Motorola’s Smart Connect Makes Android and Windows Play Nice
A new article highlights Motorola Smart Connect as a powerful solution for Windows and Android integration. It goes far beyond basic mirroring to create a truly unified workflow.
Category: Computing
China’s AI PCs Could Finally Break the Wintel Monopoly
Driven by policy, China’s IT application innovation (ITAI) PCs are gaining ground in specific sectors. The rise of AI PCs could be the key to breaking into the consumer market and challenging the long-standing Wintel duopoly.
Qualcomm just bought a RISC-V future
Qualcomm is acquiring RISC-V CPU designer Ventana Micro Systems. This move gives the chip giant a high-performance alternative to Arm for datacenter and enterprise chips, with silicon expected in early 2026.
Skyrim’s Switch 2 Edition is a free upgrade, but only for some
Skyrim has received a surprise native version for the Nintendo Switch 2. If you own the Anniversary Edition on Switch, you get it for free, but Special Edition owners are out of luck.
iOS 26.2 Hits a Snag, Gets a Second Release Candidate
Apple has just seeded a second Release Candidate (RC) for iOS 26.2, suggesting a last-minute issue needed fixing. The public rollout, expected this week, is now delayed, at least for today.
Apple’s Chip Boss Says He’s Staying After Leaked Exit Rumors
Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, has directly addressed his team to quash rumors of his departure. This comes after a Bloomberg report over the weekend suggested he was considering leaving the company.
I Tried Phone Link on My iPhone with Windows. Here’s What Actually Works.
For iPhone users on Windows, Microsoft’s built-in Phone Link app promises some basic connectivity. It delivers notifications, SMS messaging, and call handling directly to your PC. While it’s a convenient bridge, it’s fundamentally limited by Apple’s ecosystem walls compared to the deep Android integ
AMD’s Next Gaming CPU Leaks With a Big Power Bump
A shipment log has revealed the first Zen 5 X3D processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The big news is its 120-watt TDP, a huge jump from the previous 65-watt rating for 8-core X3D chips. This suggests AMD is pushing for higher performance with its next-gen gaming flagship.
Are We in a Simulation? One Scientist Has a Wild Plan to Find Out
The idea that we’re living in a computer simulation is centuries old, but some physicists take it seriously. Now, one researcher has proposed a concrete, if far-fetched, experiment to test the hypothesis by smashing particles together.
Microsoft’s Office 2024 vs. 365: The One-Time Buy Gets Left Behind
Microsoft has officially detailed the differences between its one-time-purchase Office 2024 suite and the subscription-based Microsoft 365. The key takeaway? The standalone version is frozen in time, missing AI Copilot features and future updates. This move solidifies the company’s push toward recur