I am a Google Pixel owner, and I am tired of being an unpaid QA tester

Unboxing a flagship smartphone used to feel like a solved equation. You paid top dollar, handed over your credit card, and received a fully baked piece of hardware capable of navigating basic daily ...
Pro Game Guides

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs How to Fix Devices Walkthrough

Fixing a device in ReStory takes three steps: disassembling the device, swapping out faulty parts, and putting it back together. Some jobs also ask you to ...

PEOPLE’s 100 Companies That Care in 2026

The businesses on PEOPLE’s annual list go above and beyond to aid their employees, serve their customers and make a difference in the world ...
Semiconductor Engineering

What Are DDR5 DIMM Chipsets? The Complete Guide To RCDs, PMICs, SPD Hubs and More

As AI, high-performance computing, cloud workloads, and data-intensive enterprise applications continue to scale, server memory systems are under growing pressure to deliver more bandwidth, higher ...
eWeek

Elon Musk Acquires APR Energy in Deal Valued at More Than $1 Billion

Elon Musk’s $1 billion APR Energy acquisition could help xAI expand faster while raising new questions about emissions, cost, and grid dependence.
Network World

IT infrastructure shortages are real and lasting. Here’s how to cope

Hyperscalers are driving equipment shortages across the board, with no relief in sight this year. But analysts, VARs, and vendors have advice on how to keep AI and other projects moving even if you ...

I discovered an odd MelGeek lighting feature and turned my keyboard into Tetris

I discovered that the MelGeek MADE68 Ultra V2 can turn ordinary GIFs into RGB lighting effects, so naturally I built a ...
Hot Rod

The Best Power Adder Isn’t Always the Biggest One

Horsepower has never been easier to buy. Every popular late-model performance platform now has a proven path to big power. Whipple kits have become the go-to upgrade for Ford Gen 4 Coyote engines, ...

4 Settings Every New Galaxy Watch 9 Owner Needs To Enable Immediately

The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 offers lots of incremental upgrades over its predecessors, but some developer options settings are still worth tweaking.
ZDNet

This Mac dock gives me lag-free dual displays with no sketchy drivers - for $150

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EDN

Component and layout rules for USB-C, PD, and CMTI

Here are the essential design clues regarding USB component choices, layout constraints, and rule-of-thumb design practices.
iThinkDifferent

iPhone Air 2: Features, Design, and Expected Release Date

Apple is expected to release the iPhone Air 2 in spring 2027, and the second generation looks like a direct response to every major complaint about the first. The original iPhone Air launched in ...