Prosecutors say the OS erased evidence, but advocates warn the case could criminalize security tools.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us ... phone.html
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- 28 Jul 2026, 01:32
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] US Prosecutors Charge Atlanta Man After GrapheneOS Phone Wipes Itself During Airport Search
- Replies: 0
- Views: 34
- 25 Jul 2026, 01:52
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Microsoft Confirms Every Windows PC Is Trackable And How It Can Lead To Your Arrest
- Replies: 0
- Views: 766
[TWEAKTOWN] Microsoft Confirms Every Windows PC Is Trackable And How It Can Lead To Your Arrest
Microsoft confirmed Windows assigns a persistent Global Device ID (GDID) during setup or Microsoft account sign-in, stored locally and server-side, that uniquely links an installation to a user, survives updates, is unchangeable, and enabled Microsoft to trace a suspect's PC across VPNs and borders ...
- 24 Jul 2026, 01:36
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] This $299 Flip Phone Is The Anti-Smartphone, Promises To Save You From Doomscrolling Hell
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1014
[TECHSPOT] This $299 Flip Phone Is The Anti-Smartphone, Promises To Save You From Doomscrolling Hell
The Light Flip is an old-school phone with no social media, web browsing, or shopping apps.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113222-29 ... e-you.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113222-29 ... e-you.html
- 24 Jul 2026, 01:33
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] The Marines' New AI Gun Can Track And Target People, Even Though It's Marketed As Anti-Drone
- Replies: 0
- Views: 326
[TECHSPOT] The Marines' New AI Gun Can Track And Target People, Even Though It's Marketed As Anti-Drone
While the AI platform is designed to take down drones, it also appears capable of autonomously targeting ground targets, including humans, though its maker says an operator must issue the command to fire.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113197-us ... urret.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113197-us ... urret.html
- 24 Jul 2026, 01:31
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] Gig Economy Workers And Amazon Staff Are Increasingly Dependent On Food Stamps And Medicaid, Says Federal Report
- Replies: 0
- Views: 82
[TECHSPOT] Gig Economy Workers And Amazon Staff Are Increasingly Dependent On Food Stamps And Medicaid, Says Federal Report
Amazon workers' reliance on the programs has tripled since 2020.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113215-gi ... -food.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113215-gi ... -food.html
- 22 Jul 2026, 23:22
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHRADAR] "VPNs Are Lawful Technical Tools", Says EU Court In Landmark Anne Frank Copyright
- Replies: 0
- Views: 313
[TECHRADAR] "VPNs Are Lawful Technical Tools", Says EU Court In Landmark Anne Frank Copyright
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that publishers and VPN providers aren't liable for copyright infringement.
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priva ... ght-ruling
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priva ... ght-ruling
- 22 Jul 2026, 23:14
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Sony's Decision To End Physical Discs Could Destroy The $7.2 Billion Second-Hand Games Market, Per Analysis
- Replies: 0
- Views: 104
[TWEAKTOWN] Sony's Decision To End Physical Discs Could Destroy The $7.2 Billion Second-Hand Games Market, Per Analysis
A new analysis puts a dollar figure on what Sony's PlayStation disc cutoff means for resale, trade-ins, and lending once digital-only becomes the default.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112774/sonys-decision-to-end-physical-discs-could-destroy-the-dollars7-2-billion-second-hand-games-market-per ...
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112774/sonys-decision-to-end-physical-discs-could-destroy-the-dollars7-2-billion-second-hand-games-market-per ...
- 22 Jul 2026, 23:11
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, And Other US Tech Giants Are Hiding $1.65 Trillion In AI debt
- Replies: 0
- Views: 129
[TECHSPOT] Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, And Other US Tech Giants Are Hiding $1.65 Trillion In AI debt
The debt is legal and technically disclosed, but buried in SEC footnotes most investors never see.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113206-am ... iding.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113206-am ... iding.html
- 22 Jul 2026, 00:22
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Future GPUs, CPUs And Smartphones Could Get Pricier As TSMC Hikes Chip Prices
- Replies: 0
- Views: 248
[TWEAKTOWN] Future GPUs, CPUs And Smartphones Could Get Pricier As TSMC Hikes Chip Prices
TSMC is set to raise chip prices by about 10%, indicating that products such as GPUs, CPUs, and smartphones could get even more expensive.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112738/f ... index.html
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112738/f ... index.html
- 21 Jul 2026, 03:20
- Forum: General
- Topic: [GAMERS NEXUS] The DRAM Crisis: 600% Price Increases By Micron, SK Hynix, & Samsung
- Replies: 0
- Views: 247
[GAMERS NEXUS] The DRAM Crisis: 600% Price Increases By Micron, SK Hynix, & Samsung
The memory industry is facing yet another antitrust lawsuit and investigation into illegal price fixing and cartel-like behavior as DRAM prices skyrocket 300-700%, depending on which memory you're shopping for.
We dig through the 100+ page document for the new lawsuit, cover the history of DRAM ...
We dig through the 100+ page document for the new lawsuit, cover the history of DRAM ...
