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Notepad++ lands on macOS as a native app
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
Notepad++ is now available on macOS as a free open-source app. It uses the same core editing engine, bringing familiar features like syntax highlighting, plugins, and macros, while integrating with macOS for better performance.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
EU says Meta is breaking the law by failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
The Commission says Meta's own terms set 13 as the minimum age for Facebook and Instagram, but the systems in place to enforce that rule are not effective enough. Regulators say underage users can still get in by entering a false birth date, while existing accounts belonging to children are...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Texas Instruments refreshes its iconic calculator with the faster TI-84 Evo
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
The Evo doesn't try to compete with smartphones or apps. Instead, Texas Instruments is effectively doubling down on the idea of a single-purpose tool at a time when most computing devices aim to consolidate tasks. There's no Wi-Fi, no notifications, and no app ecosystem. As the company puts it, the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Logitech's G512 X modular keyboard lets you mix analog and mechanical switches
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
The G512 X is now available on Logitech's website and will be available at global retailers on May 2. The wired keyboard, featuring the company's "Dual Swap" technology, comes in 75-key and 98-key layouts.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Consumer tech lobby warns FCC that blocking router updates creates botnet risk for devices already in US homes
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
According to a filing, CTA representatives met with the FCC last week to discuss the foreign router ban.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A Supreme Court case could decide whether your phone can be used to find you first and suspect you later
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
The case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at Call Federal Credit Union near Richmond, Va., where a gunman took $195,000 from the vault before police arrived. When conventional investigative work stalled after reviewing security video and interviewing witnesses, a detective turned to a geofence warrant, asking Google to turn...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia quietly launches 12GB RTX 5070 Laptop GPU as Framework lists it for $1,199
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
Nvidia revealed the new GPU in the patch notes for its latest 596.36 GeForce graphics driver. The company writes that while demand for its GeForce RTX GPUs remains strong, the memory crisis is causing issues.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A Decade of AMD Ryzen: 10 Years of CPUs Tested
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
From near collapse to CPU dominance, we revisit 10 years of AMD Ryzen, benchmarking every flagship generation to see how performance, value, and architecture evolved.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Witcher 3 director's Blood of Dawnwalker launches September 3 with steep system requirements
Posted on Wednesday April 29, 2026
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a writer and quest designer on CD Projekt Red's first two Witcher games who went on to direct the award-winning Witcher 3, has spent the past several years building an original RPG at his new studio, Rebel Wolves. While the game resembles the director's prior fantasy series in...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel says software, not more cache, is key to beating AMD in gaming
Posted on Tuesday April 28, 2026
Speaking to the German media outlet PC Games Hardware about Intel's plans to compete with AMD's X3D line of gaming CPUs, Vice President Robert Hallock said that hardcore PC enthusiasts are "significantly underestimating" the importance of software to the PC experience, and that no amount of cores or cache can...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »