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Phones, chips, displays and robots — the hardware, what it costs and whether it is worth it.
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Why you might not want to join two Ethernet cables, and what to do instead
A $15 network switch or one longer cable will usually beat the RJ45 coupler you were about to buy. The coupler works fine. It also gives you one…
Nvidia clears up what’s going on with the RTX 5090
The RTX 5090 isn’t dead. Nvidia said so itself, shutting down rumors that it had stopped making its top graphics card. The message came from a senior vice…
Apple schedules another big product showcase for October 28
Apple has resisted putting a touchscreen on a Mac for years. That resistance may end in Los Angeles this month. The company has started sending invitations to select…
Intel Is Bringing New CPUs to Legacy DDR4 Motherboards
Intel’s LGA1700 socket was supposed to be finished. It launched in 2021, carried three generations of Core chips and looked ready to retire. Now it’s apparently getting one…
AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your daily life any time soon
Elon Musk said Tesla’s Optimus humanoid could be on sale to the public by the end of 2027. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind’s most advanced robot brain still fails when…
Huawei built an entire camera to clip onto its newest phone
Huawei’s newest phone accessory has a bigger image sensor than the phone it attaches to. That one detail says most of what you need to know about the…
Should you still buy the Google Pixel 8 in 2026?
The Pixel 8 launched in 2023 at $700. Today you can find it refurbished on Amazon for under $300, which is $200 less than Google’s newest budget phone,…
Are Wi-Fi extenders still worth buying in 2026?
A Wi-Fi extender can’t turn a weak signal into a strong one. That single limitation explains why the cheapest fix for a dead zone is so often the…
Apple’s iOS 27.0.1 update fixes the iPhone Face ID bug
Nearly two weeks after iOS 27 officially launched, Apple has shipped its first patch. The update, iOS 27.0.1, arrived a few hours ago, and it goes after the…
