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• Hate waiting for games to load? Intel's new trick for Arc GPUs will be music to your ears, especially if you have a handheld [23d]
• Finally, a Garmin Fenix 8 rival? Amazfit 'plans to expand its premium product lineup' in revealing new info [23d]
• Everyone hates this Pokémon, but it's one of the best you can use in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen — here’s how you can obtain it on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 [23d]
• Crimson Desert's puzzles can be quite challenging — but there's one simple mechanic that means you might not even need to complete them [23d]
• No Nvidia, No AMD, No Intel, No ARM: Meta plans inference-led RISC-y future without friends as 1700w superchip emerges with 30 PFLOPs performance and half Terabyte (yes 512GB) HBM [23d]
• Amazon's preview Spring Sale is slashing up to 45% off some of my favorite robot vacuums — these are the 7 best deals [23d]
• Secure your Microsoft system or suffer the same fate as Stryker – US tells companies to secure corporate accounts [23d]
• Another win for Intel as GMKTec demos Openclaw-capable mini PC that reaches 180 TOPS, supports 10GbE Ethernet, USB4, and OCuLink — oh, and there's a nifty pseudo-memory feature as well that will help you forget RAM nightmares [23d]
• Apple TV fans will get a great free upgrade for discovering movies and TV shows soon, but there's a catch [23d]
• iPhone Air at 6 months — here’s what I love, what I hate, and why it’s ‘the most conflicted I’ve ever been about a phone’ [23d]
• Mini PC vendors jump on the OpenClaw bandwagon as Minisforum’s M2 Pro arrives with Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388H CPU and 96GB of RAM — but it won’t be cheap [23d]
• Google signs data center deal which includes a 20-year commitment to add new clean power [23d]
• Feeling the heat? I tried the Shark ChillPill — a portable fan with misting spray for instant relief — and I'm not going anywhere without it this summer [23d]
• ‘I’m not political’: Tim Cook says his 24-karat gift to Trump wasn’t a political statement, but that Apple is a ‘proud American company’ [23d]
• HBO Max renews Neighbors for season 2 — and I can't wait to watch more of the 'hilariously absurd' documentary [23d]
• Meta’s latest smart glasses feature would have been perfect at the Winter Olympics — but I’m frustrated it can’t be used by everyone [23d]
• Ubisoft continues with its cost-cutting program as it cuts 100+ jobs and ends game development at its Tom Clancy studio Red Storm Entertainment [23d]
• Problems with your Android VPN? Proton VPN warns it's Google's fault [23d]
• I saw Loewe's new small 4K TVs with high-end image quality and sound, and they look very tempting for cineasts in a small space [23d]
• Nvidia's Earth-2 models, including 'climate in a bottle', want to change weather forecasting for everyone across the world [23d]
• Marquis confirms sensitive personal data of 672,000 people stolen in ransomware attack [23d]
• NymVPN's latest update brings crucial anti-censorship and usability boost — but Apple users will have to be patient [23d]
• Aura breach confirmed as over 900,000 customer records accessed in phishing attack [23d]
• Level up your video calls with Logitech’s $25 Brio 100 Full HD webcam deal at Best Buy [23d]
• NordVPN’s new tool helps you spot online scams — and it’s free for everyone [23d]
• New Exodus trailer spotlights first look at explosive combat as Wizards of the Coast teases additional 'moment-to-moment gameplay' and focused deep dives later this year [23d]
• Three high-risk AI vulnerabilities discovered in Claude.ai – end-to-end attack chain exfiltrates sensitive info without user knowing [23d]
• Small but mighty: Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini Desktop with Core Ultra 7 and 16GB RAM gets a welcome $110 price cut at Best Buy [23d]
• When confidence becomes a risk: The gap between cyber resilience readiness and reality [23d]
• Google unveils new ‘vibe design’ tool to help anyone design a high-fidelity UI using natural language [23d]
• Closing AI learning gaps between leaders and employees [23d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, March 20 (game #747) [23d]
• I put the Bluesound Pulse Flex and Sonos Era 100 wireless speakers against each other — and it was hard to choose between ‘in-your-face bass’ or ‘richer mid-range textures’ [23d]
• Microsoft hands Copilot haters and 'Microslop' pushers yet more ammunition with 'how to' videos that showcase an embarrassing use of AI [23d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, March 20 (game #1516) [23d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, March 20 (game #1013) [23d]
