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Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Fold 8 with 5,000 mAh battery and 45W fast charging
Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8, emphasizing durability and battery life over a major redesign. The device features a dual‑layer ultra‑thin glass display, a 5,000 mAh battery with 45 W fast charging, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, up to 16 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, and a 200 MP main camera.
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Adam Doud’s February 2026 roundup tests eleven U.S. laptop backpacks and crowns five winners across categories such as overall, travel, budget, sling and rugged. The review details each bag’s price, capacity, weight and maximum laptop size, highlighting the Mission Workshop Meridian as the top overall pick and the Peak Design Travel as the best travel option. Doud’s hands‑on methodology includes real‑world packing, a half‑mile walk, rain‑simulation and durability checks. The guide also offers buying criteria like organization, security and waterproofing.
Here, I've made a handy venn diagram to understand phone weather apps 😅 If you're using Google or Apple default weather - it'll be gorgeous, but unfortunately it's not even close to accurate The big ones, like Weather Channel and aAccuweather have...
A Linux laptop’s fan was constantly loud despite modest CPU usage and temperatures around 65 °C. The author discovered the noise stemmed from frequent CPU frequency spikes triggered by mismatched power‑management settings, not a cooling problem. Ubuntu’s power‑profiles‑daemon was overridden by...
How to make your experience on Instagram + Threads infinitely better On Instagram, you can pause suggested content every 30 days so you stop getting random accounts in the Feed (it’s not chronological order but it’s the next best thing)...
Ultra‑Wideband (UWB) smart door locks can detect a user’s approach within 10 cm and unlock automatically, eliminating the need to pull out a phone. The first UWB‑enabled models – Aqara U400 and Ultraloq Bolt Mission – launched in January 2026, priced at $270 and $300...
Google’s At a Glance widget is a hallmark of Pixel phones, but its built‑in customization is modest. The third‑party app Smartspacer upgrades this widget by adding targets, complications, and plugins, and introduces an Expanded Smartspace drawer for deeper data display....
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra arrives on February 25, 2026 with modest camera upgrades and new AI‑driven features. Leaks reveal that Chinese rivals—Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Oppo Find X9 Ultra, and Vivo X300 Ultra—offer larger sensors, higher‑resolution modules, and specialist optics. Each...
Retro Recomendo’s latest issue curates six evergreen sleep aids, ranging from a free brown‑noise app to a Philips sunrise alarm clock. The recommendations emphasize low‑cost, high‑impact tools such as moldable silicone earplugs, 9‑minute NSDR audio tracks, and ultra‑cheap LED nightlights....
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop (7th Edition) with a Snapdragon X Elite processor is now available for $916.99 on Amazon, a 29% discount from its $1,299.99 MSRP. The 15‑inch, 120 Hz touchscreen model ships with 16 GB RAM, a 256 GB SSD, and up to 20 hours of battery...
G’AIM’E released a dedicated Time Crisis light‑gun console to mark the franchise’s 30th anniversary, offering a plug‑and‑play system that runs up to four classic arcade shooters on any modern TV via AI‑based screen recognition. Three pricing tiers – Basic ($99),...
The ASUS Transformer T100, a legacy 2‑in‑1 notebook, can be repurposed as an external monitor for a desktop PC. The device includes a micro‑HDMI output and can accept video via a USB‑to‑HDMI adapter, allowing Windows to extend or duplicate the...
WhatsApp has introduced a group message history feature, allowing admins to share a curated set of 25 to 100 past messages with new members. This gives newcomers context without granting unrestricted scroll‑back access to the entire chat. The feature rolls...
Nacon’s Revolution X Unlimited Xbox controller launches as a premium, Xbox‑Elite‑style pad with swappable sticks, rear paddles, a tiny customizable screen, and a full suite of accessories. Reviewers praise its chunky, comfortable feel and clicky button response, noting it competes directly with...
Also in Power On: Apple eyes red for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, the next color on the chart after the popular Cosmic Orange. The foldable iPhone, on the other hand, will likely come in black and white....
RIP keyboard. Typeless just killed the keyboard. It turns your words into polished messages, emails, and documents that read like you carefully typed them in real time. 4x faster than typing. Here's how with real examples: https://t.co/g5jm1WJQTV
Apple’s iOS 26 rollout introduced the “Liquid Glass” design system, a glossy, transparency‑heavy UI that has drawn sharp criticism. Adoption has stalled at 45 %, the lowest level in the company’s history, reflecting widespread user dissatisfaction. Critics argue the redesign sacrifices readability...
