How I turned my ancient Windows PC into a Chromebook for free - with FydeOS
FydeOS aims to bring a Google Chromebook-like experience to standard PCs, and it succeeds - with a caveat or two.
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Deals: Galaxy S26 Ultra bundles $370 off, Moto Tag 2 from $17.50 each, TCL 2026 Google AI TVs up to $800 off, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by a chance to land brand-new unlocked Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra up to $340 off or with or Galaxy Watch 9/Ultra 2 bundles at $370 off .
How to preorder Apples new supercharged Mac minis with M5 Pro and M6 chips
Apple's new Mac minis with M6 and M5 Pro chips are here. Here's how to pre-order yours, starting at $899.
Your Users Experience Your Backend Too.
For a long time, whenever we hear 'User Experience', we instinctively think of UI/UX designers, product designers, or maybe frontend engineers. Why?
React Form Backends Compared: Serverless Functions vs. Form-as-a-Service
React Form Backends Compared: Serverless Functions vs. Form-as-a-Service React makes building a form straightforward. What happens after onSubmit is a different question: you still need somewhere to…
Leading Publishers Bring Blockbuster PC Games and Technology to NVIDIA RTX Spark
NVIDIA is bringing the next wave of RTX gaming to the Gamescom conference running this week in Cologne, Germany, with support for new games, anti-cheat technologies and increased visual quality.
WhatsApp changes account security: What billions of users need to know
For years, one of WhatsApp’s most important account protections has depended on something remarkably simple: six numbers. That is now changing.
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, out now, ups shadow quality and more accurately illuminates trash bags
Today, August 25th, Nvidia have released Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5, with the aim of more swankily rendering ray-traced/ path-traced shadows and lighting than was possible with previous Ray…
Amazon drops the Aurzen BOOM Mini Google TV projector to $249.99 (29% off)
Save $100 on the versatile projector with Google TV, autofocus, Dolby Audio, and a 40- to 200-inch image.
Deals: M6 Mac mini $500+ off with M4 trades, AirTag 2 $20 each, 48GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro $400 off, more
Price drops are still live on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 at $120 off, just make sure you scope out AirTag 2 at the lowest price ever while you still can (from $20 each).
Technical Strategy: Thinking Beyond the Current Sprint
It’s easy to optimise for the thing directly in front of us. A feature needs to ship. A bug needs fixing. A deadline is approaching. So we make the decision that gets us there fastest.
- Technical strategy considers long-term implications of decisions.
- Balances immediate value with future impact of choices.
- Focuses on realistic future needs, not over-engineering.
WhatsApp Voting Scam Tricks Users Into Linking an Attacker’s Device
A seemingly harmless message asking “can you vote for my friend?” can hide a scam capable of handing a stranger access to someone’s entire WhatsApp account, according to a campaign that cybersecurity…
Apple Smart Home Display Still Coming This Year
Apple remains on track to launch its first smart home device with a screen before the end of the year, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman .
M6 Mac mini vs M4 Mac mini: Compact powerhouses compared
Apple has refreshed the Mac mini adding the M6, in an unusually timed update. Here's how the new model specs compare against the M4 version it replaces.
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September 2026 Leak, Headlined by Sniper Elite: Resistance
September's PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup has leaked online ahead of Sony's official announcement.
Best RAM deals 2026 — discounts on DDR5 and DDR4 to beat the memory price crunch
We're rounding up the best RAM deals from retailers across the U.S here.
I just went eyes-on with the world’s fastest OLED gaming monitor — and motion blur is officially dead
We just checked out the new Asus ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS ACE, and it's groundbreaking for motion clarity in video games. Here's what we think of this monitor.
The Apple Watch 12 is rumored to be released next month — get the Apple Watch 11 in stock and on sale for just $299 at Amazon
The Apple Watch 12 is rumored to launch next month, so now is a great time to buy the Apple Watch 11 for just $299 on Amazon.
