The iPhone accessories that let me ditch my laptop while traveling
There's something liberating about traveling without your computer. Your load is lighter, your battery needs are fewer, and you don't have to risk damaging or losing one of your most important and...
View ArticleStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds
Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked. Embodied blamed its closure on a failed “critical funding round." On its website, it...
View ArticleThe latest in poker cheats: Tiny cameras that can see cards as they’re dealt
Matt Berkey was becoming suspicious. Berkey, a 42-year-old poker pro known for his presence in some of the highest-stakes cash games in Las Vegas, was playing in a well-known casino poker room over the...
View ArticleiOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation
Apple has announced that it will be releasing the iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to the public later this afternoon, following weeks of beta testing for developers and users. As...
View ArticleTCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads
Advertising has become a focal point of TV software. We’re seeing companies that sell TV sets be increasingly interested in leveraging TV operating systems (OSes) for ads and tracking. This has led to...
View ArticleErrant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025
The macOS 15.2 update that was released earlier today came with a handful of new features, plus something unexpected: an apparently accidental reference to the upcoming M4 MacBook Airs. MacRumors...
View ArticleBack where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years
It might not ever be fully dead, but Firefox calling it quits on Do Not Track (DNT) is a strong indication that an idealistic movement born more than 13 years ago has truly reached the end of its...
View ArticleYouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago
YouTube TV, now one of the country's leading cable (or cable-ish) television providers, is starting to act like it. The service told customers in an email this morning that prices are going up in the...
View ArticleIntel Arc B580 review: A $249 RTX 4060 killer, one-and-a-half years later
Intel doesn't have a ton to show for its dedicated GPU efforts yet. After much anticipation, many delays, and an anticipatory apology tour for its software quality, Intel launched its first Arc GPUs at...
View ArticleGoogle steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR
Citing "years of investment in AI, AR, and VR," Google is stepping into the augmented reality market once more with Android XR. It's an operating system that Google says will power future headsets and...
View ArticleThe optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the latest hit against physical media fans, LG has discontinued its remaining Blu-ray players. However, this doesn't...
View ArticleBuying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war.
If you're looking to buy a TV in 2025, you may be disappointed by the types of advancements TV brands will be prioritizing in the new year. While there's an audience of enthusiasts interested in...
View ArticleNvidia partners leak next-gen RTX 50-series GPUs, including a 32GB 5090
Rumors have suggested that Nvidia will be taking the wraps off of some next-generation RTX 50-series graphics cards at CES in January. And as we get closer to that date, Nvidia's partners and some of...
View ArticleCompanies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study
Return-to-office (RTO) mandates have caused companies to lose some of their best workers, a study tracking over 3 million workers at 54 "high-tech and financial" firms at the S&P 500 index has...
View ArticleAfter decades of talk, Seagate seems ready to actually drop the HAMR hard drives
How do you fit 32 terabytes of storage into a hard drive? With a HAMR. Seagate has been experimenting with heat-assisted magnetic recording, or HAMR, since at least 2002. The firm has occasionally...
View ArticleZ-Wave Long Range and its mile-long capabilities will arrive next year
Z-Wave can be a very robust automation network, free from the complications and fragility of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Just how robust, you ask? More than a mile long, under the right circumstances, as...
View ArticleArm says it’s losing $50M a year in revenue from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X...
Arm and Qualcomm's dispute over Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips is continuing in court this week, with executives from each company taking the stand and attempting to downplay the accusations from...
View ArticleThe Backbone One would be an ideal game controller—if the iPhone had more games
In theory, it ought to be as good a time as ever to be a gamer on the iPhone. Classic console emulators have rolled out to the platform for the first time, and they work great. There are strong...
View ArticleAmazon’s RTO delays exemplify why workers get so mad about mandates
Amazon announced in September that it will require workers to be in the office five days a week starting in January. Employee backlash ensued, not just because return-to-office (RTO) mandates can be...
View ArticleIntel is testing BIOS updates to fix performance of its new Core Ultra 200S CPUs
Intel's Core Ultra 200S desktop processors—the company's biggest overhaul of its desktop platform since 2021—consume less power and run a lot cooler than the company's 13th- and 14th-generation Core...
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