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CNET Editors Tested High-Tech Camping Gear: Here Are Our Top Picks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-19 15:00:00

Why I like it: The Grayl GeoPress is among my best outdoor gear purchases. I feel confident drinking water from lakes, rivers and even the sketchiest of sources with this filtered water bottle -- and that's saying something, because I nearly bit the dust by acquiring three strains of E. Coli from contaminated water at one point (before I knew about Grayl). It efficiently removes waterborne pathogens, including 99.9999% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa, and filters particulates like silt, micro

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PuTTY has a new website

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-19 12:35:06

PuTTY landing page PuTTY is a free software SSH client for Windows and also Unix, including an xterm -style terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham. Go straight to the download page for the latest version, or to the main website.

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Every Free Battlefield 6 Open Beta Challenges Reward You Can Earn

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-20 04:46:00

The Battlefield 6 open beta has taken the gaming world by storm, as hundreds of thousands of players have queued up to trade shots, blow up buildings and rack up killstreaks. The final beta period is in full swing: It began on Thursday, Aug. 14 and goes through Sunday, Aug. 17, so you'll want to join the playtest now if you want to experience the next era of Battlefield chaos before the full release on Oct. 10. Familiar maps and modes are making a return, as players play tug-of-war in Rush sec

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Real-Time Battles Forced Me to Think Fast (and I Liked It)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-20 09:59:29

I wandered the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center days before it would be flooded with tens of thousands of fans for the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, looking for a tucked-away room to get a taste of a game diehard Poke-nerds would give anything to see. For a brief 20 minutes, I got to play Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Let's be clear: My time with the upcoming game -- split into two 10-minute sessions -- was hardly enough to reveal every way Z-A will build on its predecessor. The groundbreakin

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Your iPhone battery can last longer with this new iOS 26 feature

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-20 15:41:56

Battery life is easily one of the iPhone’s most important features. Whether you’re planning to buy the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, the battery beast iPhone 17 Pro Max, or hold on to your current model, iOS 26 has a new feature coming that can make your iPhone’s battery last longer: Adaptive Power. Adaptive Power is a new iOS 26 setting to extend battery life If your iPhone battery is getting low, iOS has long offered Low Power Mode as a helpful tool. While I’ve heard of some users keeping Low P

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Best Early Labor Day Mattress Sales (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2025-11-20 14:53:27

The best early Labor Day mattress sales are nearly here, and if you've been looking for a sign from the universe to upgrade your bed, consider this it. I've been a professional mattress tester for five years, so I'm plugged in to what's going on in the mattress world (we're constantly scoping out new additions to our best mattresses list) and can keep track of the sales that really are the ones to watch … and which ones you can skip until Cyber Monday. While white pants are about to be out of s

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Rain: Transiently Leaking Data from Public Clouds Using Old Vulnerabilities

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-16 06:42:11

OpenReview Anonymous Preprint Submission696 Authors Keywords : Cloud computing security; Hardware security; Systems security TL;DR : Leaking memory across virtual machine boundaries at a public cloud provider, bypassing mitigations against these types of attacks. Abstract : Given their vital importance for governments and enterprises around the world, we need to trust public clouds to provide strong security guarantees even in the face of advanced attacks and hardware vulnerabilities. While t

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HTTP/1.1 must die: the desync endgame

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-21 00:27:18

HTTP/1.1 must die: the desync endgame James Kettle Director of Research @albinowax Published: 06 August 2025 at 22:20 UTC Updated: 12 August 2025 at 09:50 UTC Abstract Upstream HTTP/1.1 is inherently insecure and regularly exposes millions of websites to hostile takeover. Six years of attempted mitigations have hidden the issue, but failed to fix it. This paper introduces several novel classes of HTTP desync attack capable of mass compromise of user credentials. These techniques are demo

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5 quick and simple ways to greatly improve the quality of your headphones

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-11-21 04:42:00

Jada Jones/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Simple habits can help your headphones last much longer. Regular care keeps headphones performing like new. Small changes can extend your headphones' lifespan. Get more ZDNET in Google: Add us as a preferred source on Search. (Works on Chrome and Chromium browsers.) I've spent plenty of time testing headphones and earbuds, and I've found a handful of small, seemingly obvious but mighty tips to keep them in tip-top shape and performance. If your headph

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I went off-grid with this $200 Android phone, and the night vision superpowers came in clutch

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-21 04:53:00

Blackview BV7300 ZDNET's key takeaways This ruggedized smartphone has a huge battery, a massive 800-lumen flashlight, and a night vision camera. The massive battery does make the handset weigh a hefty 2 pounds. The display can be a bit washed out in bright sunlight. View now at Amazon Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. I remember when smartphones started using the built-in flash as a flashlight -- it was quite revolutio

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Installing a UPS battery backup saved my work PC - here's the full story

