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PC shipments in the United States fell 7% year over year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the market’s sharpest annual decline since late 2023. A total of 15.8 million desktops and laptops still shipped during the quarter, but rising memory and storage costs are making lower-priced systems harder to sell. The slowdown is being driven by several problems at once. Component supplies

NASA is considering a rover based on Mars Perseverance hardware for future Moon Base missions, with nuclear power emerging as a possible solution for keeping it active in the Moon’s darkest and coldest regions. The concept rover, known as PROMISE, could eventually operate near the lunar South Pole, where permanently shadowed craters may contain frozen water and other useful resources. These locations are among

Meta is facing criticism after placing new limits on a smart glasses feature that previously worked without restrictions. The company now limits Conversation Focus to three hours per month for people without a subscription, despite the feature reportedly relying on processing inside the glasses rather than Meta’s cloud infrastructure. Conversation Focus is designed to make voices easier to hear in noisy environments. It uses

A hardware modder has turned an e-ink development board into a working Game Boy-style handheld that can run classic games at up to 60Hz. The project, called PaperBoy S3, uses an M5Stack PaperS3 board with an e-ink display and an ESP32-S3 dual-core processor, along with a modified version of the CrankBoy emulator. The result is unusual because e-ink screens are normally associated with e-readers,

Clicks is preparing to launch the Clicks Communicator, an Android smartphone with a built-in physical keyboard, 5G support, and a compact design that recalls classic BlackBerry devices. The company is targeting a late 2026 release, with reservations currently priced at $499 and early deposits starting at $199. The Communicator is different from Clicks’ existing keyboard cases because it is a complete standalone phone. Instead

A new prompt injection attack called BioShocking shows how a malicious webpage disguised as a simple game could trick AI browsers and agents into ignoring safety rules, visiting harmful websites, and exposing private information. The attack was created as a proof of concept by security researchers and targets AI-powered browsers, browser assistants, and autonomous agents that can browse websites, follow instructions, and complete tasks

A new study from the European Southern Observatory warns that plans to place more than 1.7 million additional satellites into orbit could seriously damage ground-based astronomy. The report highlights SpaceX’s proposed million-satellite network for space-based data centers as one of the biggest concerns, arguing that uncontrolled growth in low Earth orbit could make some telescope observations far less effective. The study focuses on a

Intel has quietly increased the recommended pricing for its Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus desktop processors, reducing some of the value advantage these Arrow Lake Refresh chips had at launch. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is now listed at $339 to $349, up from its original $289 to $299 range. The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus has

Apple is reportedly preparing a larger production run for its first foldable iPhone, with suppliers said to be targeting around 10 million units for 2026. The device has not been announced, but the reported order volume suggests Apple may be confident that demand will be strong despite a possible starting price near $2,500. The foldable iPhone is widely expected to launch alongside the iPhone

Google has lost its final appeal against a €4.1 billion European Union antitrust fine connected to Android business practices. The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld the penalty, ending a legal fight that began after regulators accused Google of using Android to protect and strengthen its search and browser dominance. The fine, originally issued in 2018, is now worth roughly $4.7

NVIDIA is expanding its role in the AI infrastructure market with a new model that combines credit support for cloud providers with ongoing revenue sharing from the AI services built on its hardware. The approach could help smaller AI cloud companies finance large GPU deployments while giving NVIDIA a recurring source of income after the initial hardware sale. Under the traditional model, a cloud

GPD may be preparing a powerful new handheld PC called the Win Max 3, with leaked details pointing to a 9.06-inch OLED display, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ processors, up to 128GB of memory, and an unusual external battery and cooling design. The device has not been officially announced by GPD, so the specifications should be treated as unconfirmed. However, the information has appeared in

Apple’s Hide My Email service is facing fresh privacy concerns after a reported flaw allowed the real iCloud address behind an anonymous email alias to be identified. The issue was reportedly discovered in June 2025, but Apple has not yet delivered a public fix more than a year later. Hide My Email is part of iCloud+ and is designed to let people create random

Philips has introduced two new Evnia gaming monitors that offer three different resolution and refresh rate modes, reaching up to 540Hz when switched to 720p. The 27-inch Fast IPS displays are designed for players who want one monitor for high-resolution games, competitive shooters, and extremely fast esports settings. The new models are the Philips Evnia 27M4N3500PT and 27M4N5500PT. Both use a QHD Fast IPS

Diablo IV Season 14 has launched with new dungeons, bosses, Mythic Unique items, and a crossover with Overwatch, but the update has also caused a major problem for Steam Deck and Linux players. Reports indicate that the game now fails to launch on Linux systems, showing an error when players attempt to start the action RPG. Blizzard has reportedly released an early hotfix after

Valve has released new stable and beta SteamOS updates that fix Final Fantasy VII Rebirth crashes, restore controller firmware updates on affected Steam Deck units, and improve support for several third-party handheld PCs. The stable SteamOS 3.8.13 update is focused on Steam Deck reliability. It fixes a problem that caused controller firmware updates to fail on certain units and resolves launch failures affecting some

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies has received several Steam Deck-specific improvements aimed at making the text-heavy spy RPG run more smoothly on Valve’s handheld. The developers chose Vulkan rendering, added native 1280x800 support, introduced default frame rate caps for LCD and OLED models, and addressed memory-related crashes in a recent update. The game is already playable on Steam Deck, but the studio says it

ImgDrive 2.2.8.0 is now available with new disc emulation options for protected media and a fix that removes an unnecessary delay when changing mounted image files. The update is small, but it improves compatibility for people who use virtual drives to access ISO files, Blu-ray images, and other disc formats without burning them to physical media. ImgDrive is a lightweight CD, DVD, and Blu-ray

AIMP 5.40 Build 2722 is now available with updated language files, a newer WavPack codec, improved Last.fm handling, and a long list of fixes for playback, audio conversion, plug-ins, and Windows interface behaviour. The update is mainly focused on stability and compatibility rather than adding major new features. AIMP remains one of the more feature-rich free music players available for Windows. It supports a

KillerPDF 1.6.1 is now available with improved print controls, smoother navigation, better Windows 10 compatibility, and several fixes for saving and startup problems. The lightweight PDF editor remains focused on offline use, portable operation, and basic document editing without requiring an account, subscription, or installation process. The app runs as a single executable on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. It is designed for