Daily Shaarli
July 26, 2026
A US citizen was charged for using a 'duress password' to erase data after being asked to unlock his phone. Customs officers suspected the accused had evidence of child exploitation on the device.
Bloomberg reports that the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will focus on internal spec bumps rather than a design overhaul.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr suggests that the next FIFA soccer tournament (to be held in 2030) should be made available on free broadcast TV, not locked behind a paywall. But those broadcasts will be more restrictive and expensive if he allows OTA DRM encryption.
Lenovo's new ThinkCentre X desktop features extreme specs including up to 256GB of RAM and dual RTX 5060 Ti GPUs. The price? $14,000..
Chinese-made CXMT RAM will likely not do much to lessen the impact of RAM prices due to sky-high demand. The chips are also said to be made with older fabrication methods that impact performance and power efficiency.
Final Fantasy XIV is reportedly arriving on the Switch 2 with a massive 117GB file size, highlighting potential storage bottlenecks for Nintendo's next-gen gaming handheld which does not come with external storage. Nintendo hard caps their "Game Card" cartridges at 64GB.
Sony is facing criticism for promoting new vinyl record players while simultaneously moving to end PlayStation 5 disc production by 2028.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Micron is pressing the Trump administration to block Apple’s push to use memory chips from Chinese suppliers. This effort comes as Apple was forced to increase devices prices due to sharp increases in memory prices.
With fewer manufacturers making 4k Blu-Ray disc players, a Reddit poll of 400 actual owners reveals that the Panasonic DP-UB820 has the fewest problems. Owners of the player I have, the Sony UBP-X700, report the most.