News Archive: August 2026
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- Qualcomm is raising chip prices from September 1, and Android phones could get more expensiveQualcomm's September 1 price hike could squeeze Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and OPPO, forcing higher Android phone prices or slimmer margins.Aug 1, 2026 11:50 PM CDT
- Microsoft improves Windows 11 optimization for PCs with 8GB RAMRAM prices keep climbing, and 8GB PCs are stuck being the norm, so Microsoft is finally trying to make Windows 11 lighter to compensate.Aug 1, 2026 4:25 PM CDT
- Google's AI patched more Chrome bugs in two releases than it had in two years, including a 13-year-old flawGoogle is piloting two Chrome security releases per week and developing updates that install without requiring a browser restart for faster patching.Aug 1, 2026 11:25 PM CDT
- Steam Deck LCD battery returns to iFixit, but costs $50 more nowSteam Deck LCD owners feared their batteries were gone for good, and now that they're finally back in stock, the price has jumped a painful 63%.Aug 1, 2026 2:45 PM CDT
- A missing underscore in a Skyrim-inspired username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 monthsPolice accidentally submitted the wrong username to Kik, which returned data for an innocent man whose IP address led investigators to Halifax.Aug 1, 2026 10:50 PM CDT
- Redditor scores a working GTX 1050 Ti for just $2 at GoodwillAs GPU prices keep climbing, a Redditor just snagged a GTX 1050 Ti for less than a cup of coffee, and it runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 30 FPS!Aug 1, 2026 2:00 PM CDT
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Qualcomm is raising chip prices from September 1, and Android phones could get more expensive
Google's AI patched more Chrome bugs in two releases than it had in two years, including a 13-year-old flaw
A missing underscore in a Skyrim-inspired username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months
Microsoft improves Windows 11 optimization for PCs with 8GB RAM
Steam Deck LCD battery returns to iFixit, but costs $50 more now
Redditor scores a working GTX 1050 Ti for just $2 at Goodwill
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