No, I'm not talking about a dual-boot setup that you forgot about. Your PC executes a ton of code even before your main OS starts loading. The very first thing that fires up when you press the power button is a secret security processor that has scary levels of access to your machine. And it stays on even if you've turned your PC off, as long as the PSU is connected to the wall.

Analogue and Supreme are teaming up to release metallic versions of the Analogue Pocket handheld in red and gold as part of Supreme's fall / winter 2026 collection.Here's how they're described on Supreme's website:Metallic portable handheld multi-video-game-system. Unibody aluminum with 24K Gold-plated and custom red glossy finishes.They also have a Supreme logo on the front and the back. I dig the colors, but not the logos. (But I'm not really a Supreme guy.)No price is currently listed on the website for the handhelds. We've asked Analogue and Supreme how much they'll cost. A standard Pocket costs $239.99.Supreme's fall / winte …Read the full story at The Verge.

The discounted GMMK 3 doesn’t include the pictured wrist rest. | Image: Glorious Are you curious about custom mechanical keyboards, but don’t want to spend hundreds just to get started without being sure you’ll enjoy the hobby? You can grab the 65-percent Glorious GMMK 3 mechanical keyboard at Woot for $34.99 (usually $139.99) by entering the coupon code WOOTGAMING at checkout, and first-time Woot customers will get an extra $5 off when using the same code.It’s a well-equipped keyboard out of the box, particularly for this price, and with its support for swappable switches, it’s a great platform for exploring keycap and switch options from different makers. It’s wired only, includes a full set of double-shot PBT keycaps for both Windows and macOS, and comes with linear Glorious Fox switches pre-installed.Glorious GMMK 3 65 PercentWhere to Buy: $139.99 $34.99 at Woot (with coupon code WOOTGAMING)As a 65 percent mechanical keyboard, the layout favors just the essentials to keep a compact footprint. That means dropping the row of dedicated function keys, and limiting the extra buttons to standard modifiers, plus a couple of spare buttons for page up and down. There are still arrow keys for gaming and OS navigation, and a customizable knob for volume or media controls. Under the hood, the aluminum plate and gasket system are modifiable and upgradeable, letting you dial in the typing experience and sound.

If you're a modern early adopter and just bought yourself a flagship co-product bus PC or laptop, you might be facing a sudden software reality. Microsoft drops the highly anticipated Windows 11 26H2 feature update, and your brand-new machine isn't even eligible to download it. Meanwhile, a five-year-old Intel 8300 5th Gen desktop is updating flawlessly.

The Baseus Spacemate 11-port USB-C docking station is exactly what you need if you're looking to expand the capabilities of your laptop. Docking stations like these often come at a price, but the discount on Amazon is pretty steep right now, dropping from the original MSRP of $150, to a new low price of $100.

I didn’t buy a Raspberry Pi to save money. I bought it because I wanted a small computer I could leave running, assign a few jobs to, and mostly forget about once everything was working. That’s more or less what happened, except the list of jobs kept growing, and I eventually realized several of them had previously belonged to services I was paying for every month. By the time I added it all up, that little $80 board (at the time of purchase) had quietly become one of the few computers I own that was actually lowering my monthly expenses.

I've said this countless times before, and I'll say it yet again: Cowork is one of Claude's most underrated products. I use it constantly, and it's one of the features that's been keeping me from canceling my Claude subscription for good. If you haven't used Claude Cowork much, it's essentially Claude Code, but geared toward non-technical users who don't want to deal with an intimidating terminal.

YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos. The update will go into effect on August 24th, "which means creators will likely see their total view counts increase faster moving forward," the platform says.Instagram and TikTok similarly add a view to a video when it starts to play or replay, while X counts a view when a user watches a video for at least two seconds. YouTube applied Instagram and TikTok's view-counting method to Shorts last year.YouTube says it's going to keep its original view-counting method under an "engaged views" metric in …Read the full story at The Verge.

ABC News has officially introduced Searched, a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on social media and searching on the web, as reported earlier by Variety. Though the network just announced the show now, Searched began airing on the ABC News Live streaming channel in April, which appears on both Disney Plus and Hulu.In the press release, ABC News says Searched "pulls real-time data from the top search engines and social media platforms to provide topical news for the audience." A recent episode of Searched highlighted an Illinois Powerball winner, NBA star Russell Westbrook's retirement, and Tropical Storm Lala …Read the full story at The Verge.

Users in the self-hosted media streaming community know all about Jellyfin. It is a straightforward, free, and open-source alternative to other server/client software like Plex. You can set it up in minutes and start enjoying content hosted on your computer or server on the big screen or mobile in no time.

Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he's also a game designer, the creative director at Blaseball developer The Game Band, and so this regular habit got him thinking about what else could be done in the space. "When I was a kid and I played word games with my family, they weren't the New York Times puzzle games," Rosenthal explains. "We were sitting in a car on a road trip playing these really loose games that couldn't be made digitally before. Things like the alphabet game or our own riffs on 20 questions. That felt like a really int …Read the full story at The Verge.

Sonos released an update to its mobile app that finally introduces support for iOS' Live Activities, giving iPhone users quick access to playback controls on their lockscreen. The added functionality is a "much requested, anticipated, and needed feature," according to a post Sonos shared to Reddit today that was spotted by 9to5Mac. While some features like displaying album art are not available, the Sonos Live Activity provides basic details and controls when listening to music or podcasts through a Sonos system without having to fully unlock your iPhone and open the app. Support for Live Activities and lockscreen controls similar to wha …Read the full story at The Verge.