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MagSafe Monday: SUPCASE MagFlip wallet is a tank that doubles as a stand

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-29 03:30:00

MagSafe wallets typically aim to be super thin. The SUPCASE MagFlip takes the opposite approach and loads itself up with features. It’s all about function first, so it ends up quite a bit thicker than the typical MagSafe wallet, but it’s extremely useful. Some of my favorite gear Aqara Smart Lock U50 Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50. MagSafe Monday: Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and greatest in the MagSafe and wireless charging industry to help you

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A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-01 22:31:20

Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t exist in the new PC Settings app. “Why do I have to go the PC settings to forget a network and Control panel to change IP settings? Can’t this all be done from a single place?” It’s a fair criticism, and one that Microsoft should look to address with Windows 10.

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I clustered four Framework Mainboards to test LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-02 03:20:39

Framework casually mentioned they were testing a mini-rack AI cluster in their Framework Desktop presentation back in March. Imagine my surprise when Nirav Patel, Framework's founder and CEO, was at Open Sauce a couple weeks ago, and wanted to talk! He said they had seen my Project Mini Rack posts earlier this year and thought it was the perfect application to try out their new AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395-powered Mainboard, as it's mini ITX dimensions fit inside a 10" rack. Framework sent over four

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Microsoft 365 apps to soon block file access via FPRPC by default

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-03 12:52:47

Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft 365 apps for Windows will start blocking access to files via the insecure FPRPC legacy authentication protocol by default starting late August. These changes apply only to Microsoft 365 apps for Windows and will not affect Microsoft Teams users across Windows, Mac, web, iOS, or Android. "Microsoft 365 apps will block insecure file open protocols like FPRPC by default starting version 2508, with new Trust Center settings to manage these protocols," the

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Instagram adds a new friends map feature that sure looks a lot like the Snap Map

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-05 08:29:40

Instagram just announced an update with some long-requested features. The most notable is the introduction of a location-sharing tool for friends, though the long-awaited reposting tool is nothing ot sneeze at, either. Once opted into, the map shares a user's last active location with chosen contacts. The location sharing feature is turned off until selected and there are numerous customization controls. For instance, Instagram users can choose to share location data with all friends, Close Fri

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Can't upgrade your Windows 10 PC? You have 5 options - and 2 months to decide

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-05 08:15:00

simpson33/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Windows 10 support ends on Oct. 14, 2025. Users have free and paid options for extended updates. Doing nothing is not a safe option. Have you decided what to do with your Windows 10 PCs when they reach their official end-of-support date in two months? I can tell you with absolute certainty that Microsoft is not going to back down at the last minute and extend that deadline. But you do have options, including some new ways to continue getting sec

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Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-05 08:00:02

Framework’s main claim to fame is its commitment to modular, upgradeable, repairable laptops. The jury’s still out on early 2024’s Framework Laptop 16 and mid-2025’s Framework Laptop 12, neither of which has seen a hardware refresh, but so far, the company has released half a dozen iterations of its flagship Framework Laptop 13 in less than five years. If you bought one of the originals right when it first launched, you could go to Framework’s site, buy an all-new motherboard and RAM, and get a

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Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-05 17:40:42

imagedepotpro / Getty images ZDNET's key takeaways Linux desktop share tops 6% in Lansweeper's 15 million-system analysis. Consumer PCs hit 6% Linux vs 1.9% on AD-managed business systems. Europe outpaces North America in Linux adoption by industry. In an interview, Lansweeper, an IT asset discovery and inventory company, revealed to ZDNET that, in its analysis of over 15 million identified consumer desktop operating systems, it found that Linux desktops currently account for just over 6% o

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A Man Who Beat IBM

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:31:42

The history of the personal computer wasn't just about technology—it was about vision, trust, and the courage to stand up to a monopoly. In his latest piece for The Crazy Ones, Gareth Edwards tells the story of how Compaq challenged IBM's dominance in the 1980s. When IBM tried to reclaim control of the PC market with proprietary technology, Compaq CEO Rod Canion decided to create an open standard and share it with competitors—effectively giving away "the company jewels" to preserve innovation. G

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Xbox Game Pass additions for August include Assassin’s Creed Mirage

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-11 03:44:28

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for August, and there are several tasty options in store over the next couple of weeks. The first one lands today on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard in the form of Rain World , a difficult survival platform game. In case that’s not your tempo, though, you won’t have to wait long for other things to play. On August 7, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will hit Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. I enjoyed this tigh

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The Best-Worst 8GB GPU of 2025

techspot.com Steven Walton 2025-12-11 22:25:00

Over the past few months, we've spent a lot of time testing the new 8GB graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia, and we've found them to be quite disappointing. There are countless examples where the 16GB versions deliver playable performance – sometimes even high refresh rate performance – while the 8GB models range from significantly slower to completely broken. While it's true that in all the examples we've shown so far, you can lower visual settings to get the 8GB models working, that's not an i

