Apella Solutions Launches Argus Video Transcoder for Constrained Operations
Apella Solutions has introduced the Argus H264/H265 Professional Transcoder, a video and imagery platform engineered for bandwidth‑constrained environments such as satellite, LTE and RF links. The system delivers high‑quality, low‑bitrate streams and supports both unmanned and manned platforms, enabling real‑time visual intelligence for ISR, security and remote monitoring missions. Argus integrates with ATAK, Milestone and OpenVPN, and offers a one‑off licensing model with optional H265, Wi‑Fi and encryption modules. Its standalone architecture removes the need for centralized server infrastructure.
Flexco System Prevents Costly Conveyor Failure at Cemex
Flexco installed its Elevate belt‑rip detection system at Cemex UK’s Dove Holes Quarry, where it automatically shut down a conveyor after detecting a fallen steel plate in April 2025. The rapid shutdown within 12 metres averted a catastrophic belt rupture and prevented weeks...
NBN Co Trials Simultaneous Optical Tech Co-Existing on Full Fibre
NBN Co, together with Nokia, successfully trialled three generations of optical technology—GPON, XG‑SPON and 50‑GPON—on its FTTP network, achieving more than 230 Gbps and demonstrating a path toward terabit‑scale rates. The trial coincides with a 13‑14% year‑on‑year rise in average monthly...
The 5 Best VoIP Routers (Wired, Wireless, and Mesh) in 2026
TechRepublic’s 2026 guide ranks the top VoIP routers for businesses, highlighting the Asus RT‑AX88U Pro as the overall winner and the TP‑Link ER605 as the budget‑friendly small‑business option. The list also features the Nighthawk Tri‑Band Wi‑Fi 6E for large offices, the...
A Ukrainian Corps Says It's Combat-Testing Exoskeletons that Can Fit in a Briefcase and Help Troops Run 12 Mph
The Ukrainian 7th Air Assault Corps released video showing troops using a foldable exoskeleton on the Pokrovsk front. The device, weighing about 4.4 pounds, reduces leg‑muscle load by roughly 30% and lets soldiers run up to 12 mph for around ten...
OnePlus 15T to Be Unveiled Soon: Launch Date, Specifications, Expected Price in India — All You Need to Know
OnePlus will unveil its flagship OnePlus 15T in China on 24 March 2026 at 7 pm local time, with pre‑orders already live. The device is powered by a 3 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, packs a massive 7,500 mAh battery, a 6.32‑inch 165 Hz display, and a dual‑50 MP camera...
Quinbrook Bags EPBC Act Approval for 780MW Supernode North BESS in Australia
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners secured environmental clearance for its 780 MW Supernode North battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, confirming the project as a “not controlled action” under Australia’s EPBC Act. The facility will sit on a 41‑hectare former CSIRO research...
Apple Stalls Launch of Two New Smart Home Devices as It Waits for Gemini Powered Siri AI: Report
Apple is holding back refreshed versions of its HomePod mini speaker and Apple TV set‑top box until its next‑generation Siri, powered by Google’s Gemini model, is ready. The delay follows a series of setbacks to the Siri AI project first...
I Spent 2 Weeks Testing the H2O Audio Sonar 2 Pro, and Found Them to Be the Perfect Headphones for...
The H2O Audio Sonar 2 Pro is a niche bone‑conduction headphone built specifically for swimmers. It sidesteps the Bluetooth‑in‑water issue with an 8 GB internal MP3 player and a unique Playlist+ recording feature. Rated IPX8, the device clips onto any headband and stays...
The 8 Worst Blind Spots for Your Security Cameras
Home security cameras are only as effective as their placement, and common blind spots can render even high‑definition devices useless. The article outlines eight critical errors, from filming private areas and neighbors’ yards to mounting cameras behind windows, in direct...
Australia to Datacenter Operators: BYO Energy, Pay Your Way, Build Green, or Stay Home
The Australian government released new datacenter expectations requiring operators to build their own power generation, fund transmission infrastructure, and adopt sustainable water practices. Proposals that do not align with these criteria will be deprioritised in Commonwealth regulatory assessments. The guidelines...
Limited Stock: Tendak HDMI Switch Is a Handy Upgrade for Any Cord Cutter’s Home Theater Setup — Now 30% Off
Home theater enthusiasts can now upgrade their setups with the Tendak 5‑port HDMI switch, currently discounted 30% to $32.19 from $45.99. The device consolidates up to five HDMI sources—such as Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, gaming consoles, and Blu‑ray players—into...
