Some keyboard shortcuts are so ingrained that we barely think about using them anymore. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Ctrl + Z, and Alt + Tab probably account for an absurd number of keystrokes on any given workday. But it's the less universal ones that tend to reveal how......
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 add user-replaceable batteries, Bluetooth 6.0
Sennheiser said that the Momentum True Wireless 5 are the company's most advanced earbuds yet. The buds have been engineered – or reengineered – to provide an uncompromising listening experience for customers on the go. However, one of the device's most interesting features is likely the result of external pressures......
This fully walkable 3D city was built entirely out of ASCII art
Grow Now Games, a self-professed one person indie game developer, recently shared the project on YouTube. The dev said his goal was to build a cyberpunk-style city that felt alive, and to build the whole thing using only ASCII characters. So, that's what he did. Read Entire Article
Someone got Doom running on a 2009 Canon DSLR camera, and it’s surprisingly playable
A 12-year-old YouTuber with the username Kick recently uploaded a video of Doom running on a Canon DSLR camera. The open-source project is available on GitHub. Read Entire Article
Chinese memory firm CXMT relied on leaked Samsung technology to skip years of R&D, court testimony claims
That origin story came directly from a former Samsung Electronics engineer surnamed Jeon, according to Maeil Business. The veteran employee spent almost three decades at Samsung before jumping to the rival firm around 2016. Jeon appeared in a Seoul courtroom this past week to testify under oath about those early......
The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a “personalized price”
The agency said it cannot ban personalized pricing under its current authority, but it will pursue enforcement action against companies that fail to meet its disclosure requirements. Read Entire Article
Todoist keeps tasks and projects organized without getting in your way
Todoist is a free task manager with a clean interface that lets you quickly capture to-dos, set recurring deadlines and priorities, and organize everything into projects and lists. It works across desktop, mobile, and the web, and is also one of our Essential Apps for Windows and macOS. Read Entire...
Microsoft confirms latest Windows 11 update is crashing games and rebooting PCs
The KB5121003 update was released on August 11 for Windows 11 builds 26200.9168 and 26100.9168. According to some users who installed the update, it contains a bug that is causing games to crash and display the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error. In some cases, the PC automatically reboots after the crash. Read Entire...
Back in 1996, Quake’s shareware CD locked id Software’s entire catalog behind flawed encryption that made it a free-for-all
Quake recently turned 30, and id Software celebrated the milestone by releasing new content for the game's "enhanced" version. However, a more recent story highlights some of the unusual business decisions made by the Texas-based studio back in the 1990s. The game that broke id's old guard was also instrumental......
NASA study finds Earth fungi could survive up to 7 days near lunar south pole
The study, published in Science Advances, examined several areas being considered for Artemis landings, including Nobile Rim and Connecting Ridge. Researchers used data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to model surface conditions, then compared them with the known survival limits of bacteria and fungi commonly found on spacecraft. Read Entire...