computing articles published October 15, 2025

October 15 articles

• Big turnaround as Synology drops its hard drive rules
• The Beginner's Guide to Nested Functions in Excel
• Did you know that Windows 11 has an emergency shutdown feature? Here's where to find it
• Galax RTX 5060 Ti GPU targets space-limited professional PCs
• Intel Debuts Xe3P Crescent Island Graphics Card With 160GB RAM for AI Inference
• These Modem-Router Combos Can Help Lower Your Internet Bill — And They’re Compatible With Most ISPs
• Western Digital’s 32TB Ultrastar drive hits the Russian market
• How To Speed Up Aging Graphics Cards In Minutes Using One Free App
• The plot thickens as Intel announces a new data center GPU that could also preview its next-gen gaming graphics cards, but there's still no mention of Celestial
• Still Clinging to Windows 10? I've Got 10 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade to Windows 11 Today
• Last-Gen PC Hardware Is Here to Stay—Here's Why That's Good for Us
• Hurry! This 16-inch Dell laptop now costs just $399, a huge saving of $150 - and it’s one of the best-value Windows 11 PCs you can buy right now
• Should You Buy a Used Chromebook? The Answer Is Complicated
• Apple Teases Imminent Launch of MacBook Pro M5
• Team Group has built the world's first external SSD with built-in Apple-based location tracking and it's padlock-shaped
• Stop Buying Huge PC Cases, Smaller Builds Are Awesome
• Toshiba’s 12-Disk Drive Breakthrough Targets 40TB by 2027
• M5 iPad Pro: Everything you need to know
• I abandoned Google for a search tool that doesn't track me or push AI - and it gets better
• I've never really been sold on the whole external GPU thing, but I can't deny this Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock is seriously slick, it'll even charge your phone wirelessly
• 4 Ways to Pinpoint Inevitable Network Outages on Linux
• iPad Frozen? Here’s Exactly How to Unfreeze It Fast
• I Thought This Mechanical Keyboard Was Perfect 11 Years Ago—Boy, Was I Wrong
• M5 MacBook Pro just announced — release date, price, specs and all the upgrades
• iPad Pro Gets an M5 Chip Boost, Coming Oct. 22
• New stripped-down version of Windows 11 lands to save those who can’t upgrade - and it works on 'any PC that supports Windows 10'
• MSI fervently denies RTX 5090 sales in China after pallets of illicit GPUs spotted in the country — company says it has identified 'unauthorized distribution unrelated to our sales policy'
• Python's SymPy Library Makes Math Easy. Here Are 6 Practical Uses
• Windows 10's final update is a big one - with a record 173 bug fixes
• UGREEN's New Entry-Level NAS Devices Can Replace Your Google Photos Subscription
• Why Windows 11 requires a TPM - and how you can get around it
• I found the easiest way to transfer files to and from my Linux PC - and it's so fast
• Intel's Panther Lake chip graphics look 50% faster in early benchmarks — but it still falls behind a big rival
• MSI denies selling selling the RTX 5090 in China after pictures surface showing giant pallets of the restricted GPUs in the country
• Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0 — 'Microsoft may be leaving you behind. We Won't.'
• Just Starting Out in Bash Scripting? Here's How to Do It Right
• I spoke with an AMD VP about Windows 10 end of life and transitioning to Windows 11 — here's what you need to know
• 'No keyboards were harmed': Microsoft teases 'something big' for Windows 11 tomorrow and it sounds like voice commands
• Frore's new LiquidJet coldplates are designed to handle up to 4,400W of power from Nvidia's Feynman AI GPUs — new design uses semiconductor manufacturing techniques to create 3D jet-channel microstructures
• Der8auer rigs up exotic spray cooling for Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but don't get excited just yet — supercomputer cooling method underperforms due to partial IHS coverage
• If anything were to convince me to try out carpentry it would be this gorgeous DIY mini walnut PC case housing an Asus ProArt RTX 5080
• Galaxy Tab S11 outsmarts the Pixel Tablet with this handy Chrome feature
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra review
• Immutable Linux delivers serious security - here are your 5 best options
• Windows 10 Won’t Receive Any Security Updates From Now On