The real reason so many laptops have moved to soldered RAM
Soldered RAM is becoming very common in laptops of all shapes and sizes -- but is that a good thing?.....»»
Labor Day sales 2024: the best deals still available
Your 2024 Labor Day sales guide with today's best deals still available on TVs, appliances, mattresses, laptops, and more......»»
Opinion: The real issue at the heart of Canada"s meat processing industry isn"t labor shortages—it"s low wages
A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning report describing Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker program as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery." The report detailed the many ways migrant workers have been mistreat.....»»
"It"s time to give up on normal": What winter"s weird weather in Australia means for the warm months ahead
Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high fire danger in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales last week, and a fire in south-west Sydney that threatened hom.....»»
New buoys improve Minnesota North Shore forecasts
For over 11 years Jay Austin and his research team at the University of Minnesota Duluth have carefully tended to a crop of bright-yellow meteorological buoys floating on Lake Superior. Each buoy captures real-time data used for weather forecasting,.....»»
5 best kids movies to stream this Labor Day weekend
Depending on where you live, Labor Day either represents the last real summer time before kids go back to school, or their first break after they returned a few weeks ago. Regardless, long weekends often mean that parents have to find a way to entert.....»»
How long do laptops really last?
Laptops can last a long time, but the experience of using them will worsen over time, so regular updates are still a good idea......»»
iPhone 16 Glowtime is coming, AirTags save the day on the AppleInsider Podcast
We're days away from the launch of the iPhone 16, but the question is whether Apple will make it to September 9 considering that it is — yet again — said to be doomed because Luca Maestri is leaving.Apple's Glowtime event logoThe latest reason fo.....»»
Legendary cymbal brand Zildjian dives into headphones
Zildjian has moved from cymbals into electronics with its first set of wireless, noise-canceling headphones......»»
Apple Sports brings live scores to your iPhone lock screen with iOS 18
Starting with iOS 18, the Apple Sports app will provide Live Activities for games, surfacing real-time and updating sports scores directly on your iPhone lock screen, and Apple Watch Smart Stack. This functionality will replace the similar “Foll.....»»
Illuminating the unavoidable imperfections of nanostructures
A new study by a collaborative team from the University of Twente and the e-Science Center in Amsterdam compares the transmission of light through a utopian model with a real 3D nanostructure. These nanostructures are integral to our daily technologi.....»»
Target is selling Lenovo laptops for $150, with a catch
Buying refurbished laptops can save you a nice chunk of change, just like this phenomenal Target sale on the refurbished Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3!.....»»
Romance fraud doesn"t only happen online—it can turn into real-world deception
We often think of fraudsters as people on the opposite side of the world. They will manipulate and exploit victims through words on a computer screen, or loving messages through the phone. But romance fraud can also happen in person, with the fraudst.....»»
Who are the global super-rich of tomorrow? Teens at one of the world"s most expensive schools interviewed
While super-rich kids make for great TV subjects, their real lives, perspectives and ambitions are often shielded from the public. To learn more about them, we interviewed students at one of the most expensive secondary schools in the world, where fe.....»»
RISCPoint RADAR provides real-time vulnerability detection across multiple attack surfaces
RISCPoint Advisory Group launched RADAR, an all-in-one cybersecurity platform. Combining continuous threat discovery with expert-led Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), RADAR represents a significant leap forward in proactive security and risk.....»»
How long does it take to calibrate the Ecobee Smart Thermostat?
The Ecobee Smart Thermostat calibration process can last up to 20 minutes, though there's another reason you might be seeing it constantly on your screen......»»
There’s more good news about the upcoming M4 MacBook Pros
Apple has reportedly begun mass production of new-generation MacBook Pros, giving us yet more reason to expect a launch before the end of the year......»»
Apple issues third developer betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1
Apple has moved on to the third release of its Apple Intelligence developer betas, with new builds of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 testable by developers.Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. The third developer betas of iOS 18.1,.....»»
Apple"s eighth developer beta for its fall releases drops for testing
Apple has moved on to the eighth round of developer betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and visionOS 2, as the public release looms around the corner.Apple releases new developers betas for iOS 18 and the restThe eighth round comes a.....»»
New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time
"Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?" Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Tuesday, researchers from Google and Tel Aviv University unveiled GameNGen, a new AI mo.....»»
Sweaty corn is making it even more humid
Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn. The term for the late-summer spike in.....»»