It appears things are moving so fast around me each day. I am always on the go, juggling many devices while handling many tasks. As a result, I always try to stay up to date and keep my files safe. It's a constant struggle to make sure my online activities are not putting my personal data at risk.

Yesterday, I mentioned how GPD is teasing the most potent handheld yet made — a GPD Win 5 that will house the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip, with AMD’s most powerful integrated graphics yet, inside a PlayStation Vita-shaped machine.If you’ve been wondering how that huge chip could even fit, handheld expert Cary “The Phawx” Golumb now has the answer: the 7-inch handheld will apparently have no internal battery taking up space. The Win 5 is designed to either be plugged into the wall, with a gaming laptop sized 180-watt charger providing the juice — or powered by a big 80 watt-hour external battery “backpack” that will (only? additionally?) be sold separately.Breaking news! The GPD WIN 5 is expected to make its debut at Chinajoy 2025 pic.twitter.com/G6cwqajspJ— GPD Game Consoles (@softwincn) July 24, 2025We can see the full spec sheet for the new Win 5 in the Phawx’s video, and as he notes, GPD had to make its Win 5 larger than the Win 4 even before you add that backpack battery. While the Win 4 is a compact 6-inch handheld with a 45 watt-hour pack, the Win 5 with its 7-inch screen will be narrower but thicker than the Asus ROG Ally X handheld — which is an apt comparison, considering that handheld similarly pairs a 7-inch screen with an 80 watt-hour battery pack.Here, though, the battery will add extra girth: it’s roughly 4 inches (110mm) wide and tall, and 0.7 inches (18mm) deep; it’s not clear how it attaches yet, as GPD has only shared the one dark video of the Win 5 filmed from the front, but the spec sheet mentions a “Battery to Host Dedicated Connector” as an accessory, so it might require plugging in a cable.If you’re curious what the handheld’s controls might look like in better light, I tried brightening it up:Other intriguing things we can see in the full spec sheet include:A 120Hz variable refresh rate screen, where the Win 4 was limited to 60HzTwo configs: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16C/32T/ Radeon 8060S) or AI Max 385 (8C/16T/ Radeon 8050S)32, 64, or even the full 128GB of unified memory AMD offers for these chipsUSB-4 with 100W PD charging and 8K/60 DP outputTwo fans and four heat pipes for coolingAn optional HDMI and USB dock with a “battery charging slot,” presumably for the external batteryNo mention of any integrated keyboard, whereas previous Win devices had a hidden keyboard underneath a sliding screenYou can peruse the whole sheet at your leisure in the Phawx’s video or the screenshots we took from Phawx (with his permission) below. Be sure to tap a couple of times to make them large enough for full reading.

Streaming has become a tangled web of subscriptions, and now Comcast says it can help by putting all your services into one hub. Comcast is launching a new hub on its set-top boxes, called the StreamStore, where you can buy and manage subscriptions for more than 450 streaming apps and channels.The StreamStore lives within Xfinity’s Xumo Stream Box and on X1 devices. It’s also available on the web, and features a collection of more than 200,000 movies and TV shows to rent or purchase. Xfinity will let you add or drop channels through the store, while tacking on new subscriptions to your monthly internet or TV bill, further positioning the company as a sort of streaming broker. Other cable / telecom companies like Verizon have tried to step in as a digital subscription service middleman, though Comcast is taking things a step further by putting this hub on your TV. But is streaming really messy enough that you need Comcast to manage it?Some services included in the StreamStore include Netflix, Peacock, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, Hulu, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max, and over 100 “niche” streaming subscriptions, according to LightReading. Xfinity already offers its own StreamSaver bundle, which includes a subscription to Apple TV Plus, Netflix with ads, and Peacock’s ad-supported plan for $15 per month.The bundle is, of course, available through the StreamStore, and Xfinity says it plans on bringing new streaming bundles, apps, and “enhanced subscription management and activation capabilities” to the hub in the future.(Disclosure: Comcast is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company.)

Chromebooks aren't the device for everyone. ChromeOS is a very limited operating system, but it does have a few standout features that make it a compelling operating system. Unfortunately, for those of us who require more than just web apps, no amount of slick features will make Chromebooks a worthwhile investment.

Whether you have an aging gaming PC, a laptop that can barely run Windows anymore, or, like me, you've upgraded your PC but still have old components from your previous build, it may still have a purpose.

In the world of smart homes, there are plenty of fantastic devices out there that can integrate well with Home Assistant and your other tools, and while dedicated sensors are great for their simplicity and ease of use, costs can quickly rack up, and it can be far cheaper to build your own devices once you feel comfortable. While that's true for sensors, the savings can be exponential with more complicated hardware... and that's where this beautiful LED matrix display comes in.

Frankly, I don't remember the last time I used good ol' pencil and paper to take notes while studying. I still need to go the traditional paper-and-pen route during exams and certain assignments, but outside of that, digital note-taking has taken over almost entirely. Initially, I started typing out my notes on Google Docs, but it quickly became clear that typing wasn’t helping me retain information the way handwriting did.

DJI barely sells drones in the United States anymore. The shelves are bare; resellers are jacking up prices. It appears an unofficial ban at US customs is to blame. But on Amazon, you can now buy a drone that's a a dead ringer for the DJI Mini 4 Pro - the SkyRover X1 - for a reasonable $758. And that's probably because DJI made it happen.There's evidence suggesting so, and DJI was not able to deny the SkyRover X1 was a DJI product one day after we reached out.As reported by DroneXL, security researchers have discovered the SkyRover X1 not only has the same specs, features, and an incredibly similar app to the one DJI provides for its dro …Read the full story at The Verge.

This week, I take a look at the surprisingly strong state of Google, Meta gets a new chief AI researcher, and more. If you haven't already, be sure to check out this week's Decoder episode about deepfakes and where they are headed.Also, do you use an AI coding tool like Cursor or GitHub Copilot? I'd love to know what works and what doesn't…"I think we are doing very well through this moment"After spending time with Google executives during the company's I/O conference in May, it was clear that they were feeling confident. Now, I'm beginning to see why.ChatGPT is not making Google Search obsolete. If anything, AI is making Google st …Read the full story at The Verge.

This is one of those SSDs you don't pass up, if you're looking for tons of speedy storage at a great price. Western Digital has a pretty solid reputation in the world of storage, and its WD Black line is known for offering some of the best performance products that you can buy right now.

If you use a Raspberry Pi, you need an SD card flashing tool to install the operating system. Supplanting Balena Etcher, the Raspberry Pi Imager includes everything we need to set up a Raspberry Pi operating system. However, hidden within that straightforward tool is another interface, which means you no longer have to spend time configuring every Wi-Fi connection and SSH password.

Apart from being a freelance writer, I run a small marketing agency that helps brands with content creation, social media ads, and email campaigns. While it is a small business, I have a few employees who work with me, along with several clients with multiple deliverables for each of them. As someone managing the entire business by myself, it often gets overwhelming to keep track of all the work, projects, deliverables, timelines, finances, and whatnot. Owing to this, I have been looking for resource planning and management software for a long time. Now, there isn’t a scarcity of such tools out there. ERP solutions are plentiful, but most of them cost a substantial amount of money. Considering that this is a small business, I’m not willing to make that investment as yet. So, I started looking for software that could be self-hosted — to avoid paying hefty fees.