ThePorsche 911has ruled thesports car worldfor decades, and the latest model only sharpens its legendary edge. Packing a twin-turbo flat-six with 388 horsepower and blasting to 60 in under four seconds, it’s a master of both speed and precision. But that kind of performance comes with a serious price tag. Starting at $127,700, it’s a dream that’s out of reach for many enthusiasts. Luckily, there are plenty of otherdrivers’ carsthat deliver thrilling engagement and pure driving joy, without demanding a Porsche-sized budget....

Ever felt that copy-pasting using the mouse gets tiresome? Especially when you’re more comfortable using the terminal and the keyboard, switching to the mouse can be counterproductive. The xclip command will help you stay on your keyboard when you want to copy and paste content. What Is xclip? xclip is a command-line utility used on Linux systems with an X11 implementation to interact with the X selection (also known as the clipboard)....

Summary Twelve South has long produced great premium Apple accessories, and their latestBookArc Flexis no exception. As a newer version of the company’s original BookArc, a laptop stand designed for MacBooks, the Flex model lives up to its name by ditching the silicone inserts that plagued the first-generation product. Add to that the ability to use the stand with just about any laptop on the market today, at just $50, you’ve got a solid desk accessory that will easily upgrade your setup....

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has halted some drone imports from Chinese manufacturer DJI, citing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). DJI has confirmed in a letter to distributors that a “customs-related issue” is preventing the import of some of its drones. As a result,DJI’s latest Air 3S dronewhich promises to beat the Mavic 3 Pro’s video quality won’t be offered at retail to U.S. shoppers for the time being....

VirtualBox has been a popular virtualization application for years, allowing you to run most PC operating systems on top of any Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Oracle has now released VirtualBox 7.0, and it’s the most significant update in years. Related:VMware Fusion Brings Windows 11 to Apple Silicon Macs VirtalBox 7.0 has a laundry list of new features, but the most important ones might be support for Secure Boot and virtualTPM1....

Quick Links Websites aren’t forever—some thrive, others vanish into the digital void. Like any app, a website can cease to exist if its host decides to pull the plug. According to NetCraft, there are currently around 1.1 billion websites on the internet. However,there could be more. Out of these, only about 200 million are active and maintained. In the past, websites were mainly static files that were just served by a web server....

On paper, video games should be more successful than ever before. Gaming is now a massively profitable industry, the technology behind new games is constantly improving, and the sheer breadth and quality of new releases is greater than it’s ever been. And yet, the industry has never been in a more dire state. Over the past few years, the video game industry has experienced a record number of layoffs, with thousands of job losses being reported every gaming quarter since 2022....

Summary It’s been a year since XGIMI launched theHorizon Pro, a home projector that’s notable for its high brightness, auto-framing capabilities, and casual form factor. But XGIMI is ready to take the next step. It just revealed the Horizon Ultra, a $1,700 projector that uses new “Dual Light” technology to achieve a 77% greater brightness than its predecessor. It’s also one of the few projectors with Dolby Vision support. The Horizon Ultra is absolutely bursting with innovation, and to my surprise, its big price tag is matched by equally impressive specs....

Summary No-one enjoys adverts interrupting their YouTube viewing, so you’ll be pleased to hear that mid-roll ads are soon becoming slightly less annoying. As announced to creators via the YouTube community forum, the video platform is changing the behavior of mid-roll ads in order to “improve the experience for viewers and help creators potentially earn more.” Beginning July 11, 2025, automatic mid-roll ads will be shown at more natural moments in videos, like when there’s a pause or transition....

Summary If there’s a task you carry out repeatedly, stop and think: can you automate it? With these apps, there’s a good chance you can. A Short History of macOS Automation macOS comes with three apps to automate tasks: Script Editor, Automator, and Shortcuts. While these apps have similar goals, their approaches are quite different. The presence of all three demonstrates Apple’s changing approach and a commitment to backward compatibility that’s quite unusual in macOS....

Quick Links Summary you may add USB ports to a desktop or laptop with a simple USB hub. Desktop owners have the additional option of expanding USB functionality with PCI-E cards and front panel adapters. If you’re tired of swapping USB cables and searching for ports, it’s time to add more USB ports to your computer. Here’s how you can easily add more ports to both desktop computers and laptops....

Summary You’ve strolled through the park and encountered a felt-brimmed figure listening to The Beatles’Yesterday and Todaythrough a portable suitcase record player. Maybe you rolled your eyes or thought, “Wow, how fascinating!” and plan to purchase one. Here’s a helpful tip: Don’t. My Concerns With Portable Suitcase Record Players I won’t pretend that we can’t at the least surmise portable record players have mediocre sound quality and that owning one is somewhat impractical....

Quick Links The trackball mouse has fallen out of favor thanks to optical mice and trackpads, but there are compelling reasons to consider adding a trackball mouse to your current setup. It might just turn out to be the change you need. Trackballs Are Ergonomic Considering how incredibly important ergonomics is with how much time we spend using computers today, a key advantage to trackball mice is their ergonomics. Yes, there are many great conventionalergonomic mice, including rather novel vertical mice....