Software

RPCS3 is arguably the best PS3 emulator on the planet. It can play a vast majority of PS3 games on Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. So, it is only natural that gamers would want more emulators from the team behind RPCS3. The official RPCS3 account on X has now commented on the issue.

Microsoft is merging its two Copilot apps. Account migrations start on August 18, 2026, and three features do not survive the move: Deep Research, Podcasts and group chats. The replacement for Deep Research is Researcher, and that one sits behind Microsoft 365 Premium at $19.99 a month.

A Geekom mini PC user reports that a driver package available on the official site contains malware. The executable in question is in the LAN driver folder, and it’s the same one for several AMD models from the brand, including the A7, A8, AE8, AE7, and AX8 Pro. Update: Geekom responded.

Garmin has launched a new stable update to several of its latest high-end smartwatches. A departure from recent software releases, System Software 22.43 should introduce various improvements aimed at refining security on both the Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro.

Less than a year after launch, Microsoft is moving its animated AI companion, Mico, from the chatbot to the classroom. The move coincides with a merger of the consumer and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps, which begins rolling out on August 18.

WhatsApp is testing an AI that detects scam messages directly on your phone. No message content leaves the device, and the encryption remains intact. The catch lies in Meta’s own description: It only checks who isn’t in your contacts. That’s exactly where the most dangerous scams lie.

Garmin has released a new update aimed at many of its recent high-end smartwatches. Not only has the new update left owners in the dark about the changes it contains, but it is also said to contain many of the same well established bugs found in older software.

OpenAI has switched on Computer History in the ChatGPT app for macOS. It records clicks, keystrokes and app switches, then turns them into a timeline and memories. OpenAI's own documentation says the files are not encrypted and that other programs on your Mac may be able to read them.

Xiaomi has recently announced the HyperOS 4 beta program in China, and a handful of devices are set to receive the test Android 17 firmware in August and September 2026. The company has now shared that the first rollout has begun.

Garmin has released a new update to several of its recent smartwatches. A major release, the new update targets bugs present in older software while improving the user experience in other areas, too.

A Windows kernel flaw was already being exploited by Lazarus hackers before Microsoft's August patch shipped. See which CVEs to prioritize this Patch Tuesday.

Garmin is now offering a new update to many of its latest high-end smartwatches. Available globally as a free download, the new update addresses several outstanding issues and includes improvements specific to the Fenix 8 Pro and Tactix 8.

HyperOS 4 is now official, and as usual, Xiaomi will carry out beta testing with the firmware first. Among all, eight devices are set to receive the Android 17 update on August 14, 2026, and the company has also revealed the other eligible models for the first batch.

Garmin has issued a new update for one of its recent mid-range smartwatches. Available for beta testers, the new firmware is said to make over a dozen changes and improvements from an update that arrived only a few weeks ago.

Garmin has released a new update to one of its thinnest smartwatches. Available globally, the firmware contains over a dozen fixes that should improve the overall user experience in multiple areas.

A new update has arrived for one of Garmin's cheaper mid-range smartwatches. Exclusive to the Beta Program for the time being, the update contains almost a dozen changes, including ones that should improve Morning Report and Incident Detection functionality.

Flairy is a free macOS app that replaces the identical default folder icon with more than 50 themed alternatives spanning design, AI, finance and games. There is no account, no subscription and no tracking, but it does need macOS 26 Tahoe or later.

Microsoft's support page names four AI components inside a Copilot+ PC. Its own delivery list has nine, among them Semantic Analysis, Content Extraction and Image Search. Exactly one can be removed since late July, and Microsoft only turned it into a separate package on that very day. What really goes, what only switches off and what stays.

Garmin is now rolling out a new update to some of its popular smartwatches. Available globally as a free download, the new firmware contains more than a dozen improvements over its predecessor, including multiple aimed at fixing bugs that caused device resets and crashes on older firmware.

A U.S. court has rejected Apple's attempt to pause the App Store fee proceedings in its legal battle with Epic Games. Apple now has 24 hours to submit and justify its proposed commission for purchases made outside the App Store.

Microsoft says a software update fixing the bug behind a 16-hour Xbox outage in late July is now rolling out and will become mandatory for all users by August 17, 2026. Xbox chief technology officer Scott Van Vliet said the outage was caused by a failure in a shared external licensing service compounded by a bug in the Xbox client software stack

Microsoft releases Windows 11 August 2026 Patch Tuesday (KB5121003). Explore new features for builds 26100.9165 and 26200.9165, including Windows Hello ESS support, File Explorer upgrades, and security fixes.

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a language model with roughly 30 billion parameters under an Apache 2.0 license. It runs entirely on your own machine, with no internet connection and no subscription. The catch: you need 24 GB of video memory, so an RTX 5090, an RTX 4090 or a Mac with an M4 Max. The weights are free on Hugging Face.

Garmin continues to refine its wearable lineup with a new software update for its high-end outdoor smartwatches. However, the release comes with a trade-off: installing the beta software temporarily disables one key health feature.

Garmin has released a new update to several of its popular smartwatches. Available globally as a free download, the new firmware is said to improve battery life estimates when using an Instinct E, Instinct 3 or Instinct Crossover AMOLED smartwatch in certain circumstances.

Xpeng has begun rolling out the XOS 5.9.5 over-the-air update for its G6, G9, P7+, and X9 EVs. The new software introduces an unusual change to the in-car voice controls, prevents keys from being locked inside the vehicle, and improves charging compatibility with Tesla V3 and V4 Superchargers.

