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Home-office PCs and laptops trade cost and upgrades for portability
Both mini PCs and laptops can serve as effective home-office computers when properly docked with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, making the choice less straightforward than it initially appears. When configured at a desk with external peripherals, the functional gap between the two systems becomes remarkably small, shifting the decision criteria away from pure capability…
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Whistleblower Andriesz dies as UK immigration crackdown escalates
British whistleblower Simon Andriesz, 57, who exposed undisclosed links between US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein, has died. Meanwhile, UK immigration officers arrested 18 workers in a raid on a Wolverhampton depot.
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How to add and customize your CarPlay widgets
Apple’s CarPlay widgets let drivers view information from a range of iPhone apps alongside the usual navigation, messaging and audio features. They add customisable at-a-glance details to the dashboard, with the article advising drivers to choose options that are useful and unlikely to distract. To set them up while parked, open Settings on the iPhone,…
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Most TV and laptop extended warranties offer poor value for consumers
Extended warranties on televisions and laptops are largely unnecessary upsells that can be safely skipped for most consumers. Retailers aggressively push these extended protection plans to boost profits, but evidence suggests they rarely offer genuine value, particularly given the manufacturer warranties already included with most electronics. A durability study by RTINGS tested 102 televisions continuously…
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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
Classic video games are being reverse-engineered through decompilations and recompilations, allowing them to be ported to modern platforms and significantly altered from their original form. This represents a significant shift in how retro games are being preserved and experienced, though it raises considerable legal concerns for major publishers like Nintendo. These unofficial projects have enabled…
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Matic robot vacuum secures FCC waiver despite not being banned
The Matic robot vacuum has become the first to receive an FCC ban waiver, even though it wasn’t actually banned. The FCC’s foreign robotics bans only prevent future products from entering the US market; they don’t affect existing models whose radios have already been approved. Matic’s robots were cleared years ago and use off-the-shelf Intel…
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Mamardashvili denies Price as Georgia and Northern Ireland draw 0-0
Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Isaac Price’s 84th-minute penalty to secure a 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland in the Nations League. The result keeps Michael O’Neill’s side top of Group B2, but their missed chance to win reflects the higher expectations raised by a strong start to the campaign. Northern Ireland created the better first-half…
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Texas city quotes $2.3m to disclose police camera records
North Richland Hills, Texas, has quoted $2.3 million to fulfil a public records request for information about police use of Flock cameras. The fee comes amid growing bipartisan scrutiny of automated licence plate readers and raises concerns that steep costs could obstruct efforts to assess whether police are using the systems improperly. Officials said searching…
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Utah startup pilots AI-written acne prescriptions for adult users
Utah-based healthcare startup Nolla Health has launched a pilot programme allowing users to receive AI-generated acne prescriptions through a mobile app. Users photograph their faces and the system analyses acne severity before autonomously writing a prescription, making it the first such system approved in the United States to issue initial prescriptions rather than renewals only.…
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BT Acquires Debt-Laden TalkTalk Via Pre-Pack Administration to Avert Service Disruption
Broadband provider BT has agreed to purchase TalkTalk through a pre-pack administration process, resolving a financial crisis for the telecommunications company burdened by approximately £1.5 billion in debt. The acquisi