Your next Bluetooth-enabled gadget might sound better, zip data to other devices quicker, and even find things faster—if its manufacturer builds in support for these new features. But as PCMag reports, if these upgrades touted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) follow the path of past improvements to the short-range wireless standard, buying hardware that supports them may require some […]
President Trump on Friday blasted Anthropic as “woke” and “leftwing” for refusing to remove safeguards on its AI for use in surveillance and autonomous weapons. “WE will decide the fate of our Country—NOT some out-of-control, Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. As PCMag […]
As the tech industry races to develop new AI models, Google alleges that “private sector” entities have been trying to reverse-engineer its Gemini chatbot by bombarding it with prompts intended to leak its secrets. As PCMag reports, Google floated the accusation in a report issued last week that examined malicious activity targeting the chatbot, which has received positive reviews […]
Microsoft is warning that the June expiration of software certificates will put those still using Windows 10 in an even more vulnerable state. Secure Boot expiring The software certificates deal with a feature called Secure Boot, which can prevent a PC from loading malicious code as the machine starts up. Microsoft initially introduced the feature in 2011 […]
If you’ve made the leap to iOS 26 or are looking for a reason to upgrade, Apple just released iOS 26.3 with a few perks you might want to check out. As PCMag reports, other Apple devices, such as the Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and the Vision Pro headset, also received the update, but they’re mostly […]
It seems like every time I go to enter my password these days, I get a prompt asking me if I want to switch to a Passkey. It’s simple, they say. So much better, they say. Being the suspicious sort, my gut reaction is always, “nice try big brother, but nope.” But am I just […]
Tesla is discontinuing some of its most iconic vehicles over the next six months. As PCMag reports, Elon Musk’s electric car brand used its latest earnings results to tell investors that production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV would shut down in Q2 2026. “If you’d like to own one of them, now’s a […]
Apple just posted a record quarter with its highest-ever iPhone sales, but the company is now gearing up to launch its next phone, the iPhone 17e, on Feb. 19, according to Macworld. As PCMag reports, the date falls on a Thursday, which is not a day Apple usually reserves for hardware launches. It is, however, the same date […]
PC vendor Maingear is tapping into 1990s nostalgia again with the Retro98, a desktop that looks like a home computer your dad might’ve owned. As PCMag reports, the fully built PC harkens back to an era when dial-up internet and floppy disk drives were common in the PC industry. “Welcome to 1998. Where the future was loud, beige, and […]
Remember when streaming services were going to help you slay the cable dragon and drastically reduce your monthly costs? Yeah, we were all innocent once. But that was then and this is now. As PCMag reports, Netflix’s more affordable, ad-free tier is long gone. HBO Max removed features from its cheapest, ad-free tier. Peacock no longer has a free option. […]