What is QoS on your router, and should you turn it on?

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

QoS is another acronym buried in your router's settings that you might have just ignored, but it may be worth turning on in some scenarios.

Jellyfin's entire setup finished faster than Plex's paywall restrictions cost me

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:17 GMT

Jellyfin is just so much better

Apple TV’s extra storage can’t do the one thing I expected from it

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:14 GMT

Why can't I use my Apple TV 4K as a home media server?

What's the difference between RAM and ROM memory?

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

RAM and ROM are two core types of memory used in every computing device, but their meanings haven't stayed the same since their inception.

Anthropic's AI submitted a false tip-off about an unsolved murder to cops

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Nvidia reportedly halts GeForce RTX 5090 production in favor of AI data center and professional GPUs

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0000

Save $10 on preorders for Nintendos remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:19:22 +0000

Physical preorders for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake are already $10 off at Amazon.

The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration ETB is close to market price — shop for $159.99

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:15:26 +0000

Get the best Pokemon TCG deal. The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is $159.99 at Amazon (close to market price).

How to change your Apple ID country (and what you should do beforehand)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Jumping between countries can be a hassle when it comes to Apple apps and services. Luckily, there's a few easy ways to get everything prepared for when you do.

I spent hours tuning rclone to replace Google Drive desktop app, but the real bottleneck wasn't what I thought

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:17 GMT

Is rclone worth the babysitting?

I checked my Google Maps settings and found my real-time location was being shared with someone

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:14 GMT

A single setting had been exposing my every move.

Engadget review recap: The best of 2026

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.

Russian modder slaps DLSS 5 onto Pac-Man with 4x Multipass

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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MoE models changed what "fits on my GPU" means, and most hardware advice hasn't caught up

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:17 GMT

My 10-year-old GPU runs 26B LLMs now, and MoE models changed everything about LLM-hosting advice

I don’t understand why everyone installs these Windows apps

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:14 GMT

They aren't as "essential" as you think.

A grief-stricken road trip, The Traitors on the go and other new indie games worth checking out

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Here's our weekly roundup of indie games to look forward to.

AnyPS5 project reaches critical GPU milestone in race to enable running PS5 games natively on PC

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

How to watch Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Free streams and TV channels for Premier League 2026/27

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:15:35 +0000

Tesla's Full Self-Driving is now called Assisted Driving in Europe

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:12:55 +0000

Tesla has renamed Full Self-Driving in Europe, as it seeks to get it approved in more countries.

Vittorio Colao defends copyright rules and the DSA in Europe’s AI debate

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:10:55 +0000

Regulation is holding back AI in Europe, but not every rule in the same way, Vittorio Colao said. The former Vodafone chief executive, now vice chairman for Eu

The RTX 3060's 12GB accidentally solved the GPU memory crisis Nvidia created

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:01:17 GMT

The GPU has outlived the GPUs that replaced it — twice

Samsung Good Lock gave my Galaxy three extra buttons I didn't know I had

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:01:14 GMT

Turning dead screen space into dedicated shortcuts.

Crazed modder straps 360mm AIO radiator to laptop, cuts temps to below 40 degrees

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Opera adds free 3GB travel eSIM to its Android browser —and I've tried it

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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5 home appliances you can supercharge with a smart plug

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:30:15 GMT

A cheap smart plug can't press buttons, but it can modernize half your house.

Ukrainian drones strike largest data center in Russia, multiple parts of 1.4 million square foot campus knocked offline

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Nvidia’s comms chief leaves after four months, Business Insider reports

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:10:51 +0000

Anna Soellner, who ran corporate communications at Nvidia, has left after about four months, Geoff Weiss reported for Business Insider. Soellner joined the chipmaker around June, acc

I tested ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini on topics I actually know, and the results were embarrassing

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:16 GMT

Plenty of answers don't stand up to scrutiny.

I gave ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity the same Android chores to see who actually deserves my power button

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:13 GMT

From flashlight and calendar moves to screen reading and tap prompts, each assistant revealed neat strengths and awkward limits.

World’s first 3D-printed remote control aircraft with a jet turbine takes flight, aims for Mach 0.8 to beat world record for fastest model aircraft

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

‘It's out of our hands anyway’: Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes says there probably isn’t a need to pause AI development despite widespread warnings

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Salesforce renames AIForce to SIForce as Trump’s AI rebrand spreads

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:48:50 +0000

Salesforce is renaming its AIForce agent platform to SIForce, chief executive Marc Benioff said on Friday, as Katherine Li reported for Business Insider. “The era of Sup

Ramp hits $60bn valuation in $1.85bn round, Bloomberg reports

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:33:32 +0000

Fintech start-up Ramp has raised about $1.85bn at a valuation of roughly $60bn, Rebecca Torrence reported for Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Dragoneer Investm

A starquake 10 billion years ago may have just sent a flash to Earth

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope traces the farthest fast radio burst yet, and its galaxy reveals a clue to what causes them.

Law firm Quinn Emanuel maps how AI data centre debt could unravel

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:23:15 +0000

A memo from US law firm Quinn Emanuel sets out how the debt behind the AI data centre boom could turn into a wave of lawsuits. Liz Hoffman reported that it was doing the rounds again this week for S

Cirrus Logic made rival bid for Synaptics, Bloomberg reports

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:16:50 +0000

Chipmaker Cirrus Logic made a surprise offer for Synaptics last month, trying to break up its agreed sale to Onsemi, Liana Baker and Yiqin Shen reported for Bloomberg. Cirrus Log

Musk review: Alex Gibneys near 4-hour doc is a scathing look at Elon Musk