Published on: 2025-06-06 08:37:16
is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Riot Games is planning to switch Valorant, its popular first-person tactical hero shooter, over to Unreal Engine 5 in July. The engine upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 is part of a number of new changes coming to the shooter over the coming months, including a replay system in September. Valorant has been running on Unreal Engine 4 since a beta of the game originally released in 2
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 05:53:05
Most Mac users stick with their machines longer than they want to. Not because they love the slowdowns — but because upgrading is expensive, and reselling takes time most people don’t have. That’s where Upgraded comes in. It’s a smarter way to stay current — without the upfront cost or the trade-in hassle. You get a new MacBook, pay monthly (starting at $33.28/mo), and every 2 years, you’re eligible to trade up. It’s simple, clear, and now even more accessible. And now that we’re approaching
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The Nothing Phone 1 was the company’s first smartphone, offering a refreshing design and aesthetically pleasing software back in 2022. The phone received Android 15 back in January, but the company has revealed that this is indeed the last OS update. A Nothing representative confirmed to Android Authority that the Nothing Phone 1 won’t receive any more Android version upgrades: Nothing Phone (1) will not support Android 16, but it will still receive security updates. This isn’t unexpected, as
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-28 21:26:47
Unlike the 3D Zelda games, these enhanced versions won't cost you a dime. More original Switch games are getting the Switch 2 treatment. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, at least these will be free updates. On Friday, Nintendo detailed the legacy Switch titles that will receive upgrades for the Switch 2. They include some of the console's best games from the company's biggest franchises. Most of the platform's b
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 00:54:00
Nina Raemont/ZDNET Another busy week of product and feature launches is upon us, with Oura releasing two new features all-in on metabolic health and Whoop releasing its first fitness band upgrade in four years (to the chagrin of loyal Whoop users). There have been patent disputes aplenty and lots to discuss about the past week. Let's dive in! The Whoop 5.0 launch has members angry Whoop revealed its two new fitness bands and new subscription structure on Thursday, and current users weren't th
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Nina Raemont/ZDNET Another busy week of product and feature launches is upon us, with Oura releasing two new features all-in on metabolic health and Whoop releasing its first fitness band upgrade in four years (to the chagrin of loyal Whoop users). There have been patent disputes aplenty and lots to discuss about the past week. Let's dive in! The Whoop 5.0 launch has members angry Whoop revealed its two new fitness bands and new subscription structure on Thursday, and current users weren't th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 10:15:06
Whoop has backed down, somewhat, from the controversial upgrade plans around its Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker. When the company first announced Whoop 5.0 this week, it said members who wanted the new device could either extend their subscriptions by 12 months or pay a one-time upgrade fee of $49 ($79 for the model with EKG sensors). This seemed inconsistent with Whoop’s overall value proposition, where it charges higher subscription prices (ranging $199 to $359 a year) while allowing customers to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 02:52:22
is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Whoop is in damage control mode. After debuting its Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker, users were angered to find it had reneged on a promise of free hardware upgrades. In a new Reddit post, the company now says users who have been members for over 12 months can get the Whoop 5.0 for free. Part of the outrage was prompted by Whoop’s confusing messaging. Early yes
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-09 03:05:00
Ed Bott / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET If you purchase a new PC with Windows 11 Home edition preinstalled, you might be able to get right to work. But for PC owners who demand advanced features, this entry-level edition doesn't cut it. With the Pro edition, you have the ability to connect to a Windows domain-based network, manage disk encryption, fine-tune update schedules, or create virtual machines. (For a detailed list of Pro-only features, see "7 reasons Windows 11 Pro is worth the upgrade
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-10 09:59:43
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Whoop users say the company broke its promise of a free hardware upgrade after six months of membership. Archived text confirmed the offer, but the manufacturer has quietly changed its policy following the Whoop 5.0 launch. The backlash online has been swift, with Reddit users calling the move a betrayal. A day after launching its new Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker, the company is facing a backlash from longtime customers. Many say they were promised free
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-10 21:53:21
is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Whoop just announced its new Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker yesterday, but some existing users are already calling foul. Previously, Whoop said people who had been members for at least six months would get free upgrades to next-generation hardware. Now, the company says that members hoping to upgrade from a Whoop 4.0 to 5.0 will have to pa
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 12:35:00
akinbostanci / Getty Images On Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates to your Windows 10 PC unless you're willing to pay for a subscription to the Extended Security Updates program. If you try to upgrade to Windows 11 on a PC that's more than five or six years old, you'll probably encounter an error message telling you -- in no uncertain terms -- that your old PC doesn't qualify because its CPU isn't on the official list of compatible processors. Microsoft has made it a
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piranka/Getty Images AI agent deployments will grow 327% during the next two years. Chief human resources officers (CHROs) plan to expand their digital labor in the next two years, investing in AI agents to increase productivity, according to the latest Salesforce global research. By 2030, 80% of CHROs believe most companies will have humans and AI agents working together. Almost nine of every 10 CHROs will focus on integrating AI agents into the workforce. By 2027, CHROs anticipate 327% growt
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-20 08:54:24
In this post, I’ll talk about reverse engineering and modding rotu in order to optimize a speedrun. On the way, I’ll answer why cheat code books (remember those?) and websites have listed incomplete or inaccurate cheat codes for this game. I’ll also show some of the game’s debug features and a couple out of bounds glitches. Background My brother and I grew up playing the somewhat niche game The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer on the GameCube. Since then, it’s become a tradition to play whe
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Gamers and creative pros alike know how greedy their PCs are when it comes to processing speed and power. As games become more detailed and creative apps and files grow ever larger, the PC that was big and fast enough when you bought it quickly becomes outdated. The best and most economical solution isn’t always a brand-new rig, not when you can swap out your existing internal solid-state drive and replace it with a true monster like the Crucial T705 2TB model, which is at a record-low price of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-30 17:24:36
