RetroOct 29RFC 1149, a 1990 internet spec, sent IP packets on paper taped to pigeons' legs, and a Norwegian Linux group made it work
SoftwareOct 29Tellyscope is a free Android phone app that debloats your Android TV or Google TV over Wi-Fi, no PC and no root
GamingOct 29UltraTears is an unofficial native Windows port of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, built on your PC from your own Switch dump
RetroOct 29Lou Montulli designed web cookies at Netscape in 1994 to stop cross-site tracking, then chose to leave third-party cookies on
SoftwareOct 29Windows 11 updates since September can leave some USB headsets silent with Code 10; switching to 2-channel audio brings sound back
SecurityOct 29Zero Breach Toolkit is a free, read-only scanner that checks your computer and phone backups for Pegasus and Predator traces
RetroOct 29GoldenEye 007, the 1997 Nintendo 64 shooter, now runs natively on Windows and Linux with mouse look
RetroOct 29Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the Nintendo DS game, now runs natively on Windows PCs with its cut Stop magic restored
SoftwareOct 29Deleting big files on a Mac can free no space for half an hour, because Time Machine's hidden snapshots still hold it
SoftwareOct 29Windows 11's October 13 update can stop work Wi-Fi and VPN from signing you in automatically; one registry value decides it
SoftwareOct 29Windows 11's Smart App Control switch is grayed out after you turn it off; two registry values from Microsoft turn it back on
SoftwareOct 29Windows piles your apps onto one monitor after sleep; a free open-source tray app puts every window back where it was
SoftwareOct 29Your Windows PC wakes itself up at 3 a.m. because Windows schedules its own maintenance then; one command names the culprit
HardwareOct 28vivo's X500 Pro Max Goes Global With a 200MP ZEISS Telephoto, and Europe's Battery Is 6,750mAh Where China's Is 8,000mAh
HardwareOct 28vivo's Y600 Puts a 10,000mAh Battery in a 1,999-Yuan Phone, and vivo Says It Livestreamed for 32 Hours on One Charge
SoftwareOct 28win4wine Runs Windows XP's Real Explorer as a Linux Desktop on Patched Wine, Using Files From Your Own XP Disc
HardwareOct 28XREAL Aura Puts Android XR in 95-Gram See-Through Glasses by Wiring Them to a 265-Gram Pocket Puck, From $1,099
HardwareOct 28Poco's X8s Adds the 2.5x Telephoto Camera the X7 Never Had, in a Smaller 6.35-Inch Phone From $399
HardwareOct 28Redmi's K100 Keeps the K90's Chip, Adds 2,900mAh of Battery and Drops Its Telephoto Camera
SoftwareOct 28Steward, a Free Immich Add-On, Guesses Where Your Photos Without GPS Were Taken and Lets You Pick
SoftwareOct 28TwinDesk, a Free App, Shares One Mouse Across Mac, Windows and Linux and Puts Your Android Phone's Calls on the PC
SoftwareOct 28Virtual Intel Mac Runs Intel macOS Mojave on Apple Silicon With Graphics Acceleration, So 32-Bit Apps and Aperture Open Again
