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As RAM prices surge and RAMageddon headlines multiply, Google posted new requirements for Android app developers earlier this week. Starting in 2027, apps distributed via Google Play must work within strict memory thresholds to “help protect the overall user experience from applications using excess memory and causing system-wide slowdowns.”

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For most of its existence, satellite internet was synonymous with bad internet: dial-up speeds at exorbitant prices. That all changed when Elon Musk’s Starlink launched its first satellites in 2019. Seemingly overnight, you could get a modern internet connection anywhere in the US — whether stationary, on the road or on the water. It’s still…

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If you’re a PlayStation customer who lives in the US, you may be eligible to claim part of an upcoming $7.85 million settlement payout. The case centered on an allegation that Sony “unlawfully eliminated competition and monopolized the market for [its] digital games” by discontinuing the sale of game-specific vouchers that allowed PlayStation owners to…

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AeroPress is a favorite among coffee snobs who find themselves in places where plugging in an electric coffee maker isn’t an option. These portable immersion brewers function like a French press but in a super-portable, tube-style design. A hesitation some have with the system is the amount of plastic your coffee touches throughout the brewing…

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