Devices & Industry

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Windows 11's Memory Diet: What the 8GB Optimization Push Means for Your PC

Microsoft's plan to trim Windows 11's memory footprint for 8GB machines is one of four priorities the company has set for the year — and the hardest to pull off.

Quizzes Faded. Rewarded Ads Brought Them Back at 16x Revenue.

BurdaMedia Extra replaced display banners with rewarded ad locks on its Marianne quizzes — eCPM jumped sixteenfold and readers stayed longer.

Belkin's F1 x Disney Power Bank Puts a Racing Stripe on Your Nightstand

A special edition power bank from Belkin merges Formula 1 and Disney branding with a built-in LED light and 45W charging, but only for the Chinese market.

Microsoft's Emulator Plan Could Put Every Old Xbox Game on PC and Next-Gen

A leaked memo reveals emulators for all four console generations, disc-to-digital licenses, and a 2026–2028 rollout — but publishers hold the strings.

Govee's Back-to-School Sale Puts the Lantern Floor Lamp at $109.99—and That's Not Even the Best Price

Govee's Back to School Sale cuts up to 45% off smart lighting, with the new Lantern Floor Lamp hitting its second-lowest price yet.

Satellite Data Challenge Pays Out ¥60M to Agri-Tech Winners

NEDO's latest challenge crowned two ¥10M winners for using satellite and sensor data to solve long-standing problems in farming, forestry, and fisheries — and doubled the stakes for next year.

Nozzlegate: Bondtech's Soft-Steel INDX Nozzles Trigger Buyer Revolt

A labeling misstep over nitrocarburized steel nozzles has exposed wear risks, warranty disputes, and a stalled fix for early Prusa CORE One+ INDX adopters.

Linux 7.3 Finally Maps the MSI Claw's M-Center Button

A patch to the MSI WMI driver stops kernel spam and gives the Claw A8 BZ2EM's left-of-screen key a real scancode, at the cost of duplicate F15 events on older models.

SSDs Are a Backup Time Bomb — the Leaked Charge Problem Nobody Checks

NAND flash loses electrical charge when unpowered, and the industry's own numbers show idle drives corrupt silently — here's what actually keeps files safe for years.

Ford's $28,350 Fathom: Late, Cheaper Than Slate, and the Lightning's End

Delayed to 2027, the Fathom undercuts Slate until options add up, and its focus on speed as a cost cutter seals the F-150 Lightning's fate.

From Orwell to The Crew: How Digital Ownership Keeps Getting Revoked

The 2009 Kindle deletion of 1984 was a warning; since then, lawsuits, settlements, and corporate policies have made clear that buying digital often means renting.

Google Drive's Hard-Won Rules for Finding Any Document in Seconds

A naming system and folder discipline born from a project outline nightmare, making every file instantly accessible with simple search techniques.