GM Patents A 'Daisy Chain' Charger To Juice Up Multiple EVs At Once
General Motors has filed a patent for a daisy‑chain charging system that links a single high‑power DC fast charger to multiple low‑power access points (LPAPs). Each LPAP can feed an electric vehicle, allowing two cars to charge from one station...
This Is Considered The Top Smart Watch Brand In Terms Of Customer Satisfaction
The American Customer Satisfaction Index’s first smartwatch survey ranked Samsung highest with an 83‑point score, followed by Apple at 80 and Fitbit at 72. Samsung’s lead comes despite Apple commanding roughly 49% of the North American market, while Samsung holds...
ATO to Upgrade Its IBM Mainframe Again in Quiet $104.8m Deal
The Australian Taxation Office has signed a $104.8 million AUD (~$69 million USD) amendment to its IBM mainframe modernization program, raising the total contract to $192.5 million AUD (~$127 million USD). The deal extends the program by three years to mid‑2031 and adds an...
Dexterity Says Its Physical AI World Model ‘Unlocks Full Potential on Nvidia Hardware’
Dexterity.ai announced that its production‑proven world model, Foresight, now runs on Nvidia L4 GPUs with a 17× speedup, cutting perception cycles from 1,508 ms to 90 ms. The redesign also increased sensor data utilization from 3 percent to 100 percent, delivering 32× more information...
Arista Networks (ANET) Targets AI Networking Boom with Expanding Market Opportunity and Strong Growth Outlook
Arista Networks announced at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference that it is accelerating AI‑focused networking solutions, expanding its total addressable market from $60 billion to $105 billion. The company projects revenue to top $10 billion this year, up from $9 billion last year, driven...
Do You Want to Build a Robot Snowman?
At Nvidia’s GTC keynote, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an OpenClaw‑based open‑source initiative called NemoClaw and showcased a robot version of Disney’s Olaf to demonstrate the company’s robotics stack. The Olaf demo, presented as a potential Disney‑park attraction, ran into a...
I Used to Swear by USB Hubs on My Laptop, but This Wall-Powered Alternative Makes It so Much Better
Tech reviewer Shaun Cichacki switched from a USB hub to a wall‑powered docking station for his gaming laptop, highlighting the benefits of power delivery, expanded ports, and multi‑monitor support. The Plugable Thunderbolt 5 dock supplies up to 8K video, Ethernet, and...
SpaceX Offers Details on Orbital Data Center Satellites
SpaceX disclosed technical details for an ambitious orbital data center constellation, targeting up to one million satellites powered by high‑end AI processors. The initiative, called Terafab, aims to produce one terawatt of chips annually—about 50 times current advanced‑chip output—and will...
1979 Was the Year Apple Dreamed of Multi-Colored Macs, but It Had to Wait Nearly 20 Years Before the Release...
Apple unveiled the $599 MacBook Neo, a low‑cost laptop aimed at budget‑conscious buyers and positioned against cheap Windows machines and Chromebooks. The Neo arrives in four vibrant hues—Silver, Blush, Citrus and Indigo—reinvigorating Apple’s long‑standing color‑first philosophy. The move echoes the 1998...
U.S. Army Buys 2,500 Reconnaissance Drones From Skydio
The U.S. Army awarded Skydio a contract exceeding $52 million for more than 2,500 X10D reconnaissance drones, the service’s largest single‑vendor small‑UAS purchase. The award, processed in under 72 hours through Atlantic Diving Supply, reflects a new rapid‑acquisition model for critical tech....
“We Wanted to Focus on Those Three Things… Not Always Done by Our Competitors when They Put Out Products” –...
Intel launched the Core Ultra 3 “Panther Lake” CPUs at CES 2026, debuting a new X‑prefix SKU line paired with Arc B390 graphics and retiring the traditional ‑P and ‑U suffixes. The lineup spans 4‑ to 16‑core configurations, promising up to 27 hours of video‑streaming battery...
Stretch Your Tech Budget with This $200 MacBook Air
A Grade A/B refurbished Apple MacBook Air is on sale for $199.97, a steep discount from its $999 MSRP. The 13.3‑inch model features a 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 128 GB SSD, and up to 12 hours of battery life, making it...
Over 1,200 New EV Charging Stalls Deployed By EVgo In 2025
EVgo announced it installed more than 1,200 new fast‑charging stalls in 2025, expanding its U.S. network to 5,100 stalls across 47 states. The company recorded a 366 GWh public‑network throughput, surpassed 1.6 million customer accounts, and generated $384 million in revenue, a 50%...
