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Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value (theverge.com)

2026-07-08 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop → | tags: devices, port, power

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Meta says it will disable the camera on its glasses if you tamper with the recording LED (engadget.com)

2026-07-08 | by Mariella Moon | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: capture, capture led, devices

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Google and the FBI Target Massive Botnet That Quietly Used Home Devices to Mask Cybercrime (cnet.com)

2026-07-08 | by See Full Bio | get Home Device Security Kit → | tags: android, botnet, devices

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Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | get Tenda Router Firmware Update → | tags: administrative, authentication, backdoor

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Reconfigurable mmWave microchips co-integrating hBN switches on GaN (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-08 | by Pazos | tags: curves, device, forming

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Microsoft Flips Windows Backup On By Default Outside the EU (slashdot.org)

2026-07-07 | get Windows Backup Software → | tags: backup, default, device

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Google’s July 2026 update is here for your Pixel phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-07 | get Google Pixel 7 Case → | tags: android, devices, fix issue

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Google’s Pixel event is set for August 12 (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-07 | by Lauren Forristal | get Google Pixel 8 Smartphone → | tags: announced, august, camera

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Here's what the CE mark means on your electronics (engadget.com)

2026-07-07 | by Anna Washenko | get CE Certification Guidebook → | tags: case, certification, designation

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Made by Google Event Invites Show an Aug. 12 Launch for the Pixel 11 Series (cnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by See Full Bio | get Google Pixel 11 Case → | tags: device, feature, google

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Got a spare PC? How I turned mine into an open-source smart home hub for free (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Jack Wallen | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: assistant, assistant os, devices

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Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID (slashdot.org)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Device ID Tool → | tags: activity, complaint, device

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Show HN: Shellular – run Claude Code, Codex, Pi from your phone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Mobile AI Code Editor → | tags: code, device, encrypted

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I enabled Android's new security feature that detects fake cell towers - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Jack Wallen | get Android Cell Tower Detection Device → | tags: android, connect, device

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Apple @ Work Podcast: The 3 pillars of AI for the Apple enterprise (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-07 | by Bradley C | get Apple Silicon MacBook → | tags: apple, apple devices, apple work

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Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Device ID Tool → | tags: complaint, device, gdid

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Google’s latest Android backup change uses more storage (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-07 | get Android Backup Storage Expansion → | tags: android, backup, device

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Microsoft to enable Windows settings backup by default for orgs (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-07 | get Microsoft Windows Backup Tool → | tags: backup, default, devices

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Full Writeup of the Windows GDID (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get Windows GDI Developer's Guide → | tags: account, device, gdid

260.

Gemini keeps cranking headphone volume levels — but Google’s on the case (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-06 | get Google Pixel Headphones → | tags: android, assistant, devices

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OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get OpenWrt Router Kit → | tags: boot, device, nand

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A USB-C port isn't a guarantee of high speeds: here's why (engadget.com)

2026-07-06 | by Max Miller | get USB-C to Ethernet Adapter → | tags: capable, connector, device

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The Download: South Korea’s hottest bachelors, and advancing eye transplants (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-06 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Eye Transplant Simulation Model → | tags: baek, chip, device

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The Sneakerweb (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | get Sneaker Cleaning Kit → | tags: devices, devices transferred, directly

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RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech — USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Mark Tyson | get Magnetic Core Memory Kit → | tags: device, magnetic, memory

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Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hacker arrested over alleged ties to infamous extortion group (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Microsoft Windows 11 Digital License → | tags: device, gdid, hardware

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Apple @ Work: As Apple grows in the enterprise, these are the kind of update bugs it has to squash immediately (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-04 | by Bradley C | get Apple MacBook Pro M2 → | tags: apple, apple devices, deploy

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I Got a First Look at Sony’s Cooling Neck Device, Just in Time for the Heat Wave (cnet.com)

2026-07-04 | by See Full Bio | get Sony Cooling Neck Fan → | tags: device, plus, pocket

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Elevating Privileges from Firefox to Android Root (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | get Android Rooting Toolkit → | tags: data loss, device, experimental

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SpaceX Secretly Unveiled New AI Device to Investors. Is It a Phone or Not? (cnet.com)

2026-07-02 | by See Full Bio | tags: spacex, xai, elon musk