Tech / Product News & Reviews

  1. TV industry’s ads, tracking obsession is turning your living room into a store

    TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.

  2. Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones

    Epic also launched its store on Android.

  3. New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 disks

    But the Windows NT-era disk formatting UI hasn't been fixed yet.

  4. Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app

    “You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer."

  5. New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

    Performance test comes out of beta as NPUs become standard equipment in PCs.

  6. Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems

    Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.

  7. AMD Ryzen 9000 review: Impressive efficiency, with bugs and so-so speed boosts

    High prices on an already-expensive AM5 platform make them a hard sell, though.

  8. Redbox app axed, dashing people’s hopes of keeping purchased content

    Customers uncertain as app remains downloadable after company's Chapter 7 filing.

  9. Apple will let other digital wallets into Apple Pay, and even be the default

    Alternative wallets and new apps may bloom—if they "pay the associated fees."

  10. Classic PC game emulation is back on the iPhone with iDOS 3 release

    Apple amended its App Store rules to allow PC emulators, not just console ones.

  11. Google’s Pixel Watch 3 has a bigger screen, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 are smaller

    Pixel Recorder on the Watch 3 is the weird little feature we might just love.

  12. The Pixel 9 phones are big cameras and screens soldered onto Gemini AI ambitions

    "Pro" no longer means "large," and the Fold is the biggest screen ever.

  1. Framework Laptop 13 reviewed, again: Meteor Lake meh, Linux upgrades good

    Intel's latest chips often fall behind Ryzen, or even older Intel CPUs.

  2. Stratasys sues Bambu Lab over patents used widely by consumer 3D printers

    Heated platforms and purge towers are among Stratasys' infringement claims.

  3. Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away

    User outcry ushered in a renaissance for classic MS Paint, and Paint 3D faded.

  4. Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

    This microcode fix can't be rolled out in a regular software update.

  5. Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

    Nova Launcher feels the "massive" layoffs at the firm that acquired it in 2022.

  6. Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates

    Sonos is delaying two hardware releases because of the app's problems.

  7. Apple reportedly plans updated M4 Mac mini that’s actually mini

    What was "mini" in 2010 is not particularly mini in 2024.

  8. People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than Humane can sell them, report says

    Returned devices are currently e-waste that can't be reassigned, per The Verge.

  9. It’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study says

    The best removal rate was less than 70%, and that didn't beat manual opt-outs.

  10. You can kick the alpha tires on System76’s Cosmic, a new Linux desktop

    A whole new desktop aims to appeal with tiling, themes, and a safer Rust core.

  11. Disney has “earned” latest streaming price hike, CFO says

    Disney is "not concerned" about blowback from higher prices, per CEO.

  12. macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

    But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac.

  1. Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future

    Current ad load is relatively "light," COO says.

  2. Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

    Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique.

  3. Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor

    The rebranded device appears better in every way but the price.

  4. “Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence on the rails

    Long lists of instructions show how Apple is trying to navigate AI pitfalls.

  5. “So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October

    Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages.

  6. Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free

    "Compared to it, Microsoft Word is pure madness"—Anne Rice.

  7. Ryzen AI 300 performance review: Impressive CPUs, even if you don’t care about AI

    AI gets all the buzz, but these laptop CPUs still get the fundamentals right.

  8. Explaining color gamuts and color spaces in HDTVs and monitors

    What are they and why do they matter.

  9. Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs

    Warranty also covers CPUs sold in pre-built PCs; Intel publishes list of models.

  10. OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it

    Some say watermarking is the responsible thing to do, but it's complicated.

  11. Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon

    Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon.

  12. NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

    NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.