With millions using AI to write Christmas cards this year, I put my scepticism aside to see whether chatbots can handle something genuinely personal.

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• 21 saat, 46 dakika

Google confirms and fixes dangerous AI hack — but there's worse to come. Do not lose your account to these attacks.

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• 21 saat, 48 dakika

There aren't many Android gaming handhelds this big, and this one will surely undercut the competition.

• Android Authority
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It turns out liking the update doesn’t mean liking everything about it.

• Android Authority
• 21 saat, 53 dakika

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold sold out in minutes despite its $2,450 price tag, with limited stock disappearing across Korea and China. The post Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold Proves People Will Pay Anything for the Next Big Thing appeared first on Phandroid .

• Phandroid
• 21 saat, 53 dakika

Anyone who’s switched from an HDD to an SSD knows that it can cut your boot time down by a noticeable margin, not to mention make performance across the board feel more snappy. That is, unless there’s something wrong with the SSD. Yes, SSDs, too, can encounter problems and run slower than expected. If you have a sluggish SSD, don’t fret. Here are my five essential tips to help you speed it up. 1. Free up space When your SSD’s space is filled up it will run a lot slower. If your SSD is at 90 percent capacity and you start to notice some performance issues, your first step should be to delete unnecessary files and folders. Another thing you can do is to disable hibernation as this could free up some disk space. Here’s how to do that: Type CMD in Windows search. Right-click on the top search result and choose Run as Administrator . Type powercfg -h and hit Enter. Once you’ve followed the steps above to clear some space in your SSD, check if there has been any improvement in the read/write speed. If it didn’t work, try the next solution. Dominic Bayley / Foundry 2. Make sure the TRIM command is running An SSD will run painfully slow if the TRIM command isn’t running. Therefore, follow these steps to ensure the TRIM command is enabled. Type CMD in the Search bar. Right-click on the top search result and select Run as Administrator . Copy and paste the command: fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify . Press Enter. If you get a 0 it means TRIM is enabled. If you get a 1 it means TRIM is disabled. If you got a 1 then type this: fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0 . Hit Enter. Dominic Bayley / Foundry This will enable the TRIM command on your system. 3. Switch to Best Performance mode In balanced mode, the SSD may not necessarily be getting enough power to run at its optimal speed. However, Best Performance mode favors performance. Here’s how to switch to Best Performance mode. Search for Power, sleep, and battery settings at the Start menu. Under Power Mode , switch to Best Performance from the drop-down menu for plugged in and on battery. Dominic Bayley / Foundry Now your PC will run in Best Performance mode and hopefully also operate your SSD a little quicker. 4. Optimize the drive If you’ve been using your SSD for some time, especially if you’ve been installing lots of applications, it’s recommended to optimize your drive. Optimizing is simple. Just follow these steps: Search Defrag at the Start menu. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives . Select the SSD drive and click Optimize . Dominic Bayley / Foundry You just have to wait now while Windows optimizes the drive. 5. Update the firmware SSDs are not unlike other hardware in that they receive patches and updates periodically from the manufacturers. An SSD’s firmware is essential for its smooth and efficient operation, so it’s worthwhile to check for firmware updates. Here’s how to do that. Type Windows + R keys to open the Run box. In the Run box type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter. In the Device Manager window locate Disk drives and click on the arrow to expand it. Right-click on the SSD and click Update Drivers . You will be prompted for options on how you want to search for drivers. Click on Search automatically for drivers. Dominic Bayley / Foundry Windows will then search for any new updated drivers for your SSD and install them. Once the process has finished, check if your issue is resolved. Related content Best SSDs: From SATA to PCIe 5.0, from budget to premium Optimize your SSD’s speed with this obscure Windows setting Best external drives 2025: Top picks in portable storage