Metrology-Driven Optical NDE for Screening ICT Probe-Induced Indentations on PCB Pads
In‑circuit testing (ICT) can leave micro‑indentations on PCB test pads, risking surface integrity and latent failures. Researchers introduced a non‑contact optical NDE method that combines high‑resolution microscopy with metrology‑driven feature extraction to quantify these indentations. Validation on a 2,000‑image dataset...
I Rode the Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 Ultra, and It Gives Segway and Apollo a Run for Their Money
Xiaomi unveiled its sixth‑generation scooter line at MWC, featuring five models, with the flagship Scooter 6 Ultra positioned as an off‑road, high‑performance option. The Ultra packs a 500 W motor, 1,200 W peak output, 12‑inch all‑terrain tyres, dual swing‑arm suspension, and a 585 Wh battery...
Grab the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT for $799.99 — Comes Bundled with 1000W PSU and Free Copy of...
Sapphire’s Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT is now listed at $799.99 on Newegg, down $150 from its prior $949.99 tag, and includes a Rosewill 1000W power supply and a free copy of Crimson Desert. The card sports AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture, 16 GB GDDR6,...
The Secret Story of the Vocoder, the Military Tech that Changed Music Forever
The vocoder, invented by Bell Labs engineer Homer Dudley to simplify voice transmission, first served as a wartime encryption tool in World War II. After the conflict, musicians discovered its ability to turn speech into an instrument, sparking a wave of...
Huawei Crowdfunds World’s First ‘Mesh Crystal Antenna’ Wi-Fi 7 Router — Stunning Glowing Ornament Also Has a ‘Shark Fin’ Heat...
Huawei has launched the WiFi Mesh X3 Pro, the world’s first Wi‑Fi 7 router featuring a metal‑mesh crystal antenna and a glowing ornamental design. The device incorporates a shark‑fin heat‑exhaust system, dual 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, and advanced Wi‑Fi 7 features such as...
Save 50% on This Bluetooth-Ready CD Player as Physical Media Makes a Comeback
Physical media is experiencing a modest revival as streaming costs rise and catalogs shrink, prompting consumers to revisit CDs. Gueray’s all‑in‑one CD player, now 50 % off at $39.99, offers playback of multiple disc formats, Bluetooth connectivity, built‑in speakers, FM radio,...
Roku Now Offers a Cheaper Replacement Remote For Your Roku TVs
Roku has launched a two‑pack of official infrared remotes for Roku TVs priced at $12.99 on Amazon, delivering a per‑unit cost of roughly $6.50. The bundle targets users who need a low‑cost replacement, but the remotes work only with Roku...
The Best Subscription-Free Home Security Cameras I've Tried
Subscription‑free security cameras are gaining traction as consumers seek privacy and lower ongoing costs. The article highlights three leading brands—Eufy, TP‑Link Tapo, and Aqara—each offering local storage options, AI detection, and varying price points. Eufy’s S4 series provides 4K video...
The Galaxy S26 Now Supports a Handy Feature Pixel Phones Got Years Ago
Samsung has enabled native USB webcam functionality on its flagship Galaxy S26, allowing users to connect the phone to a PC or laptop via a USB‑C cable and use any rear or front camera as a webcam. The feature, first...
Is iPhone Fold Launch Delayed? New Leak Reveals Apple's ‘Ultra’ iPhone May Mirror iPhone X Strategy
Apple’s rumored Ultra iPhone Fold may not debut with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, with Barclays analysts suggesting a December 2026 shipment window. The device is expected to feature a near‑crease‑free 7.8‑inch OLED display, titanium‑aluminum chassis, and liquid‑metal hinges. Powered by an...
Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI Chip Project to Kick Off in Texas
Elon Musk announced the Terafab project, a Texas‑based semiconductor venture that will initially operate an advanced technology fab in Austin capable of producing and testing any chip type. The facility will be jointly managed by Tesla and SpaceX and is...
Samsung Galaxy A37, A57 Confirmed to Launch in India on 25 March: Expected Price, Specs and More
Samsung confirmed the Galaxy A37 and A57 will debut in India on 25 March, extending its A‑series lineup. Both phones feature 6.7‑inch Super AMOLED panels with 120 Hz refresh rates, Exynos 1480 or 1680 processors, up to 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage,...
