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Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."

Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years.

Without rare, proprietary tech, these earbuds are useless.

AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.

Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.

Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.

New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs.

There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.

People don't upgrade phones every year anymore--longevity matters.

Google is making it easier to create videos with Gemini, but you only get a few shots per day.