Hot Chips 2026: Intel dives deep on Crescent Island AI accelerator — larger caches and deeper XMX engines target maximum AI FLOPS per watt
At Hot Chips 2026, Intel detailed more about its Crescent Island AI accelerator, which uses the Xe3P architecture. The accelerator will use liquid-cooled chips and HBM4 memory to serve inference workloads in data centers.
Where to buy the Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro: New features, release date, and launch price
The new Garmin Fenix 9 and Garmin Fenix 9 Pro are available for purchase at Garmin.
Nvidia doubles compute for entry-level edge robotics with Jetson Orin Nano 2
Nvidia Corp. today announced the release of Jetson Orin Nano 2, a robotics computer “brain” for running artificial intelligence and frontier-level models at the edge.
GTA VI Cyberleek update: Everything leaked Tuesday, this week
The 'Grand Theft Auto VI' leaks are starting to resemble a river at this point.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a phenomenal fighting game hampered by corporate meddling
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a tremendously fun and rewarding tag fighter, but Sony threatens to be the ghost at the feast.
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.
How are today’s companies managing their technical architecture?
A company's technical architecture is often at the core of everything it does, maintaining it is therefore a key priority and one that should never be overlooked.
Microsoft had to change the anti-piracy hologram on the Windows 95 box because an undisclosed government assumed the baby on it was naked
Microsoft says the government "shall remain nameless for obvious reasons".
WhatsApp is making a big change to how you secure your account
WhatsApp is rolling out a trio of security upgrades designed to make account takeovers and suspicious calls easier to avoid.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is down to $961 right now, but stock looks low
Save almost $340 on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra at Amazon and get a 6.9-inch AMOLED display, 200MP camera, and Galaxy AI.
MacBook-style key symbols come to all four Magic Keyboards
Apple quietly updated its Magic Keyboard with MacBook-style symbol-only keycaps. The real shock? The price actually stayed the same. Apple's Magic Keyboard Updated store images show glyphs replacing the written labels on the Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, Return, and Delete keys.
I'm a home appliances expert, and these are the air fryer accessories I recommend to everyone — including a £3 buy that'll double your usable cooking space
For crispier results, fuss-free cleaning, and fewer accidents.
Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap
Apple says it will no longer ditch using its icloud.com domain for hiding people's email addresses.
“Europe is aging rapidly”: Solace Care raises €2.1 million in largest pre-Seed round to date for a European end-of-life platform
Solace Care, a Stockholm-based end-of-life platform, has raised a pre-Seed round of €2.1 million to expand its insurer and broker partnerships, enter the Netherlands and the UK, and grow its product…
- Solace Care raises €2.1 million in largest pre-Seed round
- Led by Spintop Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play and other investors
- Funds to expand partnerships, enter new markets, and grow teams
Labor Day Accessory Deals on Anker, Sony, Samsung, and More Live Now
There's a big accessory sale happening on Amazon this week, with the year's best prices on Anker chargers, Samsung monitors, Sonos audio products, and much more.
★ Memory and Storage Configurations and Pricing for the New Mac Minis (M6/M5 Pro) and Mac Studios (M5 Max/M5 Ultra)
Here’s my attempt to put all of the RAM/SSD configurations into condensed tables, so you can see which storage and memory options are available for each chip, and how much they cost.
- Mac Mini M6 starts at $900, with RAM upgrades costing $0 to $400
- Mac Studio M5 Max priced at $2,500, RAM options from $0 to $2000
- Mac Studio M5 Ultra begins at $5,500, with RAM upgrades from $0 to $4000
Uber just launched live video streaming for teen rides. Here's how to use it.
Uber launches a live-stream feature, letting guardians view trips, as the company addresses safety concerns.
