Windows 11 File Explorer is getting the fix it should’ve had years ago

Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer fixes go beyond preloading, with work targeting launch order, disk reads, hangs, and visual delays that have made the app feel slower than it should.

Energizer’s new coin batteries won’t cause ingestion burns if swallowed
Energizer’s new coin batteries won’t cause ingestion burns if swallowed

Energizer has announced a new line of lithium coin batteries it claims are the world’s first to eliminate the risk of ingestion burns if swallowed. Its Ultimate Child Shield line includes three sizes available starting today – 2032, 2025, and 2016 – that are commonly used in devices like remotes, wearables, and trackers such as […]

Remarkable’s next E Ink digital notepad skips the color screen
Remarkable’s next E Ink digital notepad skips the color screen

Remarkable announced a new paper tablet today – albeit one without the advanced color screen found in its recent Paper Pro and Paper Pro Move tablets. The new Remarkable Paper Pure instead features an upgraded version of the black-and-white E Ink display found in the Remarkable 2 that launched over six years ago, and once […]

The Remarkable Paper Pure is the best digital notepad I’ve ever used
The Remarkable Paper Pure is the best digital notepad I’ve ever used

Was I writing with pen and paper, or a stylus on a tablet? It’s getting more difficult than ever to tell.  The Remarkable Paper Pure is a follow-up to 2020’s Remarkable 2 and a couple of premium color E Ink tablets. As with Remarkable’s first two digital notepads, the Paper Pure features a black-and-white E […]

Windows 11’s most important update may be the least exciting

Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 update targets the boring problems that matter most, including memory leaks, startup delays, and File Explorer behavior, with a wider rollout expected through May 2026 Patch Tuesday.

Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here’s what it is, where it lives on your computer, and what you can do about it.

Valve’s sold-out Steam Controller just became a modder’s playground

Valve has released Steam Controller CAD files under a Creative Commons license, giving modders a way to create custom shells and accessories while stock remains limited.

Massachusetts proposes ‘first in the nation’ e-bike and moped laws based on speed
Massachusetts proposes ‘first in the nation’ e-bike and moped laws based on speed

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering one of the most comprehensive micromobility regulatory overhauls we’ve seen in the US yet, proposing a new legal framework that would categorize everything from bicycles and e-bikes to electric scooters and Sur R…

Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage
Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage

Google Chrome may be taking up more of your storage than expected thanks to a large on-device AI model file that, in some cases, is being automatically downloaded to the browser’s system folders. Users who have noticed unexplained drops in their available desktop device storage are now discovering that Chrome is installing a 4GB weights.bin […]

ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets is now out of beta, and it’s kind of a big deal

ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets is out of beta and now available globally. Build, edit, and ask questions about your spreadsheets using plain language.