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Paulo Vargas

Paulo Vargas

News Writer
Author/Co-Author of 586 articles

Paulo Vargas is an English major turned reporter turned technical writer, with a career that has always circled back to technology. He got his start covering consumer tech as a journalist, writing about gadgets, apps, and the rise of Android when flashing custom ROMs was still a badge of honor. Over the years, his work has ranged from gadget reviews and magazine features to film criticism, small-press zines, and in-depth documentation for global software companies.

Today, Paulo focuses on making complex tools easier to use, whether that means turning technical features into clear guides or cutting through marketing fluff to show readers what really matters. Outside of writing, he spends his time playing modern pixel RPGs, but steers clear of first-person shooters since they make him nauseous. Besides, he’s always been more at home with words than crosshairs.

Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Commodore’s flip phone runs Android apps, but it’s the retro looks that’ll convince you to get one

Commodore’s Callback 8020 revives the flip phone with Android app support, Sailfish OS, blocked distractions, and retro hardware aimed at people who want useful tools without the usual scroll traps.
Phones
Nvidia logo

Intel’s wild NVIDIA RTX chip could blow up the laptop GPU war

Intel's rumored NVIDIA RTX chip could reshape future PCs, but the key details remain missing. The reported 2028 roadmap points to Serpent Lake, RTX graphics, and plenty of unanswered questions.
Computing News
how-to-remove-nudes-deepfake-non-consensual-images

A network of X accounts is boosting AI nudify tools, raising hell for victims

Coordinated X accounts are helping AI nudify apps reach more users, researchers say, as services like Undress AI add paid video tools and referral credits while victims struggle to contain the damage.
Computing News
Computer, Electronics, Pc

This free AI Mac app builder turns throwaway prompts into real desktop tools

Ironsmith is a free AI Mac app builder that turns plain-language requests into native macOS utilities, with local and cloud model options for creating small personal tools.
Computing News
Light, Lighting, Flare

Apple Intelligence 2.0: What the New AI Features Actually Mean

Apple Intelligence 2.0 is Apple’s attempt to make AI feel native to the iPhone, with Siri as the visible test, Gemini as the quiet twist, and app plumbing underneath.
Computing Features
Text, Document, Business Card

Apple made Liquid Glass adjustable, which says plenty about Liquid Glass

Apple added a Liquid Glass slider to iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate, and the funniest part is how useful it sounds.
Computing Features
Meta featured image

Facebook and Messenger outage sparks logout panic as Meta services stumble

A brief Meta outage logged users out of Facebook and Messenger, sent Downdetector complaints surging, and also affected Instagram while Threads remained less clear in available reports.
Social Media News
A laptop sits on a desk with a Windows 11 wallpaper.

Windows 11 adds a neat upgrade that enables simultaneous streaming for two audio devices

Windows 11 Shared Audio lets two people listen from one PC through Bluetooth LE Audio, but you’ll need supported Copilot+ hardware, updated drivers, and compatible accessories before the feature appears.
Computing News
Waze

Waze is catching up on traffic lights, just not for everyone yet

Waze is starting to show traffic lights during navigation, but the rollout remains uneven. The feature helps the app catch up to Google Maps and Apple Maps, though many drivers still can’t access it.
Phones
WhatsApp Logo

WhatsApp’s new iPhone update makes juggling two accounts much less annoying

WhatsApp is rolling out multiple accounts on iPhone, letting users add a second number in the main app while keeping chats, calls, notifications, and settings separate.
Phones
Baby, Person, Head

Deezer is fighting against slop with a tool that detects AI music on streaming platforms

Deezer's free AI music detector checks playlists across major streaming platforms, but the bigger move is its push to license synthetic-song detection across the music industry.
Audio / Video News
Xbox Logo

Xbox’s next era may start with a painful question about console prices

Xbox is putting unusual pressure on its own console business, and a new Xbox Wire post gives players a clear reason to watch for an Xbox price hike. Microsoft says storage and memory prices are climbing fast, while Xbox can’t currently make as many consoles as players want to buy. It also says the business […]
Gaming News
watchOS 27

iOS 27 could make battery saving less of a settings scavenger hunt

Apple is testing Dormancy in iOS 27 and watchOS code, hinting at battery prompts that could flag unused features and recommend switching them off before they waste more power.
Phones Wearables
Man using phone on bed

Burner phones could be collateral damage in the FCC’s robocall war

The FCC's robocall crackdown could force carriers to collect more ID data before activating phone service, raising privacy concerns for prepaid users, abuse survivors, journalists, and anyone relying on burner phones.
Phones
Architecture, Building, Hotel

McDonald’s new AI drive-thru has to prove it can handle hungry people

McDonald’s is testing a new Google-backed AI drive-thru system after its earlier ordering bot became a viral mess. The real challenge is whether Archy can make fast-food ordering feel boring again.
Computing News
Person, Outdoors, Nature

A humanoid robot climbed a volcano, with some very human help

A humanoid robot named Pemba reached Ecuador’s Chimborazo summit, but the climb also showed the limits of robot autonomy, especially when humans had to carry it through tougher terrain.
Computing News
Purple, Adult, Female

iOS 27 is packed. Here’s a list of the small updates you may have missed

iOS 27 has plenty of headline features, but smaller updates to Mail, iCloud Shared Albums, accessibility, Home, Maps, and network switching may be the ones people notice most.
Computing News
Safari on all Apple Devices

Safari is finally fixing its extensions problem. Unlike Chrome, Apple will let you create your own

Safari is getting an AI-powered extension builder that lets users describe the browser tool they want. It could help Apple fix one of Safari’s oldest weaknesses without chasing Chrome’s giant add-on library.
Computing News
Computer, Electronics, Tablet Computer

As Apple pushes AI in software, the RAM crisis caught up and your gadgets are feeling old

Apple’s iOS 27 AI requirements suggest RAM is becoming the new upgrade wall, with 8GB devices still supported but less ready for Apple’s strongest on-device AI features.
Computing News
Repairing computers

Right to repair isn’t a hobbyist crusade. It’s a fight over ownership

Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.
Computing Features
Samsung galaxy S24 Ultra display.

