A majority of Americans believe software updates are making their devices worse, not better, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found a majority (54 percent) believe it’s done to ...

To get internet access in your home, you need both a modem and a router. They aren't interchangeable, and they serve two very different functions. If you think of your home as an island, the modem is ...

Today Apple launched new AirPods firmware, the first notable update since last month when version 8B39 was released. Today, the latest AirPods Pro 3 firmware is build 8B40. It comes ahead of iOS ...

Here is how design engineers can implement over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates for a microcontroller using the “staging + copy” method. The microcontroller—NXP’s RW612 in this design case study—relies ...

Pretty much everyone understands that modern electronics receive regular updates, introducing new features or critical security patches for potential vulnerabilities. Everything from your smartphone ...

Many newer cars allow owners to download software updates that can fix problems, improve performance, and even make some safety recall repairs. These “over-the-air” — or OTA — software updates have ...

In an era where cars are less mechanical than they are tech showpieces on wheels, your car is becoming more akin to your phone in terms of how its lifecycle is updated. Modern vehicles are packed with ...

Surprise! A new update for the near 20-year-old PlayStation 3 is rolling out today, March 18. As detailed on the official PlayStation website, the 200MB system software update 4.93 for the PS3 — which ...

The PS3 turns 20 in November this year, but that hasn’t stopped Sony from keeping the console ticking away with more firmware updates, and sure enough, you can now download PS3 system software update ...

Sony rolled out PS4 system software update 13.50 for March 2026 last night alongside the highly anticipated PS5/PS5 Pro firmware update. The update brings both good news and somewhat bad news for last ...

Following the last release in October, Google is rolling out a modem update for the original Pixel Watch released in 2022. This “additional March 2026 software update” just includes “bug fixes to ...

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...