Western Digital has been a household name for many years. In late 2023, Western Digital announced that it is splitting into two separate companies. All platter-based hard disk drive products would remain under the Western Digital brand while all NAND Flash memory products would spin off as an independent company. Today, SanDisk, the company that…
Category: Hardware
Google tests Pixel Upgrade Program that always gives customers the newest Pixel
Ah, the yearly phone update. Manufacturers such as Google, Samsung, or Apple release new mobile phones each year. This means that the phone that you buy today is not the hottest piece of hardware after a (maximum) of one year of usage. That is a problem for users who always want the latest mobile device…
Report claims that Nvidia RTX 5000 video cards have a thermal design flaw
When Nvidia launched the initial batch of RTX 5000 video cards, it received praise for their performance but also complaints about the price. Reports from buyers appeared on various sites shortly thereafter claiming that the cards were getting incredibly hot. An analysis by Igor’s Lab, a German site focusing on hardware tests, suggests that the…
Beyond hardware: these Pixel 9 features launch with the phones
Google announced this year’s Pixel upgrade on its Made by Google event yesterday. As Google puts it, these are the most powerful Pixel devices ever. They are also the most expensive ones. You find information about the hardware features of the four Pixel devices — Pixel 9, Pro, Pro XL, and Fold — on numerous…
Google is replacing Chromecasts with Google TV Streamer boxes
Google unveiled Google TV Streamer today. The box will replace the company’s own Chromecast devices to compete against the likes of Apple TV. Here are the main details: Google says that TV Streamer supports Matter and Thread, and that it comes with Gemini technology. Here, Google says that Gemini may provide “full summaries, reviews, and…
Mouse as a Service – Logitech thinking about the “endless mouse”
If you thought that we are at a point where every company under the sun has introduced a subscription-based service, then you may not have heard of Logitech’s idea — Mouse as a service (MaaS), also called the “endless mouse”. The idea behind endless mouse is simple: create a mouse that buyers may use forever,…




