Experiencing iOS 27 battery drain? Learn how Connectivity Assist could affect your iPhone's battery life, how to disable it, and other ways to save power.
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RedMagic OS 12 brings Android 17 to eligible gaming phones and tablets from December 2026. See the China rollout schedule, new features, and global availability.
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Google is opening one-tap Android app installs to eligible Southeast Asian users starting Dec. 1, but device software and marketplace approval will determine access.
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A Galaxy S26 Ultra setup bug is leaving some phones inaccessible after One UI 9. Samsung has suggested a WebView workaround, but a permanent fix remains unconfirmed.
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If we care to cast an eye over the history of ubiquitous personal computing as we know it today, we might immediately point at the original IBM PC. After all, for most of us our machines share backward compatibility in some form through multiple generations back to that original box from 1981.
But if we look at the things we use today and take for granted, from laser printers to graphics cards to the routers which power most of the Internet, they’re not from IBM at all. At the recent Vintage Computing Festival Berlin, [Michael Engel] delivered a talk naming a surprising progenitor for much of that technology, none other than Sun Microsystems.
It all starts with [Andy Bechtolsheim], famously Sun’s co-founder, when at the end of the 1970s he was a postgraduate at Stanford University. Working on the Stanford University Network — SUN — project he designed a computer to be used as a workstation on the network. The processor of choice then was Motorola’s 68000, but it lacked the MMU that would be required to run UNIX. His design had an MMU implemented externally to the 68000, with a bank of SRAM serving as the page table. This design would form the CPU board of the first Sun workstation.
The story might end there, were it not that many other companies had the same requirement, and Sun could supply them a CPU board. Silicon Graphics, the distant ancestral progenitor of your GPU, was one of them, so the first SGI workstation also had the same CPU as the first Sun. It appeared in the early Imagen laser printers too, as well as commercial AppleTalk to Ethernet bridges. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that because the original Stanford board had also been used as a router, the software for that became part of Cisco’s first product.
The video is below the break, and it’s a fascinating watch.
Windows 11 can share sound between two Bluetooth headphones, but compatible hardware, drivers, and LE Audio support determine whether it works.
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OnePlus 15 owners in India are receiving ColorOS 17 ahead of schedule, bringing Android 17, new AI features, and changes to the phone's software.
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Most phones should adjust automatically on Nov. 1, but new Canadian time-zone rules could affect some devices. Here's what iPhone and Android users should check.
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Microsoft's October Windows 11 update left an Always On VPN issue unresolved. Here's the temporary workaround for affected enterprise connections.
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Windows 11 is testing a browser-free internet speed test in Quick Settings. Here's how to use it, what it measures, and who can try it first.
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Samsung's Galaxy A55 and A35 are getting Android 17 through One UI 9, starting in South Korea. Here's what's changing and when other regions may follow.
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Portal Space Systems has reached Earth orbit for the second time this year, successfully launching the startup’s first free-flying spacecraft, Starburst-1, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Portal’s Starburst-1 lifted off Tuesday at 7:04 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The spacecraft separated from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission about 57 minutes later.
Within hours of deployment, the Bothell, Wash.-based company reported that the desk-sized craft had established ground communications, stabilized itself, and successfully deployed its solar array to become power positive.
It marks the second significant milestone for Portal this year, following the March debut of Mini-Nova — a tissue-box-sized technology demonstration payload that flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to test critical control and power systems in orbit.
Portal self-funded Starburst-1 to accelerate its flight timeline and prove out hardware for prospective customers, achieving orbit in less than a year since introducing the Starburst vehicle concept in November 2025.
Co-founder and CEO Jeff Thornburg emphasized that urgency is baked into the startup’s operational philosophy, noting that customers require spacecraft that can shift rapidly in orbit.
“Speed can’t just be part of the product. It has to be part of the company building it,” Thornburg said in a statement. “Our customers need spacecraft that move quickly in orbit and a company that moves with the same urgency to get them there. We put our own capital behind Starburst-1 because proving hardware in flight is how we earn their confidence.”
Thornburg shared video of the launch and deployment of Starburst-1 on LinkedIn.
Starburst is an ESPA-class spacecraft designed to execute rapid maneuvers within a specific orbital regime, giving commercial and defense operators greater operational flexibility. The vehicle shares the majority of its core systems and manufacturing processes with Supernova, Portal’s larger upcoming spacecraft built for rapid travel across different orbital regimes, with flight data from Starburst-1 directly informing both platforms.
Starburst-1 is carrying experimental technologies from three partner companies to test in orbit:
Since emerging from stealth in 2024, Portal has raised $75 million in funding — including a $50 million round in April — from investors including Geodesic Capital, Mach33, Booz Allen Ventures, AlleyCorp, and FUSE, alongside receiving critical SBIR and STRATFI support from the U.S. military.
GeekWire got an inside look at Portal’s 8,000-square-foot Bothell development and testing lab earlier this year. To prepare for future demand — including a dedicated 2028 Falcon 9 mission known as Motus Via Sol that will carry multiple Starburst spacecraft and the first Supernova — Portal has been expanding its footprint.
The company — No. 107 on the GeekWire 200 index of top-ranked Pacific Northwest startups — is in the process of transitioning its satellite manufacturing operations into a new 65,000-square-foot facility in Bothell, which is slated to be fully operational by next year and capable of producing up to 16 Starburst and 12 Supernova spacecraft annually.
Linux support is progressing for Snapdragon X2 laptops, but missing drivers and hardware limitations mean buyers should check exact models before switching.
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Four Google DeepMind AI agents defeated Minecraft's Ender Dragon after 27 hours and 605 deaths, revealing both the promise and limitations of autonomous AI.
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Windows 11 Photos is getting a faster editor, improved viewer, and connected gallery. Here's what's changing and when the update arrives.
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Windows 11 26H2 and 25H2 share the same core. See what changes, how deployment works, and whether IT teams should upgrade now or stay on 25H2.
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