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No, Windows isn’t wrecking SSDs. But these mistakes will kill your drive

September 15, 2025
Social media has recently been lit up with claims that a recent Windows update is killing SSDs. According to Microsoft, Windows isn’t at fault. In fact, recent reports show that this problem only occurs on drives with pre-release firmware updates from storage manufacturer Phison. (Pre-release firmware updates are internal builds that never should’ve seen the light of day in actual consumer…
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ComputersNews

12 clever USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed

September 15, 2025
I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones…
GamingNews

'Every Major Game Faces This Issue' — Activision Steps Up War on PC Cheaters Ahead of Black Ops 7 Launch

September 12, 2025
Activision has outlined the steps it’s taking to combat Call of Duty cheating on PC, while stressing that there’s no easy solution to the problem. Call of Duty has a reputation for cheating (it comes with the territory of being such a hugely popular shooter and having a free-to-download battle royale). Cheating is more prevalent on PC (Activision recently confirmed as much, to the point where…
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SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)

September 12, 2025
One of SpaceX’s broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite. The unexpected satellite alignment above the Dingxin Airbase in the Gobi Desert of western China took place on Aug. 21 and created a range of unusual effects in the high-resolution image. The visible-light…
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Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins dies aged 78

September 12, 2025
,Magnum photographer and celebrated photojournalist Chris Steele-Perkins has died aged 78. His beautifully-crafted documentary images of people and of war zones will live on in as a lasting memory of his long career. Chris was born in Myanmar (then Burma) in 1947 and was brought to live in Somerset in the west of England when he was two years old. His father was English and his mother Burmese. He…
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