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Hello, XDA folks! We're back again with another weekly news roundup, just in case you missed some of the big stories from the past few days. And what a doozy this one was; we saw a nitrogen-cooled Raspberry Pi, a historic first for Windows on Arm, and the final days of the GeForce Experience app. So let's hop in and take a look at all the stuff you may not have seen.

To use Intel's Arrow Lake range of Core Ultra 200 series processors, you'll need an LGA1851 motherboard. At launch, only Z890 motherboards were available and these boards aren't cheap, offering considerably more firepower than most people will require. They're overkill and some even cost the same as an entire system build. That said, we've rounded up some of the best motherboards available for Intel Core Ultra 200 processors. If you're an Intel fan and are excited about the upgrade, you'll need one of these as the foundation of your next PC build.

From archiving the important documents stored across all your computing devices to catering to your file sharing and synchronization needs, there are several perks of owning a Network-Attached Storage system. But when youre looking to break into the NAS ecosystem, youll find yourself at the crossroads debating whether you should build a custom storage server or go the pre-built route. Well, there are advantages and drawbacks associated with both setups, and this article will go over all of them to help you make the right choice!

Open-source software is a bit of a modern miracle in my mind. The community-led mass development of the tools that power the internet revolution is something truly awe-inspiring, as is the talent and devotion of the developers who build and maintain open-source projects.

Digital emergencies can knock anytime, especially if you are a Windows OS user. Lets face it: a Windows PC isnt exactly immune to sudden crashes, malicious attacks, or other unforeseen problems. Under such scenarios, a Windows recovery USB can be a lifesaver. Its a bootable USB device packed with crucial tools to troubleshoot Windows system issues without internet dependency.

Netflix had a very big night. | Photo: Al Bello / Getty Images for Netflix Netflix peaked at “65 million concurrent streams” during the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last night, according to Most Valuable Promotions, the promoter for the fight. Those streams went out to 60 million households globally, the group said in a press release shared with The Verge via email. That’s more than twice the traffic Netflix could see for its Christmas Day NFL stream this year, if everyone who watched last year streamed it.The crush of people trying to watch Tyson vs. Paul seemed to be more than Netflix’s servers could easily handle, as the social web was awash with complaints about the quality of the stream, which many found to be muddy, or plagued with buffering and dropped connections. Downdetector recorded... Continue reading…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls have dropped for the third straight year, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. Reports of such calls have fallen by over 50 percent versus 2021, according to the FTC — a decline that could be thanks in no small part to stepped-up government efforts to fight irritating telemarketing and phone scams.There were about 33,000 fewer unwanted call complaints during the 2024 fiscal year versus the year prior, writes the FTC. The drop affected all sorts of unwanted calls, although the agency writes that reports about debt reduction calls had jumped “more than 85 percent from last year.”FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Sam Levine said that while illegal calls are still “a... Continue reading…

While there is no shortage of powerful photo and video editing tools, most of them come with a hefty price tag or require a subscription to get started. It may discourage students, beginners, and freelancers from exploring them fully. Luckily, thanks to free, open-source tools, you dont need to shell out hundreds of dollars to achieve stunning results.

In 2024, you're probably not sinking hours into the games bundled with your copy of Windows. Hell, we don't even have anything worthwhile to play on our Windows 10 or Windows 11 machines. It's a far cry from the glory days of Windows 3.1, Windows 98, and Windows 7.

While Apple iCloud is the de facto choice for Mac users, its not the only (or dare I say even arguably the best) solution for all your cloud storage and syncing needs. Although there is no shortage of iCloud alternatives, Microsoft OneDrive stands out for me for a number of reasons. It integrates seamlessly with the Finder app, offers more bang for the buck, and delivers greater control over my files. Here are the top reasons why I ditched iCloud in favor of OneDrive on my MacBook Pro.

Have you been keeping an eye on the AMD for Linux community lately? If not, don't feel bad; with all the new LLM and product developments going on, it was very easy to miss just how quickly AMD cards got drivers that allow Linux machines to run games on 4K. And if you want a crash course on what that means for the gaming community, Jeff Geerling has a Raspberry Pi project he wants to show you.