Samsung confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy S26 series will ship with a new Perplexity hotword, “Hey Plex,” adding a third AI voice assistant alongside Google’s “Hey Google” and Samsung’s “Hey Bixby.” The integration is system‑level, with Perplexity pre‑installed and reachable via voice or a...
The ACEMAGIC K1 Mini PC, powered by an Intel Core i5‑12600H, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, and a 512 GB SSD, now sells for $359.99 after a 38% discount and an extra promo code. Its hybrid‑core processor reaches 4.5 GHz and supports triple 4K...
Fresh Galaxy S22 bootloop complaints surface after February update amid ongoing lawsuit ✅ Details - https://t.co/k15Zd2kQBK https://t.co/3pkpv3Y0rR
Google unveiled the Pixel 11 Pro XL, its newest flagship aimed at challenging Apple’s premium phones. The device introduces a 3D facial recognition system powered by Project Tuscana, paired with a fingerprint sensor for dual biometric security. Under the hood...
A broken Samsung Galaxy S20 FE can be transformed into a DeX‑powered mini PC for under $100. By housing the phone in a modified Raspberry Pi case, adding a USB‑C to HDMI adapter, docking station, and active cooling, the setup delivers a...
Nintendo released its Switch 2 eShop charts for February 22, 2026, listing the top‑selling titles across all games and download‑only categories. Mario Tennis Fever tops the overall list, while Resident Evil titles occupy several of the top five spots. Legacy AAA franchises such...
Samsung’s Unpacked event on February 25 will unveil the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which sports noticeably thinner bezels, a flatter frame and a refined color palette. The flagship’s camera strategy pivots to a wider‑aperture 5× telephoto lens and a new image‑processing...
MOFT finally released its long‑awaited MagSafe kickstand wallet with Find My support, a product first shown at CES 2025. The low‑profile vegan‑leather accessory holds two to three cards, doubles as a stand, and now includes a Bluetooth tracker with a 70 dB speaker....
AMD has apparently ceased driver updates for its 2023‑era Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU used in handheld consoles, leaving devices like the ASUS ROG Ally on drivers dating back to August 2025. The pause affects OEMs such as Lenovo and ASUS, which must validate drivers against...
Summit is an indie‑made iOS/iPad portfolio tracker that consolidates investments from multiple brokerages into a single, clean dashboard. The app offers real‑time on‑device valuation, cost‑basis tracking, and an analytics tab, while requiring manual data entry or CSV import to populate...
JD Power’s 2025 U.S. Residential Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study names T‑Mobile as the top‑rated wireless home internet provider, scoring 663 on a 1,000‑point scale for the second year running. The study, based on thousands of customer responses from August 2024‑August 2025,...
In episode 857, the PCPer team discusses the ongoing RAM shortage and its ripple effects, including Acer and ASUS being caught in an HEVC patent dispute and Intel’s new annual GPU release cadence. They highlight Micron’s unreleased PCIe 6.0 SSDs, Western...
An unofficial “Latency Mod” released by modder BluJay reduces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s input lag by roughly three frames offline and eliminates the additional four frames of artificial latency in online play. The change brings online responsiveness in line with...
Android 16 introduces predictive back animation, a gesture‑based navigation that shows a preview of the previous screen when swiping from the device edges. The feature is enabled by default, but its behavior varies across devices and apps—some show a back arrow,...
A How‑To‑Geek guide spotlights four PowerShell one‑liners that streamline common Windows maintenance tasks. The commands let users instantly audit disk usage, enumerate and uninstall Store apps, reset the network stack, and pinpoint resource‑hungry processes. By running these scripts as administrator,...
Intel’s upcoming Bartlett Lake (Core 200E) processors will feature only high‑performance P‑cores, with configurations up to 12 cores and single‑thread boost frequencies reaching 5.9 GHz. The lineup spans three power envelopes—125 W, 65 W, and 45 W—offering varying core counts, L3 cache sizes, and integrated‑GPU...