• PCWorld
• 21 saat, 54 dakika

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Very compact form factor with a fully-fledged i9 platform Many connections including USB4, 2.5 Gbit LAN, and triple 4K support Strong single-core performance also for development and light rendering 32GB RAM and 1TB NVMe SSD ex works, second M.2 slot for upgrades Cheaper than many current AI mini PCs with Core Ultra or Ryzen AI Cons CPU and GPU performance noticeably below the latest HX-370 and Core Ultra systems, especially for 3D and AI Chassis and cooling seem less high-quality and service-friendly than some competitors SSD somewhat slow for PCIe 4.0 level Our Verdict The Acemagic M1 with i9-13900HK is a very fast, surprisingly compact mini PC that brings classic desktop performance and near silent operation. Although it lacks an NPU and some GPU power compared to the latest AI mini PCs, it impresses with a powerful processor, many ports and an attractive price. If you mainly run office, development, and moderate media workloads, you’ll get a lot of computing power in a small form factor. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed 539 Euro Best Prices Today: Acemagic M1 Retailer Price Acemagic 620,00 € View Deal Check Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Acemagic M1: The specs Processor : Intel Core i9-13900HK, 14 cores (6 Performance 8 Efficiency), 20 threads, base 2.6/1.9 GHz (P/E), turbo up to 5.4 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache Graphics : Intel Iris Xe Memory : 32 GB DDR4-3200 (2 × 16 GB SO-DIMM from the manufacturer Kinsotin), dual-channel, expandable up to 64 GB Internal storage : 1 TB NVMe SSD Biwin M350 (PCIe 4.0 x4), an additional M.2-2280 slot is available (expandable up to 4 TB) Front connections : 1 × USB4 Type-C (40 Gbit/s, DP 1.4, PD output), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 × 3.5 mm audio, power button Rear connections : 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 × 2.5 Gbit/s RJ45 LAN, 1 × HDMI 2.0, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × DC-In Connectivity : 1 × 2.5 Gbit/s LAN (Realtek RTL8125), Wi-Fi 6E (MediaTek MT7922), Bluetooth 5.2 Operating system : Windows 11 Pro (64 bit) Power : external 19 V power supply unit with 6.3 A (approx. 120 watts) Dimensions : 128.2 × 128.2 × 41 mm (W × D × H), 1.18lbs The manufacturer Acemagic is known for providing compact, powerful mini PCs that combine desktop performance and ease of use with an attractive price-performance ratio. On Amazon, Acemagic offers several models in the entry-level to mid-range segment, often with good ratings for price, features, and simple plug-and-play installation. Let’s see if the M1 can prove itself to be a good value in our review. The Acemagic M1 with i9-13900HK is a classic old-school performance mini PC: excellent single-core performance, very decent multi-core performance and a usable iGPU for everyday 3D and media acceleration. Acemagic M1: Design As soon as you open the box, it becomes clear where the journey is heading: as much notebook hardware as possible in as little volume as possible. The mini PC itself, the pleasingly compact 120 watt power supply unit, an HDMI cable, VESA mount with screws and a brief quick start guide are included in the box. In principle, the setup is as simple as with a notebook dock: connect the power, connect it to a display via HDMI/DP or USB-C, plug in the peripherals, and switch it on. With its housing, the Acemagic M1 with Intel Core i9-13900HK is more visually appealing than the often angular barebones from classic PC manufacturers. The flat, square housing measures 128.2 × 128.2 × 41 millimeters and weighs around 1.18lbs. This means that the computer disappears effortlessly under a monitor or on a VESA mount behind the display. The M1 is only slightly larger than the Sapphire Edge AI 370 . Christoph Hoffmann The top is simply printed with the Acemagic logo. The rounded edges give the device a much less “gaming box” look in the office than you would expect from an i9 system. The chassis is made of plastic on the outside and a metal core on the inside. Although this structure reduces the weight, it does not make the surface look quite as high-quality as the milled aluminum blocks of a Geekom A9 Max or Minisforum AI X1 Pro . A USB-C port (USB4), two USB-A ports, the combined 3.5 mm jack and the power button are located on the front. The arrangement is well thought out: headphones, a USB stick, or an external SSD can be plugged in quickly without the desk becoming cluttered with cables. Christoph Hoffmann At the rear, the M1 offers the rest of the ports: four additional USB-A sockets, 2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and the DC input. Large ventilation slots are located on the sides. The computer is clearly designed to be operated horizontally – therefore, anti-tilt rubber feet are only available on the underside. Christoph Hoffmann In practice, the computer remains relatively silent in idle mode, and in normal office operation the operating noise disappears behind any normal ambient volume. Under prolonged full load, the fan revs up and is then audible, but not shrill – more like the typical hissing noise of a compact notebook cooler. Acemagic M1: Features The centrepiece of the system is Intel’s Core i9-13900HK – a mobile high-end chip with 14 cores and 20 threads based on Raptor Lake (Intel 7), which reaches up to 5.4 GHz in Turbo mode. It was launched at the beginning of January 2023 and is therefore no longer the youngest member of the i9 series. Nevertheless, it still ranks in the upper class in practice – more on this later. Christoph Hoffmann In our configuration, it’s flanked by 32GB DDR4-3200 in dual-channel mode and a 1TB NVMe SSD (Biwin M350). Christoph Hoffmann It’s exciting that Acemagic accommodates two M.2 slots despite the compact 128 mm design: both in 2280 format – both support NVMe storage with up to 4 TB capacity. Mentioned in this article Sapphire Edge AI 370 Read our review Price When Reviewed: 749 Euro Best Prices Today: 786,00 € at Alternate The combination of 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD is sufficient for typical office and development workloads. Those who maintain large media databases, for example, can simply add a second SSD without an external housing – although access is somewhat more fiddly than with mini PCs with a magnetic lid such as the Sapphire Edge AI 370 due to the housing