Ford has started rolling out an AI-powered assistant for Ford and Lincoln owners. Available through the company's mobile apps, it can answer questions about a vehicle's capabilities, maintenance needs, fuel usage, and towing limits, while a fully integrated in-car version is planned for 2027.

Session hijacking happens after you sign in. Whoever steals your session cookie gets into your account without a password and without a second factor, and antivirus does not fix it because the stolen cookie keeps working. Chrome now ties sessions to the device with DBSC, while Firefox still stores its cookie database unencrypted. How the theft works and what really helps.

Garmin wearables offer many options for tracking workouts - and can overwhelm users with the sheer volume of data. Now there’s a new way to process workout data for your own in-depth analysis.

OpenAI is scrapping the message limit for ChatGPT Free and Go and making GPT-5.6 Luna the default model. Check today, though, and the unlimited chats are not there yet: they arrive in the week of August 10. Here is what already works and where the limits stay.

Former Fallout 3 artist Nate Purkeypile says technical and memory limitations prevented Bethesda from fully realizing its vision for the 2008 RPG. He hopes the confirmed remaster will meaningfully rebuild the Capital Wasteland rather than merely upgrade textures and apply superficial visual enhancements.

Garmin has released a new update for two of its cheaper smartwatches. Rolling out globally, the update is the first available on Garmin's Beta Program for either smartwatch. The update promises to resolve various outstanding issues, too.

A relatively affordable smartwatch with offline maps, the Amazfit Active 3 Premium is now receiving a feature-packed software update. Depending on how the wearable is used, owners stand to benefit from a noticeably improved experience.

Your phone is gone. You still know the password, but the second factor lived on that exact device. We read the recovery procedures at Google, Apple and Microsoft, and the ones at 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane. All six come down to the same thing. Nothing can be set up after the fact, and at one provider the account is gone for good.

Zenity Labs demonstrated at Black Hat USA 2026 that Claude in Chrome, Gemini in Chrome, Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas and Copilot Edge can all be turned against their own users by ordinary content. An email, a calendar invite or a link under a social post is enough, and the victim never clicks anything. Here is what the attacks did and how to lock your agent down.

Garmin is offering another new update for many of its latest high-end smartwatches. Available globally for free, the update features a dozen changes and improvements as Garmin prepares to release an extensive stable update for Fenix 8 and Fenix 8 Pro series smartwatches.

Steam's gaming charts have delivered some surprises, at least in Germany. Corsair Cove, a pirate-themed city builder, currently ranks ahead of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on Steam. Meanwhile, Nintendo's new Switch 2 shooter Splatoon Raiders has claimed the top spot on the console charts, fueling the next major gaming craze.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 works the best on Linux, despite having over 90% of its total user base on Windows. However, within the Linux ecosystem, RPCS3 recommends a specific distro.

Meta has unveiled Muse Code, a new AI coding agent designed to help developers manage large and complex codebases more efficiently. The tool can automate software engineering tasks, debug code, and handle long-running workflows, marking Meta's latest push into AI-powered developer tools.

OpenAI has been testing ads in ChatGPT since February. The booking tool for businesses is now live in seven countries, Brazil and Mexico are still waiting, and Germany is not on the list at all. You can get rid of the ads, but you pay in daily messages or in subscription fees.

Garmin has started rolling out a new update to many of its popular mid-range smartwatches. Available globally, the free update is said to contain multiple improvements and bug fixes to improve the overall user experience compared to recent stable firmware.

The official RPCS3 account on X has revealed some interesting information regarding the distribution of the PlayStation 3 emulator's user base on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Unsurprisingly, Windows is by far the most dominant platform.

Samsung details its August 2026 security patch, resolving 56 vulnerabilities across Galaxy devices. Learn what’s fixed and when your phone gets the update.

Two FIDO2 keys, same standard, same price. One asks for a PIN, the other just needs a tap. On most models no PIN is set at the factory, and whether you are asked at all is usually the website’s decision. We read the manuals from Yubico, Token2, Nitrokey, OnlyKey, Feitian and Google.

OpenAI removes the official DALL-E GPT from ChatGPT on August 30, 2026. If you created images through it, download them before then. ChatGPT Images takes over and is available on every tier, free accounts included. Custom GPTs with image generation are not affected. Here is what goes, what stays and how to save your images.

Linus Tech Tips ran a simple side-by-side comparison of RAM usage on Windows 11 and Linux. Unsurprisingly, Windows 11 is shown to use much more RAM for the same tasks as Linux. However, both systems never got close to exceeding their RAM buffers.

Four AI chatbots, one forbidden task: a fake news post carrying a made-up claim. ChatGPT produced almost all of them and the most convincing ones, Gemini even faked the New York Times and the BBC. Copilot added a visible AI label, Meta AI refused the false claim. The odd part: German outlets were easier to fake than English ones.

A new ShadPS4 patch brings the PS4-exclusive racer DriveClub to PC at up to 8K resolution, 60 FPS, and uncapped frame rates. The upgrade revitalizes Evolution Studios’ acclaimed visuals, delivering the remaster-like experience Sony never released.

Thousands of users are reporting issues with WhatsApp today. Most of them can't send or receive photos, while others are facing connectivity problems.

OpenAI is discontinuing its AI browser ChatGPT Atlas on August 9, 2026, less than ten months after its launch. Bookmarks, open tabs, and browsing history will not be automatically transferred to another browser. Users who want to keep them must export them themselves beforehand. Atlas will no longer receive security updates anyway.