From PC Mag: How much do you rely on Disney+ and Hulu? Enough for a fourth US price hike in four years?

Among the hardest hit is the ad-free option, with a standalone Disney+ or Hulu subscription jumping by $2.50 to $21.49 per month, Variety reports. It now makes even less sense for subscribers not...

From PC World: Back in August 2025, Microsoft launched a new kind of software initiative called “Microsoft 365 Companions,” which were like mini-apps that lived within the taskbar and served a middle-of-the-road solution between simple notifications and complex Widgets.

When they first launched...

From CNET: After Discord users pushed back on ID requirements for age verification, the social platform announced in a blog post on Tuesday that it would implement age verification for teens — but not in the way people expected.

“Discord is introducing a new approach to age assurance, strengthening...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake expands its cooling lineup with the SWAFAN 240 UNIFY ARGB Sync and SWAFAN 360 UNIFY ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans, available in black and snow editions. Featuring a single-frame design and swappable fan blades, the SWAFAN UNIFY simplifies installation and...

From PC Mag: Qualcomm's next-generation mobile chips are getting a massive architectural overhaul. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, revealed today, are the company's first chips built on a 2nm process, engineered specifically to handle the complex workloads of agentic AI...

From PC World: Not even a year ago, a rumor arose that Google was working on a new operating system for mobile platforms. Known as Aluminium OS, the OS would combine the best aspects of Android and ChromeOS, all while sidelining ChromeOS as Google’s OS of choice for laptops.

Now, Aluminium OS is...

From CNET: Ever feel like your algorithm isn’t quite aligned with your preferences? A Spotify feature rolling out today promises to let you review and customize your Taste Profile to see more of the songs, artists, genres, audiobooks and podcasts you like best.

Spotify’s Taste Profile has been AI...

From PC Mag: Valve has introduced a new video codec in its Steam beta client that boosts the visual clarity of games streamed via Steam Remote Play. As VideoCardz reports, the Pyrowave codec uses 5-10x the bandwidth of existing streaming codecs, but it's extremely low latency, with full HDR and YUV...

From PC World: Many users who have installed the latest September security patches for Windows have found that the “File History” feature no longer works—deleted or corrupted files can no longer be recovered.

File History automatically saves copies of files, allowing users to recover accidentally...

From CNET: Adobe is bringing its flagship video editing program to Android phone owners. The Android Premiere app is now available to download from the Google Play Store, the company announced on Tuesday.

Premiere is the mobile app version of Adobe’s flagship video editing software. It first became...