The extraction-shooter genre is getting a little more crowded and a lot more stylish with the announcement of Mycopunk, a four-player, first-person romp from indie studio Pigeons at Play and publisher Devolver Digital. Mycopunk is coming to Steam in early access this year. Mycopunk stars four eccentric robots who’ve been hired by an intergalactic megacorporation to exterminate an invasive, violent fungus that’s taken root on a valuable planet. Each robot has a specific class and moveset, but pl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-17 21:40:04
Anyone who’s ever used a MacBook knows how much value they can add to your personal and professional life. But for power users, the device you need can range anywhere from $1,600-$6,000. If you’re looking for a smarter way to buy, Upgraded makes it easy and affordable with one low monthly subscription. Apple has long offered their iPhone upgrade program. But there’s no equivalent for MacBooks. Until now. John, the founder of Upgraded, used to constantly buy MacBooks to keep up with demands fro
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-21 05:35:00
mustafaU/Getty Images On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates to your Windows 10 PC unless you're willing to pay for a subscription to the Extended Security Updates program. If you try to upgrade to Windows 11 on a PC that's more than five old, you'll probably encounter an error message telling you -- in no uncertain terms -- that your old PC doesn't qualify because its CPU isn't on the official list of compatible processors. Microsoft has made it abundantly clear
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*Authors in alphabetical order – all contributed equally Abstract Censors worldwide have long censored unencrypted HTTP traffic. In this blog post, we show that a specific HTTP version—unencrypted HTTP/2—is unaffected by censorship in China and Iran. We access otherwise censored websites in both countries over unencrypted HTTP/2. Despite no web browser implementing unencrypted HTTP/2, we detect that up to 6.28% of websites support unencrypted HTTP/2 traffic. To aid the community and ease futur
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Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET "May you live in interesting times" is a phrase often attributed as a Chinese curse. In reality, the phrase can be traced back to Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, who was the British ambassador to China in 1936. In his 1949 book, Diplomat in Peace and War, he attributes the phrase to something a friend told him. The friend apparently told him of the so-called Chinese curse before Ambassador Knatchbull-Hugessen took his posting in China. Also: Worried about a $2,3
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-29 13:09:14
Fortinet has released security patches for a critical vulnerability in its FortiSwitch devices that can be exploited to change administrator passwords remotely. The company says Daniel Rozeboom of the FortiSwitch web UI development team discovered the vulnerability (CVE-2024-48887) internally. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this unverified FortiSwitch GUI password change security flaw (rated with a 9.8/10 severity score) in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction. Fo
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Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET "May you live in interesting times" is a phrase often attributed as a Chinese curse. In reality, the phrase can be traced back to Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, who was the British ambassador to China in 1936. In his 1949 book, Diplomat in Peace and War, he attributes the phrase to something a friend told him. The friend apparently told him of the so-called Chinese curse before Ambassador Knatchbull-Hugessen took his posting in China. Also: Worried about a $2,3
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Nintendo held its Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2, where the company announced that its latest console will be released on June 5 and cost $450 in the US. It also revealed that a handful of Nintendo Switch games will be getting upgraded versions, which have been named Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, and could cost up to $80. The Switch 2 is backwards-compatible, so you'll be able to play your current Switch games -- albeit with some compatibility issues (PDF). Nintendo said Switch 2 Edition gam
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-29 21:30:31
Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority The Pixel 7a was one of the first A series devices to establish itself as a serious competitor to other mid-range devices, but a lot has changed in the past two years. The latest Pixel 9a has a range of updates that might not be groundbreaking, but I think they’re enough to seriously consider an upgrade. We still need to test and review the Pixel 9a before we can make any definitive conclusions, but on paper, It looks like an excellent device. If you still have
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google rolled out a new and improved video player for Google Drive on desktop last year. The company could soon bring this Material Design 3 video player to the Google Drive app for Android. Google made several improvements to the video playback experience in Google Drive last year. In addition to reducing startup times and buffering, the company rolled out an upgraded video player for Drive on desktop featuring a refreshed UI and more intuitive contr
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Apple offers the iPhone Upgrade Program, but with no equivalent for MacBooks, Upgraded has stepped in to fill the gap with a flexible program using trusted Apple partners. The program lets you choose any MacBook model – and with the new M4 MacBook Air just out, this could be the perfect opportunity for anyone looking to not only upgrade from an older model but to keep themselves up to date from now on … Upgraded’s MacBook subscription The program puts your new MacBook within easy reach. Inst
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TL;DR Qualcomm announced that Retroid’s next flagship handheld will have one of its new gaming chipsets. The Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 will be a significant upgrade for what will likely be the Retroid Pocket 6. There’s still no release date or physical design of the upcoming handheld. The Retroid Pocket 5 is one of the most popular retro gaming handhelds on the market, but Qualcomm just gave us a sneak peek at a key upgrade to its likely successor. As part of the announcement for the new gaming-ori
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Reshape Energy is betting on a more integrated approach to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment. Founded in Munich, Germany back in May 2024, the startup is led by a team with expertise scaling energy businesses, including the German division of Octopus energy and energy price comparison platform Verivox. It’s focusing on selling energy system upgrades to commercial real estate, targeting property owners with portfolios of buildings. Carbon emissions from heating buildings si
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Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Older Pixel phones are receiving a significant kernel upgrade with the March 2025 update, bringing them to Linux 6.1. This update unifies the kernel versions across Tensor-powered Pixels, such as the Pixel 7 and 8 series, matching the Pixel 9 devices. Some users are reporting better responsiveness and potential battery improvements. Google has officially rolled out the Linux 6.1 kernel to previous-generation Tensor-powered Pixel phones in the stable M
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