• Netflix and Arrow Films announce Stranger Things: The Complete Series, a 4K Blu-Ray boxset that 'fans will be delighted to own' — if they can stomach the price [23d]
• This new DarkSword iOS exploit can steal almost everything from your iPhone – here's what we know [23d]
• Is this the game-changer? TCL's new micro-LED TV massively cuts the price of the 'OLED-killer' tech — and it launched a new 300Hz 'Super Quantum Dot' TV too [23d]
• Crimson Desert developer's shares tank despite the game's strong Metacritic score [23d]
• HP’s Intel Core Ultra 7 265 mini PC workstation for developers and professionals is 50% off right now - a half price Best Buy Tech Fest steal [23d]
• ‘This is what Val wanted’ — Val Kilmer’s AI movie return has his family’s blessing, but it feels deeply unsettling [23d]
• Alexa+ promises an AI layer over everything — I’m not sure anyone asked for that [23d]
• The new MacBook Air 15 M5 is great, but it's hard to justify when the still-excellent M4 model is $300 off [23d]
• ‘Just a joy to use’ — I reviewed the new Nothing Phone (4a) Pro and its striking design, giant blazing screen, and useful Glyph Matrix reminded me that phones can actually be fun [23d]
• I can finally make the UI of my Series X bright pink after the new Xbox dashboard update [23d]
• This $25 AirPods Pro 3 case looks exactly like a classic Macintosh mouse — and could be the perfect Apple 50th anniversary tribute [23d]
• 'A stunning mini PC offering powerful performance': Geekom A7 deal is a productivity beast for creatives - and it's $599 in Best Buy's tech sale [23d]
• As the Cities: Skylines franchise turns 11, Iceflake Studios celebrates with a special anniversary patch that adds a new encyclopedia and a stadium for 'proper entertainment' to the second game [23d]
• How to watch The 50 online from anywhere — including outside India and in the USA [23d]
• 'We found out at the same time as the public' — Capcom and Ubisoft devs were out of the loop on Nvidia DLSS 5 involvement, adding to the AI controversy [23d]
• 'My dream travel lens’ — Fujifilm asked which lens it should make next, and you voted for this wide-aperture zoom [23d]
• Dozens of European cloud CEOs call for real tech sovereignty ahead of Cloud and AI Development Act [23d]
• ‘Drives me crazy’: iOS 26.4 has fixed an infuriating keyboard bug, but one problem has still gone unsolved [23d]
• Gigabyte's 16-inch video editing laptop with Ryzen AI 7, RTX 5060, and 32GB RAM is $350 off — but you'll need to act super-fast [23d]
• Saros has exclusive PS5 features like feeling 'eclipse-driven weaponry through adaptive triggers — but it's nothing we've not heard before [23d]
• Virgin River season 8: everything we know about the Netflix show's return [23d]
• Garmin could finally take on Whoop with a screenless fitness tracker next week — here’s what to expect [23d]
• The 'best budget drone' just hit a new record-low price at Amazon — the excellent DJI Mini 4K [23d]
• Almost all developers want AI help, but it has to explain itself first [23d]
• 12 decluttering essentials I'm using to kick-start my Big Spring Sort-out — including a seriously addictive label-maker [23d]
• Daredevil: Born Again season 2 includes 'characters that go into Spider-Man: Brand New Day', Disney+ show producer says — but they won't join forces in the Marvel movie, star reveals [23d]
• I reviewed the Philips' cheaper OLED TV, and it's a great performer with a unique advantage over LG and Samsung's rivals [23d]
• 'The fights are another level': I asked the cast of The Madison what to expect from the season 1 finale — and their answer is giving me Yellowstone flashbacks [23d]
• Investigation: UK spends millions on VPNs as government weighs ban for children [23d]
• I told ChatGPT there was an 'extremely lazy person' here — and its answers got way better [23d]
• Dyson has finally debuted a self-emptying cordless vacuum — but bafflingly, its auto-empty dock won't arrive until "later this year" [23d]
• 'I don’t like it when doomers are out scaring people': Nvidia on why AI rhetoric damages the US chances to lead in the AI race [23d]
• Afterpay Day has delivered some exceptional headphone deals – as TechRadar AU's resident expert, these 5 have my seal of approval [23d]
• 'Tough night for Chelsea, mate' — Amazon Alexa+ has arrived in the UK, and it's got more than just a British accent [23d]
• Upgrade your home the savvy way with these 12 gizmos and gadgets, all under AU$100 [24d]