- 20 Jul 2026, 23:19
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] Windows 11 Bloat Proves Too Much For Microsoft's New 8GB Surface Laptop
- Replies: 0
- Views: 651
[TECHSPOT] Windows 11 Bloat Proves Too Much For Microsoft's New 8GB Surface Laptop
Reviews of the new devices are now in, and, as expected, 8GB of memory is simply not enough to run Windows 11 smoothly.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113177-wi ... w-8gb.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113177-wi ... w-8gb.html
- 17 Jul 2026, 23:58
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TOM'S HARDWARE] Florida Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing $220,000 In Crypto Using Malware Hidden In Steam Games - 8,000 Devices Infected
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1930
[TOM'S HARDWARE] Florida Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing $220,000 In Crypto Using Malware Hidden In Steam Games - 8,000 Devices Infected
The 21-year-old allegedly financed and marketed the infected games.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-indus ... gift-cards
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-indus ... gift-cards
- 17 Jul 2026, 00:08
- Forum: General
- Topic: [GAMERS NEXUS] The Hard Drive Cartel - Criminal Conspiracy & Price Fixing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2819
[GAMERS NEXUS] The Hard Drive Cartel - Criminal Conspiracy & Price Fixing
The makers of hard drive suspension assembly components have, in some countries, been investigated for cartel-like collusion, bid-rigging, and antitrust behavior.
The suspension assembly business consolidated into just three companies, and then two, leading to the collapse of a competitive market ...
The suspension assembly business consolidated into just three companies, and then two, leading to the collapse of a competitive market ...
- 15 Jul 2026, 15:01
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: [TOM'S HARDWARE] PS5 Emulation Ramps Up In Response To Sony Killing Physical Games
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4710
[TOM'S HARDWARE] PS5 Emulation Ramps Up In Response To Sony Killing Physical Games
PS5 titles now booting across different emulators with rapid community development for both 2D and 3D games.
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-ramps-up-in-wake-of-sonys-end-to-physical-media-ps5-titles-now-booting-across-different-emulators-with-rapid-community ...
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-ramps-up-in-wake-of-sonys-end-to-physical-media-ps5-titles-now-booting-across-different-emulators-with-rapid-community ...
- 14 Jul 2026, 18:38
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] China's Courts Say Your Digital Game Items Are Inheritable – Steam And The West Disagree
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3279
[TECHSPOT] China's Courts Say Your Digital Game Items Are Inheritable – Steam And The West Disagree
A widow just won half of her late husband's $7,375 in-game weapon.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113100-ch ... -west.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113100-ch ... -west.html
- 14 Jul 2026, 00:48
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] New York Hospital Replaces 12 Nurses With AI, Prompting Warnings Over Patient Care Dangers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4710
[TECHSPOT] New York Hospital Replaces 12 Nurses With AI, Prompting Warnings Over Patient Care Dangers
The layoffs come only months after nurses went on strike and won protections against AI.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113092-ne ... pting.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113092-ne ... pting.html
- 14 Jul 2026, 00:46
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TECHSPOT] Data Shows Physical PlayStation Games Can Be Up To 90% Cheaper Than Their Digital Versions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3344
[TECHSPOT] Data Shows Physical PlayStation Games Can Be Up To 90% Cheaper Than Their Digital Versions
Once Sony ends disc production in 2028, newer games will only be available at full digital price.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113064-da ... up-90.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113064-da ... up-90.html
- 10 Jul 2026, 20:12
- Forum: General
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Meta's Next Smart Glasses To Be Secretly Always Watching, Always Listening
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8485
[TWEAKTOWN] Meta's Next Smart Glasses To Be Secretly Always Watching, Always Listening
The device processes data via AI without storing raw footage, raising privacy concerns since users and others nearby may be unknowingly recorded without access to the recordings.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112561/metas-next-smart-glasses-to-be-secretly-always-watching-always-listening/index ...
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112561/metas-next-smart-glasses-to-be-secretly-always-watching-always-listening/index ...
- 10 Jul 2026, 20:07
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Open-Source Windows Alternative ReactOS Runs Half-Life 2 On A GTX 960
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10180
[TWEAKTOWN] Open-Source Windows Alternative ReactOS Runs Half-Life 2 On A GTX 960
A YouTuber posted 10 hours of Half-Life 2 gameplay showing ReactOS running the game at 1440p on a GTX 960 with legacy NVIDIA 368.61 drivers, reportedly at about 60 FPS with 6x MSAA and 16x anisotropic filtering.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112482/open-source-windows-alternative-reactos-runs ...
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112482/open-source-windows-alternative-reactos-runs ...
- 09 Jul 2026, 04:28
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: [TWEAKTOWN] Even DDR4 RAM Is Not Safe From The RAMpocalypse, Prices Rose Over 50% In Q3 2026
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15231
[TWEAKTOWN] Even DDR4 RAM Is Not Safe From The RAMpocalypse, Prices Rose Over 50% In Q3 2026
Memory prices across DDR3, DDR4, and DDR5 are all climbing through Q3 2026, with DDR4 seeing a reported 50% jump driven by enterprise SSD demand.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112541/e ... index.html
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112541/e ... index.html