Thanks to a close collaboration with Adobe, Microsoft engineers have significantly improved performance in certain Photoshop operations. Photoshop is a large, native desktop application written in C++ and compiled with Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler on Windows, which is why Microsoft focused on MSVC in an effort to extract additional performance......
Trump says Apple will work with Intel to build chips in the US
"When I won my Second Term (Third, actually!), it was clear America needed its Semiconductor Industry to come back to the U.S.A. We design everything, but we need to BUILD it here, NOW!" Trump wrote. "So I decided to help Intel because we need to design and build our Chips......
Stop Killing Games lost its biggest battle despite 1.3 million signatures, but the fight isn’t over
The European Commission has rejected a petition bearing 1,294,188 verified signatures to propose legislation against making end-of-life premium games permanently unplayable. Read Entire Article
Firefox has an ambitious new roadmap, the browser is also losing millions of users a month
Mozilla is trying to innovate and bring new features to Firefox, but the browser continues to lose users. Despite these concerning market trends, the company is actively working to improve the ailing browser, so much so that it has published a new roadmap highlighting the most important changes coming to......
AB Download Manager is a free alternative to Internet Download Manager
AB Download Manager is an open-source download accelerator and manager, like IDM but without the price tag. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, it supports download acceleration, queue management, and pause/resume support through a clean interface. It can also detect and download videos, audio, and non-encrypted HLS streams from supported...
Samsung’s foundry is booming as TSMC struggles with demand – bags Nvidia, Tesla, and Qualcomm as new clients
According to a report from Nikkei Asia, Samsung Foundry has either received orders from or is in negotiations with Google, Nvidia, Tesla, AMD, and BYD to manufacture advanced semiconductor chips based on sub-5nm nodes. Some of these companies previously worked exclusively with TSMC but are now engaging with Samsung to......
AMD Zen 6 desktop CPUs may ditch integrated graphics for a built-in NPU
AMD is expected to launch its Zen 6 "Morpheus" processors later this year or in early 2027 at the latest. The new CPU line is shaping up to bring meaningful changes on both the architectural and platform fronts. Now, a fresh leak suggests the Ryzen 10000 desktop series will also......
The “Made in America” Trump phone is just a reskinned HTC U24 built in China
iFixit's teardown of the Trump Mobile T1 confirms that the phone is essentially an HTC U24 Pro with a few minor cosmetic changes. The findings settle suspicions that had been circulating since earlier this year and undercut Trump Mobile's original claim that the device would be American-manufactured. Read Entire Article
Microsoft Teams is getting Wi-Fi location “check-in,” but it’s less creepy than it sounds
Microsoft first introduced its location detection feature in December 2025. Now, the company has detailed how the capability will actually work and how users can control it. Employees concerned about a new "surveillance" layer in the corporate world can take a step back: in most cases, organizations already know a......
Noctua launches its first AIO liquid CPU coolers with a range of radiator sizes
Noctua has built a three-layer acoustic soundproofing structure into its pump, which it claims reduces both air-borne noise and structure-borne vibrations. There's also a switch to toggle between three different pump speed profiles. The unit ships with the pump in quiet mode; balance mode is said to provide additional performance......