Thanks to their lightweight design, massive number of app images, and high compatibility with other tools, Docker containers are amazing for self-hosting FOSS services on your local hardware. Plus, getting Docker Desktop, Engine, Compose, and other tools running on Linux operating systems is fairly simple, as all you have to do is run a few commands in the terminal and watch the scripts work their magic.

We've come such a long way from the first high refresh rate LCD. Refresh rates continue to rise well past the 144hz mark and response times continue to lower along with it. 240hz had a noticeable increase in responsiveness, but many can't tell the difference beyond that. We've cracked into the realm of 500hz, but at what cost? Is there actually any reason to buy one of these ultra-high refresh rate displays? The answer is: no, you don't need hundreds of hertz, and here's why.

If you’ve checked the application store of your smartphone, you’ll find a host of tinkering apps. But when it comes to the Raspberry Pi, few apps can match the utility of RaspController, which is equipped with an arsenal of tools to enhance your project-building experience with the ultra-popular SBC lineup. If that sounds intriguing, here’s a quick guide to help you get this neat app working on your setup.

Welcome to The Drive, a weekly column looking at some wacky, interesting, cool, and pivotal things within the tech space! Curated by PC Hardware Lead Editor Richard Edmonds through almost two decades covering the sector. Think something should be covered? Hit me up at [email protected]!

So we've only just got our hands on the new iPad Mini, but what about an OLED version? It feels like a natural progression, but Apple hasn't disclosed any information on whether it will add an OLED screen to the iPad Mini. Well, if a leaked release timeline is to be believed, we will get one; just don't expect it to drop anytime soon.

Image: Epic Games Indie game storefront Itch.io is currently offline because of what it describes as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers are still online, the domain for the website is currently pointing towards IP addresses that itch.io doesn’t own — making it inaccessible for most people.Itch.io blames pop culture collectibles company Funko for the issues in a post on X, “because they use some trash ‘AI-powered’ Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar.”I kid you not, @itchio has been taken down by @OriginalFunko because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called @BrandShieldltd that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, @iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain— itch.io (@itchio) December 9, 2024While the disputed page has been taken down, itch.io’s domain registrar, iwantmyname, still disabled the domain likely due to automated systems. According to a post on X, the indie game marketplace is now waiting on the domain registrar to respond and re-enable its domain.If you know how to tweak your hosts file that maps hostnames to IP addresses then you can use the 45.33.107.166 IP address in the meantime, but you’ll need to remove the entry once the domain is restored. Itch.io is hoping the problems will be resolved in a matter of hours so it doesn’t have to deploy a new domain name instead.The domain issues come just days after itch.io started allowing its users to use its domain name for Bluesky accounts. If you have spent $10 on the platform then you have the option to use your itch.io profile URL on Bluesky, but the current domain issues mean anyone who switched to the custom itch.io URLs has an “invalid handle” error on Bluesky until the main itch.io domain is back online.

Some people may have forgotten about Windows Phones, but we at XDA never do. We've covered some of the best Windows Phone features that should make a return and the greatest Windows Phones of all time. And even if Microsoft refuses to get back into the mobile market, people can and will stuff Windows 11 onto as many portable devices as possible. For example, a Redditor has shown off Windows 11 running on their phone, and people are intrigued.

