Worldwide PC shipments plummet in Q3 with only Apple reporting growth

PC shipments plunged across the world in the third quarter with overall sales falling 18%, according to numbers compiled by Canalys. The only company with positive year-over-year growth was Apple with a modest 1.7% increase, according to Canalys. All of the other major PC makers experienced business decline with most in double digit territory. IDC…

Best Buy’s answer to Amazon’s second Prime Day means better deals on QLED TVs and laptops

UPDATE: Oct. 10, 2022, 3:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated to reflect the latest deals on TVs, laptops, and more from Best Buy’s Flash Sale Event. It was a matter of when — not if — Best Buy would announce a conveniently-scheduled sale event to counter Amazon’s October Prime Day shenanigans. The news…

South Korea’s F-35A fighter jets had to be grounded 172 times over 18 months because of malfunctions

A South Korean F-35A at the air force base in Daegu in October 2019. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP A South Korean lawmaker is concerned about the issues affecting the country’s F-35A fighter jets. The jets were “operationally unready” 234 times in an 18-month period ending in June 2022, the lawmaker said, citing air force…

After a general’s clash with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, soldiers worry the US Army ‘has gone full MAGA’

Then-Brig. Gen. Patrick Donahoe at Camp Humphreys in South Korea in June 2019. US Army/Chin-U Pak In March 2021, US Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe used Twitter to criticize a Tucker Carlson segment  An Inspector General investigation reportedly found Donahoe’s use of Twitter to make those criticism to be inappropriate. Some soldiers see the official…