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Garmin has introduced a new update for many of its mid-range smartwatches. Rolling out to half a dozen devices, the new update aims to improve Garmin's silent mode functionality while making changes to alarm behaviour, too.

Garmin has released a new update for many of its recent flagship smartwatches. The twelfth of its kind so far, the new update introduces several changes and improvements that were missing from older firmware.

After a scare, most people change their Google password and feel safe again. Google's own documentation shows that this only cuts off apps tied to your inbox. Photos, calendar and contacts stay connected. A second list has been growing alongside since August 12, and it does more than read.

ChatGPT, Claude and Grok all went down within hours of each other on Wednesday. How often that happens is public: OpenAI reports 99.64 percent uptime for ChatGPT over 90 days, Anthropic 99.4 percent for claude.ai. That works out to roughly 8 and 13 hours. Here is where the numbers live and what to do next time.

We put Nvidia DLSS 5 through its paces in NBA 2K27 using an RTX 5090-powered Lenovo Legion Pro 7 laptop. Our 1440p and 4K testing shows a substantial performance penalty from DLSS 5 neural rendering, while Multi Frame Generation can claw back performance and push displayed frame rates well into triple digits.

Garmin has finally introduced a major software update for many of its older flagship smartwatches. A stable release, the new update contains over half a dozen changes and improvements, including one to eliminate system shutdowns when using navigation functionality.

Garmin is now offering a new update to one of its latest wearables. A major release, the new update contains well over a dozen new features, changes and improvements, including configurable button options and improved battery management features.

OpenAI has rated its upcoming Astra model Critical for cybersecurity, the first model to reach that bar. It can find unknown flaws and build working exploits without a person guiding each step. The safeguards that ship with it will also flag ordinary work, so tasks in ChatGPT and Codex may slow down, pause or stop.

MapQuest has surged from 128th to first place on the US App Store after refusing to adopt President Donald Trump’s politically charged renaming of Lake Ontario as "Lake America." The protest-driven boom resulted in hundreds of thousands of downloads and renewed engagement.

Six months after the "AI slop" jokes, it turns out the demo that sparked all the outrage was Nvidia showing off the setting cranked to eleven, even as performance concerns persist for DLSS5.

Garmin has introduced a new update for many of its older flagship smartwatches. Available to download globally, the new update is said to improve Garmin's Running Dynamics feature.

While NBA 2K27 is the first game to officially utilize Nvidia's new DLSS 5, users have been experimenting with DLSS 5 for many days now. Some gamers have also added DLSS 5 to the RPCS3 PS3 emulator. The team behind RPCS3 is not too happy about it.

Gameforge and Nordic Trolls open a worldwide Steam playtest for survival-adventure Under a Rock during the PVE Survival Crafting Fest. Here is how to request access.

Steal the phone number and the SMS codes come with it. Most people picture a forged ID at a shop counter. The route German investigators warn about runs through your online account at the carrier, a self-ordered eSIM and a phone call. What Telekom, Vodafone and O2 offer against it, and why one of those switches points the wrong way.

Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5.1. Every paying customer sees it in the model picker, but not everyone is allowed to use it. On Pro it runs on paid usage credits, and on Max you hit a wall after half of your weekly limit. We checked the help pages against the announcement.

An Xbox Insider has revealed that the new disc-to-digital feature also supports digital games that have been delisted. The news has been well-received by Xbox fans who are looking forward to when the feature will finally be available to everyone.

While market leaders Adobe Lightroom and Capture One are increasingly relying on expensive subscriptions, DxO PhotoLab continues to forgo a subscription model even in its latest version. With AI masking, AI dust removal, and improved color editing tools, the software receives some exciting upgrades.

Google has moved Gemini Notebook to compute-based usage limits. The fixed daily caps are gone, and how much you get now depends on how heavy your request is. Google also mentions a weekly limit that its announcement leaves out.

Garmin is now offering multiple improvements and changes to one of its GPS watches. Available via Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express, the new updates add support for new target alerts and fix a system crash during HR broadcasting, among other refinements from earlier stable software.

OpenShot 4.0 is now available for Linux, Windows and macOS. The GPLv3 editor gets a color grading view with wheels, curves, scopes and LUT support, a recording view for screen and webcam capture, ten new effects, and subject masking that runs offline.

Garmin has delivered a new update to one of its cheaper smartwatches. Rolling out worldwide as a free download, the new update is said to improve the overall user experience while updating text translations, too.

Zepp Health is rolling out a new and comprehensive update for a still relatively affordable smartwatch packed with features. The new software version brings the Amazfit Balance 2 new features as well as an upgrade to Zepp OS 6.

Under the list of your linked devices sits a reassuring line about end-to-end encryption. It is even true. That encryption just protects every linked device alike, including one that is not yours. The BSI has warned about a scheme built on exactly that, and the list never tells you when a device was added.

8BitDo has set up a website that allows owners of select controllers upgrade their device's firmware without the need for a special program. The web tool comes as a relief for users of Linux and ChromeOS, as these OSes didn't have a dedicated firmware upgrade program, unlike Windows and macOS.

Anthropic has been signing Claude users out and removing the payment method saved on their accounts. In an email to affected customers the company explains why. Infostealer malware copied their Claude login sessions from their PCs, and a bad actor used them to burn through paid usage. No password or two-factor code was needed.

