Hardware is hard. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple’s journey to making its own wireless chips has been a long one, but the end might be in sight. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X that Apple’s switch to its own in-house Wi-Fi / Bluetooth chips will start with the iPhone 17 in the second half of next year. Kuo also agrees with 9to5Mac’s report that the iPhone SE 4, expected in spring of 2025, will be the first device to use Apple’s own homemade 5G modem. He says that the SE will continue using a third-party Wi-Fi chip made by Broadcom, and that the iPhone 17 will be the first device to use both an Apple-made modem and Wi-Fi chip.Modems are hard, apparently. Apple has been trying to get away from using Qualcomm’s RF modems since at least 2019, when it bought Intel’s modem division.... Continue reading…

Miniot’s Klapklok wall clock uses paper-like flaps to flip pixels to show the time. The sound and motion is soothing to experience. | Image: Miniot If you’ve ever experienced the sight and sound of a split-flap display then you’ll immediately understand the nostalgic appeal of Miniot’s pixelated wall clock. Klapklok uses mechanical flaps to convey information, just like the departure boards commonly found in transportation terminals before the arrival of LEDs.As its name suggests, Klapklok primarily functions as a low resolution clock, showing the hour and minute hands using 69 (nice) “paper-like” flaps that act like black and white pixels. But Klapklok also features a Bluetooth app to create pixel drawings if that’s your thing. GIF: Miniot A closer look at the lightweight flaps. As a clock, a selection of the flaps are redrawn every 2.5 minutes with a... Continue reading…

Building a network-attached storage (NAS) enclosure is a great way to learn how everything works, including hardware. Regardless of which operating system you choose to run your server with, there are some steps to take once everything is up and running. From setting static IP addresses to installing Docker containers, here are some helpful pointers on things to do once you've set up a NAS.

Having a great pair of headphones can really make a huge difference if you're into gaming. Not only can you better understand the digital world around you, which can be a huge advantage depending on the game, but it can also make communication with friends a lot easier too. Of course, there are hundreds of headsets out there for PC gaming, at a range of different prices.

At XDA, whether we're testing the latest Lenovo laptops, gaming monitors or diving into the nitty-gritty of smartphone screens, we strive to include colorimetric data that shows the actual measurements for the color gamut of that display for the color profiles or color space targets that the device supports. Much like the synthetic benchmarks that we use for CPU and GPU performance, the gamut graph is a good point of reference between different devices, but what is it exactly? Where does the graph come from, why does it look like that, and is that the only way to represent color reproduction? Let's dive into some often misunderstood, but fairly simple, color science.

Being able to experiment with any operating system is one of the best perks of a home lab setup. Or rather almost every OS, as you may encounter issues when trying to set up ARM-based distros on your x86 system. But if youre using Proxmox, you can modify a couple of settings to get ARM64 virtual machines running on the virtualization platform.

Happy Halloween, XDA fans! We hope you're getting into the spirit of things and dressing up, eating lots of candy, and doing spooky things. If you need a little more help to get in the mood, why not check out these cool creepy Raspberry Pi projects? While it may be a little late to build them now, they should definitely get you in the spirit of Halloween. Plus, they're excellent inspiration for what to do next year.

For many, gaming on a Mac computer may feel like a distant dream, even in 2024 yet it's more of a reality than some realize. Although games have been available on the Mac since the original Macintosh debuted in 1984, there haven't been as many games available as you can play on Windows PCs. When Macs moved from PowerPC processors to Intel in 2005, it was far easier for developers to port their games over between systems even Valve released its Steam storefront to the platform in 2010.

If you've been looking to upgrade your charger, you need to do it now. The Anker 735 charger is an absolute steal as it comes in at just $20 for a limited time. Not only can it charge your smartphone and tablet, but it's also capable of charging up a laptop as well. Best of all, it's ultra-compact, and it has three ports, which means you can charge all your devices at once. So get it while you can because this price won't last long.

Over time, our computers pile up more and more files and apps that, if left unchecked, can seriously undermine the experience. That applies to the Windows 11 context menu, too, as more and more apps register items that appear on it. These items are registered as shell extensions, and adding more of them means that the menu takes that much longer to load all of its content. If you have a lot of apps that create context menu entries, it gets to the point where the menu is slow to open, or it might even cause crashes and other problems.

The Quick Insert button is on the Galaxy Chromebook Plus and is coming to future 2025 Chromebooks. | Image: Google Starting today, Google’s ChromeOS 130 update with Quick Insert, Focus Mode, Welcome Recap, and other features is rolling out. Chromebook Plus models with NPU also get exclusive special features in 130, such as the new recorder app with AI, enhanced mic, camera effects, and Gemini AI tools like “help me read” summaries.There’s a long list of changes in 130, but here are some highlights. Quick Insert is a way to add emoji, GIFs, or links to recently visited sites and access AI features from a menu. On most devices, that means using the launcher or Google button plus f on your keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is the first Chromebook to replace the launcher key with a new button that activates Quick Insert with a single press,... Continue reading…

Self-hosted applications come in multiple shapes and forms, and youre bound to have some favorites depending on your specific needs. For instance, lovers of multiplayer titles might prefer game server management tools like Pterodactyl, while bibliophiles would probably be more interested in bookmark managers LikeAce and ebook libraries like Calibre.