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Anker just announced the SOLIX S5000, a beefy power supply that can power your home inside a portable build that you can easily carry anywhere. The Anker SOLIX S5000 received an A+ TUV SUD verification for achieving the highest runtime rating. This is thanks to its idle draw of 8.8W, pushing the idle time to 512hr, which is said to be the longest in the industry. It also has the highest light-load efficiency, lasting for 86 hours when running a fridge. This is also made possible by Anker’s OptiSave 2.0 technology. It then has 120V/240V dual-voltage support, a 4500W rated output, and 8,000W peak output. This means it can handle demanding appliances like an electric kettle, refrigerator, window AC, and even dryers and ranges. As per Anker, it can power an electric kettle for up to 3.1 hours, a Window AC for 25 hours, a smart TV for 63 hours, and LED lights for up to 123 hours. If you want longer hours, you can pair it with additional Anker batteries of up to 30kW...

A new experiment from Google Labs now lets anyone turn written ideas into playable games. The platform, named Playground , works entirely inside a web browser. Based in Mountain View, Google said the tool removes the need for programming skills. Instead of learning complex software, users type out what they want in plain words. A chat window is used to make changes to characters, rules, movement, and scenery. According to a blog post from the company, Playground targets people who have never touched code or a game engine. The process works like a conversation. A user writes a request, and the game is created for them to try right away in the browser. Games can be started from nothing, from a ready-made prompt, or with step-by-step help. Once a game exists, users can keep tweaking it by typing new instructions. Changes can cover how things move, what the rules are, who the characters are, or what the world looks like. Because the games live online, they can be o...

Google has added Gemini to Chrome, and the Ask Gemini button now shows up in the top right corner of the browser. By default, Gemini can view the pages you open. That means it can read your tabs automatically unless you turn the feature off. This can be useful if you want a quick summary of a page. But many people would rather not have an AI assistant looking at everything they browse. How to turn Gemini Chrome access off Open Chrome. Click the three dot menu and go to Settings. Select AI innovations, then Gemini in Chrome. Scroll to Permissions. Turn off Share current tab by default. After that, Gemini will no longer grab the page you are viewing when you start a chat. You can still share a tab manually if you want. The same settings page lets you limit Gemini further. You can hide the Gemini button from the top of the browser, stop it from using your location, turn off microphone access, and control whether it can sign you in to websites. ...

Google is cutting back what free users can do with its Gemini artificial intelligence tools, and the change will hit anyone who relies on the free version. The tech giant quietly refreshed its support page to spell out new rules for reaching its top-tier models. Under the new setup, anyone without a paid Google AI subscription will be stuck with Gemini 3.5-Flash-Lite only. That means people who do not pay will lose the ability to use Gemini 3.6 Flash and any later editions of the model, which they can still reach right now. The change comes as Google keeps pumping out updates to its smaller Gemini models on a near-monthly basis. Gemini 3.8 Flash showed up in September. So far, there is no word on a Gemini 3.9 Flash. Even so, Google has already kicked off private testing of Gemini 4, known internally as Argon, before handing it to the broader public. That launch could also bring the first advanced reasoning model since Gemini 3.1 Pro. Google AI Plan Flash-Lite Flash Pro F...

Samsung is now sending Android 17 to more of its older phones and foldables. The update comes as part of One UI 9, the company’s latest software. The Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra are getting the update in South Korea. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are getting it there too. People who joined the beta program are receiving it first, with a download of about 500MB. One UI 9 began rolling out back in September. The first device to get it was the Galaxy S26. After that, Samsung brought it to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Galaxy S25 series. Now, it’s reaching older models. This is only the start of the roll out as more regions should get the update in the coming days. Samsung has not said which countries will be next or when. Device owners can check for the update in their device’s settings. This article, Android 17-based One UI 9 update reaches Galaxy S24 and older foldables , was originally published at NoypiGeeks | Phili...

The latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that global PC shipments dropped in Q3 2026, with the industry still dealing with the same problem: a RAM shortage. According to IDC, the industry shipped just 62.7 million PCs in Q3, a 9.1 percent decrease from the previous quarter and a significant 20.1 percent year-over-year (YoY) decline compared to Q3 2025. The IDC report officially cited “supply issues” and “elevated prices” as the main reasons for the decline. But we all know what that means: the ongoing memory shortage continues to hit the PC industry hard. “Channels are now worried about carrying too much inventory into a market where high prices are suppressing demand,” said IDC’s Jitesh Ubrani. “That could translate into promotions and some short-term relief for consumers, but we don’t expect pricing anywhere near what it was a year ago. Prices will remain elevated. With macro c...