New Kindles, tiny gadgets, KillSec, cancer causes, Office 2021, surge protectors, Freckle phone, BMW iX4 and crime-scene dollhouses. My neighborhood is in the middle of hurricane season. A really big one was supposed to hit a couple of weeks ago and I slept right through it. There may be a couple more predicted before the season is over. I always do my best to make sure that my house is prepared as well as my tech. Yes, I may lose power and Internet for a period of time and I’ll survive that unless it is really an extended period. Thankfully that hasn’t been an issue at all and any damage from the storms have been very limited. Check out all of the latest headlines in this week’s news.
- Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models
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- Clicks Power Keyboard Review: Real Keys on Your Phone, With Some Trade-Offs
- Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 Review: The Classic Fleet Laptop Treads Water
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***** Get She’s Birdie 3.0 New Version – The Original Personal Safety Alarm for Women at Amazon *****
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***** Get Yubico – YubiKey 5C NFC – Multi-Factor authentication (MFA) Security Key at Amazon *****
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- Ring’s smart lock has a hand crank so it works even if the power’s out
- Europol: Leader of ‘KillSec’ Ransomware Group Is a 16-Year-Old
- Microsoft’s X Account Hacked, Posts Clippy Crypto Memes
- Your Online Shopping Cart Is Spying on You (And Selling the Evidence)
- This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap
- Hacker Linked to ShinyHunters FBI Hack Detained in Jordan
- I Asked a Privacy Tool What ChatGPT Knows About Me. The Result Was Terrifyingly Accurate
- Hackers: We Stole Data From 3,615 Trump Mobile Customers
- Asos hit by extortion hack that may have compromised some customer data
- Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
- ShinyHunters Breached FBI After Contractor Failed to Install Software Patch
- Prompt Injection: Why Hackers No Longer Need Code to Steal Your Data
- 5 hidden iOS 27 upgrades that make a big difference – and why I love them
- Google’s first Gemini 4 model is ‘Argon’
- Skip the Wait. Microsoft’s 26H2 Update Fixes the Parts You Hate Most About Windows 11
- Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
- OpenAI CEO Says the ‘World Should Accept Some Bad Things’ From AI
- Preview, edit and collaborate on Markdown (.md) files natively across Drive and Docs
- Google’s AI Phone Calls May Soon Chat to Your Mom for You
- Office 2021 support ends this month – you have 5 options
- Skydance will combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service
- HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ “will unify into a single service”
- GPT-6 is coming to all tiers of ChatGPT
- Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot
- Claude Haiku 5.5
- Microsoft Built the Best Version of Windows 11…and Put It Behind a Wall of Code
- Leaked Intel Nova Lake product list has three ‘BFC’ chips with up to 144MB of game-boosting L3 cache — next-gen CPU lineup reportedly takes shape with up to 28 cores in Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC
- Toshiba to double HDD production capacity amid devastating shortages — 65TB, 100TB drives on the roadmap for 2030 and beyond
- First Intel Panther Lake mini PC cooled with solid-state AirJet tech operates at less than 21 dBA — Aaeon claims its fanless Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air is also slimmer, lighter than actively-cooled rivals
- Cat7 vs. Cat6 Ethernet cable: Which is better for your home network?
- When are surround sound systems actually worth it over soundbars?
- Ditch Wi-Fi: How to set up a wired network at home without Ethernet – for less than $100
- How to turn your old MacBook into a home NAS server
- Why it’s important to not put your PC on the floor
- Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
- Ethernet cables can do more than just improve home internet
- The upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro is reportedly ‘significantly lighter’
- Google AI data center project investigated after 420 football fields of Finnish forest razed — trees were removed before a mandatory environmental impact assessment, say reports
- What the AI boom is doing for Americans
- Apple to Launch Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat Developed With LG
- Apple reportedly worked with LG on gadgets for its upcoming smart home push
- Why it’s important to regularly replace your surge protectors
- Is Your Alexa+ Device Randomly Singing ‘La La La’? A Fix Is On the Way
- Everything announced at Microsoft’s Windows and Surface event
- Waiting to Buy a Samsung Galaxy S26? Sorry, They All Just Got More Expensive
- The Freckle phone is here to save your kids from brainrot
- Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro camera innovations went well beyond megapixels and AI
- T-Mobile Quietly Drops Starlink Name From Its T-Satellite Website
- The warning signs that your iPhone battery needs to be replaced
- AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have officially teamed up to end coverage gaps
- How the iPhone Duo will improve your group selfies
- Apple iPhone Duo vs. Motorola Razr Ultra: How do these foldables compare?
- Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
- California will fine robotaxi companies if their vehicles block first responders
- A 47 Million Car Inspection Study Just Busted a Big EV Myth
- Gas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first time
- Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3
- The new BMW iX4 is the X4 reborn as an EV
- Who Put Bella In the Witch Elm?
- The Grim Crime-Scene Dollhouses Made by the ‘Mother of Forensics’
- Inside the Strange World of Coral Reef Crime Scenes
- 10 Classic Novels Perfect For an Autumn Read
- How the Hidden Sounds of Horror Movie Soundtracks Freak You Out
- New forensic evidence supports Egyptian “retainer sacrifice”
- Would You Confess Your Criminal Misdeeds to This Skeleton?
- Why Do We Say “Turn Over a New Leaf”?
- 20 Old Things in Your House That Are Worth a Fortune
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