The surge in AI‑driven workloads has pushed DDR5 memory prices to three‑times their 2024 levels, making new builds prohibitively expensive. Meanwhile, the secondary market offers used DDR4 RAM, prior‑generation GPUs and AM4 Ryzen CPUs at a fraction of the cost,...
iPhone 17 Pro Max vs IPhone 3 GS perfectly illustrates 16 years of smartphone photography progress https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/iphone-17-pro-max-vs-iphone-3-gs-perfectly-illustrates-16-years-of-smartphone-photography-progress
The article argues that Android’s traditional app drawer—an alphabetical grid—has become inefficient as users now install hundreds of apps. It traces the drawer’s origins to the 2008 T‑Mobile G1 and notes that its core functionality has changed little. Modern launchers...
How‑To‑Geek editor Nick Lewis argues that despite Linux’s customization and resource efficiency, Windows still outperforms it in three critical areas: built‑in biometric authentication, window management, and software ecosystem support. Windows Hello prompts users during installation, offering seamless fingerprint and facial...
A curated list of 14 affordable and premium gadgets helps transform homes into cozy retreats. Items range from heated towel warmers and mug warmers to smart bulbs, white‑noise machines, and AI‑driven sleep pods, each backed by strong Amazon ratings. Prices...
The Flashback ONE35 V2 is a $119 retro‑style digital camera that eliminates instant previews, limiting users to 27 shots and a 24‑hour post‑transfer delay. It upgrades to a 13‑megapixel sensor with improved low‑light performance and adds four built‑in film simulations....
Lenovo warned its channel partners that select consumer PCs and server configurations will see price increases in March due to a sharp rise in DRAM and 3D NAND costs. Partners must place orders by February 25 and have them received by February 28...
Spending twice as much on a high‑end PC does not double its lifespan or performance because hardware becomes obsolete quickly. The article shows that a flagship GPU from 2017, the GTX 1080 Ti, is outclassed by a budget RTX 4060 six years later....
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LatencyMon is a free Windows utility that diagnoses hidden latency issues causing audio crackles, video stutter, and input lag. Unlike Task Manager, it measures hardware interrupt execution times and highlights problematic *.sys* drivers. The tool presents a clear verdict and...
Apple introduced AirPrint in 2010 as a consumer‑focused printing feature. As iPhones and iPads entered enterprises, executives demanded driver‑less printing. Printer manufacturers like HP, Canon, Xerox and Ricoh added native AirPrint support, making it a purchase prerequisite. Complementary solutions such...
The article walks through building a RetroPie console on a Raspberry Pi 3B, emphasizing the board’s sweet‑spot performance for classic games. It lists essential hardware—2.5 A power supply, 32 GB microSD, wired controller—and warns against common missteps like flashing the wrong image. Step‑by‑step instructions...
Corsair’s Makr Pro 75 is a premium 75% magnetic keyboard built with an aluminum case, gasket‑mounted hot‑swappable PCB and double‑shot PBT keycaps. It ships with MGX Hyperdrive linear switches that can be tuned from 0.1 mm to 4 mm and supports an...
A recent reader survey found Roku the clear favorite for cord‑cutters, capturing 62% of votes, while Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV received 16%, 12% and 10% respectively. Roku’s appeal stems from its neutral interface, over 25,000 apps, quick setup and a...
Cooler Master unveiled the Cosmos Alpha full‑tower chassis, the latest evolution of its two‑decade‑old Cosmos line. The case introduces the FreeForm 2.0 platform, featuring stepless fan mounts and a sliding motherboard tray for unprecedented interior flexibility. It supports every motherboard size...
Makeblock’s mBot2 Rover Kit combines a rugged anodized‑aluminum chassis with the CyberPi ESP32‑based controller, delivering wireless connectivity, built‑in sensors, and motor encoders for precise motion. The kit supports both block‑based and Python programming via the mBlock platform, allowing learners from...
The Zelda franchise marks its 40th anniversary on February 21, 2026, underscoring four decades of influential game design. Nintendo’s Switch 2 now lets players access both classic and modern Zelda titles without legacy hardware or adapters. A Nintendo Switch Online Expansion...
Google’s Pixel 10a arrives as a modest refresh of the 9a, keeping the 5,100 mAh battery and most hardware unchanged while adding a brighter display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. Charging sees a modest lift to 30 W wired and 10 W wireless when...
