Computers

You’d think pressing a button to kick off a smart routine would be a no-brainer, right? Alexa lets you do it, Apple’s HomeKit platform lets you do it. But Google Home? Nope—or at least, not until now. In the release notes for the latest Google Home update, Google says it now allows for smart buttons to act as “starters,” meaning they can—at last—be used to trigger smart routines.

We’re spoilt for features in gaming mice these days. Flawless sensors, optical switches, and barely there lightweight chassis are the name of the game and these features never cease to impress me when I open a new gaming mouse box. But as fancy as they are, there’s only one key feature that I look for time and time again, and if a mouse doesn’t have it, it’s a big disappointment. What is…

You’d think that a big-box store with membership requirements to even enter the building would have fewer problems with shoplifting than, say, Walmart or Target. But according to one Reddit post, at least one Costco store has had to remove the RAM from its display PCs, presumably to prevent shoplifters from exercising their sticky fingers. Reddit user “accent2012” noted the conspicuous…

The graphics card industry—like the broader PC space, mobile, and pretty much anything that relies upon memory chips—is having a bad time. It looks like cards with high amounts of video RAM and relatively low prices are getting hard to find, though Nvidia and its partners are offering reassurances. Zotac, a Singapore-based add-in board manufacturer, is less optimistic. On the official Zotac…