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April 7, 2025

Framework Stops Selling Base-Model Laptops, Citing Trump's Taiwan Tariffs

San Francisco-based Framework hits pause on offering the base-model Framework 13 laptop.

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April 7, 2025

The Top 5 Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Games, Ranked

When the Switch 2 comes out on June 5, these are the games you should play first.

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April 7, 2025

How Do Switch 1 Games Actually Look on the Switch 2?

Do the higher frame rates and 4K resolutions make older titles look that much better? I played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and m...

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April 7, 2025

Don't Skip These Video Games: 8 Hot Titles You Should Buy in April

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and South of Midnight are just three must-own console and PC releases dropping...

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April 7, 2025

Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 104%

The president is demanding that China withdraw its own tariffs by tomorrow or else the US will increase its own tariffs on Chinese goods by...

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April 7, 2025

Gamers Troll Elon Musk During Path of Exile 2 Live Stream

The live stream was supposed to show off Starlink's ability to support game streaming on a jet. But Path of Exile 2 players took the opportu...

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April 7, 2025

New Design Means SpaceX Can Launch More Starlink Satellites at a Time

The company's new 'V2 Mini Optimized' satellite is 22% lighter than the earlier model, enabling the Falcon 9 rocket to carry more Starlink s...

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April 7, 2025

Google Expands Its Conversational 'AI Mode' Search Option

Google is also adding AI Mode to the Lens feature of its Google app for Android and iOS.

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April 7, 2025

'Signalgate' Screw-Up Blamed on iPhone Contact Suggestions Feature

An October request for comment from Jeffrey Goldberg landed him in the middle of a major story months later thanks to a merged iPhone contac...

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April 7, 2025

Apple Reportedly Flew in 5 Plane Loads of iPhones to Dodge Trump Tariffs

Apple might be able to avoid raising prices in the US for now, as its warehouses are stocked for months, The Times of India reports.

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April 7, 2025

Congrats, You Filed Your Taxes! Now Tell Us Which Tax Prep App Is Best

How do you file income taxes? Whether for personal taxes or a business, grade the software you use, and you'll be entered to win $250 to spe...

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April 6, 2025

Apple Preparing 'Major Shake-Up' for 20th-Anniversary iPhone

It's still two years away, but Apple could release a foldable phone and a Pro model that makes 'more extensive’ use of glass to celebrate tw...

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April 6, 2025

Hands On With Copilot Pages: Using AI to Organize and Enhance Notes in Real Time

At Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary Event, the company revealed the productivity-focused Copilot Pages feature. I was there to see how it works.

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April 6, 2025

Microsoft Releases Generative AI-Produced Version of '90s Classic Quake II

The demo is built on Microsoft Muse, a generative AI model it rolled out earlier in 2025, that can copy existing games based on training dat...

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April 6, 2025

How Do You Connect? Rate Your Home and Office Networking Equipment to Win

All the devices on your home or work network—Wi-Fi and mesh routers, cable modems, network attached storage (NAS) devices—are fair game for...

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April 6, 2025

Apple's M4 Silicon Tested and Compared—in All the New Macs

We stacked up the very latest iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and MacBook Air and Pro models to see how the different flavors and implementation...

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April 6, 2025

Amazon Kindle Rolls Out AI-Powered Recap Feature

The new feature will help you get up to speed on major plot points, characters and story arcs before you dive into your latest read.

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April 6, 2025

7 Xbox Innovations That Changed Console Gaming Forever

As Microsoft turns 50, it's important to remember its impact is much bigger than just Windows. Since its introduction in 2001, the Xbox has...

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April 5, 2025

Meta to Start Swapping Fact-Checks for Community Notes Next Week

Meta's model is built using X's open-source algorithm for Community Notes. The notes will show up across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads bu...

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April 5, 2025

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is a Gorgeous Switch 2 Game That Blows My Mind

Retro Studios' upcoming shooter makes fantastic use of the Nintendo Switch 2's next-gen power to deliver beautiful graphics, 120fps frame ra...

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April 5, 2025

Elon Musk’s X Introduces Stricter Regulations on Parody Accounts

Parody accounts must use a different profile picture from the person or organization they imitate and include identifying keywords in their...

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April 5, 2025

Copilot Search: I Tried Microsoft's New AI Answer Tool (and You Can Too)

Copilot Search will make you want to use Bing again. I gave the AI search tool a try at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event in Redmond, but i...

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April 5, 2025

Analyst Says $2,300 iPhone Possible Following Trump Tariffs

The iPhone 16 Pro Max, currently the most expensive iPhone at $1,599, could retail for almost $2,300—but only if Apple chooses to pass all t...

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April 5, 2025

Survey Ends Sunday: Rate Your Desktop PC at Home or Work

Towers, mini PCs, AIOs, high-end gaming rigs: They're all fair game in this survey. Rate yours now, and you'll be entered in a $250 sweepsta...

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April 5, 2025

A Surface History: Microsoft’s Ever-Evolving Vision for the Future of Computing

With its wide-ranging family of hardware, Microsoft has reimagined how we compute—again and again. As the company turns 50, let's revisit th...

