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Microsoft: Windows 11 boot failures tied to failed December 2025 security update

Microsoft says a Windows 11 boot failure bug is linked to devices that failed to install the December 2025 security update and were left in an improper state, a condition that can trigger problems when installing the January 2026 update (KB5074109). PC Gamer previously reported users seeing an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_

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Best real estate CRM software of 2026 — ZDNet expert-tested

ZDNet tested more than 18 real estate CRMs and names Follow Up Boss its top pick in the publication’s "best real estate CRM software of 2026" roundup. Follow Up Boss is highlighted for consolidating leads from portals, websites, and ads into one system, plus automations that trigger

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Microsoft may give BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement if stored in cloud

Microsoft has confirmed to Forbes that it will provide BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement when served with a valid legal order, but only if the recovery key was backed up to Microsoft’s cloud rather than stored locally, according to ZDNET. The reported case involved FBI agents in Guam

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Corsair Galleon 100 SD combines Stream Deck and TKL keyboard — $349.99 tradeoffs

Corsair's Galleon 100 SD pairs a tenkeyless mechanical keyboard with a built-in Stream Deck-style control panel, and GamesRadar+ says that combining both has been “one of the biggest impacts” on the reviewer's day-to-day gameplay — though its $349.99/£309.99 price won’t make sense for

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AirPods Pro 3 still $199 at Amazon after sudden $50 price drop

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are selling on Amazon for $199 — a $50-off deal — remaining at their all-time low roughly a month after the holidays. Apple doubled the level of active noise cancellation from the AirPods Pro 2 to the Pro 3 while boosting battery life to about 8 hours

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ZDNET review: Brick device blocks iPhone apps and cut screen time 7% in review

ZDNET reviewed Brick, a $59 magnetic NFC device that blocks access to selected apps on an iPhone; the reviewer says they bricked their phone to curb doomscrolling and that their screen time fell by 7% in the first full week of use. The review explains how Brick works: a gray,

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Apple’s Tim Cook gives vague answer on how company will monetize AI

Apple reported quarterly earnings on Thursday, posting $143.8 billion in revenue, a 16% year-over-year increase, and on the earnings call Morgan Stanley’s Erik Woodring asked CEO Tim Cook how the company plans to monetize AI. Woodring prefaced the question by noting added costs and competitors’ AI integration and

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Ryzen 9 9900X (12-core, 24-thread) drops to $390 on Amazon — 22% off

Amazon has cut the price of AMD’s Ryzen 9 9900X by 22%, lowering it to $390 from its $499 launch price, pulling one of AMD’s strongest consumer CPUs into a more reasonable price bracket for high-end gaming PCs and serious upgrades. Released a little over a year ago,

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Ryzen 7 9850X3D: ~2% gaming gain but ~43% higher power draw, PC Gamer says

PC Gamer's review of AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D finds the new chip is only marginally faster than the 9800X3D—roughly a 2% higher frame rate in many tests—despite being identical apart from a 5.6 GHz boost clock. PC Gamer notes the 9850X3D keeps the

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Alienware Area-51 with AMD X3D arrives — RTX 5090 configs cost up to $7,000

Dell has begun selling the Alienware Area-51 models fitted with AMD X3D chipsets, and while introductory discounts are trimming MSRPs slightly, top-tier RTX 5090 configurations cost as much as $7,000. More affordable RTX 5080 builds start at $4,449.99, which pairs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 with an

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DJI Mini 4K drops to $225 on Amazon, lowest price in 30 days

According to Kotaku, the DJI Mini 4K (4K UHD drone) is on sale at Amazon for $225, a 25% discount off its $299 MSRP and the lowest price observed in the last 30 days; the listing also shows no delivery charges and the offer is said to expire soon. Kotaku

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Microsoft issues emergency patch for Office zero-day CVE-2026-21509

Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a zero-day security flaw in Office, CVE-2026-21509, that the company says has already been exploited in the wild and could let attackers bypass Office security to deliver a malicious document. Microsoft described the bug as a Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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TCL 40-inch Class S3 drops to $150 at Amazon — Fire TV, Alexa and AirPlay

The 40-inch TCL Class S3 smart TV is on sale at Amazon for $150, down 21% from its usual $190 — the lowest price the outlet has seen in a long while — and the deal is selling out fast; ordering today can also help you skip delivery charges. At 40 inches