Chest Fridge (2009)
A chest freezer repurposed as a fridge can consume as little as 0.1 kWh per day, dramatically out‑performing conventional upright models. The author’s 20‑year campaign pushed manufacturers to add +6 °C temperature control, enabling chest freezers to serve as efficient fridges. Replacing...
TUMCREATE to Develop Open-Source RISC-V Processor with Integrated Post-Quantum Security
TUMCREATE, the research arm of Technical University of Munich, will lead the QUASAR‑CREATE program to build an open‑source 64‑bit RISC‑V processor with built‑in post‑quantum cryptographic (PQC) accelerators. The processor will be fabricated on GlobalFoundries’ 180‑nm node in Singapore and feature...
Walmart's 'Very Bright' Waterproof Worksite Lights Are on Sale for $70
Walmart is discounting the Behome 21,000‑lumen LED work light set to $70, down from its regular $110 price. The kit includes three adjustable heads mounted on a telescoping tripod, delivers up to 21,000 lumens of 6500K cool‑white light, and carries...
Cheaper Alternatives To Expensive Smart Home Sensors
Smart home adoption is hampered by costly single‑purpose sensors. The article shows how common hardware—PC microphones, laptop lid switches, webcams, old Android phones, and game controllers—can be repurposed using open‑source platforms like Home Assistant to provide comparable functionality. Software such...
Alphabet (GOOGL): 10 Best AI Stocks to Buy for the Next 10 Years
Alphabet’s Google has inked demand‑response agreements with five U.S. electric utilities, extending from Arkansas to Minnesota. The contracts let Google curtail up to 1 GW of data‑center electricity during peak‑load periods, helping avoid grid stress and potential blackouts. These deals build...
Intel, NVIDIA, AMD GPU Drivers Finally Play Nice With ReactOS
ReactOS announced that it now supports roughly 90 % of Windows XP and Server 2003 GPU drivers, thanks to the implementation of the Kernel‑Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) subsystems. Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD graphics drivers run reliably in...
Why Western Digital Completely Embarrassed Seagate in the 2025 Backblaze Reliability Report
Backblaze’s 2025 HDD reliability report shows Western Digital (WD) leading with an overall failure rate of 0.86%, the lowest among major vendors. Toshiba follows at 1.86%, HGST at 2.26%, and Seagate trails at 2.41%. WD’s WUH722222ALE6L4 22 TB model posted the...
AI Infra Summit 2026
The AI Infra Summit 2026 convenes the world’s largest AI infrastructure community, drawing over 8,000 technical practitioners, analysts, and investors. Attendees will hear headline announcements from cloud giants and chip makers, including NVIDIA’s live launch of the Rubin CPX processor originally...
‘Downright Impressive’: I Tested the LG G6 OLED TV Next to the Samsung S95F, and the Samsung Is No Longer...
TechRadar’s side‑by‑side test shows LG’s new G6 OLED TV delivering noticeably deeper blacks and richer contrast than Samsung’s 2024 S95F, even in bright‑room conditions. While the S95F’s Glare‑Free anti‑reflection panel still eliminates mirror‑like reflections more completely, the G6’s improved anti‑reflection...
Stream Anywhere This Spring With the Nebula Capsule 3 Google TV Mini Projector — Now 25% Off
The Nebula Capsule 3 mini‑projector is now 25% off, dropping to $399.99 from $529.99, offering 1080p Full HD projection with about 200 ANSI lumens. It includes a built‑in Google TV platform and a licensed Netflix app, eliminating the need for external streaming sticks. The...
Apple M5 MacBook Pro and Air Review: When the Neo Isn’t Enough
Apple unveiled a new Mac lineup, featuring the $599 MacBook Neo, an upgraded MacBook Air and MacBook Pro powered by M5‑series chips, and two new desk monitors. The Neo, Apple’s cheapest laptop, trims several premium features to hit the low...
IBA Launches myQAMatriXXAiR to Advance Patient‑Specific QA in Particle Therapy
IBA announced the launch of myQA MatriXX AiR, the first wireless 2‑D ionization chamber array designed for patient‑specific quality assurance in particle therapy. The system features 1,521 high‑resolution chambers that deliver a full dose distribution readout within seconds for both proton and...
Logitech G325 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset Review
Logitech’s G325 Lightspeed Wireless headset retails for $79.99, positioning it as a budget‑friendly option for gamers seeking wireless freedom. It combines 32 mm dynamic drivers, 24‑bit audio, and up to 24 hours of battery life on a lightweight plastic frame. The headset...