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NAND contract prices surge over 600% since September 2025, DRAM up ~400%
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
You've no doubt heard the short version of this story time and again: AI startups are gobbling up all of the memory that manufacturers can produce, leaving traditional electronics firms to fight for the remaining scraps. In all situations, that means heavily inflated prices and for some near the bottom...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
ForkLift 4.6.2 refines one of macOS' favorite SFTP file managers
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
ForkLift is one our favorite SFTP/SSH file manager for macOS, alongside WinSCP on Windows. ForkLift 4.6.2 improves Finder integration, checksum tool with CSV export support, and fixes for icon preview glitches on macOS Sequoia.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google Nest Wifi Pro three-pack hits new $229 record low
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
Google's Nest Wifi Pro three-pack has dropped to a new low of $229 at Woot, undercutting its usual $299 price while still offering one of the easiest mesh setups around. The Wi-Fi 6E system adds access to the cleaner 6 GHz band, recent software updates have improved mesh stability and roaming. It also doubles as a Matter and Thread hub for modern smart home devices.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The humble desktop monitor is quietly having its best years, and gamers are fully responsible
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
Research firm Omdia reports that desktop monitor manufacturers shipped 133.4 million units in 2025. The market grew by a solid 4.3% year over year, recovering from the "disruption" that followed the Covid-19 pandemic. Omdia said that classic desktop monitors are evolving into more versatile, high-end visual devices in a laptop-dominated world.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Googlebooks will feature Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek chips, and follow Google's strict hardware guidelines
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
In an interview with Chrome Unboxed, Google VP John Maletis claimed that, unlike Chromebooks, Googlebook will be positioned as a premium brand offering a high-end user experience. He added that although the devices will be manufactured by third-party OEMs, Google will enforce strict hardware guidelines to ensure a consistent experience...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Unitree reveals $650,000 production-ready mecha that punches through walls and crawls like a spider
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
Chinese firm Unitree Robotics – maker of several robot models, including "budget" models – revealed the GD01 in a video with a suitably pounding rock soundtrack.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows is getting a cloud feature that fixes bad drivers before they wreck your PC
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
According to an official Microsoft blog post, the cloud-based recovery process will be initiated if a driver is identified as problematic during evaluation. In such cases, the company will reject publishing requests for said driver before replacing it with the next best available version. The process will not be initiated...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Subnautica 2 playable build leaks online days before early access launch
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
Subnautica 2, one of our most anticipated PC games of 2026, arrives in early access on Thursday, May 14. But a clip of PC gameplay and screenshots appeared on Reddit yesterday. As reported by IGN, fans say an unknown person somehow got ahold of a copy and streamed the game last night.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google "Gemini Intelligence" shows off agentic Android 17 features that Apple has yet to deliver with Siri
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
The latest Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones will begin receiving new automation features from Gemini this summer. The updates will come to other devices, such as smartwatches, vehicles, glasses, and laptops, later this year.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony Reon Pocket Pro Plus brings the personal cooling device to the US
Posted on Wednesday May 13, 2026
Sony started development of the Reon back in 2017. A crowdfunding campaign ran in 2019 for the Reon Pocket ahead of its launch in Japan, and it eventually expanded to the West.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »