From The Verge: The Hisense UR9 — the first RGB LED TV to be released this year — is now available for much less than originally revealed. The 65-inch UR9 is now $1,999, while the 75-inch model is $2,999 and the 85-inch is $3,999. (There’s no updated price yet for the 100-inch.) That’s between $1...
From PC World: The most powerful AI features, and particularly those involving agents, are a lot more magical when you get to use them for cheap.
That’s what’s been happening with flat-rate AI plans like ChatGPT Plus and Pro, Claude Pro and Max, and Google AI Pro and Max. For $200, $100, or even...
From CNET: AI tools like chatbots are gaining popularity in health care, but tech companies and health experts have been clear: AI shouldn't be your doctor. It's why ChatGPT will usually tell you to check any health and wellness info it gives you with a human doctor. It's good advice.
But a new...
My historical relationship with audio devices has mostly been a tale of neglect. I tend to be forgetful, so often my earbuds would find themselves in forgotten places around my house or even get sent through the wash in whatever pocket I had left them in. Because of this, I had always been hesitant to spend money on audio, as there is a significant possibility that anything I purchased would end up left somewhere or water damaged. Over the last...
From PC Mag: Microsoft’s full-screen Xbox mode is coming to Windows 11 devices—laptops, desktops, tablets, gaming handhelds, and more—to make the gaming interface feel more like a console.
Xbox mode gives you a full-screen, fast interface to explore your titles, and it's optimized for controllers...
From PC World: The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is more powerful than the aging Steam Deck, even if you go for the cheaper, non-X variant. But it’s still based on an AMD laptop chip with integrated graphics. Squeezing performance out of these low-power systems is a constant struggle for developers and gamers...
From CNET: Apple is expecting "significantly higher memory costs" heading into the remainder of 2026, CEO Tim Cook said Thursday during Apple's second-quarter earnings call, as the tech giant faces down the memory shortage impacting the rest of the industry.
Cook -- who is stepping down as CEO on...
From PC Mag: Apple has reportedly stopped work on its Vision Pro headset and shifted staff to other teams within the company, MacRumors reports.
The Vision Pro was unveiled in 2023 and launched in early 2024. The headset, powered by the M2 chip, had a slow start, with many complaining about its...
From PC World: Like it or not, Amazon is starting to phase out the Fire TV operating system it’s been using for more than a decade.
On both the new Fire TV Stick HD and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select that launched last fall, Amazon is shipping a new operating system called Vega. Going forward, the...
From CNET: During Microsoft's latest earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Satya Nadella perhaps unintentionally summed up the current state of the company's massive agentic AI push.
"It sort of didn't work until it started working," Nadella said, referencing the Agent Mode feature in Microsoft Excel,...
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