Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals
"... our members are going to be punished."
Scharon Harding
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Chrome’s new dynamic bottom bar gives websites a little more room to breathe
Chrome for Android is getting a neat visual upgrade.
Ryan Whitwam
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Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end
Customers are being pushed to smart meters that have their own signal problems.
Kevin Purdy
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OnePlus releases Watch 3 with inflated $500 price tag, won’t say why
The new OnePlus smartwatch has debuted at $500 instead of the promised $330.
Ryan Whitwam
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Google takes advantage of federal cost-cutting with steep Workspace discount
Google will knock 71% off government Workspace subscriptions for a limited time.
Ryan Whitwam
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Hands-on: Handwriting recognition app brings sticky notes into the 21st century
Rocketbook Reusable Sticky Notes are an excessive solution for too many sticky notes.
Scharon Harding
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Framework’s cheaper, colorful Laptop 12 up for preorder, starts at $549 bare-bones
Tariffs mean US pricing/availability for some Framework parts is still in flux.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google Pixel 9a review: All the phone you need
The Pixel 9a looks great and shoots lovely photos, but it's light on AI.
Ryan Whitwam
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Most Read
Google announces faster, more efficient Gemini AI model
Gemini 2.5 is starting to move beyond its experimental phase.
Ryan Whitwam
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Windows 11’s Copilot Vision wants to help you learn to use complicated apps
Copilot beta update is rolling out to Windows Insider program testers now.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google unveils Ironwood, its most powerful AI processor yet
Ironwood will be available in configurations of up to 9,216 liquid-cooled chips.
Ryan Whitwam
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Japanese railway shelter replaced in less than 6 hours by 3D-printed model
Custom-printed shelters could help fix up rural train stops faster.
Kevin Purdy
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Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds
Redesigned Start menu would give users more control over what apps they see.
Andrew Cunningham
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The 2025 Moto G Stylus has a sharper display and “enhanced” stylus for $400
The Moto G Stylus 2025 is coming April 17 for the same price as last year's model.
Ryan Whitwam
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Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail
Ars visits a zipline delivery service that's deploying in more locations soon.
Tim Stevens
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Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs
"We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss."
Andrew Cunningham
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130
FreeDOS 1.4 brings new fixes and features to modern and vintage DOS-based PCs
Independent developers are keeping the command prompt alive on PCs new and old.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google’s AI Mode search can now answer questions about images
Google's AI Mode can now understand images as part of your searches.
Ryan Whitwam
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A begrudging defense of Nintendo’s “Game-Key cards” for the Switch 2
Op-ed: Game-Key cards have problems, but I'll take them over download-only.
Andrew Cunningham
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Microsoft turns 50 today, and it made me think about MS-DOS 5.0
A story about an obsolete PC, an old library book, and one version of MS-DOS.
Andrew Cunningham
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Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray tracing
Nvidia says the Switch 2's GPU is 10 times faster than the original Switch.
Andrew Cunningham
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Explaining MicroSD Express cards and why you should care about them
Little-used 2019 standard bridges a gap between internal and external storage.
Andrew Cunningham
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Samsung turns to China to boost its ailing semiconductor division
Samsung's contract chipmaking business has struggled to secure big US customers.
Financial Times
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Google shakes up Gemini leadership, Google Labs head taking the reins
With fresh leadership, Google aims to create new products based on Gemini.
Ryan Whitwam
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Some original Switch games will run better on Switch 2; some won’t run at all
Some Switch games will get free updates to improve Switch 2 performance.
Andrew Cunningham
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Unshittification: 3 tech companies that recently made my life… better
Enshittification is not the only option.
Nate Anderson
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Apple enables RCS messaging for Google Fi subscribers at last
Apple only supported RCS on the big three carriers in the first iOS18 releases.
Ryan Whitwam
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Cheap TVs’ incessant advertising reaches troubling new lows
Op-ed: TV screensavers shouldn't show immigration ads from the Trump administration.
Scharon Harding
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Review: Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft is something less than “a Paperwhite with color”
It's a decent e-reader, but it offers too few benefits for too many drawbacks.
Andrew Cunningham
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Gemini is an increasingly good chatbot, but it’s still a bad assistant
Op-ed: Google's generative AI is not ready to serve as your virtual assistant.
Ryan Whitwam
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Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro
Updates bring new emoji, Mail organization for Macs, easier Mac setup, and more.
Andrew Cunningham
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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it
Tiny batteries and "disposable" e-cigs remain big risks for waste handlers.
Kevin Purdy
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There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs
Did you want to see how fast your ancient computer was? Because now you can!
Andrew Cunningham
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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users
Google's improved AI model is now available for free, but usage is limited.
Ryan Whitwam
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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs
Lawsuits and allegations are creating doubt around quantum dot TVs' use of QDs.
Scharon Harding
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New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory
"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.
Andrew Cunningham
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