Since 28 August, ChatGPT accepts more than one Google account at a time, so your personal and work inboxes land in the same chat window. Handy for checking two calendars at once. The permission OpenAI asks for on Gmail and Calendar, though, goes well beyond reading.

Garmin is now offering a new beta update to multiple popular smartwatches. Featuring over a dozen changes and improvements to its name, the new update is available to download as OTA firmware.

Garmin is offering a new update to two of its cheaper mid-range smartwatches. The second of its kind so far, the new update aims to address multiple issues found in recent firmware across half a dozen changes.

Temporary chat was the mode in which ChatGPT knew nothing about you. Since 27 August there is a choice at the top right of the window. Personalized, and the chat reaches your memories, plugins and custom instructions. Save it, and it becomes a regular chat that follows your training setting.

Garmin’s recent firmware update (version 2.50) for its CIRQA fitness tracker has inadvertently broken the device's Bluetooth heart rate broadcasting feature. The software glitch causes Bluetooth connections to repeatedly drop or fail entirely, preventing users from syncing real-time biometric data with third-party training platforms.

Garmin has launched a new stable update to many of its mid-range smartwatches. A major release, the new firmware addresses various issues, including one relating to heart rate reporting within Garmin Connect Mobile.

Windows 11 26H2 has entered the final testing stage ahead of its public release. The update will not bring any new features, but it will reset the support cycle and should arrive as a simple one-restart update for existing 25H2 users.

Garmin is now offering a new update to its most recent Forerunner smartwatches. Available globally as a free download, the new update is said to improve display gestures on all eligible smartwatches.

Garmin has issued a new update to many of its older high-end smartwatches. Rolling out globally, the new update aims to resolve an issue that was causing unexpected shutdowns when using Garmin’s Broadcast HR feature.

On 10 August TP-Link reported five vulnerabilities in routers that internet providers hand out to their customers. One model on the list is rented out in Germany. The worst flaw walks straight past the router password. You cannot repair it yourself, and there is no firmware to download. Whether your particular variant is affected is something the maker deliberately does not say.

Google is promoting four network protections in Android 17. The most important one, Encrypted Client Hello, hides the websites and apps you open from your carrier. Google's own developer docs show it only kicks in for apps built against the new API level, and without encrypted DNS it does nothing at all.

Microsoft’s Project Positron converts supported Xbox One and Series X game discs into account-linked digital licenses but requires a console with a disc drive and currently excludes Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles. While the initiative strengthens access through Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud gaming, its limited scope undercuts Microsoft’s claims of broad game preservation where such preservation may be needed most.

Strings in the Link to Windows app reveal Microsoft is building remote power controls into Phone Link, allowing users to lock, sleep, restart, or shut down a paired PC.

WhatsApp is replacing the six-digit PIN behind two-step verification with a password of at least eight characters. Accounts can also hold more than one passkey, and Android now shows extra detail about callers who are not in your contacts. Meta announced all three on August 25 and is rolling them out gradually.

Newzoo has distanced itself from a senior analyst’s claim that the Epic Games Store cannot recover, saying the remarks were unsupported by its data. Epic countered with 2025 figures showing record third-party playtime and a 57% increase in player spending, challenging the analyst’s assessment of the platform’s viability.

Garmin has released a new update to many of its high-end smartwatches. Rolling out globally as a free download, the new update contains multiple display improvements and a fix for Garmin's phone assistant software. The company is aware of a known bug shipping though, too.

Meta will pay $18 billion without admitting guilt to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed teens. The landmark agreement includes strict new limits on youth accounts, including daily time caps, nighttime blocks, and age‑appropriate content filters to help curb social media addiction.

Garmin has released a new update for multiple smartwatches. Rolling out globally, the update includes several security improvements and is said to fix race predictions that previously showed incorrectly after a run.

Apple shipped an out-of-band update on 6 August that closes exactly one flaw. An attacker on the network can authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials. Changing the password does not help, because the flaw hits before authentication. Around 40,000 Macs sit exposed, most of them on home connections.

ChatGPT Work's cloud browser got its own sign-in form on August 25. You type the username and password yourself, and OpenAI says the model never sees them and does not store them. The session it keeps afterwards is a different matter, and it lives on a computer at OpenAI. Here is where the off switch sits.

FujiShare, a free new iOS beta, writes up to seven Fujifilm film simulation recipes to the C1–C7 banks in one USB pass. It verifies each one and saves a restore point first. Posts pull settings from JPEG metadata, but the developer does flag a warranty risk.

Steam users are reporting different issues with the platform today. Some of them are unable to find the shopping cart icon, while others are reporting a missing search bar.

Garmin has issued a new update to multiple of its popular diving wearables. A stable release, the new update contains more than a dozen changes and improvements, including several diving refinements.

The team behind the RPCS3 emulator has announced that the PS3 emulator can now run all PS3 God of War games without any graphical glitches. This pushes RPCS3 one step closer to playing all Sony first-party PS3 games without any issues.

Google has fixed an YouTube bug that caused video titles, descriptions, channel details and comments to disappear after exiting full-screen mode. Users are advised to install the latest app update in order to resolve the issue.