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A humor piece styled as poetry appeared under the banner 'Poetry for Engineers,' presenting a UI designer's grandiose inner monologue about transforming code into beauty. The piece uses exaggerated, mock-epic language to parody the self-image of tech workers who see their design work as a form of transcendent art.
Tom's Hardware reviewed Gigabyte's Gaming 1000GM PG5 1000W power supply, built by OEM HEC, finding it achieves Platinum-level efficiency despite carrying only a Gold badge. The unit uses all-Japanese capacitors, a 135mm fluid dynamic bearing fan, and includes T-Guard, a thermal monitoring feature for its native 12V-2x6 connector that can cut power if overheating is detected. It ships with a ten-year warranty and costs $170.
A US jury ruled Friday that Apple must pay Taction Technology $5.7 billion for infringing two patents covering haptic feedback vibration technology used in Apple's Taptic Engine. Taction sued Apple in 2021, arguing the Taptic Engine—used in the Apple Watch since 2014 and iPhones since 2015—infringed its patented vibration module design. Apple says it disagrees with the verdict and plans to appeal, maintaining its technology is fundamentally different from Taction's.
Apple's Visual Intelligence, introduced with iOS 18.1 as part of Apple Intelligence, lets compatible iPhones (15 Pro, 15 Pro Max or newer) identify objects, landmarks and business signage through the camera. Users can activate it via the Camera Control button, the Action button, Siri, or a Control Center shortcut, then get details through Siri, Google Image Search or ChatGPT. It also extends Live Text's existing ability to detect and act on text in the camera view, such as translating, reading aloud or opening links and contact details.
Developers of the open-source PS5 emulator SharpEmu announced via X on September 25 that six of 55 tested PS5 titles now run at a playable 60 FPS, including Dreaming Sarah, Hoa, and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered. The milestone came with release v0.0.4-release.2, which added improved SPIR-V shader translation and updated Vulkan API support; 12 of the 55 titles reached a general 'gameplay' state.
Microsoft has cut close to half the staff at World's Edge, the studio behind the Age of Empires franchise, as part of a reorganization placing it under Activision. Former employees say the studio's next project was canceled during the transition. The cuts are part of 268 job losses across Xbox, contributing to Microsoft's planned 3,200 layoffs this financial year.
Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, drawing comparisons online to Microsoft's Surface Duo foldable line. Critics have accused Apple of copying the name, but Apple previously used 'Duo' for its PowerBook Duo laptop in 1992, predating Microsoft's product by decades.
Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports that a clean x86-64 defconfig Linux kernel build now takes about 15 seconds on his dual AMD EPYC 9575F workstation, down from over 22 seconds before recent Kbuild patches. The speedup stems from work by Linux memory-management developer Lorenzo Stoakes, who used AI/LLM assistance to remove compilation bottlenecks, alongside continued hardware gains.
A brief recap revisits the 2021 incident in which the container ship Ever Given ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for several days, halting a major global shipping route. The retrospective summarizes the timeline of the grounding and subsequent refloating without providing new details beyond a condensed overview.
Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Android, once planned to let Windows 11 run Android apps natively, was discontinued in 2024. Users now rely on third-party emulators like BlueStacks and NetEase's MuMuPlayer, or Google's Play Games for PC, which streams a limited catalog of opted-in Android games via a lightweight virtual machine. Windows 11's Phone Link can also mirror a connected Android phone's screen and apps, though it runs the apps on the phone rather than the PC.
Citrix administrators report being privately contacted by IT suppliers, law enforcement, and cybersecurity agencies warning of two unpatched NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. Security firm watchTowr confirmed the flaws are distinct from CVE-2026-19490 and CVE-2026-19489 disclosed in August, and said patches are expected next week.
Gadget maker Inmo has recalled its Air3 augmented reality glasses after the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned the left arm can overheat during extended use, posing a burn hazard. Health Canada issued a similar notice, telling consumers to stop use immediately and update firmware to version 3.16 before continuing to wear them. Over 1,600 units, priced between $900 and $1,300, have been sold in the US.