Self-hosting has never been easier. Docker, one-click installs, and detailed guides make running your own apps feel almost effortless. You spin something up, log in, and it just works. That early success builds confidence.

iPhone 17 Pro Apple says the iPhone had its "best-ever" quarter, with revenue hitting more than $85.3 billion over the past few months. The company announced the news as part of its Q1 2026 earnings report, which also revealed record-breaking revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent when compared to the same time last year."The demand for iPhone was simply staggering, with revenue growing 23 percent year over year," Apple CEO Tim Cook says during a call with investors. "This is the strongest iPhone lineup we've ever had, and by far the most popular."iPhone sales surged despite delays surrounding an AI-upgraded Siri, with the base iPhone 17 model offer …Read the full story at The Verge.

Out of all the apps on the internet that offer free trials, I don't think I've seen as many memes for a specific one as I have for WinRAR. It's a shame, because WinRAR is one of the only apps I know that acts on the honor system. You can still use WinRAR once your trial is over, but the 'right thing to do' is to pay for a license, even if nobody actually does. Either that, or move to 7-Zip.

I recently installed Windows 11 on a 12-year-old, unsupported laptop. While the first few days went fine, the OS soon started taking a toll on the outdated hardware. I wasn't running any resource-intensive software, nor did I install a lot of programs. I knew its implications early on and had planned my usage accordingly. So, I spent the next few hours trying to figure out what was causing the slowdown. As it turns out, it wasn't an app at all, but something that made Windows 11 appealing in the first place: the visual effects and animations.

There was once a time when you wouldn't imagine risking getting caught for stealing RAM from a display PC. However, given how current-day flash sales on RAM are still three times more expensive than four months ago, things have changed. Now, people are harvesting RAM from PCs whenever they can, including stealing it from display PCs.

To kick off 2026, Google-owned YouTube has deleted over 4.7 billion views worth of AI slop videos, according to a new report from online video editing platform Kapwing.

One of the coolest parts of keeping tabs on open-source software is that you get to peek into what the developers are making next. Proprietary software developers typically hide their hands to avoid competition from poaching their ideas before they have a chance to release, but FOSS apps don't share that problem. As such, you'll more often than not have the opportunity to see what everyone is working on and get some sneak peeks into potential new features.

In case you didn't notice, it's not a great time for PC upgrades right now. The latest PC hardware crisis started with consumer memory but quickly engulfed graphics cards, too. The GPUs that were selling close to their MSRPs only four months ago are now too overpriced to consider. I was looking for a new RTX 50 series GPU for my second PC, but all things considered, a pre-owned RTX 3080 is looking increasingly better. It will save me a lot of money without sacrificing too much performance, and I can work with the 10GB of VRAM if I tweak the in-game settings. Until the market corrects and I can get a new GPU at a reasonable price, this used RTX 3080 will have justified the investment many times over.

There are plenty of different keyboard options out there if you're looking to upgrade to something new. Now, if you're looking for something within a reasonable budget, that's when things get a bit more difficult when it comes to options.

I didn’t necessarily set out to self-host my productivity stack; I initially didn’t know much about running apps on my own server, plus I don’t have a home lab or additional hardware beyond my primary PC. But I wanted to learn how to self-host because I was getting uncomfortable with how much of my personal notes and projects were in the cloud. All of it was also tied to services that could change, lock their features, disappear, or even access my data in some cases.

Gas turbines at the on-site natural gas plant under construction during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And more gas means more planet-heating pollution.Gas-fired power generation in development globally rose by 31 percent in 2025. Almost a quarter of that added capacity is slated for the US, which has surpassed China with the biggest increase of any country. More than a third of that growth in the US is expected to directly power data centers, according to a recent analysis by the nonprofit Global Energy Monitor (GEM).More gas means more planet-heating pollutionThe rush to install more powerful hardwa …Read the full story at The Verge.

An ultrawide monitor can be a big upgrade for your gaming experience. Not only are you getting extended screen real estate, but the curved panel also provides a sense of immersion. Of course, grabbing an ultrawide monitor with an OLED panel takes things to another level, but you usually also have to pay the price.