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-21 05:26:00

Goldemate 1000 Pro UPS ZDNET's key takeaways The Goldemate 1000 Pro UPS is available now on Amazon for $199. With a Lithium battery that can last for nearly two hours, this UPS is hard to beat at the price. There's no means of communicating to a PC for a graceful shutdown, should power go out. $199.99 at Amazon Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. For as long as I can remember, I've used a UPS -- aka, Uninterruptible Powe

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US may purchase stake in Intel after Trump attacked CEO

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-21 05:53:54

Donald Trump has been meddling with Intel, which now apparently includes mulling "the possibility of the US government taking a financial stake in the troubled chip maker," the Wall Street Journal reported. Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan weighed the option during a meeting on Monday at the White House, people familiar with the matter told WSJ. These talks have only just begun—with Intel branding them a rumor—and sources told the WSJ that Trump has yet to iron out how the potential arrangement m

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Colt Telecom attack claimed by WarLock ransomware, data up for sale

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-21 10:25:34

UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack that has caused a multi-day outage of some of the company's operations, including hosting and porting services, Colt Online, and Voice API platforms. The British telecommunications and network services provider disclosed that the attack started on August 12 and the disruption continues as its IT staff works around the clock to mitigate its effects. Founded in 1992 as City of London Telecommunications (CO

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offloads more AAPL shares

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-21 15:22:01

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has again scaled back its stake in Apple. In a regulatory filing this week, Berkshire disclosed that it sold 20 million shares of Apple during the June quarter. Nonetheless, Apple remains the conglomerate’s largest holding at 280 million shares, valued at over $64 billion. Berkshire began buying Apple stock in 2016. At its peak in 2023, Berkshire Hathaway owned over 915 million shares of Apple, accounting for over 50% of the firm’s holdings. Buffett has trimm

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Changing these 10 settings on my Samsung phone greatly improved the user experience

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-11-21 15:42:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET I've been fairly vocal recently that Samsung's One UI 7 is my favorite Android skin. It is fast, responsive, and intuitive. But nothing comes fine-tuned to your experience straight out of the box. You need to personalize your smartphone to make it more appealing. I change almost a dozen settings on every Samsung Galaxy phone to best suit my needs, and I believe these will elevate your user experience, too. Also: The best Samsung phones to buy From setting the highest available

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5 easy ways to make your headphones sound and feel like new

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-11-21 20:18:00

Jada Jones/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeways Simple habits can help your headphones last much longer. Regular care keeps headphones performing like new. Small changes can extend your headphones' lifespan. Get more ZDNET in Google: Add us as a preferred source on Search. (Works on Chrome and Chromium browsers.) I've spent plenty of time testing headphones and earbuds, and I've found a handful of small, seemingly obvious but mighty tips to keep them in tip-top shape and performance. If your headpho

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Dead EV Batteries Are Hoarding a Shocking Amount of Useful Lithium

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-21 20:40:53

The lithium batteries we deem unfit for use in electric vehicles might still contain copious amounts of usable, pure lithium we could retrieve and reuse—a potentially consistent, bountiful supply we’re just not trying hard enough to tap into, a new study suggests. In a study published August 14 in the Journal of Environmental Management, researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia argue that tapping into the leftover lithium in used batteries could fuel a pragmatic, sustainable alt

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A Hands-On: Trying Out Real-Time and Mega-Evolution Fights

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-21 20:00:11

I wandered the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center days before it would be flooded with tens of thousands of fans for the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, looking for a tucked-away room to get a taste of a game diehard Poke-nerds would give anything to see. For a brief 20 minutes, I got to play Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Let's be clear: My time with the upcoming game -- split into two 10-minute sessions -- was hardly enough to reveal every way Z-A will build on its predecessor. The groundbreakin

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Surveys show Google desperately needs to do much better with Pixel battery defects

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 10:30:46

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority Google’s mid-range Pixel phones have suffered from a litany of battery issues. The company issued updates to some Pixel 4a and Pixel 6a models that effectively reduced battery capacity in a bid to prevent overheating. This comes after some users reported device fires. The issues haven’t ended here, as Google is now offering free battery replacements for some Pixel 7a models due to battery swelling. Will these issues affect the Pixel 9a? I have my reservation

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You Can Improve Your Android Phone's Battery Life With These 6 Tips

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-22 10:00:04

If you've had your Android phone for a while, you might have noticed that its battery life isn't what it used to be. Most modern Android phones boast impressive battery life, often lasting a full day or more on a single charge. Still, the more you use your phone, the faster that battery drains. Activities like watching videos and using navigation apps tend to drain your battery faster than usual, as do certain software and apps. Older phones also generally have shorter battery life. Sure, you c

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Looking for More iPhone Battery Life? Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Should Provide a Boost

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-22 10:13:03

People who have installed the latest iOS 26 public beta or developer beta are discovering a simple switch that just might deliver long-term iPhone benefits -- and it's an Apple Intelligence feature of all things. Adaptive Power is an unobtrusive feature tucked a couple of layers deep into the Battery settings that uses AI to extend battery life when usage is higher than normal. See also: Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Save the iPhone 17 Air From This Major Pitfall Currently, the iPhone uses as