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Apple says iPhone had its best quarter ever, $85B in sales

Apple said on January 29, 2026 that its iPhone had its best quarter ever, the company reported during its first-quarter earnings call. Apple’s earnings report shows the company sold $85 billion worth of iPhones during its first quarter, up from $69 billion in the same period last year. CEO

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Linux 'scx_horoscope' scheduler sets CPU priorities by planets and zodiac signs

A GitHub project called scx_horoscope is a fully functional Linux CPU scheduler that, according to PC Gamer, decides processor priorities "based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles" and loads into the Linux kernel. The project maps celestial bodies to process types: the Sun is

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KontrolFreek Strawberry Sage thumb grips ($12.99) cut Switch 2 Pro stick stickiness

The other week one of my closest online friends messaged me on Discord asking for thumb grip recommendations to “stop the rubber from getting sticky” on the official Switch 2 Pro controller, and I immediately suggested the Strawberry Sage Edition KontrolFreek No-Slip Thumb Grips, currently $12.99 on Amazon for

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UGREEN Steam Deck Dock discounted to $40 on Amazon — 9‑in‑1 USB‑C hub

Amazon is selling the UGREEN Steam Deck Dock 9-in-1 USB-C Docking Station for $40, a $20 savings (about 33% off) from its original $60 price, Kotaku reports. The dock is designed to turn handheld gaming systems such as the Steam Deck or ROG Ally — and other USB-C-enabled devices — into a

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Helldivers 2’s Siege Breakers Warbond adds an exploding breaching hammer on Feb 3

Helldivers 2's Siege Breakers Warbond, due February 3, adds a new melee weapon that uses explosives: the CQC-20 Breaching Hammer, alongside several other weapons and gear. The CQC-20 can be swung like a normal hammer and also has an optional charge that detonates on impact. The update also

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Anthropic’s 30,000‑word “Claude Constitution” treats the model as if it might have feelings

Anthropic last week published a 30,000‑word “Claude Constitution” that the company used during model training and that frames its Claude assistant in highly anthropomorphic terms, Ars Technica reports. The document treats Claude as an entity that might have emotions, wellbeing, or preferences: it apologizes to Claude for any

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Secretlab debuts Gengar Titan Evo chair as official Gengar gaming accessories multiply

Secretlab announced a Gengar-themed Titan Evo gaming chair on January 22, 2026, the latest release in a wave of officially licensed Pokémon Gengar gaming accessories that have been arriving for PCs, consoles and Nintendo's Switch 2. The Secretlab chair spreads Gengar's face across the back, gives

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Arc Raiders player recycled 109 Venators after accidental nerf; devs reversed it

Following the Headwinds update, an Arc Raiders player recycled 109 Venator guns after a temporary, unintended nerf — but Embark has since reversed the change and some weapons were accidentally buffed. The Headwinds update introduced solo vs squads matchmaking and new cosmetic “duckies,” and arrived amid a severe DDoS attack. Embark

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Survey: Many Switch 2 buyers still own game key cards, Deku Deals says

Despite vocal backlash, a new Deku Deals blog post suggests Switch 2 game key cards are still selling: of 1,070 Deku Deals users who added one or more third‑party physical releases, 735 own one or more Game‑Key Card titles, the site wrote this week. Critics have called

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Pentesters arrested at Iowa courthouse will receive $600,000 settlement

Two security professionals arrested in 2019 after performing an authorized assessment of the Dallas County Courthouse in Iowa will receive $600,000 to settle a lawsuit they brought alleging wrongful arrest and defamation, the report says. Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn were penetration testers employed by Coalfire Labs and had

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Anker 10,000mAh MagGo power bank drops to $64 — 20% off for a limited time

Anker’s 10,000mAh MagGo power bank is discounted for a limited time, dropping from its usual $80 to $64 — a 20% reduction that saves $16. The slim unit snaps onto the back of compatible iPhones for on-the-go charging. With its 10,000mAh capacity, Anker says the MagGo can charge

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Windows 11 hits 1 billion users, Nadella says — up 45% year‑over‑year

Microsoft reported in its 2026 second-quarter earnings release that CEO Satya Nadella announced in his opening remarks that Windows 11 has reached "One billion Windows 11 users, up over 45% year-over-year," the company said. The earnings report showed Microsoft brought in $81.27 billion in revenue, though the