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April 5, 2025

AI for Interior Design: How I Used ChatGPT to Pick the Perfect Paint Color

OpenAI's new image generator helped me narrow down hues from well-known brands by creating mockups of each room in my house—no paintbrush re...

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April 5, 2025

Netflix Scraps ‘Netflix Stories’ Interactive Mobile Game Series

The series of games will remain available to play on Netflix’s platform, while the streaming giant turns its focus to other areas of the gam...

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April 5, 2025

The General Public Is a Lot More Worried About AI Than AI Experts

The Pew Center found that AI pessimism was even more common among female AI experts than male experts.

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April 5, 2025

The Microsoft Excel World Champion Isn't Worried About Copilot Beating Him (Yet)

Reigning spreadsheet champ Michael Jarman thinks he's still smarter than AI, but are his days numbered? Here's what it takes to dominate the...

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April 4, 2025

Do You Use AI Chatbots or Image Generators? Rate Your Favorites to WIN

ChatGPT or Gemini? Grok or Midjourney? Generative AI is hard to avoid nowadays, but which one is your favorite? Share your thoughts for a ch...

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April 4, 2025

FCC to Weigh Loosening Power Limit Rules for Starlink

SpaceX has been urging the FCC to revise the 'equivalent power flux density' rules, calling them outdated and a barrier to delivering better...

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April 4, 2025

What to Stream This Weekend

Some interesting B-movies from the last couple of years get their chance to shine on streaming along with new shows about ERs and end-of-lif...

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April 4, 2025

PC Vendors Scramble to Figure Out How Much Tariffs Will Cost Them (and You)

PC makers might try to absorb some of the tariff cost themselves. Vietnam could also strike a deal with Trump. But price increases appear im...

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April 4, 2025

TikTok Lives On: Trump Extends Ban Deadline for Another 75 Days

With an April 5 deadline looming, Trump gives TikTok another reprieve, citing 'tremendous progress' on a deal. It's probably illegal, but wh...

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April 4, 2025

The Best Mobile Tax Apps for 2025

Want to do your taxes away from your desk? We test and rate the best mobile tax apps that let you prepare and file your return from your pho...

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April 4, 2025

The Best Tax Software for 2025

We test and rate the top online tax services to help you find the best one for filing quickly and accurately—and for getting the largest pos...

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April 4, 2025

The Best 4K Monitors for 2025

Fast becoming mainstays of gamers and creative pros, 4K monitors are falling in price—but getting more complicated to buy. Here's how to sho...

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April 4, 2025

Learn How to Perfect Your Payroll Processes with Intuit QuickBooks

Tax season can be tough on payroll departments. Let Intuit QuickBooks make tasks quicker, easier, and safer.

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April 4, 2025

A Copilot Never Forgets: Microsoft's AI Gets a Memory, Extended 'Vision'

On its 50th anniversary, Microsoft rolls out upgrades for Copilot intended to help you have more natural and useful conversations with its A...

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April 4, 2025

Donald Trump Just Ruined Your Switch 2 Preorder Plans

Nintendo will no longer begin Switch 2 preorders on April 9, so it can 'assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market condition...

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April 4, 2025

Canada Hits Back at Trump's Tariffs by Cancelling More Starlink Contracts

In a shot at Trump's ally Elon Musk, Canada's Yukon territory plans to cancel non-essential Starlink accounts, stop rebates for Tesla vehicl...

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April 4, 2025

Apple's iOS 18.4 Is Causing CarPlay Connectivity Issues

The music tab has disappeared for some, while others report dropped connections.

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April 4, 2025

Elon Musk Faces Billion-Dollar EU Fine for Failing to Curb Disinformation on X

X says that would be an 'unprecedented act of political censorship and an attack on free speech.'

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April 4, 2025

Was 'War Plans' Signal Chat Unlawful or Just Stupid? Pentagon Wants to Know

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general is investigating whether Pete Hegseth broke any rules around classification and records retention. T...

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April 4, 2025

A Visual History: Microsoft Windows Over the Decades

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, an...

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April 4, 2025

Sales Are Down, Threats Are Up: Starlink Installers Hit by Anti-Musk Backlash

In Canada, frustration with the Trump administration has made Elon Musk persona non grata, which has led to in-person confrontations and onl...

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April 4, 2025

9 Microsoft Missteps You May Have Forgotten

In 50 years, Microsoft has hit plenty of home runs, but these nine products were not among them. (Hey again, Bob!)

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April 4, 2025

I Chatted With Bill Gates About How He Became the Ultimate Computer Nerd

In his new book, Source Code, Gates recalls a unique childhood that led him to build a technology empire. We talk BASIC, old PCs, Microsoft'...

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April 4, 2025

Rate Your Favorite PC Hardware, Peripherals, and Components to Win

This survey covers everything you would attach to or install in a PC: Monitors, keyboards, mice, and graphics cards. Plus—for the DIY builde...

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April 3, 2025

Trump Warns Foreign Chip Makers: Your Tariffs Are 'Starting Very Soon'

Semiconductors are exempt under Trump's initial round of reciprocal tariffs, but not for long, the president tells reporters on Air Force On...