According to Fi, its newly launched Fi Ultra is the first dog tracking solution to offer satellite-based coverage. Fi partnered with T-Satellite to provide Starlink connectivity, which should help keep pets safe even when cellular connectivity is unavailable. Read Entire Article
Samsung unveils fastest PCIe Gen 6 SSD, capable of transferring 40GB LLMs in just 1.4 sec
The 16TB model delivers sequential read and write speeds of up to 28.4 GB/s and 21.9 GB/s, respectively, while claimed random read and write performance reaches up to 6,800K and 950K IOPS. At these speeds, the new SSDs can transfer a 40GB LLM in just 1.4 seconds, roughly twice as......
An indie developer says Steam’s refund policy cost his well-reviewed game 55,000 refunds
Despite earning a 90% "very positive" rating on Steam, Paddle Paddle Paddle (PPP) has been hit with an unusually high 21% refund rate. Mateo says his game has collected more than 55,000 refunds, and he's now pointing to Valve's famously lenient refund policy as the culprit. It doesn't help that......
LG and Alienware monitors caught auto-installing Windows adware
Redditor "Mags_Smash" recently complained about seeing McAfee pop-up ads on his PC despite never having installed the antivirus suite. He eventually traced the ads back to another app that his new LG monitor had installed without his knowledge. Read Entire Article
This German drone just hit 699 km/h, and its maker wants the world record to prove it
Quantum Systems has built a UAV capable of reaching speeds of up to 699 km/h in "straight and level flight" and is now seeking official recognition for the achievement. The German drone maker recently announced that its Apex Recordhunter drone reached an "unofficial" world record during internal testing conducted on......
Keychron is stepping outside keyboards with a $349 Thunderbolt 5 dock aimed at power users
At the center of the device is Thunderbolt 5's 120 Gbit/s bandwidth ceiling. That throughput is enough to support dual 8K displays or up to four 4K monitors from a single dock. While Thunderbolt 5 laptops are still relatively uncommon, more systems are beginning to ship with the standard, and......
The Steam Machine now has official Windows drivers
Four drivers are available, covering the GPU, Bluetooth, wireless connectivity, and SD card reader. After installing Windows and loading the drivers, the display, networking, and card reader work as they would on a typical PC. Read Entire Article
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox jobs and spinning off four game studios
In a public memo to Xbox employees, CEO Asha Sharma confirmed that Microsoft will eliminate approximately 3,200 positions across the gaming division between now and July 2027, with 1,600 layoffs taking effect immediately. Other outlets report an additional 1,600 redundancies across other Microsoft divisions, bringing the total to 4,800. Read...
Steam Machine owner reports a “Red Line of Death” days after launch, but it fixed itself
It is too early to say whether Valve's Steam Machine will suffer from widespread reliability issues comparable to Xbox's Red Ring of Death or other notorious hardware failures seen in past console generations. However, the recently launched, relatively expensive, and currently hard-to-find device has already been linked to alleged "GPU......
Microsoft has a hidden Windows 11 edition that supports 6TB of RAM and 256 CPU cores
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations is designed for professionals, data scientists, and enterprise users with highly specialized workloads. As noted by TechPowerup, it's positioned between Windows 11 Pro and Windows Server, but it largely remained hidden in plain sight for five years, even though download links and purchase options were......