Handheld gaming holds a special place in my heart. I've always been a PC gamer, but my secondary console of choice has generally always been the likes of the Nintendo DS, 3DS, or the more recent Switch and Switch 2. The proliferation of PC gaming handhelds has managed to bridge that gap somewhat, but when it comes to retro gaming, nothing comes close. The Anbernic RG35XXSP is one of the best retro gaming handhelds out there, and it's a better experience than even a Raspberry Pi can give.

Over two years after Fairphone introduced its first pair of modular and repairable wireless headphones, the company has announced an upgraded version. The new Fairbuds XL look similar to the originals but feature an updated design with more comfortable fabrics and improved sound thanks to new drivers. What's most interesting about these is that thanks to Fairphone's commitment to modular hardware, some of the improvements are backward-compatible. That way, owners of the first-gen Fairbuds XL can upgrade them with better sound without replacing them entirely.The new Fairbuds XL are launching with an updated and sleeker design that now uses …Read the full story at The Verge.

Building a PC is a major feat, and everyone’s experience will be different. With so many PC component options, it can be hard to decide which pieces are worth picking up or are compatible with one another. You also have to consider what your PC looks like, whether that's having a flashy GPU or a large tower with a clear panel so you can see inside.

Good motion graphics editors that are also free are very hard to come by. There is DaVinci Resolve, but the trade-off is that it demands RAM like it’s charging rent, and there's also a steep learning curve for new users. I came across Pikimov this year and found it to be a very decent motion graphics and video editor. It was actually designed specifically to be a free Adobe After Effects alternative, so if you’re coming from Adobe, the UI will feel very familiar. But even for new users, it’s not that hard to get the hang of.

Although wireless networks dominate most homes, wired networks definitely have an important place still. With a wired network, you get a more reliable connection that's also much faster. In addition, you can also power an entire network of devices using a PoE switch, which makes it possible to route power and data through one cable.

Nvidia has received White House approval to start exporting its H200 AI GPU chips to "approved customers" in China and other countries, according to President Donald Trump. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said the deal comes with "conditions that allow for continued strong national security," and that the US will take a 25 percent cut of the GPU sales - higher than the 15 percent cut that was demanded in August.Nvidia's H200 chips are an upgrade to the scaled-down H20 chips that Nvidia is already permitted to sell in China, but are less powerful than its latest flagship Blackwell GPUs."This policy will support American jobs, stre …Read the full story at The Verge.

Microsoft Teams may not be the most loved collaboration tool worldwide, but it keeps getting new features and improvements every month to win over critics, and there are still plenty of them. While you may not see exciting features coming to Teams this month, the software giant has planned to launch several handy new features for its collaboration tool in the first few months of 2026.

Google is under investigation by the European Union over concerns that it breached competition rules by imposing restrictions on web publishers and YouTube creators to gain an unfair advantage over other AI companies. Concerns outlined by the European Commission include using content from web publishers for features like AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search, and feeding YouTube content into Google's generative AI models - all while failing to provide "appropriate compensation" or the ability to refuse such use of their content. These concerns are tied to the existential threat of "Google Zero" - the moment in which Google Search no longer re …Read the full story at The Verge.

As he called the House Judiciary Committee into session on a cold and snowy February day in Washington, DC, Chairman Jim Jordan was ready to take a victory lap. American free speech had been critically threatened, and now it was saved - in large part thanks to him and his committee."What a difference a few years make," the Republican congressman for Ohio's 4th district told those present. "Four years ago, President Trump was banned from all platforms: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube. Today, he has his own platform. He's back on all the others. And of course, he's president of the United States."Donald Trump was expelled from the major social …Read the full story at The Verge.

Self-hosting has slowly become one of my favorite ways to stay productive. As a freelance tech blogger, I love the control and privacy that come with keeping my data local and managing my own tools. I prefer it!

Obsidian is the app I open daily to jot down my ideas, but over time, my vault stopped feeling organized and began to feel cluttered. I had a “main” note for a specific topic, along with stray meeting notes, draft fragments, and random brain dumps that also touched on the same subject.

Memory suppliers just blew a hole in the PC gaming industry - and they're about to do the same to everything else. For weeks, PC enthusiasts have borne the brunt of skyrocketing memory prices, but the shockwaves will soon impact a wider range of products as suppliers pour resources into a far bigger and more lucrative endeavor: AI.The biggest names in the AI industry are buying up DRAM memory for their sprawling data centers, and memory makers are prioritizing their demands over everyone else's. DRAM is embedded "in every part of our digital society today," Jeff Janukowicz, research VP at IDC, tells The Verge. That's everything from laptop …Read the full story at The Verge.