From PC World: OLED monitors are all the rage now, getting far more numerous and constantly cheaper. (It helps that no one can afford to upgrade their actual computers, so it’s a good time to buy a new screen.) Samsung, one of the biggest suppliers of OLED panels, isn’t resting on its laurels. The...
From CNET: Customers who buy a new Vizio TV may need to sign in with a Walmart account to use streaming features.
A Walmart representative confirmed to Ars Technica that its online logins will be "mandatory on select new Vizio OS TVs" for users who set up and install streaming apps.
It's unclear...
Recently, McDonald's in Canada launched a set of mini hockey sticks that people can purchase with a meal. These are miniature replicas of sticks from hockey players in the player's design. We have seen McDonald's come out with other NHL items in the past, including small jerseys, trophies, and previous set of sticks. However, one important thing to note is that you do not get to choose a stick. Rather, you only know the stick when you open it. I...
From PC World: Ever feel like you’re not paying enough for Netflix? No? Well, Netflix thinks you’re not paying enough for Netflix, and it’s raising prices accordingly.
Starting now, new subscribers will pay a whopping $26.99 for Netflix’s premium 4K plan, a $2-a-month price hike compared to the...
From PC Mag: Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul will reportedly include one major change: the option to integrate any third-party chatbot.
Since iOS 18.2, Apple users have been able to access ChatGPT via Siri, and there were reports that Gemini would be the next AI integration. However, Bloomberg’s...
From CNET: Increasing prices across the board are becoming a plague now, fueled by everything from tariffs to wars to the AI industry's devouring of hardware components. Sony's PlayStation hardware is the latest to get an increase, according to a blog post from the company on Friday. It's the second...
From PC Mag: Your next web browser on Windows may be made by a smartphone maker. Samsung Browser is now officially available on Windows devices after a six-month test, bringing the previously exclusive mobile browser to desktop for the first time.
Samsung’s main selling point is that users can...
From PC World: A popular benchmark tool, Geekbench, says it will issue a warning when Intel’s new “Arrow Lake Refresh” desktop chips enable Intel’s new IBOT feature. Why? Because the benchmark vendor can’t be sure that scores reported with it can be considered trustworthy.
Intel’s new Core Ultra...
From CNET: Security company Ring on Wednesday announced a significant expansion of its video doorbell line, notably battery-powered versions of both its 4K and 2K models, priced from $80.
Both Amazon's Ring and Google Nest debuted high-resolution video doorbells with new AI features in the fall of...
From PC Mag: One of Ring’s biggest smart home limitations has been the lower resolution of its battery-powered doorbells, but that’s no longer the case with a refreshed Battery Doorbell Pro. The new top-end Ring offers better video clarity with a 4K camera, and it doesn't require a hardwired...
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