Technology

We’re at the 30-day mark before Windows 10’s end of support date finally lands, and Microsoft is once again trying to put pressure on the still-large number of active Windows 10 users. The company recently published a “30-day reminder” that Windows 10 version 22H2 (including Enterprise and Education Editions) will reach the end of its support period on October 14th, …

What started as an isolated problem with the Pixel 7a now appears to be spreading across the entire Pixel 7 lineup. In the past several months, growing numbers of Pixel 7 and 7 Pro owners have reported swollen batteries causing their screens and back panels to separate, sometimes as quickly as overnight. The trending issue raises a new safety concern …

The suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting apparently likes video games. This makes him indistinguishable from over a billion other people across the planet, but in the eyes of some pundits and politicians, it’s evidence of the corrupting influence of our current online culture. Asked about the radicalization of the person allegedly responsible for the assassination, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox …

What seemed to have started out as a problem with just Google’s Pixel 7a has now expanded to affect users across the entire Pixel 7 series, with owners of both the standard Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro reporting similar battery swelling incidents that cause screens to lift and separate from their devices. Multiple news outlets have already highlighted the …

Meta’s smart glasses plans were already one of the worst kept secrets, as there have been more than a year of leaks and reports about its work to add a heads-up display to the product. Now, just days before their unveiling at Connect, a promotional video of the new frames seems to have leaked. The video, reported and reposted by …

Silksong spent seven long years in development. While developer Team Cherry spent cooking up the wildly anticipated sequel, it also met with Seth Goldman, a fan who was battling cancer in 2020. After meeting with him, Team Cherry promised to include a character of Seth’s own design, directly named after him. Seth unfortunately lost his battle with cancer, but his …

The Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 have launched and are bringing a raft of new features with them, including hypertension tracking, satellite connectivity and longer battery life. Hardware upgrades are great, but I always get just as excited about the new watch faces that arrive with any Apple Watch launch, and there are four coming to the Apple …

Now that Spotify has “lossless listening,” the idea of higher quality streaming is cemented in the mainstream. Those streaming numbers and bitrates are no longer just the talking points of audio-weirdos — your friend at work is suddenly going to become interested in hi-res audio, and how much better it sounds than “the old Spotify.” But what does it all …

Bethesda now faces backlash after posting a short gameplay clip on X that included a political message before quickly deleting it, which follows the assassination of Charlie Kirk last Wednesday. The Deleted Video The nine-second clip showed an in-game character petting a cat, paired with on-screen text: “You don’t care much about these Fascists, do you?” The video was posted …

We’re all familiar with the trolley problem. We’re all so familiar with it that we’re also familiar with all the spoofs of the trolley problem that have sprung up in recent years. But I’m pleased to say I’ve found a fresh take on the entire scenario: even sillier (if smarter) spoofs of the trolley problem. The Trolley Solution brings the …