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Storms and lightning can fry home electronics and appliances
Doing a little work ahead of time will help keep your gadgets from being fried in an electrical storm.
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Orbitals brings retro anime co-op puzzling to Switch 2 this September
Engadget’s Mat Smith has previewed Orbitals, a two-player puzzle adventure game shown as a Switch 2 exclusive at Summer Game Fest 2026. The hands-on demo highlighted a co-operative experience wrapped in a nostalgic ’80s-’90s anime aesthetic, positioning the title as one of the more notable games in Nintendo’s showcase ahead of its release. Orbitals is…
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Megalodon Driver Kit takes iFixit beyond gadget repairs
iFixit, the company best known for its gadget teardowns and electronics repair toolkits, has announced a new $34.95 kit aimed at general household repairs and DIY projects rather than fixing electronics. Called the Megalodon Driver Kit, it is designed for tasks such as repairing appliances and assembling flat-pack furniture, marking a move beyond the firm’s…
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Savi Security launches app to shield consumers from AI voice-cloning scams
Savi Security, a startup founded by brothers Patrick and Ryan Coughlin, has launched an app designed to shield ordinary consumers from increasingly convincing AI-generated scams delivered via text, email and phone. The company has raised $7 million in seed funding, led by Acrew Capital, and its iPhone and Android app goes live on Tuesday. The…
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Best iPhone 17 cases of 2026 chosen after testing over 100
WIRED has published its 2026 guide to the best iPhone 17 cases, drawing on tests of more than 100 cases and screen protectors across the iPhone 17 range, including the Pro Max, the iPhone Air and the new iPhone 17e. The guide stresses that a case remains worthwhile even on the latest models: despite the…
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Google to include all Android backups in storage limits
Google is changing how it calculates Google Account storage so that all Android backup data counts toward a user’s storage cap, effective 7 July 2026. Previously, only media uploaded to Google Photos and photos or videos within MMS data counted against the limit, so app data, settings and message backups were effectively free. The shift…
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Chinese-made YMTC SSDs have been spotted in Lenovo’s latest ThinkBook laptops, as the memory crisis continues to bite
That’s one way to cut costs.
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USB4 cables: When and why it’s worth paying more
They’re for more than just fast charging.
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This China-only RTX 4080 GPU combines laptop silicon with desktop hardware, and draws a fraction of the power of a more traditional graphics card
Breaking the mold.