LG has confirmed it will showcase a new 720Hz OLED monitor at the upcoming K-Display 2025 event, along with other products. Depending on release timing, LG might become the first or second company to achieve that refresh rate with an OLED panel. Read Entire Article
Visual Studio Code update brings GPT-5, improved tooling
Visual Studio Code has introduced a revamped tool picker and support for over 128 tools per agent request in MCP. Chat now features GPT-5 integration and checkpoints to restore previous states. Users can now manage multiple Git branches simultaneously, too. Read Entire Article
Mafia: The Old Country got its first reviews: a step backward
Mafia: The Old Country impresses with its stunning visuals, compelling characters, and gritty action set pieces. However, reviewers criticize its generic gameplay and dated mission design, which hold it back and make it feel like a relic from the early 2010s. Read Entire Article
Dell patches critical “ReVault” vulnerabilities affecting millions of business PCs
Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered "ReVault," a newly identified threat affecting a vast number of Dell enterprise PCs. The attack chain consists of five distinct vulnerabilities found within a hardware-based feature powered by Broadcom's BCM5820X chip series. When combined, the flaws can enable attackers to establish a persistent......
ChatGPT vulnerability allows hidden prompts to steal Google Drive cloud data
A newly discovered prompt injection attack threatens to turn ChatGPT into a cybercriminal's best ally in the data theft business. Dubbed AgentFlayer, the exploit uses a single document to conceal "secret" prompt instructions targeting OpenAI's chatbot. A malicious actor could simply share the seemingly harmless document with their victim via......
Framework Desktop debuts: powerful, compact, but limited upgradeability
The Framework Desktop is a powerful mini-ITX PC powered by Ryzen AI Max processors with integrated graphics. It delivers strong performance for productivity tasks, local AI model inferencing, and casual gaming. However, reviewers criticize the soldered CPU and RAM. Still, the system offers easy SSD swaps and loads of customization...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will require TPM 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot
Taking a cue from Battlefield 6, Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will also require Windows Secure Boot when it launches later this year. The game will additionally mandate TPM 2.0 to help block hardware-level cheating methods. Read Entire Article
AnandTech’s 27-year archive has vanished, but someone uploaded a 74 GB backup
Readers recently discovered that navigating to AnandTech.com now automatically redirects to the site's forums, with articles no longer accessible. Although other sources have preserved the content, the removal of the main site marks a definitive end to a valuable early pillar of tech journalism online. Read Entire Article
Japan orders Apple to open iPhone to rival browser engines by end of 2025
Japan has officially ordered Apple to allow third-party browser engines on iOS, setting a clear deadline of December 2025. The move comes as part of new guidelines published under the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA), which expands on Japan's recently passed Smartphone Act and directly targets long-standing App Store restrictions....
Tablet shipments grow for sixth straight quarter, and Chromebooks aren’t dead yet
Canalys reports that tablet shipments reached 39 million units in Q2 2025, marking nine percent year-over-year growth and a five percent increase from the previous quarter. Growth was strongest in China and the EMEA region, with the overall market expanding for six consecutive quarters – thanks in part to state-sponsored...