design. When it comes to connections, the M1 is surprisingly generous: six USB-A ports (two of them with 10 Gbit/s), a USB4 port with up to 40 Gbit/s and DisplayPort Alt mode, plus HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4. In total, three 4K monitors can be operated in parallel – a scenario that is quite realistic in practice, for example for creative professionals or in the software development environment. On the network side, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and a 2.5 Gbit/s LAN port are available. This puts the M1 slightly behind the latest AI mini PCs with Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5 Gbit LAN, but offers more than enough reserves for typical desktop use. A direct comparison with devices such as the Geekom IT15 or Geekom A9 Max clearly shows the difference in focuses: While these models shine with DDR5 RAM and partially integrated NPU, especially with AI PC features and ample upgradeability, the Acemagic M1 relies on a classic PC concept with a focus on CPU performance and many ports at a comparatively moderate price. For professional AI workloads and maximum future-proofing, enthusiasts are better off opting for the new HX-370 systems with Radeon 890M, while the M1 is easily sufficient for everyday office and creative work. Acemagic M1: Operating system The Acemagic M1 is supplied with Windows 11 Pro, which is automatically activated online after the first start. The basic setup is completed in a few minutes; we then update the system from Windows version 24H2 to 25H2. Christoph Hoffmann Before the benchmarks begin, we install all the latest Intel drivers for the Iris Xe graphics and the chipset (Intel Alder Lake-P) to ensure that the mini PC runs under optimum conditions and that all components can develop their full performance. Christoph Hoffmann Acemagic M1: Performance The Intel i9-13900HK is formally two CPU generations behind the current Core Ultra chips and Ryzen AI SoCs, but this is only noticeable at certain points in everyday use. In the PCMark 10 overall score , the M1 achieves 6,288 points, with 11,097 points in Essentials and 7,966 points in the Productivity category. In Digital Content Creation, the M1 is slightly lower at 7,633 points, but still clearly in an area where office, browser multitasking, light image editing and Full HD video editing run completely unproblematically. For comparison: a Geekom IT15 with Core Ultra 9 285H achieves 8,341 points, the Geekom A9 Max with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 achieves 7,976 points – the M1 is therefore around 20 to 25 per cent behind, without dropping noticeably in typical office workloads. Christoph Hoffmann The 3DMark CPU profile confirms this impression. With 6,172 points at maximum threads and 1,082 points in the single thread, the i9 in the M1 almost reaches the single-core performance of current HX-370 systems, which are around 1,160 points, but falls well short of their 8,300 to 8,800 points in the multi-core scaling. In practice, this means that interactive applications, compilation times, and scripts continue to benefit from the high peak performance of a single processor core, while long rendering jobs or 4K transcoding simply run faster on the new AI chips – in tests with 30-minute 4K material, a Core Ultra 9 285H sometimes only encodes for half as long as the 13900HK in the M1. Christoph Hoffmann Graphically, the Iris Xe graphics used here is in the midfield of the current iGPU landscape. With 1,467 points in 3DMark Time Spy (1,283 graphics points and 7,960 CPU points) and 863 points or 6.4 FPS in Steel Nomad Light, it’s clear that we are dealing with a machine that maxes out with eSports titles and casual games, not a replacement for an RTX or RX GPU. Measurements on mini PCs with Radeon 890M – such as Minisforum AI X1 Pro or Sapphire Edge AI 370 – show a GPU performance that is around 30 to 40 percent higher with 3,500 to 3,700 time-spy points and over 3,000 points in Steel Nomad Light; Intel’s Arc graphics in the Geekom IT15 even tops this with 4,244 time-spy points. If you’re aiming for current AAA titles with high settings, it’s therefore better to use a system with a Radeon 890M or a mini PC with a dedicated GPU; however, the M1 is sufficient for 1080p eSports in medium presets. The classification of the AI performance is interesting. Geekbench AI Pro certifies the M1 with 2,740 points (Single Precision), 1,085 points (Half Precision) and 5,213 points in the Quantised test. This puts it well below the values of modern AI platforms: Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 achieves around 7,007 points in the Quantised score, the Sapphire Edge AI 370 is at 6,616 points, a Geekom IT15 with Core Ultra 9 285H even at 8,005 points. Christoph Hoffmann The reason is simple: The 13900HK does not have a dedicated NPU, all AI workloads run via CPU and GPU. This is still sufficient for occasional image upscaling jobs, transcription or local language models in the low-parameter range, but anyone who works with AI workloads on a daily basis will be more efficient with a current Ryzen AI or Core Ultra system. The SSD performance determined by CrystalDiskMark is solid, but not spectacular, at 3,425 MB/s read and 3,284 MB/s write. These values are roughly on a par with a good PCIe 3.0 SSD and clearly below the 5,000 to 6,000 MB/s that we measured in mini PCs such as the Geekom IT15, A9 Max, or Sapphire Edge AI 370. Christoph Hoffmann Subjectively, this is hardly noticeable: Windows starts up quickly, large applications such as Visual Studio or Lightroom load fast enough, but project folders with thousands of small files still feel a touch more responsive on some of the other competitors mentioned. Is the Acemagic M1 worth it? All in all, the Acemagic M1 with i9-13900HK is a classic old-school performance mini PC: excellent single-core performance, very decent multi-core performance, a usable iGPU for everyday 3D and media acceleration, but no specialized AI hardware and its SSD values are just below the high-end level. It clearly loses out to the latest mini PCs with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 or Core Ultra 9 285H in synthetic benchmarks, but comes close enough in everyday office and creative work. The extra performance of its competitors should only be relevant for heavy users and professional AI workloads. Otherwise the M1 is a more than capable day-to-day or work mini PC.

