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Testing shows “significant durability” problems with edge-lit LCD TVs
Enlarge / Samsung's 2022 The Frame is one of the edge-lit TVs that RTINGs tested. (credit: Samsung) Thin LCD-LED TVs are appealing because they're easy to find space for and are aesthetically...
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A few weeks with the Pocket 386, an early-‘90s-style, half-busted retro PC
Enlarge / The Pocket 386 is fun for a while, but the shortcomings and the broken stuff start to wear on you after a while. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The Book 8088 was a neat experiment, but as a...
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Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop...
Enlarge / Even mainstream CPUs like the Core i5-13400 could theoretically be affected by Intel's crashing issues. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel will be releasing a microcode update to prevent...
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NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC
Enlarge / NZXT's subscription program charges $169/month for this build. (credit: NZXT) NZXT, which sells gaming PCs, components, and peripherals, has a subscription program that charges a monthly fee...
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Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon
Enlarge (credit: Ron Amadeo) Google Chrome's long, long project to implement a new browser extension platform is seemingly going to happen, for real, after six years of cautious movement. One of the...
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OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) According to The Wall Street Journal, there's internal conflict at OpenAI over whether or not to release a watermarking tool that would allow people to test text to see...
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Explaining color gamuts and color spaces in HDTVs and monitors
Enlarge (credit: sandergroffen/Getty Images) Back in the 1950s, when color TV was invented, everything was simple. TVs were either color or black-and-white, and you could tell at a glance which was...
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Ryzen AI 300 performance review: Impressive CPUs, even if you don’t care...
Enlarge / With or without the "AI," AMD's new laptop processors are pretty good. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) For all the noise about neural processing units (NPUs) and the generative AI capabilities...
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Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free
Enlarge (credit: Robert J. Sawyer) WordStar's most recent claim to fame might be that it's the word processing application on which George R.R. Martin is still not finishing A Song of Ice and Fire....
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“So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October
Enlarge / A scene from the new season of Doctor Who, which is streaming on Disney+. (credit: Disney+) Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ will get more expensive as of October 17, whether users have a...
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“Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence...
Enlarge / Apple Intelligence was unveiled at WWDC 2024. (credit: Apple) As the parent of a younger child, I can tell you that getting a kid to respond the way you want can require careful...
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Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor
This is Google's new streaming box, the Google TV Streamer. It's meant to sit on your media console instead of hanging from your TV's USB port like the Chromecast. [credit: Google ] Google is...
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Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven
Enlarge / Apple's external DVD-burning SuperDrive may be fading away. (credit: Apple) Apple has always been eager to dump technologies when the company feels they have outlived their usefulness. The...
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Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Reddit executives discussed plans on Tuesday for making more money from the platform, including showing ads in more places and possibly putting some content behind a paywall....
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macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app...
Enlarge / The Mac's Gatekeeper feature has been pushing developers to digitally sign their apps since it was introduced in 2012. (credit: Apple/Andrew Cunningham) It has always been easier to run...
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Disney has “earned” latest streaming price hike, CFO says
Enlarge / A scene from Secret Invasion, a Disney+ exclusive. (credit: Marvel) Yesterday, The Walt Disney company announced it will soon raise prices for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Today, it revealed...
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You can kick the alpha tires on System76’s Cosmic, a new Linux desktop
Enlarge / A little auto-tiling on the Cosmic desktop. (credit: System76) System76 has released an alpha version of its Cosmic desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like systems. The Linux hardware...
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It’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study says
Enlarge / For a true representation of the people-search industry, a couple of these folks should have lanyards that connect them by the pockets. (credit: Getty Images) If you've searched your name...
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People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than Humane can sell them, report...
Enlarge / The Humane AI Pin. (credit: Humane) Humane AI Pins were returned at faster rate than they were sold between May and August, according to a report from The Verge on Wednesday. The AI gadget...
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Apple reportedly plans updated M4 Mac mini that’s actually mini
Enlarge / Apple's M2 Pro Mac mini. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple hasn't updated its Mac mini desktop lineup since the beginning of 2023, when it added M2 and M2 Pro chips and discontinued the last...
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