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Texas Instruments has launched the TI-84 Evo, an upgrade to its iconic graphing calculator. It features a processor three times faster than its predecessor, 50% more graphing space, a simplified keypad, and USB-C charging. Priced at $160, the distraction-free device has no Wi-Fi or apps, positioning it as a focused math tool for students. It comes in seven colors.
iOS 27 will reportedly add AI photo tools—Extend, Enhance, and Reframe—narrowing the gap with Google and Samsung. Apple is expected to preview these features at WWDC on June 8.
Microsoft has open-sourced PC-DOS 1.00, the very first operating system shipped on IBM's original PC back in August 1981 — a program Microsoft bought for under $100,000 and turned into a decades-long empire. Released under the...
A hobbyist named Alexander has done something most engineers would call impractical: he built a working internal combustion engine, mostly from spools of plastic filament. Using a desktop 3D printer and materials like ASA,...
Laser printers, first developed in 1969 by Xerox engineer Gary Starkweather, work through a precise sequence of electrical charges and heat. A laser draws an invisible image onto a charged drum, attracting dry toner powder that...
Apple's $599 MacBook Neo marks a bold shift for a company known for premium pricing, delivering surprisingly high build quality at a budget price point. Spearheaded by incoming CEO John Ternus, the laptop signals a potentially...
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For 29 years, every CAPTCHA you solved was actually unpaid labor — training AI models that eventually broke the tests you were solving. From digitizing newspapers to labeling self-driving car images, the data harvest was always...
Microsoft is giving Windows 11 users much more control over when updates happen. After hearing repeated complaints about updates interrupting meetings and other activities, Microsoft now lets users pause updates indefinitely by...
Tiao is a two-player turn-based board game with both local and online play options. Players can compete against an AI, challenge a specific friend using a private game code, or jump into matchmaking against a random opponent with...
Apple is teaming up with Samsung to create a special "micro-curved" OLED display for the 20th-anniversary iPhone in 2027. The bezel-less, quad-curved screen will use newer COE technology, ditching the traditional polarizer layer...
Martin Galway has released the original source code for his iconic Commodore 64 game soundtracks, including Wizball and Athena, revealing how his music players worked and offering rare insight into classic game audio development.
Apple is reportedly planning a major MacBook redesign by early 2027, possibly branded "MacBook Ultra," sitting above the MacBook Pro. Six rumored features include an OLED touchscreen, Dynamic Island, thinner build, cellular...
X launched XChat, a standalone iOS messaging app, offering encrypted messaging, file sharing, audio/video calls, and group chats. It's also replacing X's shuttered Communities feature. However, security experts previously...
California-based Airhart Aeronautics successfully completed test flights of its new avionics system in April 2026, aiming to make flying small private planes as simple as driving a car. The system features large 14-inch...
**get** is a command-line tool that lets you ask questions in plain English and automatically generates and runs shell commands to find the answer on your computer. It connects to an LLM like GPT to translate your natural...
Tim Cook steps down as Apple's CEO in September, handing over to hardware chief John Ternus, who faces mounting App Store legal battles and AI-driven disruption to Apple's platform ecosystem.
A maker called Ancient built a fogbox that displays true walk-around 3D images without special glasses. Multiple projectors surround a fog-filled chamber, each aligned so that whichever angle you view from, one projection appears...
Apple's foldable iPhone, expected to launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, will feature an inner screen nearly as large as an iPad mini's 7.8-inch display — 56.9% taller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max for video content....
Microsoft has rolled out an "agentic" Copilot mode across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, allowing users to hand off document creation and editing tasks to AI rather than just getting suggestions. Powered by improved reasoning...
Automates silent installation of O&O ShutUp10++, applies recommended privacy settings, and schedules a task to reapply them after Windows updates. Creates a system restore point before making changes.
Apple's standard iPhone 18 may get 12GB of RAM for the first time, matching last year's Pro models. The upgrade is likely driven by Apple Intelligence AI features, which require more memory. The phone will also use TSMC's faster...
Android's updated Credential Manager API replaces email verification codes with cryptographic device-tied credentials, enabling one-tap sign-ups and logins — currently limited to personal Google accounts only.
Chris Hackman built the Time Frog Color, a wearable Game Boy Color watch that runs original games without emulation. The 38mm-wide aluminum device uses custom cartridges and a flexible circuit strap with a hidden battery, though...
Samsung's smartphone division is facing its first-ever potential loss, driven by skyrocketing memory and storage costs tied to AI demand. RAM supply could fall 40% short of demand by 2027, pushing prices higher across the board....