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Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. If you’re a baker, the yellow category in today’s Connections puzzle should be a breeze for you. My favorite category today was …

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If you use Firefox, you should check which version you currently have installed. On Friday, March 14, certain extensions and streaming services may stop working on older versions of Firefox. The reason for this? The expiry of a critical root certificate. This also includes a version of DRM that’s required to use various streaming services …

Update Firefox now! Extensions and streaming sites could break otherwise Read More »

Image: Foundry If you need to “remote” in to a local PC while on vacation. there’s a new way to do it: the Windows App, which is replacing the Remote Desktop app within Windows. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app is one of the easier ways to remotely connect to a PC while you’re out and about, …

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: The AI world needs a lot of data, and that data needs to move much faster onto next-gen storage hardware. The PCI Special Interest Group is working on PCIe 6.0 and 7.0 standards to ease the pain with data throughput, …

Micron and Astera demo first PCIe 6.0 SSD, delivering 27GBps sequential read speeds Read More »

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Rumor mill: Following the disappointing launches of Nvidia’s RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 graphics cards, the Blackwell lineup’s mainstream and entry-level products are expected to emerge soon. Unsurprisingly, they feature slightly more CUDA cores, draw more power, and upgrade …

Nvidia RTX 5050, 5060, and 5060 Ti specs leaked, slight core and TDP boosts expected Read More »

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: Recent solar energy research highlights the potential for a future where solar panels play a pivotal role in reducing dependence on carbon-emitting energy sources. As scientists develop more efficient solar cells, this vision becomes increasingly within reach and …

Rooftop solar panels could help mitigate climate change with widespread adoption Read More »

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Go low-tech: Over the last few years, Volkswagen has removed physical buttons in its vehicles, choosing to bake control settings into its infotainment panel. Now, the company is backtracking. It’s a controversial trend that has stirred monumental debate within the auto …

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GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 572.75 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 572.70. A GeForce driver is an incredibly complex piece of software, We have an army of software engineers constantly adding features and fixing bugs. These changes are checked into the main driver branches, which are eventually run through a massive QA …

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Image: Anker There are two types of people in this world: those who consider power banks essential, and those who haven’t come around just yet. You never want to be caught with a dead phone, right? Well, a power bank is your solution to low phone battery while out and about. The Anker Zolo is …

Anker’s tiny power bank with a built-in USB-C cable is just $13 (50% off) Read More »

In 2024, Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer said that he wanted handheld gaming PCs to feel more like an Xbox. But as the saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself. Thus, Microsoft is reportedly working on its own handheld Xbox PC console. The console, code-named “Keenan,” is apparently so far along …

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld leaks — and it could be coming this year Read More »