If you've ever tried to build your own IPTV viewing setup at home, you would know exactly how ugly most of these apps can look. Every interface feels stuck in the past, with a look and feel straight out of the early 2000s. Clunky menus, laggy electronic programming guides abound, and the design makes you want to close the tab before you even pick a channel. It's been one of my biggest frustrations with IPTV players. I like the idea of IPTV and want to use it, but the lackluster interface is an instant turn-off.

I can say with great certainty that one of the most surprising games I've played in 2025 is Ghost of Yotei on PlayStation 5. After it was first revealed, I knew the game was going to be very good as a follow-up to Sucker Punch Productions' previous title, Ghost of Tsushima. But I wasn't prepared for how much I would enjoy exploring the land of Ezo and engaging with its many side quests and emotional battles. But it wasn't until the very final battle of the game, with Takezo the Unrivialed, that I stopped to reflect on my time with Ghost of Yotei, and how epic of a journey I just went on.

With Windows 10 on its last legs, Intel is looking forward to the PC industry growing more than it has in years - the most since 2021, when the covid-19 pandemic revived the industry by creating a huge surge in demand. But it seems the struggling Intel, which just received lifelines from Nvidia, Softbank, and the US government, isn't fully ready to take advantage and is prioritizing AI instead.Today on the company's Q3 2025 earnings call, where Intel saw its first profit in nearly two years due primarily to those lifelines, CEO Lip-Bu Tan and CFO David Zinsner explained how the company doesn't yet have the chips. It's currently seeing shor …Read the full story at The Verge.

The Steam Deck didn't invent the modern gaming handheld, but it sure as hell perfected it. Prior to the debut of Valve's game-changing (no pun intended) handheld, we only had the Nintendo Switch to speak of, and that left out a large section of gamers wanting to play PC games on the go. The Steam Deck gave people something they never knew they needed; its resounding success is all the proof you need. Even three years later, and despite a dozen more powerful PC gaming handhelds on the market, the Steam Deck remains one of the best out there. The gaming handheld market has stagnated, failing to eclipse Valve's affordable yet impressive offering.

Considering the sheer number of NAS-centric distributions out there, choosing the right operating system for your storage server can seem rather tiresome. After all, unless you’re willing to wipe everything and start from scratch, you’ll be stuck with the distro once you’ve initialized the data pools. Modern NAS operating systems tend to ship with tons of packages and extra facilities to simplify your file transfer, backup, and data archival workloads.

Gitea is often described as a self-hosted alternative to GitHub, but that label doesn’t fully capture its flexibility. It’s an open-source platform that gives you control over your code, your data, and your collaboration. Gitea is lightweight in terms of system resources and simple to deploy, making it equally practical for hobbyists as it is for teams managing large projects. What began as a straightforward Git hosting solution has evolved into a complete, private development environment.

In the war between my brain and productivity apps, I keep winning. Over the years, I've dived into new software to improve my workflow, only to often not find the gains I hoped for. A lot of this has to do with the overlooked drawbacks of productivity apps, as well as the way my brain works and the unique daily challenges I face.

I love printing fun things like dragons and miniatures, but this past month reminded me how much real-world utility a 3D printer can deliver. Most of these prints weren’t even for me. Friends and family asked for small fixes, and the results were far more helpful than anyone expected. Some were quick wins, others small experiments that turned into everyday helpers.

The world of technology is always evolving and changing, and that means the path to where we are today is also littered with the remnants of services, products, and projects that were simply gone too soon. There's frankly no shortage of things worth remembering due to them deserving better than what they got.

I’ve spent a long time bouncing between Photoshop and its alternatives, until I eventually completely ditched the Adobe subscription and started solely relying on free and open-source editors. Like many others, one of the first places I turned to was GIMP. It’s a solid editor, and it’s gotten some great upgrades in the past few years, but after the honeymoon period wears off, you start to realize its flaws. The interface is still a bit clunky and outdated, and there’s still no true non-destructive editing. Sometimes, GIMP can feel more like a compromise than a solution.

While a standard keyboard and mouse will take you pretty far, if you're serious about gaming, you probably know that there are a ton of different accessories to help you perform better. With that said, it's not easy choosing one out of a sea of great options, but the Razer Tartarus Pro might be something that's just up your alley if you're looking for a keypad that puts all the controls you need in one hand.

There are a few features in modern gaming that are absolute godsends, and fast travel is definitely one of them. However, despite how nifty it is to be able to zip across a vast open-world map in seconds, every now and then, a game comes along that makes you not want to do just that.