Starlink satellites with solar arrays deployed. | Image: SpaceX After one of its Starlink satellites exploded and another narrowly avoided colliding with a Chinese satellite, SpaceX says it will lower the orbit of thousands of Starlink satellites to increase safety.Of the over 9,000 Starlink satellites currently operating in low Earth orbit, SpaceX says it'll lower about 4,400 from 550km above the Earth's surface to about 480km in the months ahead. This ensures the satellites deorbit faster when something goes wrong or when they reach end of life, and it also reduces the likelihood of collision since "the number of debris objects and planned satellite constellations is significantly lower below 500km," …Read the full story at The Verge.

GPU pricing hasn't made sense in a while, and the MSRPs no longer reflect the needs of everyday gamers and creators. Between AI-driven demand, supply constraints, and manufacturers chasing enterprise margins, consumer cards seem to have become collateral damage in a market that is built more around availability than a consumer value proposition.

2025 was a year of major changes, whether that was the take-off of ARM on Windows, the end of Windows 10 support, or, around Q4, the insane spike in memory prices due to rising data center demand. With all that happening, the year was also a major one for changes in my PC usage habits. Most of these habits have stuck around for years, and I've been fixated on them because I've gotten so used to them. But the first steps are usually the hardest, and once I got past them, it was smooth sailing.

The MC03 aims to improve on the MC02’s shortcomings. Punkt, the Switzerland-based, privacy-focused phone maker, is trying the whole "smartphone" thing again. The MC03 improves on some of the disappointing features of its previous effort, the MC02, while maintaining its security focus. Likewise, its software still comes with a subscription fee: the first year is included free, but it's $12 per month after that. On top of that, the MC03 is Punkt's first phone to be assembled in Europe rather than Asia, making good on its promise from earlier this year.The MC02, released last year, wasn't exactly a critical darling. Punkt seems to be addressing some of those criticisms with a more modern 6.67-i …Read the full story at The Verge.

The ELIE speakers don’t make you choose audio from just one source. | Image: Fender Audio Fender, the guitar maker also known for its amps and speakers, has a new consumer electronics brand called Fender Audio making its debut at CES 2026. In addition to a new pair of wireless headphones, Fender Audio has announced a pair of portable Bluetooth speakers called ELIE, which is short for "Extremely Loud Infinitely Expressive."The ELIE speakers will be available in two sizes, but both versions can be connected to a second unit to create a stereo pair, or you can connect and sync up to 100 of them to fill a larger space with sound. They also both support a unique feature letting you listen to audio from up to four different audio inp …Read the full story at The Verge.

Petkit has announced two new automated machines at CES 2026 designed to feed and care for your pets using AI-powered cameras that track their behavior and provide health insights that may otherwise go unnoticed. Launching sometime in April 2026, the Petkit Yumshare Daily Feast is one of the first automatic dispensers that works with wet food. The machine can provide up to 7 days of meals and uses an NFC-based tracking system to automatically remove a serving if it hasn't been consumed after 48 hours. UVC lighting helps sanitize the delivery of fresh meals, while an AI-powered 1080P night vision camera with a 140-degree field-of-view tracks …Read the full story at The Verge.

Keeping track of devices on your home network is challenging. Several devices stay online throughout the day, each serving a different purpose in my home. When one of them stops responding, I open the router’s web interface. Next, I follow the troubleshooting steps if the device was disconnected for hours.

The Freestyle Plus still looks like the original 1080p Freestyle projector. | Image: Samsung The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors listed "550 lumens" on their respective spec sheets. See, projector makers are notorious for playing fast and loose with the lumen spec. So much so that Epson has been on a legal rampage over the last few years. As a result, companies like Anker, Yaber, AAXA, Xgimi, AWOL vision… even Dr. J have all been forced to restate brightness measurements in industry standard ISO lumens. That's goo …Read the full story at The Verge.

While some people choose to self-host everything they can, I continue to pay for services I could set up myself.

The biggest tech show of the year kicks off next week, as some of the industry's top players show up to Las Vegas for CES 2026. We'll be there to see all the new product demos we can and to bring you the most exciting news from the show. Follow our coverage for a preview of all the new tech these companies are planning to launch in 2026. Expect to see the usual suspects: laptops, smart home gadgets, and TVs, and a whole lot more wearables and health tech. We're anticipating seeing more products with AI integration. Also, robots. Perhaps, humanoids even. CES 2026 officially starts on Tuesday, January 6th, but stay tuned for news and annou …Read the full story at The Verge.

Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it's missed yet another of its promised release dates.When we started writing about Trump Mobile regularly, it all began with a simple post pointing out that the company's T1 Phone had missed its original release date. Now, three months later, it's missed another one.When it was announced in June, the Trump phone was promised to launch in both August and September (one of the many impossible details in the launch announcement). At …Read the full story at The Verge.

After years of using Windows, I decided to give Linux a try. I knew it wasn't an easy path and that there would be a learning curve, but I couldn't ignore the privacy concerns with Windows. Linux, on the other hand, being open-source, seemed like the best alternative. I tried a dual-boot setup with both Linux and Windows 10 installed on my laptop. While the initial Linux setup was a breeze, it was the post-installation experience that made me realize why Windows continues to dominate the market, despite Linux offering so many advantages over it. Yes, I do acknowledge that Linux is more privacy-oriented, but there are areas where Windows has a clear edge, and that, too, where it matters the most, at least for regular users.