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April 8, 2026
For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off from the Kindle Store
Post-2013 Kindles will continue to work, even if they no longer receive updates.
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April 7, 2026
Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many.
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March 27, 2026
Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices again, this time by between $100 and $150
Memory, storage shortages have made all kinds of consumer tech more expensive.
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March 27, 2026
Apple pulls the plug on its high-priced, oft-neglected Mac Pro desktop
M2 Ultra Mac Pro is no longer for sale, and Apple says no replacement is planned.
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March 27, 2026
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip
Both of the chip's CPU dies will include 64MB of extra cache stacked beneath.
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March 26, 2026
Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs
Great performance for the price, if you ignore the price of RAM, SSDs, and GPUs.
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March 25, 2026
Nintendo is raising prices of Switch 2 game cartridges starting in May
The first physical game affected will cost $10 more than a digital copy.
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March 24, 2026
Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26.4 with a long list of medium-size tweaks
The 26.4 updates are more significant than the last few updates have been.
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March 24, 2026
Apple confirms that its Maps app will begin showing ads to users "this summer"
Apple Maps ads will look and work a bit like current App Store ads do.
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March 23, 2026
Apple will talk iOS 27, macOS 27, and more at WWDC 2026 on June 8
WWDC is often light on hardware, but it's where big software announcements happen.
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March 20, 2026
Microsoft keeps insisting that it's deeply committed to the quality of Windows 11
"Reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points" is one of Microsoft's action items.
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March 20, 2026
Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware
Both AMD- and Intel-based hardware is getting better support in SteamOS 3.8.
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March 19, 2026
Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo
"8GB unified memory is the minimum practical configuration."
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March 17, 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 update adds one possible fix for blurry OG Switch games
Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2's 1080p display.
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March 13, 2026
M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody
The M5 MacBook Air is a minor upgrade, but minor upgrades add up over time.
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March 12, 2026
Apple's MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks
Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.
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March 11, 2026
Windows 11's Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April
Running Windows on gaming handhelds is currently a blessing and a curse.
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March 11, 2026
Intel shores up its desktop CPU lineup with boosted Core Ultra 200S Plus chips
New CPUs are a bit faster and a bit cheaper than the ones they replace.
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March 10, 2026
Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?
8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.
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March 9, 2026
Testing Apple's 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new "performance" cores
M5 Pro Max's "performance" CPU cores definitely aren't just rebranded E-cores.
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March 6, 2026
Apple's 512GB Mac Studio vanishes, a quiet acknowledgment of the RAM shortage
Announcements this week were mostly business as usual, but Apple isn't immune.
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March 5, 2026
macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update will "upgrade" your M5's CPU to new "super" cores
In otherwise minor software update, macOS now uses M5's new nomenclature.
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March 4, 2026
MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price
The Neo won't be for everyone, but Apple has managed to preserve a premium feel.
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March 4, 2026
The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple's long-awaited, colorful, lower-cost MacBook
Cute, colorful laptop takes the place of the old $599 M1 MacBook Air.
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March 3, 2026
M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon
Apple is using more chiplets and three types of CPU cores to make the M5 family.
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March 3, 2026
New MacBook Airs come with M5, double the storage, and higher starting prices
New Airs leave more room underneath for the rumored low-cost MacBook.
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March 3, 2026
Apple intros M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and its first new monitors in years
New laptops come with more storage but also higher starting prices.
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March 2, 2026
$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost
Unexpected RAM upgrade is the highlight of an otherwise straightforward refresh.
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March 2, 2026
Apple's new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599
New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price.
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March 2, 2026
AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for the first time
First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers.
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