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Most users can now upgrade to Windows 11 26H2, even from Windows 10
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Microsoft recently updated its official guidance on installing the latest version of Windows 11. Windows 11, version 26H2 is now available to all eligible devices, including those running the 25H2 and 24H2 releases and, well, most everything else a reasonably modern PC can run. The upgrade process also supports the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The 22GB GeForce RTX 2080 Ti mod is a fix for a problem most gamers don't have
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
When PC Games Hardware tested a 22GB card lent by a reader, it went looking for trouble on purpose. The outlet picked nine of the most memory-hungry games it knows and maxed them out. It also acknowledges that nearly every game it left out runs fine on the stock 11GB,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Forget hobby drones: College student builds 491 mph jet-powered speed demon
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Salvo said that the Reaper project was conceived, designed, and assembled in his college dorm room, and that he has been working on it since last February. He claims to have built three working prototypes, each capable of sustaining the claimed 491 mph (790 km/h) speed for four minutes on...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NASA's Swift Space Telescope is set to crash back to Earth this week
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
The Swift Observatory could plunge back to Earth as early as this Friday, US authorities said. The telescope is expected to undergo an uncontrolled reentry after NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies tried – and failed – to correct the spacecraft's orbit using a robotic device in September.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Android 11 has 10 times more users than Google's latest version
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
According to the latest Android distribution figures, Android 17 – the latest version of the mobile OS – is installed on just 0.9% of devices worldwide. Android 16 owns the lion's share of distribution at 25.4%, followed by Android 15 with a 14.7% stake. Android 13, which shipped way back...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple is warning iPhone users in 110 countries about mercenary spyware
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
The spyware attacks were first reported on October 30 by cybersecurity researcher Costin Raiu, who noted that they were unrelated to the previous round of incidents, for which Apple issued alerts in August. According to Raiu, iPhone users in 99 countries, including several prominent journalists and documentary filmmakers, are among...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel's long-lost Larrabee GPU turns up in storage unit with working drivers, and yes, it can run Crysis
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
A Reddit user bought the contents of a storage unit at auction and ended up with what looked like an old Intel desktop. Inside was a development machine labeled "Intel Visual Adrenaline," containing an Intel DX58SO motherboard, a working Larrabee prototype and a separate diagnostic card. Larrabee was the x86-based...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Grok Bot users accuse xAI of an "indirect rug pull" after usage cuts, Musk blames unsustainable costs
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
Musk made the admission in a reply to an X user who asked for a usage reset after running out 4 days early. They added that lots of people had complained about their usage running out quickly over the last week.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nintendo tried to kill Switch emulation, but the PC is running Switch 2 games now
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
A year after Nintendo released its popular Switch 2 console, resourceful developers have already started to bring the brand-new gaming experience to PC through AI-assisted emulation. The Eden-NX2 emulator can already run popular, Switch-exclusive games such as Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, though there is still a lot...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Digital billboards across the globe hacked to show porn, attackers say "anyone with two brain cells" could do it
Posted on Monday November 02, 2026
The most visible hack took place on a digital billboard stretching across one of Egypt's biggest highways: the 26th of July Axis in Giza. Drivers stopped their cars to film as the screen broadcast the adults-only material, which was overlaid with the text "Leaked by: Ch, 19ylegal never and nivex"...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »