I’m not one to ice Intel processors when they’ve been mired in controversy and mediocre generational improvements over the past couple of years. Many Raptor Lake processor owners suffered lasting damage to their chips due to a power surge bug, seriously damaging confidence in the company’s products. Then Arrow Lake processors disappointed everyone with poor…
The default terminal experience in Windows has come a long way since the original command prompt. Windows Terminal was a huge improvement, bringing the operating system its first terminal emulator that felt truly modern, even putting it in the same league as what Linux had been offering for years. I was happy with Windows Terminal…
The author’s Wizardry box. This is not its original, this one is lost in time This one is for some of our long-time readers. Atari, yes, this Atari bought the rights to the first “Wizardry” games. I’m often asked how I started using Apple products. More precisely, it was an Apple II in the late…
PowerToys is a set of tools that Microsoft considers inappropriate for mainstream users. I don’t agree with Microsoft’s point of view, but I’m glad they really focused on integrating better tools every couple of months. PowerToys Run was a basic form of floating launcher with search capabilities and a few other quirks. I liked this…
According to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI would accelerate the development of its first “AI agent phone”, with the company now aiming to mass produce the device as early as the first half of next year. Late last month, Kuo revealed OpenAI’s work on a smartphone, contradicting earlier reports that the company had no plans…
Yacht Club Games We’ve been waiting for a while to find out when we’ll finally be able to get our hands on Mina la Hollow, so a new release date is good news. Yacht Club Games brings its latest project to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC, Mac,…
As a member of the home lab ecosystem for nearly a decade, I have alternated between several devices over the years. Hell, I changed distributions, container runtimes, and virtualization platforms several times before ending up with my current software arsenal. However, one thing that has remained constant throughout this time is the amount of experience…
We’re only a few weeks away from the iOS 27 unveiling, but Apple has another iPhone update coming first. iOS 26.5 is coming next week, here are five new features it will bring. #1: Suggested Places in Apple Maps Apple Maps gets a useful addition in iOS 26.5 to help you discover new places. “Suggested…
iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will let users set third-party AI services as default for Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Image Playground, reports Bloomberg. Apple has signed a deal with Google and plans to use a Gemini-based model for Apple Intelligence and Siri features in iOS 27, but users will also…
Nearly three in four satellite-enabled smartphones shipped in 2025 were iPhones, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. Here’s where the market is expected to move next. Shipments expected to reach 46% by 2030 According to a new report from Counterpoint Research released today, Apple shipped 71.6% of all satellite-enabled smartphones last year, followed…