Windows 11 will get a surprise feature update in April
Although Microsoft typically reserves major feature releases for the fall, April 2025 is a key month for the software giant because it marks the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding.
Asus confirms changes to PCIe motherboard ports
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Synopsys: Autonomous AI Agents to Tame Chip Design Complexity
This was re-enforced in his fireside chat with Arm CEO Rene Haas later in the day, when they talked about getting from ideation to tapeout in less and less time—especially with expectations of typical design cycles needing to get shorter while chips get even more complex.
Get this Ryzen-powered Dell laptop with 16GB RAM for just $405
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HyperX’s Cloud III S headset brings 200 hours of battery on Bluetooth
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7 Google Assistant features vanishing soon as Gemini transition approaches
Originally launched back in 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, Family Bell was actually marked for deletion more than a year ago, but it continued to work for many users past its expiration date.
What if your identity was stolen? Identity theft protection 101
NordProtect offers up to $1 million in financial assistance to help cover identity theft recovery costs, including document replacement, legal fees, and lost wages.
As Microsoft innovates, Apple stagnates
Under Steve Jobs’ out-of-the-box thinking and obsessive attention to the smallest details, it released what seemed an unending stream of beautifully designed products that changed the way the world uses technology: the Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad.
Atlassian refocuses Trello on individual task management
The new features include an inbox, a planner, and a mix of add-ons and generative AI (genAI) tools to help customers summarize emails, organize meetings, and quickly sort through the barrage of pop-ups appearing in the software.
A cheaper YouTube Premium plan is coming ‘soon’ for users in the US
At the time, Premium Lite was only available to a limited number of users in Australia, Germany, and Thailand.
Video Friday: Helix
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Reinforcement Learning Triples Spot’s Running Speed
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Eufy’s latest smart lock is literally a palm reader
The technology is pretty cool, with the integrated reader using near-infrared light to scan the “sub veins” of your palm.
I reluctantly tried a $700 office chair. One feature made me a believer
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This business-grade security cam is a strong home contender, too
If you prioritize performance over aesthetics, the Annke CPT500 delivers strong video quality, smart tracking, and flexible installation options that make it a solid choice for both commercial and home security setups.
Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Outlook that caused default SMIME labels to fail to apply when a user replied to or forwarded an unlabeled message, and one for the entire suite in which people couldn’t install Microsoft 365 apps on an enrolled device.
NXP Acquires AI Chip Startup Kinara
“The immediate plan is to support Kinara’s existing products as well as their own NPU roadmap and match it up with our processor portfolio in a discrete fashion…we’ll take our time to learn from customers and the use cases they deploy to see what might drive a tighter integration into a SoC, if at all.”