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12+ min ago (739+ words) By Leander Kahney " 3:12 pm, December 10, 2025 A decade after getting banned from the App Store, iFixit is back with a free DIY repair app that uses AI to diagnose problems and guide users as they fix their Apple devices. iFixit trained the app's AI-powered FixBot on 20 years of the company's highly regarded repair guides. Now the iFixit app, released Tuesday, promises to make fixing broken iPhones and MacBooks a breeze (as long as you don't have clumsy sausage fingers). Plus, the iFixit app features a built-in real-time battery monitor that will prompt you when to replace a failing battery (with iFixit parts, of course). iFixit is probably best known for its annual iPhone teardowns, which garner widespread attention for revealing the guts of Apple's new devices. But the company, which primarily makes money by selling spare parts, has long been a…...

14+ min ago (106+ words) Mophie today announced the launch of a new line of Speedport wall chargers that are powered by Gallium Nitride (GaN) for faster, more efficient power delivery. There are several charger options with single, dual, and triple ports for powering laptops, tablets, smartphones, and more. Prices range from $15 to $100. All of the Speedport chargers feature a similar design, adopting plastics made from 75 percent post-consumer recycled materials and foldable prongs for travel. With the exception of the Speedport 67 with integrated cable, all of the new chargers are available for purchase from the Mophie website as of today. 5 days ago by Juli Clover...

14+ min ago (179+ words) The EU General Court dealt a blow to the European Commission on Wednesday in reducing what was initially a record fine against US chipmaker Intel to 237 million euros ($276 million) -- a quarter of the original sum. Brussels imposed an initial 1.06-billion-euro fine on the group in 2009, then a record amount, for abusing its dominant market position between 2002 and 2007 and attempting to drive its only serious competitor, AMD, out of the microprocessor market. Intel has since engaged in lengthy legal proceedings to have the fine overturned. In 2022, it won its case when the General Court, based in Luxembourg, partially invalidated the penalty and ordered the Commission to reassess the total fine. In September 2023, Brussels set a new amount of 376 million euros. But the US group again appealed. The court justified the move citing, firstly, the "relatively limited number of computers" affected by…...

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19+ min ago (354+ words) Setting the device up by default you enter an admin password. Then you setup WiFi. This is WiFi 6 with 2.4GHz and 5GHz SSIDs being created. There are a number of different modes. GL.iNet has the modes with pictures and descriptions, which is nice on a consumer device like this. You are also prompted to set up VPNs. Here is what we had as options (more on Tailscale shortly) and this list may change. Using a VPN is optional as you might imagine. After that, we were prompted for a firmware upgrade. That means this device is connecting to a remote server to pull updates. The alternative is to do a local upgrade. We tried this, and it was easy. Next, let us get to the actual management once it is setup. Here is the dashboard after we did the latest firmware…...

19+ min ago (117+ words) A new technical paper titled "Arbitrary control over multimode wave propagation for machine learning" was published by researchers at Boston University, UC Irvine, and Yale University. Abstract "Controlled multimode wave propagation can enable more space-efficient photonic processors than architectures based on discrete components connected by single-mode waveguides. Instead of defining discrete elements, one can sculpt... " read more The post Photonic Chip With A 2D Programmable Waveguide (Boston U., UC Irvine, Yale) appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering. A new technical paper titled "Arbitrary control over multimode wave propagation for machine learning" was published by researchers at Boston University, UC Irvine, and Yale University. Find the technical paper here. December 2025. Related Github info is here....

23+ min ago (362+ words) Score up to $650 off our favorite Samsung tablet, or $100 off without trade-in. The Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are behind us, but there are still plenty of Android tablet deals to consider this holiday season. One discount that caught my eye is this offer from Samsung that carves up to $650 off the Galaxy Tab S11 if you trade in an old or broken device. Even without a trade-in, Samsung is offering a straight $100 discount on the popular tablet, and they're even throwing in a free keyboard case (a $144.99 value)." Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 256GB (Wi-Fi): $859.99 From $209.99 with trade-in | $759.99 without, plus free keyboard case at Samsung The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 is one of the best Android tablets that money can buy, hitting that delicate balance between premium specs and a relatively approachable price tag. The device boasts an 11-inch AMOLED 120Hz display straight out…...

23+ min ago (473+ words) Meet the DVX Night Storm X3: The ultra-stealth 4K night-vision unit built for extreme darkness DVX has unveiled the Night Storm X3, a next-generation night-vision binocular system built to push far beyond the limits of conventional low-light imaging. Designed around a dual-sensor architecture and a 20 TOPS AI Fusion Engine, the X3 captures true 4K color footage from as little as 0.0001 lux, preserving natural tones and ambient detail even in near-total darkness. Its two specialised CMOS sensors work in tandem: the Luma-X sensor lifts structure, edges and micro-detail, while the Chroma-X sensor restores full colour, with the AI engine aligning and merging both streams at the sub-pixel level. For users who need even more resolution, optional AI upscaling claims to expand output to 6K without sacrificing clarity or accuracy. "The result is a system that preserves color in conditions where standard cameras fail and maintains clarity at…...

24+ min ago (424+ words) Is it time to quit iOS? I've been an iPhone user for some four years after making the swap from Android to iPhone in 2021. This was motivated by work, as I wanted to see if a long-time Android fan could embrace iOS. Verily, I did. And to such an extent that I've written quite a lot about how I've yet to return to Android phones. This is in spite of some of the best Android phones arguably being more interesting and feature-packed than the best iPhones. Yet I've now reached a bit of a metaphorical crossroad where I'm considering moving back to Android. A recent run-in with iOS 26 on my iPhone 16 Pro Max has sown this mindseed, and I'm on the verge of acting upon it, not least of all as there's a fetching Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra sitting on my desk....

24+ min ago (278+ words) Typography shapes how official documents are perceived in terms of cohesion, professionalism and formality," Rubio said in a cable sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad Tuesday. In it, he said the 2023 shift to the sans serif Calibri font emerged from misguided diversity, equity and inclusion policies pursued by his predecessor, Antony Blinken. Rubio ordered an immediate return to Times New Roman, which had been among the standard fonts mandated by previous administrations. The switch was promised to mitigate accessibility issues for individuals with disabilities," the cable said, asserting that it did not achieve that goal and had cost the department $145,000 but did not offer any evidence. Since taking over the State Department in January, Rubio has systematically dismantled DEI programs in line with President Donald Trump's broader instructions to all federal agencies. The Trump administration says the goal is…...