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The Best-Worst 8GB GPU of 2025: 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti

techspot.com Steven Walton 2025-12-11 22:25:00

Over the past few months, we've spent a lot of time testing the new 8GB graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia, and we've found them to be quite disappointing. There are countless examples where the 16GB versions deliver playable performance – sometimes even high refresh rate performance – while the 8GB models range from significantly slower to completely broken. While it's true that in all the examples we've shown so far, you can lower visual settings to get the 8GB models working, that's not an i

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OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-09 03:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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MagSafe Monday: This MagSafe wallet has a kickstand, RFID protection, and holds 6 cards

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-12-13 03:02:13

This wallet I’ve been testing from Supcase is one of the few I’ve found that supports six cards and still strikes a nice balance between slim and functional. It has a kickstand. It has strong magnets. It also doesn’t feel like I’ve strapped a brack to the back of my iPhone either. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that includes HomeKit compatibility. MagSafe Monday: Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and greatest in the MagSafe

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Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 09:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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Build Your Own Minisforum N5 Inspired Mini NAS: A Comprehensive Guide

news.ycombinator.com Josh S 2025-12-09 20:14:04

The N5 Mini: A 3D-Printed 5-Bay NAS for 3.5″ Drives. The 175x175mm answer to the Minisforum N5. Use Whatever Mini PC You Want! First of all, can we just acknowledge the beauty that is the Minisforum N5? 5 Bays. A pullout tray for the brains. The magnetic faceplate. Easy access IO. All tucked into a neat little package. I love and adore this thing. The ($729 USD) Ryzen 7 255 packs 8 cores/16 threads, a 58-TOPS NPU and Radeon 780M for balanced home media, storage and light AI, while the ($1,299

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Coffeematic PC – A coffee maker computer that pumps hot coffee to the CPU

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-14 16:53:13

COFFEEMATIC PC A coffee maker computer by Doug MacDowell artist Sometime during winter 2024, I found myself at a thrift store. I was staring at rows of appliances, wrapped in plastic and clinging to life, trying to answer one question: which of these is the right chassis for a retro gaming computer? Driving home, I took corners carefully, checking that the General Electric (GE) drip coffee maker I’d chosen was safe in the backseat. The coffee maker's given name was Coffeematic. Circa 1980,

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Can your PC run Battlefield 6? Full system requirements and multiplayer details revealed

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-17 03:16:00

What just happened? Most big PC releases these days come with the anxiety of whether your PC will be able to play them well – or at all. Thankfully, Battlefield 6's just-revealed PC requirements are pretty forgiving. DICE and EA have also unveiled a slew of extra information about the FPS, including more on its multiplayer element and next month's Open Betas. Battlefield 6's minimum system requirements ask for at least an RTX 2060, RX 5600 XT 6GB, or Intel Arc A380 paired with an Intel Core i5-

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Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

wired.com Andrew Cunningham 2025-12-16 20:15:00

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push upgrades to the newer Windows 11, whether you install it on a PC you already have or buy a brand-new PC to meet Windows 11's system requirements. But if you can't or don't want to upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft has made it reasonably simple to get an extra year of Extended Security Updates (ESUs

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Still Using Windows 10? Here's How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

wired.com Andrew Cunningham 2025-12-18 08:15:00

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push upgrades to the newer Windows 11, whether you install it on a PC you already have or buy a brand-new PC to meet Windows 11's system requirements. But if you can't or don't want to upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft has made it reasonably simple to get an extra year of Extended Security Updates (ESUs

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Google Pixels just got a welcome boost for PC emulation (Update)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 15:22:40

Update: July 31, 2025 (7:35 AM ET): GameSir has now come back to us with more details, confirming that the update for devices with Mali GPUs is available now. The company also says that Pixel phones are better than MediaTek-powered devices if you want to emulate PC titles: When it comes to simulating PC environments, if you have to choose a Mali device, Pixel phones are still your best option. They come with the latest GPU drivers and receive updates far more frequently than other smartphone b

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One UI 8 lets you use Samsung DeX on your PC again, but there’s a catch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 23:50:04

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The latest One UI 8 release makes it possible to use Samsung DeX on PCs again, though you’ll need a third-party tool called scrcpy to do so. Samsung previously discontinued its “DeX for PC” application, leaving users without the dedicated desktop interface on their computers. One UI 8’s new DeX can run on a virtual display, which allows the open-source scrcpy tool to mirror the full desktop experience to a PC. If you have a compatible Galaxy device, y

