Gigabyte is no stranger to ambitious motherboard designs, but its latest move leans practical. Last week, the company launched the Aorus Stealth Ice X870 and B850 motherboards, introducing a clever new thermal solution called M.2 EZ-Flex – a feature that could substantially improve SSD performance and longevity. Read Entire Article
IrfanView 4.72 improves batch conversion, adds new edit options
Popular image viewer IrfanView has been updated with multithreading support for batch conversion, a new "Fit to Window" zoom option, a stained glass effect, additional slideshow hotkeys, and various other enhancements. Read Entire Article
Ransomware can now run directly on the CPU, researcher warns
A security researcher designed a way to "weaponize" microcode updates to install ransomware directly onto the CPU. Rapid7 analyst Christiaan Beek drew inspiration from a critical flaw in AMD's Zen processors, discovered by Google researchers earlier this year. The flaw could allow attackers to modify the RDRAND instruction and inject......
Intel adds optimizations for Doom: The Dark Ages, including integrated graphics
Intel's newly released Arc Graphics Windows Driver v32.0.101.6793 includes Game On Driver support for Doom: The Dark Ages and Japanese Drift Master. The update supports Arc B-series, A-series, and Core Ultra processors with integrated Intel Arc GPUs. Read Entire Article
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge to get Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 for improved durability, key specs revealed
Samsung claims the Galaxy S25 Edge is the slimmest Galaxy S series device to date, thanks to Corning's latest flagship display material, which is both thin and strong. This new technology reportedly embeds crystals within the glass, enhancing durability and crack deflection while maintaining high optical transparency. Read Entire Article
Apple could increase iPhone prices, but won’t blame Trump’s tariffs
Since President Trump announced the often-changing tariffs on China, there have been fears that Apple, one of the companies that rely heavily on the nation and others in Asia for manufacturing its products, would be forced to raise prices. Some reports claimed the top-spec iPhone could reach $3,500. Read Entire...
US touts ‘substantial progress’ in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce
The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered “a great deal of productivity” in resolving differences between the world’s two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald...
‘Beacon of freedom’ dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither
The United States is pulling back from its role in spreading democratic ideals abroad under President Donald Trump
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions withi...
Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years
An abortion clinic in Colorado that for more than 50 years served people who looked to terminate their pregnancies in the second or third trimester quietly closed last month