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Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x Review: Great, Not a Must-Have

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-11-22 11:30:00

Each attachment is embedded with RFID chips that auto-adjust heat and airflow based on your last-used settings. Not a revolutionary change, but it is nice not to have to toggle settings every time I switch attachments. You can also pair it with Dyson's app, which offers tutorials based on your hair type and goals. Dyson also moved the fan and heat controls to the base of the handle. It’s a cleaner look, but it can get finicky if you’re used to adjusting settings mid-styling. If you’ve already p

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5 quick ways to make your soundbar sound better than ever (and for free)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-11-22 12:00:15

Jada Jones/ZDNET Soundbars are gaining in popularity because of their sleek design and ability to provide an ample boost in audio quality compared to built-in TV speakers. Even with their plug-and-play nature, you can make a few modifications to help unleash the best possible sound quality. Also: I replaced my Sonos Arc Ultra with this Samsung flagship soundbar - and it's a worthy alternative Whether you're new to soundbar setups or a self-proclaimed audiophile, familiarizing yourself with so

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Still use AA batteries? Save now and in the future with these rechargeable batteries deal

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 10:03:08

As much as we wish all devices came with a rechargeable battery, that’s just not the case yet. Manufacturers insist on releasing things that use AA batteries. I am not about to keep buying disposable, so I have some rechargeable AA batteries to save me some store trips, money, and headaches. If you need to get your own, here’s a really nice deal on eight SINCEHOLY Lithium AA Rechargeable Batteries, which are currently on sale for just $14.99. Buy the SINCEHOLY Lithium AA Rechargeable Batteries 8

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We rewrote the Ghostty GTK application

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-22 18:19:00

August 14, 2025 We just completed rewriting the Ghostty GTK application fully embracing the GObject type system from Zig and also verifying with Valgrind every step of the way. The result is a more feature rich, stable, and maintainable Ghostty on Linux and BSD. There are multiple interesting, technical topics from this process, but I want to focus in on two (1) interfacing with the GObject type system from Zig and (2) verifying a GTK application with Valgrind and reflecting on the memory issu

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We Rewrote the Ghostty GTK Application

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-23 00:19:00

August 14, 2025 We just completed rewriting the Ghostty GTK application fully embracing the GObject type system from Zig and also verifying with Valgrind every step of the way. The result is a more feature rich, stable, and maintainable Ghostty on Linux and BSD. There are multiple interesting, technical topics from this process, but I want to focus in on two (1) interfacing with the GObject type system from Zig and (2) verifying a GTK application with Valgrind and reflecting on the memory issu

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The Pixel 10 report card is now in: Here’s how the phones score in energy efficiency and durability

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-23 04:31:28

TL;DR The EU durability and energy efficiency ratings for the Pixel 10 series have been released. The Pixel 10 Pro appears to be the most energy-efficient out of the bunch. All three models received an “A” grade for durability. There’s only about one week left separating us from the launch of the Pixel 10 series. Although leaks have spoiled plenty of details, it appears there’s still more to learn about Google’s next flagship. For example, we’re now learning how energy-efficient and durable t

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Nanoleaf’s smart lights are cheaper than ever in its back-to-school sale

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-11-23 10:04:28

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Some cool decor can help a new dorm or apartment feel like home, which is why Nanoleaf’s back-to-school sale is worth checking out. The company’s offering all-time low prices on a wide range of its modular smart light gear, from skylights to smart light display cases. Some of our favorite deals include Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL, which Amazon, Nanoleaf, and Best Buy are selling for $179.99 ($20 off). The Nan

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The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops August 27

techcrunch.com Isabelle Johannessen 2025-11-23 15:56:46

Set your alarms. Bookmark this page. Refresh like your future depends on it. After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 — our handpicked cohort of the most promising early-stage startups set to take the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt this October 27-29. The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list will go live, right here, on Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 a.m. PT. Whether you applied, refe

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Show HN: I built a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-23 17:34:46

EmbedPDF Open‑Source JavaScript PDF Viewer EmbedPDF is a framework‑agnostic, MIT‑licensed PDF viewer that drops into any JavaScript project. Whether you build with React, Vue, Svelte, Preact, or vanilla JS, EmbedPDF delivers a smooth, modern reading experience and a clean developer API. 📚 Documentation Full docs, installation guides, API reference, and examples: 👉 https://www.embedpdf.com 🚀 Live Demo Try it now — load your own PDF or use the sample: 👉 https://app.embedpdf.com ✨ Features

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CNET Editors Tested High-Tech Camping Gear: Here Are Our Top Picks

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We Rewrote the Ghostty GTK Application

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Nanoleaf’s smart lights are cheaper than ever in its back-to-school sale

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