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If you’ve ever looked at your Apple devices and thought, “Hmm… maybe I can fix this myself,” Apple is finally giving you the green light — without the side-eye from Genius Bar staff. Apple’s Self Service Repair Store, launched in 2022, has let users in select regions buy or rent the parts and tools needed to fix their devices. And the best part is that these aren’t sketchy third-party knockoffs; they’re the official Apple-approved bits and pieces, complete with manuals that walk you through every twist, screw, and cable. Today’s update is a big one. Apple has added parts for…

Thick As Thieves, the immersive sim heist game by Otherside Entertainment, has a launch date. A new trailer that premiered during today’s Triple-i Initiative revealed the game is coming on May 20.Set in an alternative version of the 1910’s in the fictional Scottish city of Kilcairn, Thick As Thieves is a stealth adventure that can be played alone or in two-player co-op (the game recently ditched its PvPvE mode). Players control thieves who must uncover the secrets of the Constabulary and the mysteries surrounding the nobility by breaking into guarded areas and swiping their fortunes and learning their secrets.  The dynamic…

The Acer Predator Helios 18 AI is down to $2,539.99, a $560 saving off its $3,099.99 comp value, and it represents the kind of spec sheet that leaves very little on the table. An RTX 5080 with GDDR7, a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9, and a 250Hz Mini-LED panel at 1000 nits add up to a gaming laptop that doesn’t ask you to compromise anywhere that matters. What you’re getting The RTX 5080 is the obvious headline, and the 16GB of GDDR7 backing it up is the detail worth paying attention to. GDDR7 delivers significantly higher memory bandwidth than GDDR6,…

Last month, I visited Warframe developer Digital Extremes’ office in London, Ontario, of Canada, to hang out with the team behind Soulframe for a couple of days, interview its various discipline leads, and learn about this studio’s first game in nearly a decade. It was during those initial interviews that I learned Soulframe was a game Digital Extremes committed to making before asking its “corporate overlords,” which is Tencent, the Chinese-based megagiant publisher that acquired Leyou, the company that owned a majority stake in the developer. In the words of Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair, the team begged for forgiveness (instead…

Update (8:45 AM PT): Spotify has now officially begun rolling out the feature globally, confirming that you can disable all video content across music and podcasts. The new controls are being added to settings across mobile, desktop, web, and TV. The company will also allow Premium and Basic users across Individual, Duo, Family, and Student plans, along with free users, to control how video content appears in the app. If you find Spotify’s music videos annoying, you will soon be able to turn them off. Spotify is adding new video controls that will let you turn off any and all…

If your Mac has been running for weeks without a restart and it feels sluggish, there is a very specific reason for that. Researchers at Photon have uncovered a macOS bug that functions exactly like a ticking time bomb. After 49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes, and 47 seconds of continuous uptime, your Mac quietly loses the ability to establish new internet connections. Apps stop working, websites fail to load, and your CPU starts working significantly harder than it should. So what exactly is happening inside your Mac? The bug lives in how macOS tracks time for managing network connections.…

While the rest of the world is arguing about charging times, a Chinese automaker just launched an electric sedan that lets you swap its entire battery pack faster than most people make a decent cup of coffee.  GAC Aion officially unveiled the RT Super on April 8, 2026 (via CarNewsChina), a mid-size sedan with an entry price of roughly $13,000, as part of the company’s battery rental or subscription scheme. In other words, buyers pay for the car body upfront while leasing the battery separately for around $58 per month.  How does RT Super’s battery subscription model work? Although it…

If you were hoping to get your hands on the Galaxy Z TriFold, this might be your last shot at buying one. Samsung is apparently bringing back the Galaxy Z TriFold one more time in the US. The company seems to have plans to restock the trifolding phone later this week, through both online and in Samsung Experience stores across the country. Samsung has shared that the timing in a media note shared with 9to5Google, with the online listing already being updated with a countdown timer, which ends at 9 AM ET on April 10. Why this might really be…

Windows 11 users may finally get relief from one of its most annoying slowdowns. According to Windows Latest, Microsoft is reworking Quick Settings and the right-click menu so they respond immediately, two features you likely use dozens of times a day. Right now, both can lag enough to feel unreliable. Tap Wi-Fi or sound and the panel may take a few seconds to appear, with some toggles updating later. Microsoft says it’s testing changes to remove that lag as part of a broader effort to improve responsiveness across Windows 11. The same work also targets the right-click menu, which will…

AMD has locked in the price for its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, and it lands high at $899. This is a flagship desktop chip aimed at people who rely on fast systems every day and don’t want to rebuild everything just to get there. The processor introduces a dual 3D V-Cache setup, which AMD is using to push both gaming and heavy workloads forward at the same time. It also fits into the current AM5 ecosystem, so users with compatible boards and memory can upgrade without replacing the core of their system. It goes on sale April 22, though there’s no…