Michelle Yeoh in Star Trek: Section 31. | Image: Paramount Plus It’s the first week of December, and the end of the year is coming in fast and with a lot to look forward to at theaters this month. That very cool-looking Lord of the Rings anime hits US theaters on the 13th; Sonic the Hedgehog 3 follows on the 20th; and I’m deeply excited to see Nosferatu on December 25th. (If you’re not with me on that last one, give Matt Zoller Seitz’s RogerEbert.com review of it a read and get back to me.)While I’m waiting to go be unnerved by Robert Eggers’ new spooky vampire movie, let’s take a look at some good trailers from the last week. Star Trek: Section 31I’ll admit that the biggest appeal for me about this straight-to-streaming spy movie spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery is Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou. She’s just having so much fun in this trailer. The trailers haven’t revealed yet what threat she’ll be facing, other than being forced to do teamwork, but it seems like it’ll be pretty heavy on the rag-tag team of antiheroes action thing.The Olatunde Osunsanmi-directed movie also stars Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, Sven Ruygrok, Humberly Gonzalez, Rob Kazinsky, and Sam Richardson. It premieres on Paramount Plus starting January 24th.SeveranceI was late to the Severance party, having finally finished it a few months ago, so I can only imagine how eager people who saw its cliffhanger ending have been to see the story continue. Well, the second season of creator Dan Erickson’s bizarro sci-fi drama is almost here, and it looks like it’s probably going to bring answers, with even more mystery heaped on top of it. All of the first season’s main characters, including Mark (Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) are returning, and they’ll be joined by characters played by the likes of Alia Shawkat, Gwendoline Christie, and Bob Balaban. Season two of Severance premieres January 17th on Apple TV Plus.InvincibleThe third season of Invincible will see a stronger, older Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) tell off GDA director Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins) and episodes that show creator Robert Kirkman hopes will each feel like a finale. And there’s no season break this time around.The show debuts with three episodes February 6th on Amazon Prime, with new episodes releasing every Thursday after until March 13th.The Wheel of TimeThe Wheel of Time continues its retelling of the Robert Jordan fantasy epic on March 13th next year. In its third season, the show follows Joshua Stradowski’s Rand al’Thor — the “Dragon Reborn” — and Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) as they go into the Aiel Waste. It’s been more than two decades since I read the book series, so I couldn’t spoil what happens there for you if I wanted to, but I seem to recall this was a fairly dark time in the series. The GorgeWho knows what evil is in The Gorge’s, uh, gorge, but it’s apparently contained well enough that humanity only needs two snipers — who aren’t allowed to interact with each other — stationed on either side of it to make sure it stays there. The snipers, Levi (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy), do interact and fall for eachother, then end up in the gorge. Oops! Scott Derrickson directs the movie, which also stars Sigourney Weaver, Sope Dirisu, and William Houston. It premieres February 14th on Apple TV Plus.Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXGiant robot anime fans rejoice: there’s a new Mobile Suit Gundam coming next year. It’s called Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and it’s produced by Khara, the studio behind the Rebuild of Evangelion films.The weird name references a Gundam called the gMS-Ω GQuuuuuuX. The show will follow a highschooler — named Yuzuriha “Machu” Amate (Tomoyo Kurosawa) — who learns to co-pilot the building-sized, sword-wielding robot with pilot Shuji Ito (Shimba Tsuchiya). Some of its episodes will head to Japanese theaters on January 17th.

Network-Attached Storage enclosures work well when you want to expand the data-storing capacity of the devices on your local network. Aside from fulfilling your file-hoarding needs, these neat systems can even double as file-sharing and backup servers, making them useful for pretty much every type of user.

In this internet-centric world, your connection speed matters. Having a slow connection can be at best annoying, with dropouts, slow downloads and dodgy video calls, and at worst crippling and extremely frustrating. Gaming, streaming and communication have all been revolutionized by the ever-improving speed of our internet connections, and ultra-fast internet is increasingly being recognized by governments and ISPs as a priority to deliver to customers. That said, there are diminishing returns here, and for most people, splashing the cash to upgrade to a multi-gig setup isn't worth the time, hassle, or cost.

Microsoft Excel is one of the oldest pieces of software we still use today, and one of the most important, too. Some may have you believe that there are far better ways to do the things you can do in Excel, but this tool that was first crafted all the way back in 1985 is still the king when it comes to spreadsheet management and everything you can do with it.

What kind of stuff do you think you can power with an RFID field? It turns out that it can muster just enough power to charge a small digital thermometer long enough for it to take a reading. Someone created a board that does just that, and if you like it, you can make or purchase your own.