Explore the world in detail with Google Earth Pro, a free download


If you love exploring geography, Google Earth Pro is your go-to – and best of all, it's free to download. It gives you high-resolution satellite imagery, 3D terrain, Street View integration, and tools for measuring, mapping, and planning. Check out more essential apps here .



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This $150 homemade VR headset shows how far open-source hardware has come


Unlike consumer headsets from major companies such as Meta or HTC, CNCDan's project relies on inexpensive components sourced primarily from online marketplaces like AliExpress. The frame and internal mountings are 3D-printed with design tweaks aimed at minimizing internal reflections, a common issue that can blur or distort VR imagery.

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Three US physicists win 2025 Nobel Prize for pioneering quantum circuits


Three American physicists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering work that revealed how quantum mechanical phenomena can be harnessed in practical electronic circuits, paving the way for future advances in computing, sensing, and encryption.

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Upcoming UFS 5.0 standard will more than double smartphone storage speeds to 10.8 GB/s


The Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), which sets the standards for internal storage used in most smartphones and portable devices, recently announced that it is developing a next-generation protocol called UFS 5.0. The new standard will support transfer speeds of up to 10.8 GB/s.

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Google Japan adapts rotary phone design for quirky new keyboard


Google Japan has unveiled another unconventional twist on keyboard design – this time replacing the traditional key layout with nine rotary dials in a device it calls the Gboard Dial Version. Developed as part of the company's ongoing series of experimental input devices, the concept reimagines typing by borrowing mechanical...

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Intel

Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, and Michael Dell all urged Trump to keep Intel's Lip-Bu Tan


When Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan faced growing pressure from the White House this summer, an unlikely network of allies across the tech industry quietly moved to his defense.

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Apple's latest ad pokes fun at the Windows CrowdStrike BSOD disaster


Last year's infamous CrowdStrike incident was a stark reminder of how fragile Windows systems can be when something goes wrong at the kernel level. The global outage crippled hospitals, airports, and broadcasters – a failure that macOS and Linux users largely watched from the sidelines. Now, 15 months later, Apple...

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UK police use Find My to catch thieves who smuggled 40,000 phones to China over the last year


The Metropolitan Police said it arrested two men in North-East London on September 23 as part of Operation Echosteep for allegedly handling stolen electronics. The men, believed to be Afghan nationals, were later charged alongside a 29-year-old Indian man for their suspected involvement in organized crime.

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Streamer completes record-breaking Minecraft walk after 14.5 years


After more than 14 years of walking, stumbling, and occasionally staring at the ocean, YouTuber "KurtJMac" finally stepped into Minecraft's legendary Far Lands. His marathon "Far Lands or Bust" series, which began in March 2011, reached this improbable finish line on October 4, 2025 – a moment that feels less...

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Qualcomm acquires open-source hardware and software maker Arduino


Qualcomm said the acquisition will expand its portfolio of edge technologies and products, and better help everyone from students and educators to entrepreneurs and professionals more easily bring their ideas to life.

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