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An anonymous reader shares a report: When Microsoft announced new Surface devices earlier this week, we noted that there wasn't a lot of daylight between the starting prices of the new but lower-end devices ($799 for the 12-inch Surface Pro, $899 for the 13-inch Surface Laptop) and the starting prices of the older-but-higher-end Surfaces from last spring ($999 for both). It appears Microsoft has quietly solved this problem by discontinuing the 256GB versions of the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 and the 13-inch Surface Pro 11. Microsoft's retail pages for both devices list only 512GB and 1TB configurations, with regular prices starting at $1,199. Though not technically a price hike -- the 512GB versions of both devices also cost $1,199 before -- it does amount to an effective price increase for last year's Surface hardware, especially given that both devices have user-replaceable storage that can easily be upgraded for less than the $200 that Microsoft charged for the 256GB-to-512GB upgrade. The upshot is that the new Surface PCs make more sense now than they did on Tuesday in relative terms, but it's only because you'll pay more to buy a Surface Pro 11 or Surface Laptop 7 than you would before. The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 7 still lists a 256GB configuration and a $1,299 starting price, but the 256GB models are currently out of stock.

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Last big release until trixie shows up

Debian bookworm is getting what could be its last hurrah as the basis for Raspberry Pi's operating system, with what's likely to be its final appearance on a release for the diminutive computers.…

Director Sam Mendes is putting together an ambitious series of four interconnected biopics on each member of The Beatles, which confirmed the cast at CinemaCon in April .

Former President Joe Biden revealed on Thursday he still believed he could have beaten President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

No direct impact on royalty, licensing biz but device end demand in firing line

World War Fee  Arm shares took a tumble after it declined to issue guidance for the year ahead in light of the current economic uncertainty, despite the chip designer claiming record revenue for the quarter just ended.…

It was once used by every King and Queen in England

Now individual school districts extorted by fiends

An education tech provider that paid a ransom to prevent the leak of stolen student and teacher data is now watching its school district customers get individually extorted by either the same ransomware crew that hit it – or someone connected to the crooks.…

Robert Markel, 89, was found dead alongside his dog in a suspected bear attack that has shaken their small Florida community.

Tensions between India and Pakistan reached their highest level in almost a decade on Wednesday after 31 people were killed in missile strikes against Islamabad controlled Kashmir.

Harri Pullen, 27, had been in a relationship with jail nurse Elyse Hibbs, 27, and engaged in phone sex with prison officer Ruth Shmylo, 26, over a four-year period in HMP Parc, Wales.

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

Celebrity medium Tyler Henry is officially off the market. On Wednesday the 29-year-old psychic took to Instagram to announce his marriage to longtime beau Clint Godwin.

She has shared how she wanted to look 'like a Bratz doll'

In the wake of Pope Francis' death, calls for the Vatican to open up its secret archives are growing. In her new book, Pasulka reveals eerie encounters documented in the records.

A Florida federal judge has dismissed the majority of claims against celebrities who endorsed Sam Bankman-Fried's now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Judge K. Michael Moore ruled that investors failed to demonstrate the high-profile endorsers -- including Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Kevin O'Leary, Larry David, Shohei Ohtani, and Stephen Curry -- knew about FTX's fraudulent activities. In his ruling, Moore wrote that while the celebrity endorsers may have been "uninformed, negligent, or even reckless," plaintiffs didn't adequately establish that defendants had "knowledge of FTX's fraud" or "the requisite intent to deceive and defraud investors."

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Constance Marten, 37, was cross-examined by Mark Gordon, 50, today after he was allowed to represent himself in the case. They have both been charged with manslaughter.

OFFICERS are urging Essex drivers to take care on the roads, after tackling a busy month of road safety.

OFFICERS are urging Essex drivers to take care on the roads, after tackling a busy month of road safety.

A shocking clip of PC Richard Williams punching the man in Porthmadog, north Wales at least nine times was viewed 500,000 times within a matter of hours.

Panattoni, the industrial developer, says this will help local and regional supply chain infrastructure.