Month: April 2025
Price hikes, idled factories, layoffs: how car companies are responding to Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on all auto-related imports have been called “a debacle of epic proportions” and a sure-fire way to tank the auto market by crushing demand. Analysts have been predicting everything from $12,000 per vehicle price hikes to the possible “Cubanization” of the US car fleet.…
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This mini PC has a 7-inch display that can apparently run Windows and an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU, but there’s even better options to be had
Kingdel Mini PC supports up to 32GB of DDR5 memory and 2TB SSD storage Runs Windows 11 and boasts dual 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and four screen support It has a 7-inch touchscreen that can be raised up or used flat The mini PC market has evolved in recent years to…
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Microsoft brings Copilot Vision to Windows and mobile for AI help in the real world
Microsoft is bringing its Copilot Vision feature to Windows and mobile, moving it beyond the web. Copilot Vision was a big part of Microsoft’s Copilot redesign last year, but so far, it has been limited to Edge webpages to help guide you through what you’re seeing. Copilot Vision will now…
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Chinese brand’s $2,000 Ryzen AI Max+ mini PC set to go on sale, with the first unit personally signed by the CEO of AMD
With a price tag of $2,066, the GMKTec EVO-X2 is for those with deep pockets Radeon 8060S GPU pushes mini PC graphics performance to new heights 126 TOPS of AI performance make EVO-X2 a leader in its category We recently reported on the official launch of the GMKTec EVO-X2, a…
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Android and Fire TVs are getting a new, cheap ATSC 3.0 adapter – but I wish it worked on LG OLED TVs
The annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention gets underway tomorrow, April 5, 2025, in Las Vegas, and one of the first show-related news items to hit my mailbox details a new ATSC 3.0 digital TV tuner from electronics manufacturer ADTH. The ADTH NextGen TV USB is a $69.99 adapter…
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Don’t worry, TikTok isn’t going anywhere – at least not for the next 75 days
Many of us remember January 19, the day TikTok was erased from app stores before being reinstated approximately 12 hours later. We were told TikTok had a new shelf life of 75 days, and promised a US buyer would soon swoop in to save the day. But today, April 4,…
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