The post-warranty graveyard is filling up with working gadgets

Software updates are supposed to keep gadgets alive, but the Pixel 4a battery mess shows how easily they can become the thing that pushes old hardware into the grave.
Phones
Bicycle, Cycling, Person

The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees

Modern tech support keeps selling self-service as convenience, but every chatbot loop and repeated explanation adds up to unpaid labor.
Computing Features
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Turns out, teaching games like Battleship can make small AI models a whole lot smarter

MIT researchers used a Battleship-style test to show how smaller AI models can improve by asking sharper questions, potentially making cheaper AI agents more useful without relying on bigger systems.
Computing News
Steam Machine with Steam Controller

Steam Machine confirmed to land this summer, but we’re still in the dark about its price

Valve says Steam Machine ships this summer, but it still hasn’t revealed the price. The new Verified program helps explain game support, while buyers wait for the details that affect the upgrade decision.
Computing News
Googlebook features

You may not necessarily want it, but a barrage of Googlebooks are coming from top brands

Googlebook could arrive with up to eight devices this fall, giving buyers more choices across Intel, Snapdragon, and MediaTek hardware, but key pricing, specs, and availability details remain unconfirmed.
Computing News
Cosmetics, Adult, Female

Open-ear earbuds are finally acting like real daily drivers

Shokz OpenDots 2 gives open-ear earbuds a stronger daily-use argument, with better audio claims, lighter clip-on comfort, smarter controls, longer battery life, and a few missing launch details.
Wearables News
Accessories, Glasses, Goggles

Monako Glass turns smart glasses into the strangest new coding workstation yet

Monako Glass puts Linux and AI coding-agent support into smart glasses, but its future depends on whether it can make developer work easier without pretending to replace a laptop.
Wearables News
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

China is moving beyond super-apps to embrace AI agents that do it all for you

Alibaba’s Qwen and Tencent’s WeChat are pushing China’s app economy toward AI agents that can order food, book travel, shop, pay, and move through services from a chat prompt.
Computing News
Clothing, Coat, Jacket

Control Resonant lands in September with a new hero to drive the sibling arc

Control Resonant launches September 24 on PS5 with Dylan Faden as its playable hero, pushing Remedy’s sequel toward a riskier sibling story instead of a simple return to Jesse’s perspective.
Gaming News
Electronics, Speaker, Appliance

Google says Nest cameras can now identify and track your furry friends at home

Google's Pet Memory lets supported Nest cameras identify pets by name, but Ring's Search Party backlash shows why AI pet recognition already carries privacy baggage.
Smart Home
Person, Face, Head

God of War Laufey puts Kratos’ wife in action mode around dead deities and it’s coming soon

God of War Laufey puts Faye in the lead, sending Kratos’ wife into an afterlife realm filled with dead gods, faster combat, and one risky question for the series.
Gaming News
Art, Collage, Plant

Google Photos is finally making backups and exports a tad less vexing

Google Photos is adding incremental Takeout exports, making recurring local backups smaller after the first full archive. The catch is that Photos must be the only selected product during setup.
Computing News
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Asus V700 Mini desktop serves a wood-grain finish and it’s a design trend that must stay

Asus’ V700 Mini Tower brings a warmer wood-grain finish to the desktop PC, pairing AI-ready hardware with a home-friendly look that other PC makers should treat as a real design cue.
Computing News
Furniture, Table, Tabletop

Asus Zenbook 14 gets a splash of new colors, and hopefully, a MacBook Neo-tier price, too

Asus’ new Zenbook 14 brings bolder colors, a light Ceraluminum build, OLED options, and Copilot+ PC hardware, but its MacBook-rival appeal depends on the price Asus hasn’t confirmed yet.
Computing News
Multiple players dueling in Elden Ring.

Gaming study says skill-based matchmaking is fair, but it also quietly drives players away

A new study challenges skill-based matchmaking, finding that equal-skill contests can quietly hurt retention while smarter systems kept players engaged longer in millions of Lichess matches.
Gaming News
Adult, Male, Man

The best feel-good movies on Netflix right now (June 2026)

The best feel-good movies streaming on Netflix include The Life List, Rudy, Last Christmas, 13 Going on 30, Race, The World's Fastest Indian, and more.
Entertainment Features
Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Alienware’s upgraded gaming monitors offer higher brightness and refresh rate starting at $300

Alienware’s new Computex monitor lineup pushes brighter OLED panels, faster ultrawide refresh rates, and 240Hz QHD gaming at $299.99, giving buyers more choice across flagship and mainstream display upgrades.
Audio / Video News
Person, Animal, Insect

Photoshop is being eaten by the prompt box

AI image editors are making creative work feel less like using software and more like giving instructions, but the prompt box brings its own kind of friction.
Computing Features
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