• PCWorld
• 21 saat, 54 dakika

Google has started rolling out a new NotebookLM integration that lets you ask Gemini questions about your notebooks. The post You can now ask Gemini questions about your NotebookLM notebooks appeared first on Digital Trends .

• Digital Trends
• 21 saat, 57 dakika

Financial Times : Sources: the UK government wants Apple, Google, and others to block explicit images at the OS level by default to protect kids and have adults verify their ages —  Home Office expected to encourage companies to introduce controls  —  The UK government wants technology companies …

• Techmeme
• 21 saat, 59 dakika

iRobot promises to keep the app and devices working, at least until the new owners take over entirely.

• Android Authority
• 22 saat, 5 dakika

SEC filing reveals $248 billion in data center commitments which weren't covered by Oracle's recent results.

• TechRadar
• 22 saat, 6 dakika

Google removed the Play Store uninstall button for system apps, forcing users through Settings to roll back updates instead. The post Google Makes Uninstalling System App Updates More Complicated Than It Needs to Be appeared first on Phandroid .

• Phandroid
• 22 saat, 8 dakika

Apple today provided the first beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming three days after the launch of macOS Tahoe 26.2. Developers can download the macOS Tahoe 26.3 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required. There's no word yet on what's included in macOS Tahoe 26.3, but we'll update this article if new Mac features are found. The beta is available to developers right now, but a public beta is expected later this week. We'll likely see Apple release macOS Tahoe 26.3 at the end of January given past launch timelines. Related Roundup: macOS Tahoe 26 Related Forum: macOS Tahoe This article, " First macOS Tahoe 26.3 Beta Now Available for Developers " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

• MacRumors.com
• 22 saat, 11 dakika

Idea Spectrum Realtime Landscaping Pro is a feature rich PC-only software package designed to help you create detailed landscaping projects, with a wealth of options, and a vast library of plants and objects.

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• 22 saat, 11 dakika

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal : AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon's rivalry is moving beyond ads with explicit customer poaching efforts and lawsuits; AT&T twice blocked T-Mobile's Easy Switch tool —  T-Mobile and Verizon are looking to lure competitors' customers, while AT&T is taking legal action

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• 22 saat, 14 dakika

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal : AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon's rivalry is moving beyond ads with explicit customer poaching efforts and lawsuits; AT&T twice blocked T-Mobile's Easy Switch tool —  T-Mobile and Verizon are looking to lure competitors' customers, while AT&T is taking legal action

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