ARMSX2, a PS2 emulator for Android, has released version 2.9 to mark its one-year anniversary. The update introduces Automatic Performance Tuning, which adjusts settings like resolution, blending, texture download mode and emulated CPU clock speed to boost game performance, retaining changes only when they improve speed. The release also prompts first-time users to install a recommended custom GPU driver, such as ARMSX2 Turnip for Adreno GPUs or MaliSX2 for Mali GPUs.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-27
A developer rebuilt their personal blogging platform, bloffy.co, after removing Next.js, and reports the site now scores 100 across every Lighthouse category on pagespeed.web.dev. The post describes dissatisfaction with existing blog platforms like Medium, Blogger, WordPress, Ghost, and Hugo, and credits caching improvements as central to the performance gains.
korindiehacker.bloffy.blog
· 2026-10-26
A new analysis argues that Chrome's reputation for excessive memory use is largely an internet meme rather than a data-backed fact, comparing it to similarly exaggerated claims about Microsoft Edge being slow. The piece acknowledges Chrome does use RAM as needed, but says this has not been a significant practical problem either in 2016 or in 2026.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-25
A new how-to guide recommends disabling Xbox Game Bar, switching Windows Search back to Classic indexing, and pausing OneDrive sync to free up system resources during PC gaming. The guide explains step-by-step navigation through Windows Settings to turn off these background features, arguing that tools like Steam already cover most gaming needs that Game Bar provides.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-24
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that poor performance at work is often misdiagnosed as a lack of skill or motivation when the real cause is overload. The piece categorizes overload into three types—cognitive, emotional and social—and says identifying which type is at play is the necessary first step to managing it. It recommends practicing 'non-reaction,' a deliberate pause between stimulus and response, as one tool for regaining control.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-23
A guide outlines several ways to boost performance on an aging iPhone, centered mainly on freeing up storage space. It recommends checking Settings > General > iPhone Storage to identify space hogs like photos, videos and messages, enabling iCloud Photos optimization to offload full-resolution images, and clearing Safari's stored website data.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-20
Polestar has launched a pilot research project with the University of Oxford to measure how performance driving affects the human body and mind, not just the car's specs. Twelve drivers track-tested rear- and all-wheel-drive versions of the Polestar 4 in Sweden while wearing heart rate monitors and EEG-equipped skullcaps, with data also drawn from the car's gaze-tracking driver monitoring system and post-drive interviews.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-20
Modder LTSharpe used Anthropic's Claude AI assistant to reverse-engineer The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and build a repeatable benchmarking framework, producing a binary performance fix released on NexusMods. The fix changes no visuals but reportedly boosts frame rates by up to 68% in worst-case scenarios and sharply reduces stuttering, according to user reports.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-20
Modders have released foveated-imaging tools for Nvidia's DLSS 5 neural rendering, including maximedgoulet's Foveated DLSS5 ReShade add-on and ClarkCheekyKent's standalone CheekyFoveatedDLSS. Both reduce the level of AI-driven rendering detail at the edges of the frame while keeping it high in the center, lowering GPU workload and raising frame rates. Users can adjust the size of the high-detail central zone and the rate at which quality falls off toward the edges.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-20
A new report suggests the Exynos version of the upcoming Galaxy S27 could receive improved cellular modem performance and efficiency, narrowing the historical gap with the Snapdragon variant. Samsung typically splits Galaxy flagship production between its own Exynos chips and Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors depending on region.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-20
A business consultant recounts advising a company that kept adding staff and creating new roles to offset the disruption caused by one employee whose poor behavior drove colleagues away, rather than directly addressing her conduct. Despite multiple rounds of hiring, the underlying tension never eased, prompting leadership to eventually question why headcount growth wasn't solving the problem. The consultant concludes the company's issue was accountability, not staffing levels.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-19
Most laptops that feel slow are not short of processing power. They are held back by a hard drive, a lack of memory, a clogged fan, or a browser doing too much.
gokawiil.com
· 2026-10-19
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