- Uber introduces live video streaming feature for teen rides
- Parents can monitor teens' journeys in real-time
- Pilot program in nine US cities including Atlanta
Apple’s ‘new’ polishing cloth is the same except $10 cheaper
Apple just dropped a new polishing cloth, and unlike its refreshed Mac Mini models, it comes with a price cut, as spotted earlier by MacRumors.
M6 Mac mini vs M4 Mac mini: Here are all the new features
Today Apple launched a new Mac mini , available in M6 and M5 Pro configurations. Here’s everything new compared to the M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini models.
Apple Quietly Refreshes Magic Keyboards
Apple today quietly introduced updated Magic Keyboard models with revised U.S. English key labeling. On the new keyboards, the tab, caps lock, shift, return, and delete keycaps are labeled with glyphs rather than edge text.
ROG’s new gaming mice are built for esports, but your spreadsheets will thank you too
ASUS ROG announced the Gladius IV Ace and Spatha X 65K gaming mice at Gamescom 2026, along with new esports partnerships and a fresh Instagram channel for fans.
Benchmarking Some Incredible Performance Gains With Btrfs On Linux 7.3
With the Btrfs pull request for Linux 7.3 having delivered more performance optimizations with some ~3x and ~5x gains mentioned in specific areas, I was eager to test out the new Btrfs performance on…
Super Smash Bros. is ready for its unofficial Android port
You can't play it on Switch, but unsanctioned Android ports could be coming soon.
Meet Securden: HackerNoon Company of the Week
Meet Securden, HackerNoon’s Company of the Week, and explore its unified identity security platform for human, machine, and AI identities.
Dozens of Fake Firefox Wallet Extensions Linked to Crypto-Stealing Malware
Forty are confirmed malicious, impersonating OKX, Rabby and TronLink to harvest recovery phrases from anyone who types one in.
The TechBeat: I Launched Two Similar Job Boards: Google Indexed One and Rejected the Other (8/25/2026)
8/25/2026: Trending stories on Hackernoon today!
ZWO upgrades flagship Seestar smart telescope, adding new optics and twin 4K sensors
More powerful optics, dual 4K cameras, a new sensor and a wider field of view are the highlights of ZWO’s Seestar S50 Pro
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Why Quantum Computing Is a Threat to Cybersecurity
The math behind encryption will be no match for quantum computers, forcing organizations to rethink cybersecurity. Here’s what to know.
CLI or IDE? Build in verification first
The argument over where AI coding agents belong, in an integrated development environment (IDE) or at the command line interface The post CLI or IDE?
Galaxy S27 Ultra’s major redesign detailed in new renders, price hike rumored
Samsung’s new Galaxy S27 Ultra is getting a massive redesign and, thanks to the latest leak, we’ve got a better look at what to expect, but we’re also now bracing for a major price hike.
The Man Behind the Anti-Flock Darth Vader Mask Wants to Know: 'When Will This End?'
Anthony Ralphs has been speaking against Flock at San Diego City Council meetings for almost a year straight. When he showed up as Darth Vader, the world started watching.
Nintendo Announces First Switch 2 Bundles to Launch Following the Console's September Price Hike
Nintendo has revealed its first Switch 2 console bundles for launch following the console's upcoming price rise.
The Leica M camera refused to change for seven decades – and that might be its greatest strength
The Leica M proves you don't have to reinvent a camera to keep it relevant for 70 years
Apple Unveils New Mac Studio With M5 Max, M5 Ultra
(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday unveiled its new Mac Studio desktop, powered by the M5 Max and new M5 Ultra chips, targeting demanding professional and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
Pokémon Polaroid Cameras Are Up for Preorder - But Hurry
Preorders are live for three new Pokémon-themed Polaroid instant cameras. Here's where they're available.
New Windows Backdoor Can Hide Silently Until Hackers Activate It
Security researchers have discovered a previously unknown Windows backdoor that can stay hidden inside an infected computer until an attacker … Read More The post New Windows Backdoor Can Hide Silently Until Hackers Activate It appeared first on ProPakistani .