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Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-19 21:37:31

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft first started using the “Xbox PC” term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal that games are available on PC through its own Xbox PC app and store. The Xbox PC branding didn’t last long though, as Microsoft has now started using “Xbox on PC” instead. Which one is it, Microsoft? The Xbox PC br

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That viral lifetime Starlink offer on Facebook is a total scam

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-12-21 08:36:00

Bottom line: Scammers have been using social media for years to promote their schemes, and the latest one – an unbelievable deal on a lifetime Starlink subscription – is no different. While there are legitimate Starlink discounts that can help users save a few bucks, this offer is certainly not one of them. The latest scam making the rounds on Facebook promises a lifetime subscription to SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet service for as low as $127 – roughly as much as a single month of stand

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Next-Gen Xbox and PlayStation Might Not Bore Us In the Switch 2 Era

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-21 08:29:13

Let’s forget about the mudslinging that occurs when anyone brings up the two big console makers who don’t have a big “N” in their name. Instead, let’s ask a simple question: what do we actually want from a next-gen Xbox or PlayStation? The latest rumors suggest 2026 could be a big year for Microsoft and Sony, as both may pump out new consoles with PC-level graphics capabilities and handheld gaming platforms to compete with the Steam Deck and Switch 2. The only caveat that’s going to deflate our

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A guide to using Edits, Meta’s CapCut rival for short-form video editing

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-21 12:17:11

Meta recently released a new video editing app for creators called Edits. The new app is designed to rival ByteDance’s CapCut, a popular short-form video-editing app used by many creators. Meta first shared that it was working on Edits back in January after ByteDance-owned CapCut was removed from U.S. app stores when the TikTok ban momentarily went into effect. Although the app has since come back online and is available to download, TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain, so Meta is rea

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The best mini PCs of 2025: Expert recommended from Apple, Intel, and more

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-22 16:45:13

PCs no longer have to be the big, ugly beige boxes that devour desk real estate. These giant machines have given way to the mini PC -- a computer no bigger than a hardback book, but capable of handling demanding workloads. The mini PC market can be somewhat bewildering, so I've done a considerable amount of legwork to distill things down to a handful of choices, from the Intel NUC 13 workhorse to the AceMagician AMD Ryzen 9 Mini gaming PC, to the oftentimes overlooked Apple Mac Mini. Also: The

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Emulating PC games on your non-Snapdragon device just got better (Update)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-23 18:10:50

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR GameSir has announced that its GameHub app now offers much better support for MediaTek chipsets with Mali GPUs. The company also revealed that it’s working with MediaTek to launch custom Mali GPU drivers. GameHub lets people play PC games on their Android phones without streaming. Update: July 29, 2025 (8:30 AM ET): GameSir’s representatives have now confirmed that Pixel phones will also benefit from these GameHub improvements. You can check out our ar

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Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-24 00:36:00

Microsoft's Link to Windows app on Android is reportedly getting a useful new feature: the ability to lock a PC remotely from a smartphone. Windows Central notes that the feature is rolling out gradually with version 1.25071.165 and isn't available to everyone just yet. Android users could already configure their Windows PCs to lock automatically when they walk away, using their phone's Bluetooth signal as a proximity trigger. However, the new update gives users a manual option as well, allowin

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Your Android phone can now control more of your PC, and here’s how

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 15:56:52

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is updating its Link to Windows app on Android, enabling you to access your PC more easily. The update allows you to view the PC’s battery status, recent files, and clipboard from your Android devices. The update also allows you to lock your Windows PCs remotely using your phone. Microsoft’s Phone Link is the closest (and most trustworthy) means to create an Apple-like continuity between your Android phone and a Windows PC. The app already all

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MagSafe Monday: SUPCASE MagFlip wallet is a tank that doubles as a stand

A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app

I clustered four Framework Mainboards to test LLMs

Microsoft 365 apps to soon block file access via FPRPC by default

Instagram adds a new friends map feature that sure looks a lot like the Snap Map

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Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio

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OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

MagSafe Monday: This MagSafe wallet has a kickstand, RFID protection, and holds 6 cards

Open IP Camera Firmware

Build Your Own Minisforum N5 Inspired Mini NAS: A Comprehensive Guide

Coffeematic PC – A coffee maker computer that pumps hot coffee to the CPU

Can your PC run Battlefield 6? Full system requirements and multiplayer details revealed

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Still Using Windows 10? Here's How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

Google Pixels just got a welcome boost for PC emulation (Update)

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Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?

That viral lifetime Starlink offer on Facebook is a total scam

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Emulating PC games on your non-Snapdragon device just got better (Update)

Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

Your Android phone can now control more of your PC, and here’s how

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