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The US government has added a pair of Chinese companies to its already comprehensive blacklist because of their alleged “support of China’s military modernization.” Inspur Group Co Ltd and Loongson Technology became the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth entities added to the Chinese section of the list earlier this month.  While the list doesn’t explicitly detail how […]

The first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has landed online – and it looks totally rad, dude. Set for release in theaters this August, and one of our eagerly anticipated new movies for 2023, the turtles' latest cinematic adventure looks to be a far cry from Michael Bay's gritty, grounded duology in […]

Cybersecurity researchers from Quarkslab have discovered two vulnerabilities in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, which could spell major trouble for “billions” of devices. TPM 2.0 is a chip that PC manufacturers have been adding to the motherboards since mid-2016. The technology, as Microsoft explains, is designed to provide “security-related functions”. The chip helps generate, […]

Meta is allegedly putting its long-dormant smartwatch back into production, as it ramps up a plan to use a smartwatch to control and interface with its upcoming AR glasses.  Meta has long harbored ambitions of creating one of the best smartwatches in the business, but we thought its plans had been put on hold for […]

Windows 11 is all about modernizing the desktop environment compared to Windows 10, but what if you wanted to go the other way and travel back in time? You can turn back the clock with various mods, naturally, but a new effort transforms your Windows 11 installation to look like Windows 2000, complete with some […]

The Apple AR/VR headset isn't official yet, but leaks surrounding it just keep on coming – and the latest to arrive outlines how the device might work with other Apple products, such as iPhones and HomePods. A patent filed in Europe (via MacRumors) describes “Multi-Device Continuity for use with Extended Reality (XR) Systems”, and expands […]

Apple has blocked an update to email client BlueMail, which added the ChatGPT chatbot into its software, requiring the developer first insert content filtering or age restrictions before it can be released. This is Apple's policy for apps that produce some form of AI generated content. Apple's App Review division told Blix that as AI […]

One of the biggest changes arriving with the iPhone 15 handsets could be the physical button setup – and new leaks suggest that Apple is going to switch to a unified volume button and a new type of mute button, at least on the Pro models. This comes from both ZoneOfTech (via MacRumors) and 9to5Mac, […]

If you're already a Wordle addict then Quordle could be your next must-play game. This spin-off takes the familiar Wordle format and makes it harder by giving you four puzzles to solve simultaneously.  As you might imagine, it's hard! So if you already find yourself searching for Wordle clues, you'll probably need some for Quordle […]

If Samsung sticks to the same schedule as last year, then the successor to the Galaxy Watch 5 could be with us in August – and the latest updates from the rumor mill suggest that the Galaxy Watch 6 could beat it in terms of battery life. This is from GalaxyClub (via Phandroid), and according […]