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I made Android Auto safer by removing these distractions

XDA developers | Aug. 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. | Original

Less screen clutter, more road focus

Zhu Rongji’s death a reminder of what US-China relations have lost

SCMP | Aug. 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. | Original

New York mayor David Dinkins (centre right) is presented with a hand-painted fan from Shanghai mayor Zhu Rongji (centre left) in the Blue Room of City Hall in New York on July 10, 1990. Photo: AP

David M Lampton is professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a former president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and author of “Living US-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War”.

Published: 8:30pm, 15 Aug 2026

With the death of former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji , both China and the wider world have lost a great leader.

Zhu took personal risks for better US-China ties. He believed that productive Sino-

Intel says LGA-1700 is still a good socket, Raptor Lake to stay “for years to come”

VideoCardz | Aug. 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. | Original

Intel says LGA-1700 is still a good socket

Intel has confirmed that Raptor Lake will remain part of its processor lineup for years. The company says demand for older LGA-1700 processors increased unexpectedly as high DDR5 prices pushed buyers back toward DDR4 systems.

Robert Hallock (Intel), told Tom’s Hardware that the company plans to continue offering Raptor Lake alongside newer platforms. He also expects the current supply and pricing situation to improve over time.

“Going forward, 1

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Touches $800+ Price Tag On Newegg, A GPU That Launched At $429 Last Year

wccftech | Aug. 15, 2026, 8:27 a.m. | Original

The GPU apocalypse has officially started, as mid-range offerings are now approaching a $1000 price tag.

The NVIDIA RTX 50 series is quickly soaring in price as we see worsening DRAM availability. For months, we have been hearing reports about NVIDIA making new price adjustments as it is becoming difficult for GPU manufacturers to secure the memory supply at lower prices. Very recently, NVIDIA notified its board partners about a price hike for its GPU-memory bundle , which immediately resulted in significant price hikes for

Three graphics cards listed for sale: MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for $779.99, ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for $809.99, and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for $799.99, all with free shipping from the United States.

Apple weekend deals: MacBooks up to $540 off, AirPods up to $100 off, Apple Watch, more

9to5mac | Aug. 15, 2026, 8:20 a.m. | Original

Your 9to5Toys Lunch Break weekend edition is here, and so are the deals. We are starting off with a series of solid headliners, including AirPods Pro 3 at 25% and AirPods Max 2 at $100 off on all five color options, as well as AirPods 4 with ANC dropping to the best price in 6 months at $135 .

Just be sure to scope out the Apple Certified Refurbished Store if there’s a new MacBook in your future while M5 Pro MacBook