NVIDIA’S RTX 5070 Ti end of life may hit you now

The RTX 5070 Ti is vanishing from shelves as ASUS moves its cards to end of life status and retailers report supply droughts. Prices are already rising in the US and Australia.
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Microsoft may soon let you stream your Xbox games for free, with ads and playtime limits

Microsoft could soon launch its rumored ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming, with notices already appearing prematurely for some gamers.
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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in October 2026
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in October 2026

I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term …

MSI’s AMD Claw A8 finally nears U.S. release after months of global delays

MSI’s Claw A8 handheld, powered by Ryzen Z2 Extreme, is finally nearing U.S. availability after months of unclear delays, entering a competitive and price-sensitive handheld gaming landscape.
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Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need to run a well pump?
Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need to run a well pump?

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar system, but most of it assumes a suburban house with city water and a long list of optional loads. Rural homes play by different rules, and when your water comes from a well, keeping the lights …

Texas-sized 10-4, good buddy: 40 electric semi trucks set to hit Texas’ highway
Texas-sized 10-4, good buddy: 40 electric semi trucks set to hit Texas’ highway

LA-based logistics firm Nevoya is doing its part to reduce air pollution on Texas’ highways by deploying fully forty (40) battery-electric semi trucks on their new Houston-Dallas commercial trucking route.

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Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down

Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some pretty serious bugs, the first one introduced. The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users […]

Plug-in Porsche models outsold ICE in Europe for the first time in 2025
Plug-in Porsche models outsold ICE in Europe for the first time in 2025

Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid Porsche models outsold its ICE-powered models on its home continent in 2025 – and nearly 1 in 3 Porsches sold was 100% electric.

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Even oil states know EVs are the future: UAE opens 60-stall DCFC hub
Even oil states know EVs are the future: UAE opens 60-stall DCFC hub

Middle Eastern petrostates aren’t known for betting against an ever-increasing demand for oil – but the UAE does have a reputation for being able to read the room. So, when a massive and highly visible DC fast-charging hub opens on a key UAE highway, i…

Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg’s touch-based effects in 13 years
Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg’s touch-based effects in 13 years

The Kaoss Pad has seen many different iterations, but the mainline effect unit and sampler hasn’t received an update since the launch of the KP3+ in 2013. Korg has finally given it the attention it deserves with the release of the Kaoss Pad V. Rather than a dramatic reimagining of what a Kaoss Pad is, […]