Gemini CLI is a free, open source coding agent that brings AI to your terminal
Now, devs who prefer the terminal can get AI assistance, too.
Ryan Whitwam
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Philips Hue bulbs will be even more expensive in July. And it may not end there.
Some Hue products already cost more in the US than they do elsewhere.
Scharon Harding
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Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached
End-of-support date isn’t changing, but extra year will be functionally free.
Andrew Cunningham
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190
Data-recovery firm tests $28, 500GB HDD from Amazon and gets surprising results
For the price, it "performs well and provides good value" but is still a risky buy.
Scharon Harding
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